A Late Christmas Update

This year we got to spend christmas eve and christmas day with Jonny and Marissa. We had a visit from Santa, and ate tons of fancy and delicious holiday food (thanks Marissa for slaving away in the kitchen all day). It was lotsa fun, and we were really glad to be with family. Then we got to spend a week with my family in Michigan. My parents and little brother flew out, as well as Katie and Josh. It was so fun seeing my grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins who I had not seen for 9 years! My family had been out to see them, but it was while I was on my mission in Chile . . . so this was a much needed visit on my part. We had so much fun!

Lemon Baby

Parent of the year award for doing this to my son. But, the shimmy is just too funny.

watch this

This is the coughing thing I mentioned in the previous post. Its his new thing. Plus, check him out in his new high chair. It has been SO NICE to feed him in this. And look how huge he looks in the bottom picture. Makes his legs look so long!

tis the season

Remember these pumpkins? Did I mention they appeared on our doorstep before halloween? Did I mention it was the sweetest little surprise as a gift from our landlords? And guess what, they did it again! Look at the beautiful wreath they put on our door and the fun little lights they put on the walkway leading up to it. We are so lucky to have such great landlords and friends, Kim and Seth. They have been so kind and helpful, and have become our new friends. We couldn't have hoped for it to be any better. It seems like every time they come down to visit or see crew, he gets so excited. And Seth has been the man behind all of these job opportunities for Jared. Thank so much for all you guys do, we LOVE living with you! I feel like it was meant to be!

And this is a shot in front of our tree. It reaches the cieling exactley! Guess you can't really see too much of it, but we have one!

seis meses

Guess who turned 6 months old? Our little baby Crew bird. He weighs 17 lbs 14 oz and is 27 inches long. The doctor said his weight is average, and his height is slightly above average. He's really good at rolling over now, and does it immediately after we put him on his tummy. He loves doing errands with me, and he makes new sounds and noises all the time. Today I was at the grocery store waiting in line and Crew was making this funny half cough/half laugh sound over and over. The lady next to me kept looking over and finally asked . . . is that your baby making that noise? After I affirmed she came over and he gave her the hugest smile while continuing to do his funny sound. His hair is coming in more and more and it sticks straight up in the back like a fuzzy little duck. He loves playing with his dad and his uncle Jared.And SOMEONE remembered and gave us a nice little phone call to wish Crew a happy 6 month birthday. Thank you sweek Kristen! We love you and we miss you.

to the park . . .

So you can see he is still little in that swing. The coat makes him look kinda top heavy with little legs sticking out :)

This is the park that is right across the street from our house. I had taken Crew a few times, but we finally got around to a family trip. It was really cold that day. And no, I hadn't showered.

Our Thanksgiving

We had a great thanksgiving with Jenny and Xing and their family. They have three adorable kids who were a lot of fun. On thanksgiving day we drove with them to Cambridge and had thanksgiving with their friend Chen Ying. She was so nice to have us all spend the night. We walked around harvard campus and harvard square that night. A really beautiful campus.

Boston Temple.

Chen Ying did a fantastic job on her first turkey. Her mashed potatoes were really good too- she used the recipe from the Pioneer Woman. Jenny made some delicious pies and a tasty sweet potatoe cassarole.

Chen Ying's house had a plaque on it - apparently George Washington spent the night there during the revolutionary war. Cool! Pocahontas even showed up!

My handsome boys.

With John Harvard. Everyone touched his toe so it was all bright. Ryan wanted Crew to touch it. Nice kicks Crew. Converse - thanks Grandma.

We had planned to go to Boston on Friday to see some sights, but unfortunatly I got sick and had to stay back. Ryan ended up staying back with me and Crew and some of the kids. Jared went with Jenny and Xing and got to do the freedom tour and see the USS Constitution. Overall, it was a really fun weekend.