John's 31st Birthday!

Yesterday was John's 31st birthday!! As usual, he get's so excited for presents that he woke up twice during the night and asked if he could have his present. He's worse than a little kid. I made him yummy french toast, turkey bacon and blueberry muffins for breakfast. Then I finally let him open his present. Me and the boys got him a nice (expensive) Peterson pipe that he's been wanting for a long time. He was so excited and held onto it all day long. That night we dropped Weston off at Marq & Lynzie's while we went to dinner at Benihana's with John's parents and sister. The food was delicious and we had fun. I missed having Weston celebrating with us at dinner, but I think he had fun with his Aunt Lynzie and Uncle Marq :) Thanks guys for watching him! Happy Birthday honey!! Thank you for all that you do for our little family so that we can have a great life and let me stay home with our little guy. You're the best! Love you always, forever and no matter what.

Italian Sausage night

Yesterday was our annual Italian Sausage night at John's parents.

John & his dad John making the first batch.

His Aunt Barbara and cousin Anthony also joined us.Whaddup! (Weston's pimp pose)Weston & his Aunt Jocie

We had a lot of fun making Italian Sausage and scones and visiting with each other. Weston was such a good boy, as always :) Next year he'll be able to get his hands dirty and help out :)

Gia's family pics

Last Saturday I took my little sister Gia and her husband Tim's pictures for their Christmas card. Oh, and don't forget their little guy Oakley Grr Carter :) Gia found the neatest little place in American Fork and I can't wait until we get our family pictures taken again because I'm going to go to this place for sure!! Here are a few of my favorites....

Weston - 2 months

Weston is now 2 months old as of 3 days ago. Today he had his 2 month check-up with his Doctor and had his immunizations. He weighs 11 lbs 9 oz and is 23 1/4 inches long. I felt so bad when they gave him his 2 immunization shots and I wanted to cry. I think it was harder on me than on him. He let out one scream, cried for about 10 seconds and was fine.

He is such a good baby and is almost sleeping thru the night. I feed him and put him down at about 10:00 and he'll sleep until about 4-4:30. I'll feed him and he goes back to sleep for another 3 hours. He naps often throughout the day, but he gets more alert and awake with each day. He's so much fun and I love just watching him and talking to him as he smiles and coos back. It lights up my life everytime he smiles :) He can hold his head up and likes sitting in his bumbo chair. I try and give him some tummy time, but he hates it. He's gotten used to his bathtime and doesn't cry anymore, except for the 2 seconds it takes to get him out of the tub and wrap him in his hooded towel. I can't believe how fast he is growing and I'm glad I get to be home with him so I can soak up every moment. I love you my son!!

Festival of Tree's 2009

So it's that time of year again! The annual Festival of Tree's at the Southtowne Expo Center!! This is my 3rd year volunteering at the festival with Lynzie and I love it! This year I actually volunteered 2 nights. The first was Tuesday, opening night which is the auction night and we did invoicing again. I like doing the invoicing because you get to see how much the tree's sell for and we write down the really high priced ones and check them out afterwards. The second night that I volunteered was Thursday and we were hostesses, which you basically just stand around to an assigned number of tree's and make sure nobody messes with the tree's and talk to them about the story behind the tree if there is one. It also makes for great people watching (LOL). One of the tree's that I was assigned to was decorated in Orange, Gold and Brown decorations and had a wood sign that said "Orange you glad it's Christmas". The people who donated the tree did it in memoriam of their little boy (I think was 2) who died 2 years ago due to a brain tumor and his favorite color was orange. Most of the stories behind the donated tree's are similar to this story, and although it's sad to hear, it's so nice to see their families do something special and help give something back. I've always wanted to do a tree for the festival, but always put it off. Well, not this time. I am making a commitment to myself to do a tree next year in memoriam of my dad who passed away last April.
It was fun volunteering and it always makes me feel good knowing all the proceeds benefit the kid's at Primary Children's Medical Center :) Thanks Lynz, it was fun and a great way to kickoff the holiday season! Can't wait until next year!!

Grandma Rasmussen with the Wreath that her & Cheryl did

A car and sleigh that sold for $120,000