Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving this year was with my family.  My Grandma Marlene recently found out that after 7 years  her breast cancer had returned.  Because she had already had radiation in the past they had to do a mastectomy.  She was still recovering from her surgery, but my Mom wanted to be with her Mom for the holiday.  So we held Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma's house.  So Grandma and Grandpa Norm, my Parents, Carolyn and Dan, Toph and Whitney, and JJ were the ones to make it this year.  It was fun to have Jason's sister Heather, and her hubby Brandon, and their cute family join us for Turkey day.  My Mom has to make everything herself, which the food is amazing, but she really needs to ask for help!  Thanks so much to Heather for taking some candid pictures of that day!

Me and my handsome little devil...

My Mom slaving away in the kitchen with Grandpa Norm.

Grandpa Kelly holding Crew and Eva, who are 1 day apart.

Toph with baby Eva... she is seriously so perfect!  She always has the cutest leg warmers on!

Dan deep fried a turkey, amazing!  I could get used to this every year!

My Mom's turkey she made...

Whitney holding Eva, probably thinking of her little girl who will be here March 2013!

Carolyn, Brooklyn, and JJ

Jason reading to William and Lucas.

The men watching football... It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without some football!

Carolyn and Dylan

My family so tired and beyond full, ready to go home and go night night!

My Mom's homemade apple pie... probably the best pie I have ever tried.

It was a pretty simple lazy day.  Well lazy for me.  My Mom did all the cooking and my Dad did the dishes.  So not so lazy for them!  Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  Family and Food!  My two loves.  I am so grateful for Jason and Crew, and our new addition on the way!  We are so blessed, and have so many blessings to be thankful for.

Halloween

Crew's first halloween!! It was super simple, and super fun!  My friend Lara let me borrow her son's tiger costume, and Auntie B helped me paint his face.  He looked so handsome!  We took him trick or treating during the day at SkyWest.  Auntie Brittany, Heather, Tiffany and Mallory and their kids came so it was fun!  Crew loves being around his cousins.  That evening we went to our Ward's trunk or treat and Chili cook off!

Me, Jason and Brielle

Papa Trask and Crew

William

Lucas

Auntie B and Eva

My happy little family!

Auntie B and Brielle

Pumpkin Babies...

Last year my cousin Lana posted a picture of her baby in a pumpkin, and I loved it.  So I knew I wanted to try and do the same thing with Crew this year.  

Jason and I went to Wal-Mart and found 5 of the biggest pumpkins we could find so that the 5 youngest babies on Jason's side could have "pumpkin pictures".  We invited everyone over and made a mass quantity of spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread.  I found a new recipe "Death by Oreo" cupcakes, so we made them for dessert.  Then off to carving pumpkins.  I am pretty sure my son was the worst, so the pictures were not a success... But they are memories we will never forget.  Happy Halloween.

We tried to put Crew in there one more time... No dice.  He hated the pumpkin!

Crew's 6 Month Stats...

Somehow we got way off, his 6 month well baby check-up was more like 6 1/2 months.  We show up at our scheduled time, and the reception area keeps telling us "ten more minutes" well this went on for an hour.  They then came and asked us to reschedule, they explained the Doctor was in some emergency.   So last Friday we went back for his appointment.  So here are his stats:

19.6 lbs, 74%

27.36 inches, 69%

17.9 inch head, 85%

I tell him he is handsome so much throughout every day... apparently it's getting to his head!  

I hate the shots, I hate hearing him scream.  This was my first time holding him, usually Jason holds him.

Some milestones for now:

He loves to be center of attention.

He loves his voice.

He gets on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth.

Has started army crawling, but not very often.

He broke his bottom two teeth at 5 months, the top ones are trying to come in now, and that has been pure he#%.

He has gone on 6 airplane rides by the time he was 6 months.

Loves sweet potatoes.

Favorite song right now is "The wheels on the bus", he gets so happy when you sing it to him or if it comes on pandora.

He loves playing with his cousins.

Thanks to Heather for taking these 6 months pictures for Crew.  We just showed up on her doorstep... so not nice.  But we really do appreciate them.

And in the spirit of blogging... last night was his first time in his own high chair.  The kid has everything he needs and more, but we just kept putting off buying a high chair.  Well now that he is eating more solids, it's much easier in his chair.  Jason built his chair and we gave him a teething cookie, and I grabbed my camera.

We are so stinking in love with him!