Our small little Christmas :)

My parent's and I decided that since Roman was at his dad's house we'd rather sleep in that open presents Christmas morning.:) Since we're adults and all we don't get excited about Christmas...... HA!.....we decided to open our gifts to eachother on Christmas Eve.

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We laugh at this picture because of our excellent spacing and all.:)

Stockings are a favorite in this family. We always get good stuff in our stocking!

These two wonderful people do their best to keep my mind off a lonely holiday without my baby. What can I say...... they're pretty great!:)

LOVE this snow hat!

Too bad I only got to wear it once this year when I had to shovel snow.:/

Go Redsox!!

A gift card for Zappos.com!!

This is like giving my mom a new grandchild.:)

I feel kinda lame even posting this picture but oh well. . . . . .

*Christmas 2011*

EIGHTEEN months!

The problem with trying to catch-up on your blogging/journaling 3 months after the event is that it seems like a century ago. I can't remember specifics about Roman's new developements or milestones at 18 months.:'(

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I do have a couple pictures that show his fun/cute personality though.:)

What is more cute that a baby boy in his diaper & cowboy boots??

You might notice something taped to Roman's chest. That's a vial for allergy treatments. Roman's doctor thought he might have asthma because he has a constant dry cough so we were trying to treat the cause instead of the symptoms. He did really well with not pulling at the vials or even really noticing when they were there. Such a good boy!:)
The one thing I remember, because I wrote it down, was that Roman's vocabulary was increasing. His dad & I were excited about all the new words he was learning and saying.
Roman's new words:
- "bubbos"= bubbles
- "cwy" = cry
- "knuckos" = knuckles (he does the action with this too) Very cute!
- "Sa-ta" = Santa
- "cycle"
- "partzle" = pretzel
- "all done"
- "stuck"
- "me ma" = grandma
- "pig"
- "a nock" = egg nog
- "pass" = paci
- "gethew" = get you
- "Ho, ho, ho"
- "mokey" = monkey
- "baaaa" = (sheep noise)
- "dokey" = donkey
- "ee ah" = (donkey noise)
- "peep" = (his private part):)
- "poop"
- "suewee" = (what I say when he stinks....
so now he says it when I'm changing his stinky diaper) So cute!
- "ears"
- "Mickey!"
- "gun" (not sure how excited I am about this word)
- "ginch" = Grinch
- "kith" = kiss

* Every new word he learns is so exciting and it sounds so cute in his little voice.:)

Fake Christmas :)

Roman spent Christmas day with his dad this year. . . . but that didn't stop me from "playing Santa" and "acting out" Christmas. . . . on the 23rd. What a spoiled kid he's going to be! Yikes!

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"Christmas Eve"

Grandma & papa reading T'was the Night Before Christmas

(Santa's on his way)

Looks like Santa found Roman 2 days before Christmas.:)

"Christmas morning" was fun! My whole family was here to celebrate Roman's Christmas so when I brought him out of his room and he saw all the people (video cameras in hand) he acted all shy.
He was really excited to see all the toys & presents!

I got him the "Tickle Monster" book that comes with tickle monster gloves. It's so cute & fun......and this kid is SUPER ticklish.:)

"Mickey!!"

Remote control car

When I set him on this chair for the first time his feet didn't touch the ground so he kept saying "stuck!, stuck!" Grandma & papa got him a Thomas the Train set and it was a big hit.:)

Wow! That's a lot of stuff for a one year old.:/

And he got nearly as much stuff at his dad's house. Does anyone see a potential problem here??

Thank you to my family for their gifts and for coming over to celebrate with us! It was a special morning for me. . . . .chances are that Roman had no idea what was going on.:)

Merry "fake" Christmas Romie!

Temple "yights"

I took Roman to temple square last week to see the beautiful Christmas lights and hopefully start a tradition for the two of us.

I love to be on the temple grounds this time of year. . . . .even when it's so cold you have to dress your child up like the kid from a Christmas Story.:)

Roman loved the "yights" and the "waudoo" in the fountains. By the end of our 45 min tour I had taught him to say "teple". . . . soooo cute!

Quality time with Roman is so priceless.

I'm so glad we were able to see the lights this year!

Roman & Mom

Christmas at Temple Square 2011

Christmas Visitors

Special visitors stopped by the week before Christmas. . . . .

We were so excited to see Stacy & Jax Workman!

They stayed and visited for a couple hours and by the end of the night Roman & Jax were running around, chasing each other and laughing. It was so cute to see them play together!. . . . not so cute when they pushed each other around because they didn't want to share a toy. . . . but boys will be boys right?:)
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Roman showing Jax his dance moves.:)

Roman showing mom his dance moves.:)

(This boy loves to dance! He puts one arm like a chicken and moves his hips back & forth. It's adorable.)
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It was so good to see Stacy & Jax! We're so glad they stopped by!
I wish so badly that Jason would have been here to see our sons playing together........but I'm confident that he's watching from a better place.
We're so happy to get to know Jason's beautiful wife and son and hope to maintain a lifelong friendship with them.
Hope you had a Merry Christmas Stacy & Jax! We love you both!

Meeting "Sa-ta"

I was a little nervous about how Roman would react to meeting Santa. . . . well, he surprised me.:)

He walked right up to "Sa-ta" with a smile on his face and clapping his hands.

His reaction to candy from a stranger wasn't as welcoming.:)

"Uh....thanks but no thanks 'Sa-ta'."

Roman's really getting into the Christmas spirit. Playing with his nativity set, dancing to Christmas music, checking out the "yights" and picking out "Sa-ta" on every picture, commercial & gift bag. He even has a stuffed Santa that grandma bought him that he carries around everywhere.
I love this time of year!

Thanksgiving in Phoenix

We decided to ditch the cold weather in Utah this year and head to my parent's home in Phoenix.

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Thanksgiving day started with a 5K Turkey Waddle.

(Pre-waddle)

This cute little guy met me at the finish line.:)

My dad (aka- the turkey carver)
Let the feast begin!!

This was technically Roman's 1st Thanksgiving. . . . because what's a Thanksgiving when all you get is milk?:)
The garlic mashed potatoes were his favorite! He smelled like garlic for days.:)
He also liked the sweet potatoes, rolls, and corn. Not a fan of the turkey or stuffing though. . . . crazy kid!

After our Thanksgiving naps we headed to the Phoenix zoo for "Zoo Lights".

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Roman had to have his own light-up glow stick.

(Don't be jealous of my flip-flops in November) :)

Family photo outtake- -

Really??. . . . . what's everyone looking at?

Spider lights

Roman & Papa

I think Roman enjoyed Zoo lights. It was a fun night!

I do not take for granted the many blessing I have in my life. I have so many things to be grateful for and I'm thankful we have a holiday that reminds us to reflect on all of those things.

Hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving!