Happy Birthday to Eamon!

I can't believe that a year has already gone by since Eamon Jai joined us in this world. He is one of a kind and we love him so.

I still need to download the pictures from today, but wanted to post a picture when he first made his entry into this scary, beautiful, crazy, exciting, fast paced world!

Nap time, oh nap time!

The differences of grandpa and grandma nap time. My mom thought I will just lay down with Eamon and help him get to sleep, little did she know that he would help her get to sleep!

My two favorite foods!

I really love feeding myself. Pears are one of my favorites, except for recently my mom has introduced me to licorice and I sure do love it.

I love getting so messy and dirty that every feeding I have to take a bath.

bytheway friends I sure do miss you, please come and visit

Love, Eamon

Yee-Haw!

I had to post Eamon's Halloween Costume because I have been debating in my mind (very seriously) if this should be Eamons costume. I know it shouldn't be that big of a deal, but it is. So please anyone reading my blog, comment to reassure me that it is cute and I shouldn't fret anymore.

By the way, I am thinking Cowboys and Indians for the family theme. So hopefully that will help picture in your head what our cute family will look like. Giddy-up!

A little bit of us!

I must admit that I find it a little hard to keep up with my blog, due to the fact that I am writing articles and transcribing for work when I sit down at the computer, but I do not want the blogging world missing us too much so here is what we have been up to.

1) Putting together Eamons room. We didn't bring any of his room stuff so we had to start from scratch. Thanks to Craigslist we found his $20 crib, and for $5 more Brandon spray painted parts to make it look brand new.

We also found a beautiful striped chair for $10, such a bargain. And it fits his room perfectly. It was purchased from a hotel that was changing to different chairs so it was an excellent condition.

Last but not least, his bedding from Pottery Barn, that I picked up from the local consignment store. I couldn't be more happy in the money we saved and the way things turned out. We are still working to put it together, but at least we have the essentials of the crib!

Now the hardest part to say the least. Trying to get him to sleep in his crib and stay in it.

2) We were able to go the beach the other day and we loved it. The beaches are so kid friendly here so Eamon loved it. Despite the fact that I am really sunburned we loved it and will be going back in no time.

3) Eamon loves bugs. When we went to the beach Brandon caught a sand crab and handed it to Eamon, Eamon then held it and put it directly in his mouth. (Gross!) I thought that was bad, then when he was crawling around the house he noticed something crawling and went after it. He picked it up and played with it for a while and then placed it back down. Thinking he was done, he then grabbed it up again and shoved it in his mouth and started chewing. He didn't even flinch. His face stayed the same like he was eating a cheerio. I feed him applesauce and he spits it back out, but then he eats bugs, no problem. Brandon wasn't able to get the bug out of his mouth, but we could see the bug guts as they were hanging on his tongue. He just sucked his tongue back in and ate the bug like a piece of candy.

4) Lastly, I have been called into the YW as the Beehive Advisor. I am so excited to work with the youth, I have 12 Beehives and I can't wait for all of the fun that we will have.

More from our drive

Coast to Coast

We have made it! Our long drive cross country ended Thursday night as we pulled into Longwood, Florida.

It is like a tropical forest here. I went walking the other day and two feet infront of me were six deer just staring back at me. Brandon has already been fishing and caught plenty of lizards.

Our drive was great. We saw some beautiful places. New Orleans was probably our favorite. I especially Loved all the Old Mansions that we toured and someday could live in.

Eamon did great. He probably cried 20 minutes of the entire 38 hour drive. And when he got fussy we handed him red licorice and that kept him occupied for at least 2o minutes.

We made our way through eight states starting with California then Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The pictures of us along the Mississippi River in New Orleans and the Museum district in Houston, TX.

There were plenty of small towns and I think the next time we make the drive Brandon and I are wanting to do a documentary of people that live in small towns. (Small meaning they are the only house around for miles and miles and miles.)

We loved the journey and how beautiful it was across the United States, we definitely don't need to be making a trip like that though for quite a while. Once is enough for now.

Can't wait to find out what new adventure is in front of us.