Baby Swap!

Some friends and I do a baby swap every week that has been great! There are four families all together and each week someone takes a turn baby sitting all four kids while the other parents have a date night. So each couple only babysits once a month and get to go on dates the other 3 weekends. It has been great so far and luckily our group has been Blake's, and our, close friends. Now that the Holidays are here we have to end this fun group and we are not sure when we will start up again. Jess (my friend) is having her baby at the end of this month and I will have my baby at the end of January. So we won't be able to go out or babysit for quite a while. Hopefully as spring and summer start up again we can start another group or at least switch off. Anyway, it was fun while it lasted and has been great for Blake! Here are some pics of Blake and his friend that i often mention, i thought you might want to know who everyone is.

Brynlie (13 months), Mckenzie (24 months), Blake (17 months), and George (22 months).
Brynlie crawled away for this pic, but they each have a bowl of grapes and are watching baby einstein (a crowd favorite).

utensils

I can't believe how fast Blake is growing up! Sometimes i get really sad. Then i get over it when i remember we're having another baby in two months, and we get to start all over:) Blake is doing really well feeding himself and i just think its so cute when he does. In these pics he's eating with a spoon but my favorite is when he eats with a fork, there is just so much concentration it cracks me up. I love this little guy and am so excited to have more kids!

New Car!

About a month ago Tanner and I decided that we needed a new car. It was so sad to see the Subaru go but it is just not a family car. Our little compact stroller took up the whole trunk, there was no way we could fit two car seats in the back seat comfortably, and it just felt squishy. So here is a flash back pic down memory lane... dedicated to tanner (He misses the soob!)

Here is our new car!!!

Way more room in the front and back seat

And we can defiantly fit a double stroller in this trunk!

So far we are very pleased with our purchase!

Happy Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we did not go to any family house because everyone is so far away! We were planning on going to Tanner's brother and sister inlaw's house, Christian and Kara, but Blake got really sick and was in no condition to travel. So we had to cancel, but luckily he as better by Thanksgiving day. It was sad we couldn't be with family, but ok because i had just got back from Utah to see my family. Instead we spent Thanksgiving with friends. We went to our friends Jordan and Ali Pond and they have a little girl only a couple months older then Blake named Jovie. Our other friends Mark and Ali were there too. It was so fun! Everyone brought something to contribute to the Dinner. Tanner and I brought homemade cranberry sauce, stuffing, and Yams. Everything that everyone brought was so good! When we were finished with dinner we chatted and played games. Even though we don't have family close by its nice to have friends to spend the holidays with.

Visit to Utah!

A couple weeks ago Blake and i went to Utah to visit my family and it was SO fun! We went from the 10th to the 16th, so we were there for my moms birthday. It was so nice to see everyone, and my dad even came into town while we were there even though he was working in a different state! Im glad blake got to see his grandma and grandpa! We go there wednesday night pretty late so we just went to bed. Thursday my mom, dad, blake and i went to lunch with our friends, Gina, Sharon (Ginas mom), Aiden (Gina's little boy, 6 weeks younger then blake), Mercedes, and Lucy (Mercedes daughter, 11 months). I loved seeing them and their cute kids. after lunch i went to Gina's house so Blake and Aiden could play while gina and i caught up. My mom was in school and my dad had to run errands so that worked out nice. Friday i went shopping with my dad to get my mom a birthday gift, for her party that night. It was fun because alot of people came to her party and it was nice to visit with family. My family got her a macbook for school. she was so surprised and loved it! Saturday we went to the Park City outlets and went shopping! I told my mom before i came that, that was something i wanted to do. She bought so many baby new baby girl clothes, and some stuff for blake! It was so fun! We love grandmas! Sunday we went to church then went to salt lake for the christmas show at the convention center. It was fun to see all the crafts and decorations! Monday my dad left back to work so i went to lunch with my Auntie Tabbie while my mom was in school. Then we let blake play at the play place at the mall. That evening we went to dinner at california pizza kitchen with aunts, uncles, and cousin then visited for a long time at my uncles. I was so glad i was able to see everyone because i felt like my trip went by so fast! Tuesday morning Blake and I packed up and went to the airport. It was so sad to leave:( but I was excited to see Tanner! I love my family and was so grateful i had an opportunity to visit them one last time before the new baby comes!