photos from Easter

searching for eggs...

Vaughn loved finding the eggs with m&m's in them...

not so much the ones with socks!

grandma was here for the weekend. Vaughn loves his "meema"!

my happy boy!

searching for more m&m eggs... I think you ate them all buster!

this is my favorite picture! pretty much sums up our past few months... snot!

march madness

singing spring

we are all better! it seems like the past month has been a haze of antibiotics, sleepless nights, ear infections, snotty noses and cough cough coughing. BUT, the sun has been shining and healing our family and we are out of the dark clouds... I hope for a very long time!

some updates: Vaughn is a walking and talking machine! so fun to hear him repeat everything we say and to watch him explore new territories. he loves playing with all his toys and walking around with daddy's old cell phone pretending to talk on it. he got two molars in and looks like such a big boy with 10 teeth so far! I started working part time at O'Neill and Vaughn loves his new day care. it was a bit of an adjustment, but I think we are getting back into a routine. Keith is travelling a bit more, in Brazil at the moment, but we try to cope the best we can. we skype often and Vaughn says "dada, dada" throughout the whole conversation. :)

here are a few photos from the past month. enjoy!

Vaughn hanging out in his new chair reading a book...

doing his best Tom Cruise from Risky Buisness impression...

new crocs and hanging with his favorite toy: the cell phone.

we miss Aunt Nay Nay and Uncle Goyo!!!

my sunshine all grown up!

happenings

we've had a fun January so far... celebrated Vaughn's birthday with all of his little friends. they were so cute and played so well together! he loved his blue icing cupcakes... devoured the whole thing!



we visited daddy's work a few weeks ago. he has a new training room that he has been working hard on and wanted to show us! below he is teaching Vaughn all about the new laptops. :)



after that we went to Chipotle! Vaughn loved it, of course. he had a black bean and rice soft taco. perfect Vaughn food!
here he is just a happy baby boy. he loves to scream when he is excited! he has the best smile and it melts my heart every day!

Aunt Renee and Uncle Greg got Vaughn a wee ride for Christmas. he loved it so much he fell alseep on his first ride out! such a cutie pie!

we have had such amazing weather here. a few weeks ago it was in the 70's for several days! we love taking walks and playing in the sand at the beach. last week it rained, but this week the sun is back out. just a bit colder. I have to remember that it is January still... got too spoiled with the hint of spring! at least it's still on its way!

Happy One Year Vaughn Henry!

one year ago today, it was storming like crazy and we were at the hospital, holding our new little son in our arms. today, it rained all day and i was chasing our new little toddler all over the house! my, what a year! so many changes, smiles, laughs, tears, diapers, bottles, and tons of amazing experiences. i am so thankful for being able to see vaughn every single day of his life so far. if i didn't put him to bed, i was there when he woke up. he greets me every morning with a huge smile and jumping up and down in his crib, ready to start the day... lately it has been a bit earlier than i've wanted, but nonetheless, he is an amazing person who is growing up right before our eyes. my love for my beautiful son gets stronger and stronger every day.

the holidays flew by but we had a great time seeing friends and family, in kingsburg and in santa cruz. now its time to get back into daily life and start 2009. my new years resolution is to start cooking more and to get healthier, read a few more books and watch less tv. doesn't sound too hard... lets just hope for some motivation!

checking out new toys for christmas.

happy new year everyone! 2009 is going to be great!

holidays are here again!

I can't believe how fast December has flown by. it seems like a whirlwind since we got back from Hawaii. it was a successful and very fun vacation and Vaughn did amazing. we visited the zoo, drove around the island, had beach time, plenty of pool time, and lots of walks! thanks to Grandma for entertaining him! they really bonded on this trip. we ate Thanksgiving dinner at the Marriott buffet. I think Vaughn's favorite past time of the trip was eating at buffets and playing in his pack-n-play. he loved playing in it more than sleeping in it! he also used the hotel room to figure out how to climb, scale and start cruising around. once he realized he could crawl faster than army crawl, he was off! and hasn't stopped! Keith and I had a few nice dinners out, went snorkeling and to a luau. we also watched the Cougs get beat by the Hawaii Warriors in the rain. the weather was hot and a little humid but I love that weather... I really miss my aloha!

since we've been back Vaughn has managed to catch his first cold. he was well enough today to visit Santa. he loved pulling on his beard and staring at him intently. it was really cute. we are excited to spend Christmas at Grandma's house with all of my family. then when we get back to Santa Cruz, some of Keith's family will be here to celebrate even more. then it is New Years, probably a quiet night at home, and then it will be time to celebrate Vaughn's first birthday! can you believe it? my little baby is already grown up... it was a long year, but a very rewarding one!