going to see santa!

last weekend we went to see santa and had a little lunch date! 

we went to station park and i swear this santa is the cutest one i have ever seen! 

he's the real deal.. and best part he remember me from last year. he was like i remember you.. you were pregnant! honestly made my day...well more like month. ha. 

andrew on the other hand was not a fan of santa or mrs. claus. 

we handed him to santa and he looked and him then looked at us then cried! 

it was oh so cute. mean parents who think its cute when he was crying with santa! ha 

we went to lunch at a hamburger place at it was good. 

here are some photos of the day below!

^^this turkey keeps us on our toes!^^

^^I COULD EAT HIM.^^

^^the waitress lady made us a little smiley face with a bow! darling!^^

^^hubby ran to the bathroom so i put my camera on timer and afterwards i looked at the photo and i noticed andrews face in this photo and guys HE'S SO CUTE. this is one of my new favorites.^^

^^soooooo good.^^

^^waiting in line to see santa!^^

^^um who the heck are you?!!^^

^^mom..... help!^^

^^so sad but oh so cute!^^

poor baby but don't worry once he was back in our arms he was completely fine. 

i'm calling it next year he cries too! ha

cheers to almost christmas and last minute shopping and christmas bucket list to do's!

decorating the christmas tree video!

happy 10 days till christmas! 

we decorated our tree a day before thanksgiving and here is a little clip of it. 

i know one day i'll watch this and i'll look how little my baby was and how he was so curious by everything. i'm glad i have these memories. 

two things to take note in this film: when brandon gives andrew an ornament and he puts the hook right in his mouth... ha i swear we're not those kind of parents that gives their babies hooks. ha 

and second: when andrew falls into the tree. his face kills me. 

man oh man i love him. 

happy almost christmas everyone! 

annual holiday lunch!

last weekend i went to the annual holiday lunch...christmas box house with my sister in laws and my mother in law! it was such a treat. 

little andrew stayed home with dad and napped for most of the time when i was gone and if i'm going to be honest and since i can cause this is my blog i missed him like crazy!!! HA HA 

at one point i was like i gotta get home. 

but it was a good time. everything was decorated so pretty and the food was good! 

i even took a selfie with richard paul evans! ha ha (i'm 99.99% sure he thought i was a freak!) 

the two pictures of andrew in the photo above are what brandon sent me. the one waking up from his nap selfie and the other one when brandon was feeding him lunch. SO CUTE. 

thank you for taking me mother in law and getting me a book! 

last year's lunch found HERE 

walking in a winter wonderland!

the day after thanksgiving we went into the mountains with my whole family to look for christmas trees. it was sooooo pretty. we seriously were walking in a winter wonderland!
brandon and i didn't get ourselves a "real" christmas tree because we have a nice "fake" one at our house but everyone else did and we enjoyed going with them!
it was fun time getting trees, being in the mountains, sledding and being with the fam.
i made a little video clip of the time in the mountains. {clip below}
i'm so glad i have photos to remember this day but also more glad i have these memories on film.
video and more pictures below!

^^this was driving up into the mountains... it was so dang pretty!^^

^^all bundled up to keep warm!^^

^^to bright to open eyes! haha^^

^^my best friend and my lover.... boy i'm a lucky gal!^^

happy holla days friends! 

thanksgiving day!

thanksgiving this year was probably one of my favorites i'd have to say! 

it was snowy that day so the drive to idaho was interesting. we passed so many cars that were on the side of the road. goodness peeps drive safe in the snow! 

we had thanksgiving this year at a school! HA 

thats what happens when your grandma sales her huge house that could fit everyone and no one's house is that big anymore to fit everyone. i have a huge family and i LOVE it. 

the food was beyond amazing and it was just a good day. 

i love my family. 

oh and before we went to the school we stopped in malad so andrew could met his

 "kissing cousin" hahaha i'm kidding but not really. ;) 

it was a good day! 

enjoy the video above!

pss. the best part in this video is the last clip... brandon's face and his kiss to me.

 i've laughed my butt off watching it over and over again. man he's a keeper. 

^^we have babies.... so crazy.^^

^^MY BABY LOOKS SO HUGE BY HER. HURTS MY HEART!^^

annnnnd what are cousins for? to hep fed you crackers of course. ha ha 

last thanksgiving found HERE 

and the year before found HERE 

christmas lights!

last weekend hubby put up the christmas lights! 

ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN AND I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT IT. 

yes that was necessary to have that all caps. 

man oh man if you only knew how happy i am that its the holiday season. 

i know andrew has no idea whats going on or won't even remember for that matter but being santa and watching him experience christmas things for the first time is going to make my heart explode! 

here are some photos of putting up the lights below!

happy holla days!!  

^^my favorite are the blue but can't go wrong with red. :)^^

^^watching daddy from inside because it was to cold.^^

and to end it with a iphone photo and that awesome quality it gives. HA 

we took andrew outside to show him the lights afterwards and he LOVED it, Was totally amazed. 

can't wait till we put up the christmas tree this weekend to see his reaction then!

post about brandon doing the lights two years ago found HERE 

leaves and leaves and more leaves!

last weekend we raked up all our leaves and my goodness we had SO many. 

it was a fun little family activity and it was a nice lovely sunny day and i don't think we're going to get many of those soon... gotta get all the vitamin d we can! ha 

brandon was raking and he got stung by a wasp. poor hubby. 

andrew was all about the leaves... he even thought they tasted good. ;)

and ps. i was the one who started raking up the leaves and started the pile but no picture to prove it. 

ha in other words i did help and i didn't just stand there taking pictures. ha! 

^^the moment he got stung by the wasp. ouch!^^

^^such a smiley baby and i mean those blue eyes!^^

^^what a little turkey... was smiling for me then turned into a total cheesier. i could eat him.^^

i spy a little baby in the leaves! 

happy few days of fall left!