Merry Chirstmas

Dear Santa,

This is the first time I've sat on your lap and am not too sure about this. Your beard is kind of scratchy, you smell a little funny, and mom and dad keep squawking to try and make me smile.

However, I hear you are the guy who can get kids the things their parents won't let them have. I've been pretty good this year so I would like to ask for some more plastic bags to play with. Everyone keeps taking them away. Also, can I have some of those chocolate covered raisins? Mom and dad are pretty stingy with those treasures. Lastly and most importantly, can I please have some of rascal's dog food? Every time I get my hands on some, someone pries it from my mouth.

Sincerely,

Little Bug

Merry Christmas everyone!

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid happens to be my favorite childhood Disney movie. When I was 8 years old, I made my poor brother-in-law watch it with me as I sang and acted out all the parts. Needless to say, I've been pretty excited to show all the classics to Little Bug. Yesterday I decided for whatever reason it was a good day to open her eyes to the world of Disney, specifically The Little Mermaid. I couldn't help but to take a snapshot of her pleased face. And for those who are completely horrified that I decided to show my 1 year old a movie, don't worry, Andrew agrees and is also horrified:)

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year we headed over to Utah to celebrate Thanksgiving with Andrew's family. It was really tasty this year. The older I get, the more I realize how great this holiday is. Andrew's been sold on the Thanksgiving for years already. You got to hand it to the pilgrims.

Little Bug was able to partake in the goodness this time. Pretty sure we could not get her to stop eating the turkey. Her cheeks were filled with meat like a little chipmunk!

And in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'm grateful, for everything.

Baby it's cold outside

While in Utah, Little Bug had the chance to touch snow for the first time. This is how it went:

Pretty sure she caught on fast that it was cold.

Indefinable monetary value

We had the chance to head down to BYU while visiting Andrew's parents for Thanksgiving. I just can't help but to smile when I see these photos.

364 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds...wait for it...surprise!

Well, the big day has come and gone. It has been a year since Little Bug's birth. We kind of hope her second year goes a little slower 'cause that first one flew right by! It has been such a fun year. Right from the start she has been a complete joy. We're so glad you are ours Little Bug!

She was also a very lucky girl in that she got to celebrate her big day twice; a party with each side of the family! And I was definitely excited to dress her up in her tutu for both events.

She was not so sure about either of her cakes, but she certainly enjoyed the candles. She also loved her presents. Andrew and I have not purchased many toys, so she was excited for some new stimulation!

Party number two.

Happy birthday Little Bug!

I knew she had been quiet for too long...

This is what happens when your child discovers the thrill of toilet water.

She gets plunked in the bath immediately.

"And that poor dog, Dodo!"

For our anniversary I gave Andrew Wicked tickets. Now that I think about it, giving tickets for a show as a present is a great way to get another date out of the deal:) So, last weekend we dressed ourselves up and headed over to San Fransisco. Well, we actually stopped by a Wendy's drive through on the way over. We were short on time and hungry. We did that the last time we went to a musical and it just seemed fitting to do it again. It really was a wonderful and enjoyable way to spend the evening together.

3 Years

I came in a little late and sat down. I am always running late Sunday mornings. Once I got myself situated I looked up and noticed there was someone new in the crowd that day. Although I could only see the back of this gentleman's head, he looked to be quite cute. After Sacrament meeting ended I thought I should introduce myself. After all, I was the activity committee co-chair and it was my job to try and make everyone feel included and welcomed. At least that's what I told myself. After the prayer ended I promptly stood up and walked over to the new guy. His name was Andrew and I thought he seemed quite nice and good looking to boot.

It so happened that it was quite an exciting A's baseball season that year. So, exciting in fact that the A's had a shot of making it to the playoffs. I admit I was spending most of my time either at school or at the ball park. I made it to church on Sundays, but the rest of the week I was MIA. To Andrew, I had disappeared. Well, the A's did not go far in the post season and I quickly found myself attending church activities again. According to Andrew I had returned! Soon after, I began receiving text messages from him...and then more text messages from him. Annoyingly, he only sent me texts for two months! I have since learned that he got in trouble for the increased cell phone bill.

Then one day as I was hopping out of my car to go take a final, I got a call from him. This was something I could not pass up! He proceeded to ask me out and I remember quite vividly putting an emphasis on how I would love to go out with him. The date was set for the following week and I was excited to say the least.

Months previously, I received a blessing from my father which stated that if I remained active in all of my church activities, I would soon meet my eternal companion. It could not have been more right. About a year and a half later we were married November 4, 2006.

We celebrated the date by going out to one of our favorite restaurants. Then we came back to our apartment and had the same type of cake that we had on our wedding day. It was nice to spend the evening recalling all our wonderful moments together. So here's to all the years that come!

Little Bug= Ladybug for Halloween

It seemed fitting to dress Little Bug up as a bug for Halloween. In case there is slight confusion, she is a Ladybug just a brown and pink one. So, we got to sewing her little ladybug shell, treat bag, and antenna. I'm not going to lie, neither Andrew or I really sew. It was like the blind leading the blind here, but Andrew managed the creation of the pattern and somehow I was able to sew the few pieces together.

Here we are, all ready to hit up some trunks for our home wards Halloween trunk or treating. I have to admit, we were both pretty excited to be able to eat most of Little Bug's candy this year.

Here is Little Bug pulling Andrew to get going on the trunk or treating! She was ready to fill that treat bag.

Enjoying the fruits of her labors.

We're thinking it was the sugar high or possibly her new found freedom, but after trunk or treating Little Bug could not be stopped from walking around the church grounds.

I managed to get one photo of her resting from all her running around.

Can't wait till next year!