Memorial Day Weekend

My sister, Miranda, her husband, Reza, and my niece, Leila, all came to visit us last weekend. We had such a great time together. That was the first time we have seen each other in almost a year, so it was nice for them to finally meet Delson and for me to see Leila again. Leila has changed so much since I last saw her. She is walking all over the place, getting into everything, saying lots of words, and also being a good helper. She is the cutest niece ever! I am sad that our visit was so short, but I'm glad that we finally got to see each other after all this time. Here are some pictures from their visit:

Reza holding Leila, Miranda holding Delson.

The babes in strollers out on a walk.

Leila kissing Delson so sweetly.

Alex took Miranda for her first motorcycle ride. She was a little nervous at first, but she did it and I think she liked it!

The six of us.

Some cute pictures of Delson in different hats. Gotta love him!

Delson...Nearly 5 Months Old

Delson is getting so old. He will be 5 months old on Sunday and I can hardly believe it. It is crazy to see how different he is now compared to when he was a newborn. Time just flies. Right now we are working on teaching him to roll over from his back to his stomach. He can roll over the other way really well, but when he does it in the night, he can't go back to sleep, so I have to get up and roll him back over. Once he can roll over both ways, I think I will have completely uninterrupted nights because he is sleeping 10-12 hours at night which is wonderful! He has also learned to bring his feet to his face and he loves sucking on his toes. Here are some pictures:

Easter Sunday posing with mom.

Delson's first Easter outfit. The hat didn't even fit his huge head.

Playing in the Exersaucer Grandma Karen got for him.

Chillin' with dad after a bath.

Sucking on his toes.

Best Friends Forever

Two weekends ago, my long time best friend since 1st grade, Tanya, and my Freshman dorm roomate and best friend, Kristen, came to visit with their husbands and babies. We had such an amazing time together! Their visit went WAY too fast, but we did a lot of fun things together and laughed A LOT! We had not all been together since graduation 2 years ago, so it was nice to finally be together again like we were at BYU. We played poker every night like the old days and enjoyed laughing at the babies when they were all crying at the same time. (Click on the link to see an awesome video that Tanya took of the babies crying. She also posted some other awesome pictures.) It was probably one of the best weekends of my life. I will never forget it. Kristen figured that between the 3 of us we took over 400 pictures! So here are some of them:

The whole group from the left: Kristen, Sean & Gavin, Tanya, Aaron & Kali and us of course.

Gavin loved to chase MooMoo around.

The babes.

Delson & Gavin wearing the Huntington Surf & Sport sweatshirts Tanya & Aaron got them.

Time with the Extended Family

This past weekend, Alex's grandparents, Madge & Dick, celebrated their 50th Anniversary by having all of their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren stay at their house in La Pine, Oregon. It was beautiful and we had such a wonderful time with all of the family. The weather was perfect and we even took family pictures. It was so much fun! Here are some pictures:

Grandma Madge & Grandpa Dick

Their gorgeous house in the Oregon woods.

The deer would come right up to the house.

Alex and his brothers, Damon, Dean, Dexter and Dallon, dressed in our family color.

Me and the big boy. Delson had his 4 month doctor visit on Monday and he weighs 16 lbs 13 oz and is 27" long. He sure is getting big and giggling, rolling over, and sleeping 10 hours at night too. Love it!

Park City Vacation

Last week Alex, Delson and I spent a week with my parents in Park City. It was wonderful! Alex and I got to ski 3 of the days while Grandma looked after Delson. She loved it! It snowed everyday, so we had amazing snow for April skiing. I'm sad that our trip is over, but we had such a good time! Here are some pictures:

Grandma & Delson.

Grandpa & Delson.

We took Delson out on Park City Main Street dressed in his bunting bag. He looked SO cute!

How cute is that pigtail hat on him?

Grandpa playtime with Delson.

Delson loves playing with his Momma.

Delson loves his Aunt Steph and they both like to grab their feet.

Hola

Kristen kept telling me she was going to update the blog and I was going to let her until I realized that while she's so busy I'm going to undermine her and update it myself (kids, don't try this at home).  She took Delson to the doctor yesterday because she has been wondering if he's been getting enough to eat.  For his length he's a little underweight I guess.  I can't honestly say I remember what the weight was.  But the doc told her that he was 26 1/4 inches long.  And for 3 months that is around the 100th percentile.  I didn't think you could rate somebody up to the 100th percentile like that, but if I happen to be wrong, feel free to attempt to correct me on the subject.  I enjoy a challenge.  So anyway, I'm trying to make Kristen eat more calories, but it's understandably difficult as she has cut out even more foods from her diet.  She doesn't eat soy, wheat or citrus fruits any more in an effort to reduce Delson's gas that much more.  He has been happier lately.  He likes to be entertained by inanimate objects now, which means that we don't have to be his slaves any longer... Well, to an extent anyway...  Yesterday Kristen and I took Delson to the mall for a little bit.  We tried to have dinner at Azteca.  That turned into one of us walking around the mall holding the little man so he can look at stuff and be distracted from his need to fuss.  I found out he really likes pop machines.  The kind that have the big clear glass and let you see all of the different bottles.  He liked the bright lights and different pops.  He also likes the little booths that take a bunch of pictures.  It had a little mirror in it to keep him entertained.  That was funny.  If Kristen is feeling ambitious she might put those little pictures on the blog.  Maybe she will need some encouragement.  Oddly enough, I don't have much more to say.  I'm pretty sure that Kristen will have to edit this post or make a new one to fix my information, but I'm okay with that.

Moo taking a nap with the little man.

Quack Quack

Tommy Likey?

Blessing Day

Delson was blessed on Sunday and he looked so cute all dressed up in white. A lot of Alex's family came to participate and my parents came up from Las Vegas too. It was so nice to see all of the family there for us and our little boy. Alex did a wonderful job and I am so grateful to have him for my husband.

Delson is also passing off some milestones. I took a picture of him up on his arms holding up his head yesterday. He is changing so quickly. Here are some pictures of him in his blessing outfit as well as some other cute happy pictures:

I love the sweet little vest and tie.

Dad, mom, and baby boy after the blessing.

Holding up that heavy head of his.

Happy boy pictures! I love these sweet smiling moments.