Baby E is 5 Months old today!

this is a slide show of 1-5 months....... watch him grow! he's weighing in at almost 16lbs.

something funny.....

whose baby is this?


my little creature .......... of course! and that's a face only a mother can love! lol!

Peace on Earth Commercial

growing in leaps and bounds!

milo is really growing fast. every little mile stone that milo hits is so bitter sweet. on one hand i couldn't wait for him to get bigger because he seemed so tiny and fragile to me, but on the other hand i wish time would move a little bit slower and he would stay this size a greater amount of time. i see how much just 1 week can change him. i just want to savor every precious moment with him. everyday he's doing something new, laughing, grunting, grabbing his feet, rolling all over the place and wrapping us right around his finger with his adorable smile with the eyebrows raised of course. yesterday we gave him his 1st little bowl of rice cereal (1 tbsp) he seemed to really like. he made funny little faces but kept guiding the spoon in my hand right into his mouth. it was a little messy but bling bling was right there to help clean up. :)

the Christmas season is in full swing. our house is nice and cozy and festive. lorin hung our lights last weekend and they look amazing. i will post pictures soon. there is something about this holiday and having Milo that has just made everything seem so amplified. i think about the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of the baby Jesus and i feel so much more connected with it now that i have a baby. Christmas means so much more now and not because i get to pretend to be santa claws (i know it's claus but i like claws better)....... although that's gonna be fun too. but the minute i hear Silent Night my eyes start to tear up...... have you seen that pampers commercial with the sleeping babies...... peace on earth.

these photos were inspired by one of my favorite holiday movies ELF! fresh from the Candy Cane forest:

i just had to share this with ya!  we did some holiday pictures this weekend and this grumpy little elf really cracks me up!  xoxo

photo of the weekend!

i'm back......

So it's been a little while because I'm so busy. I mean my days are like a blink of an eye. The last few weeks have been pretty amazing with Mr. Milo, he's rolling over now from his back to his belly via the right side and he has the most adorable giggle. Trying to make him laugh has kept me very very busy..... also I've actually been trying to get some work done at Mixie. Anyway all in all I'd say despite some minor sleep deprivation we're all doing great.  

On a side note: I didn't blog for 2 weeks and now that I'm back they have some fun new tools.  Check out the little video clip I added.  Also look out for my fancy use of the BOLD tool....lol! oops...... the video didn't load...... I'll try again later. :)

Breakfast with Pop!


a cuddle from Pop!


all snug for church :)


There's a cute story about the sweater Milo is wearing in this picture. Merrily made the sweater for Lorin when he was a baby but by the time she finished it, Lorin was too big for it. So now 32 years later it's getting some love. :) It's such a nice little sweater and Milo looks so handsome in it! Good job Moppa!


Auntie Anya and baby Julian


A trip to the dog beach


Little cuddle bear

this is from when Milo was 1 month old

Halloween Haiku......

remember 5-7-5? i think it's a nice way to remember something special...... make a haiku :)

a trip to the pumpkin patch...........

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"i'm so thankful for pumpkins"



boo face to match his hat



spooky little family :)



scarecrows are scary


seriously!


Lorin and Milo in the corn maze

a new soundtrack to go with the blog............ enjoy!

is it smokey or what?

Milo and I are staying home from work today. It's just too smokey to be out and about. We hope all of our friends and family are doing ok. We are praying that those who have been evacuated will be able to go home soon.

every little tiny moment is so cute! this is his 1st time wearing his pirate vans..... thanks lala!

wonder twin power activate................

My Birthday!

I had the most enjoyable birthday weekend of my life! It was surreal spending the day with my baby. One thing that kept popping into my head was how when I was little I thought 29 was sooooo old..... but I don't feel old. We had a great swanky night out at Mesa in Costa Mesa on Friday night to celebrate mine and Anya's birthday. Then on Saturday we had some visitors over at the house to wish me a happy bday and give Milo a snuggle then we went on a coffee date and then the grand finale was sushi........ yummy yummy bday!

Milo had a great time meeting his Big Bubby. He rested up all day and was a charming delight when he met his Big Bubby, Uncle Ricky, Uncle Scotty & Victoria and cousin Natalie. He can't wait to see them all again.

dream come true.......

Since I was a little girl I have always wanted a tiny tiny pig...... and look now I can have one! Even cuter is that they are sold in pairs so they always have someone the cuddle with. I saw them on abc this morning.

happiness is..........

Yawnnnnnnn!

It's 2am.... here's some cute pictures of Milo from last weekend. I don't mind getting up in the middle of the night to see this face. Usually he sleeps until about 3-4am so 2 is a bit early. I am working on the whole schedule thing with him and it's going ok. He's taking longer naps during the day........ which all the books say should make him less fussy at night. It's true! One of the best times of day with Milo is the early morning. He is so smiley and so sweet and happy. I think he's a morning person like his Mama.