Navy 8 Months - Catch Up!

Navy Turned 8 Months on Christmas Eve! I keep saying "this is the funnest age" and it keeps getting better and better! Some things that she did this last month:

-Had her first Christmas
-Enjoyed 3 friends First Birthday Parties
-Played with her cousins a lot
-Loves her cousin Makenna
-Went to Prescott for New Years Eve and stayed up til 11:30 partying
-Had her first time being sick and throwing up (it was so sad but I did love all the snuggles)
-Got her third tooth and the fourth one is coming too (the upper teeth have been a lot harder on all of us)
-Loves avocados and beans
-Wants REAL food now, we have to order something she can eat too when we go out
-Still loves shopping with Mom
-Went to the zoo with friends
-Thinks she is SOOO Big
-Came and watched Mom and Dad play softball
-Still squeals a lot
-Throws little temper tantrums when she doesn't wanna take a nap
-Still has mom and dad wrapped around her finger
-We have caught her standing on her own a few times
-Crawls super fast
-Walks on the furniture
-LOVES to dance

Christmas!

Christmas was so much fun this year! Not only did we have our first Christmas in our own home but it was Navy's first Christmas too! I know she is young and doesn't understand it all yet, but it was still so much fun with her! I was so excited to decorate the house and tree. I left it up for over a month because I loved the way it looked. My mom helped me make some super cute stockings, that I love and I hit up the after Christmas sales last year to get some good decor!





We were able to do lots of fun things during the Christmas season like go to Bass Pro Shop (we didn't get to see Santa, but still took some pictures in the "snow"), and also went to Temple Lights on Christmas Eve with some of the Draughon Family. It was also fun to take treats around to our friends and neighbors!




On Christmas Day I of course was a giddy 7 year old and up at 7 AM! Mike and Navy slept in until 8! Navy was so happy and when we went downstairs she crawled right to her little Piano Santa brought her. It was the cutest! She liked her presents but liked eating the tissue paper more! After our small little Christmas we got ready and went to Mike's parents ward with some of his siblings. Then after church we went back to his parents house and hungout the rest of the day! It was an enjoyable relaxing day! Navy was such a happy girl and that made it even more special!

One of those days!

Today is one of those days, that I need a break! I HATE teething! For some reason the top teeth have been a lot harder on Navy than her bottom ones were. My almost always happy baby that dances and has a smile on her face at all times has turned into someone I don't know. She has decided to forgo naps even though she is extremely tired and thinks that whining is necessary all day! Don't get me wrong I love this little one to death and I wouldn't trade anything to be her mother and feel blessed to be able to bring her to work with me. But we need a small break from each other and I need to be able to work. To get me through this fun time I have some fun pictures to post of my Happy Girl!

Thanksgiving Catch Up

We had an Amazing Thanksgiving this year! When we first got married I told Mike that I would not split the days up between our families for the holidays. It just makes the day too stressful and you can't just relax, so we spend one holiday i.e. Thanksgiving with one family and then Christmas with the other. It has worked out pretty good for the most part.
Anyway, this year we were having Thanksgiving with my family! Mike's brother from Georgia came for Thanksgiving this year so we went over and spent Wed. with them and then went over to his mom's early Thanksgiving morning and hungout with them til about noon. We then went over to my mom's and had a very small Thanksgiving that included my parents and my brother Cody and his family. We then went out to my brother Tyson's house that evening for pie. They had my sister n law's family in town at their house. It was an exhausting day, but I'm grateful we were able to see everyone. We had so much to be thankful for this year! I always love the holiday season because it puts me in the best mood and helps me reflect on all the good in my life! I didn't take very many pictures. Mostly just of Mike's family because it was the first time they met Navy!

Drew was so exhausted from playing with all the cousins for 3 days straight, he fell asleep at the counter. So cute!



Mike is starting her out young!

Navy 7 Months -Catch Up!

Navy at 7 Months:

-Pulls up on EVERYTHING
-Loves the garbage can
-Puts everything in her mouth
-Teething but no upper teeth yet, for some reason the upper teeth have been a lot harder on all of us. I wish they would just come in
-Loves shopping, Just like her Mama
-Climbs the stairs at the house
-Loves the Swings at the Park
-Had her first Thanksgiving
-Met her Uncle Dave, Aunt Bonnie, and their kids for the first time (they live in Georgia)
-Still has the cutest smile
-Very DRAMATIC
-Still hasn't outgrown the spitting up stage and got Mom really good

Family Pictures- Catch Up

Back in November we were able to take some family pictures. I always love getting Christmas cards during the holidays and was so excited to be able to send out our own this year. We had them professionally taken but unfortunately after getting them back I didn't love them. She did a great job, I just didn't love the clothes we were wearing and Navy was super tired so we didn't get the best of pictures. The ones of just Navy turned out cute. So a few weeks after I had my sister in law take a few of our little family and I absolutely love them! They definitely show Navy's personality!