happy father’s day

Everyone who knows Sam has always said he’s great with kids and that’s been true since day one with Maeve. She loves her daddy, especially the sound of his voice. It instantly calms her. Sam is the cutest with her, calling her princess and having full on discussions with her. He’s also the best and will always volunteer to change her diaper. I don’t think I changed a diaper until like 6 days postpartum. Maeve loves cuddling with daddy in the mornings while I’m getting ready and she also loves her nighttime walks when Sam finishes work. She loves how Sam holds her facing outward because he can get the best burps and spit ups out of her. We are so thankful we have a wonderful man like Sam in our lives. Happy Father’s Day!

things that happened in december

We did a lot of fun things this December but my favorite part was having Sam all to myself for 24 hours straight during the holiday season. It was glorious! It was the first time in a long time that he didn't have work or study part of the Christmas break. #christmasmiracle

First up, Sam and I went to the German outdoor Christmas Market in SLC and froze our little buns off.

 

 Spent Christmas at Sam's house. And officially hit 19 weeks on Christmas Day! 

We had a fire in the backyard, went to TopGolf, went to Star Wars, and played with babies. 

Spent some fun times with lots of food and puzzles at mom's new house in Highland. 

We all went and saw Little Women together and it was wonderful! 

Went snowshoeing up Tibble Fork with our new Christmas presents but it was definitely a struggle for me-fell a few times and took ages going up hills.

 Alta, Matt & Enzo, Gina & Pua, and Mom and Sara all came with us. 

Showed off my growing bump at church in my new maternity dress from Brooke!

Had a birthday and spent it apart from Megan for the first time ever! I couldn't even blow out the candles without her help-- I had to try 3 times!!

How I really feel about turning 27....

We moved from Grandma Carol's house into mom's house. Hopefully our last move until our house is done!  But we're pro movers now and did it all super fast just the two of us.

fall happenings

First things first--we are BUILDING A HOUSE!! We bought a tiny dirt lot and are building a little house with David Weekley! We are so excited and it is going to be the cutest little house! It should be done early summer hopefully!

We didn't get super festive this fall but we started off by going to a pumpkin patch called Cross E Ranch in North SLC. Tip: they have the best apple cider donuts (I'm talking melt in your mouth status) that are to die for! And also they have pretty good french fries too. We tried the corn maze and got lost a few times but made it out eventually.

 Posed with some pumpkins but didn't buy any because the extreme cold had made pretty much all of them go rotten. 

We super last minute dressed up for Halloween. We both got home from work at 6:00pm, decided to dress up that night, changed and in 20 mins we were out the door to Sam's parents for their traditional soup in pumpkin shaped bread bowls & donuts and apple cider dinner. 

This costume was definitely not our best work, but considering the fact that we weren't even planning on dressing up this year, I'd say for $2 and for 5 mins of planning--it turned out pretty well! Also, killing it this year only spending $2 on old person makeup-the rest of the stuff we already had! 

So here you have it-- Grandma Coco and Miguel from the Disney movie Coco. 

We also had a Modesto girls reunion one night with all the Modesto girls living in Utah. It was so fun seeing people who grew up babysitting me, girls my age, and girls who were a little younger than me. Love them all! Modesto 7th Ward for life!!

a visit to san diego

At the end of May we were lucky enough to take a trip to our favorite place- SAN DIEGO!

Our original plan was to spend Memorial Day weekend (Friday-Monday) in San Deigo after Sam came home Thursday night from a business trip in Las Vegas. But Monday night, we found out I could tag along on the business trip! Which meant we would already be halfway to San Deigo! So our weekend trip suddenly turned into a weeklong vacation starting Tuesday in Las Vegas! My boss was super nice and let me take 2 days off work last minute, I was able to find a temp for work, a sub to cover our primary class, and I was able to cancel my babysitting obligation. Let me tell you, it was a stressful 12 hours but it was meant to be! And I totally needed it! I needed be in my favorite place, seeing my favorite people, doing my favorite thing.  

FRIDAY

The stars aligned (or I guess I should say sun aligned) and it was the most perfect beach day even when the weather forecast mentioned rain all weekend! #blessed

 We soaked in the sun for hours, read, and napped and I've never been so relaxed in my life! 

The beach truly is my happy place. 

Super pale but super happy.

Our Utah skin definitely got roasted. 

Then we went to our favorite post beach grub spot where my favorite murals are located. 

Then we rented some surf boards for a few hours and hit the ocean. The waves weren't the greatest but we weren't coming all the way to San Diego without a surf! And let me tell you, we still got it! We both probably caught the best wave our or life!

Then we went to our favorite spot to watch the sunset. It was magical besides the fact that we froze. 

SATURDAY

We headed to OB for some bomb acai bowls with our gracious hosts the Koons. 

Then we rented one of those tacky tourist bikes but had the time of our lives for a whole hour! 

We had a blast playing Monopoly Deal and Smash Ball at the bay, had In-N-Out for lunch and then Bronx Pizza for dinner. 

The rest of the weekend was spent catching up with my besties Cortney, Kinzie & Jacky and eating Rose Donuts and one final stop at the Taco Stand because we hadn't eaten enough food already...

I seriously have a deep love for San Diego and it will forever hold a special place in my heart! It was the best little, big vacation ever!