Now for some December

Blake was a holiday baker. He usually doesn't like when I"m in the kitchen cleaning or cooking for too long. He frequently gets between the counter and myself and pushes me back. He got better when my mom brought my old stool for him. He can see everything and 'help' if he wants. But... if I'm using the kitchen aid to do something he is an angel. He knows that I will give him some dough or a spatula in the end. When I get the kitchen aid out he starts yelling 'dough dough dough' or 'cooka' meaning cookie and runs to get his stool. Its so funny.

Grandma Debby and Grandpa Robby came for a visit in December and we took them to the Bellagio for the winter garden. Everybody enjoyed themselves. Blake liked the water spraying path or whatever you want to call it. These huge polar bears were made of carnations and were continually being watered from the inside.

Blake's successful attempt at stealing dad's sucker!

Kristen came to visit while she was on her winter break just before Christmas. We went with her and the Bishops to the cactus gardens that are all lit up. They are at a chocolate factory so at the end we got a free chocolate sample. Yum! While she was visiting we made some Christmas trees! Kris wanted to learn and I wanted to eat some. I think everyone did.

This was just before we left for California to celebrate Christmas. I leave the room for a few minutes and come back to this.

Christmas was wonderful and we enjoyed the 80 degree weather! We spent it with my family. Blake's presents and D's grill filled the truck to the brim. 

We went with the Taylors to see Sherlock Holmes after Christmas. This was a display at the movie theater. Can you tell D loves him some Star Wars?

Some of December

I got it into my head that I was capable of taking our own family photos for Christmas. Ha! It was cold, windy, and Blake was tired. These are the best ones...for reals

I gave up quickly

since november...

Pictures of the last few months

 

Made Blake a new yoda beanie for his costume. We went with our neighbors to Boulder to trick or treat. D and I got plenty of candy from Blake's efforts. Blake loves blankets and snuggling in them. For D's birthday we went downtown to look at the Bellagio gardens and fountains. Everyone enjoyed

Made Blake a new Duke shirt!

 Our buds Sean and Courtney came for a visit in November! We head over to an air show at Nellis with them. I was a little worried Blake wouldn't like it because of the noise. I hadn't taken into account his LOVE for airplanes. It was a hit for everybody. Damien was so excited to see the black plane, top middle. Apparently he thought it was super duper cool ever since he was a kid and spat off all this info about it. I can't even remember the name of it. Ha. He informed me its a stealth bomber as I'm doing this.

We went up to Utah for Thanksgiving. Blake had a 104 fever on the way up, we got pulled over in Spanish Fork about 30 seconds after I told someone to slow down, Blake slept horrible didn't sleep, got croup, and we ended up leaving early. Everyone that was in attendance for Thanksgiving dinner was either sick or got sick within the next few days! Ugh not the ideal holiday. You may think I'm really negative right about now, but I wouldn't wish those circumstances on anyone. Aside from having one ornery little monster, it was nice to see D's family. I'm looking forward to our next visit when everyone is healthy. Adria snapped some cute pics of Blake while we were there.

I got sick after our Thanksgiving trip from hell. Blake poured cereal all over the floor while I was laying in bed. I didn't have the energy to clean it up, but he was able to snack all day without any assistance from me. win win

 Classic pose from Blake

I took some pictures for our buds the Bishops. These are my favorites. Aren't they the cutest kids?

Well that wraps up October and November!

more visitors

Since moving here we've had Brad & Julie come see us and then RJ & Lindsay stay the night on their way to California.This past weekend my parents came and stayed two nights. It was a short trip but a fun one. They got in late Thursday night. Some of the activities included breakfast buffet, Bass Pro shop, a mermaid, fishing poles, everyone falling asleep during Blake's nap, trip to Harbor Freight, and dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the BYU game. They brought a ton of light up toys that my dad picked up in LA. My least favorite being a spin top because I have to make it light up every few seconds. "more, more, more" he will sign all day long.

Blake is getting pretty good at giving kisses. If you are lucky you will get a lick too!

We love having them come visit. It was short and sweet. Can't wait for next one.
I didn't have the time or energy to make us new costumes this year. So we were the same as last year. Photos to follow soon

This is Halloween

Two weeks ago we went to the pumpkin patch without a real camera. So I wanted to go back and take some pics of this favorite season. Our beloved friends, the Bishops, are back from their too-long stay away from here. So we got together at Stu Miller's.

Blake and a bunny at the "petting farm"

Silly boys- Chad and Blake

And sweet little Paisley in here festive outfit.

My parentals are here for a day or two. Pictures to follow

We didn't die we just moved

To VEGAS!  Well close to. Damien got a great job in Henderson as the Director of Recreation Therapy! Woot Woot. Which means he graduated! Hooray! He wanted to have a bonfire with his math notes and book to celebrate. But we left for California instead. Here are some grad photos

We celebrated the night before, the best way Cavanaughs party. At a park, lots of food, and lots of volleyball. I managed to take a photo of the cake but not much else. Months before graduation when I was planning I asked what he wanted his cake to say. The first thing out of his mouth was what I wrote down.

Here are some pictures of the beloved Spanish Fork Reservoir. I don't know if that is the real name but we'll go with it. Josh, D's little brother, stayed one night with us before we left for vacation before the move. He wanted to play video games, stay up late, eat junk food, and goof off with D too. Along with that we took him to this place with Blake two days in a row. We all loved it. The second time we had some yummy hot dogs. Hence Blake's cute face smothered in ketchup. Sand was his second condiment of choice. Both times we followed it up with ice cream from macey's.

 They are blind as bats. But don't they look cute. My dad was showing him baby einstein clips on his phone.

So I didn't really take photos of our River trip. But here is baby at the beach. He preferred sand to the water at the beach and vice versa at the River.

So we've been here since the very end of August. I had this really great idea to take photos the last month in Provo of all the things I love about it and what I'll miss. Soooo I didn't really get around to it. But I can tell you that I miss our family most of all. It was nice to have D's family in EM and some of mine scattered all around. Who will babysit??? But seriously we miss you guys. I miss Courtney too. I miss our old ward but am excited about the new one. As soon as we got here I missed Utah weather!? I know crazy. The first week here was literally how I imagine hell. I didn't know I could sweat like that just going from the front door to the car. Today I'm loving the weather. 85 and breezy. Not having a Utah Fall is saddening though. I know I miss much  more than this but am cutting it short.

Now on to why I love it here. Umm for starters we are no longer in a one bedroom attic. Oh and we have some income. We got a wicked sweet deal living in a townhouse. I love the space everywhere (kitchen, bathroom, oooo and the walk in closet). I also like that all our extra junk can be hidden in the garage. The bad part of the neighborhood is the incessant barking of those stupid yippy little dogs/rats. I swear there is one in every direction and their timing is horrible. I never hear them at night or in the morning, EVER. But come nap time for Blake, they can't shut up. They put me on edge and I hate them. Moving on, Henderson has awesome parks. There are parks everywhere, and they are new, shaded, and even fun for Damien. We frequently meet D at a park when he gets off work. The pic above is from one of these cool parks. Swings big enough for adults, yeah! We also have the Bishops here. Thanks goodness too. They were kind enough to let us have an extended stay with them before we moved into our place. Whit helped me get acquainted with the area and I'm feeling pretty confident with my surroundings now. We also have made friends with a family in our ward. They have some little girls that are so sweet and entertain Blake pretty well. They were kind enough to take us on their boat at Lake Mead. It was very reminiscent of the River. Damien now wants a boat since we are maybe 10 miles away.

Anyways, we miss Utah for numerous reasons but are really falling for Henderson. I think it is the perfect place for us right now and am so grateful for everything and everyone that helped us get here! What a blessing! By the way, this is Blake's first experience with finger painting.

Now that we are moved in and our internet hooked up, my posts should be more frequent

Hello again

The week after the Fausett Reunion, my parents and the Fausett cousins met us at a splash pad. Why haven't I taken Blake to this before?! He loves water, he loves other kids, therfore he must love splash pads. And he does! After the kids were done in the sun, we head to Macey's to get some yummy ice cream. Thanks Brit, Sarah, and Connie for letting us hang with you!

Well it is similar to euro swimsuits for men, except Debby bought this for him in Mexico. Its still too big for him, its supposed to fit more snug like a speedo. He will probably loath us when he gets older for taking picks of this. Ahaha

He wouldn't look up at me, so no shots of his cute face. He isn't a big hugger, but he was cold and his grandma was warm. Debby was loving this.