Monday, March 19, 2012

Life is about to change for our little family. We are in the process of moving. We figured that for Pehrson's last year as a dental student we needed to take advantage of being right by the beach before the Air Force ships us somewhere with no ocean in sight for hundreds of miles. So we found this cute little place in El Segundo (right by Manhattan Beach) that we have fallen in love with. It has a front yard with a fence for Beck to run around in and a garage and even our own laundry. We move in officially at the end of the month and are excited to explore this new city together. We are sad to leave South Pasadena. We have met so many great people and have grown a lot here. When we first moved here we came up with just one truck load of clothes and wedding gifts, now we are leaving with furniture and almost two babies. We will cherish this place forever. Thank you to all who have made this place home.
photos taken by Kali Lu Photo at christmas time. My mom sent them to me through an email, so it is a little pixely but you get the idea. Love these pics.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Presidents Weekend

Presidents Day Weekend consisted of:
-Tyson and Cristy coming to visit from utah.
-hiking my favorite hike in LA
-spending the day in malibu
-renting paddle boards
-getting a kiss from Beckster while on the paddle board =]
-dinner
-church
-LA temple
-card/board games.
-Bike riding around balboa
-eating a fozen banana
-enjoying the sun and a husband away from school
-belly getting bigger and bigger by the second. Seriously. I look 9 months pregnant already and I still have 4 months to go. Yikes!

It was fun. Come visit again you two!

Monday, February 13, 2012

LOVE

These two boys are my world.
with a little girl to be joining soon
My life has been changed forever.

And for that I am grateful.
Happy Love Day!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

life through my phone...again.

1. Naked baby at the beach. Enough said.
2. Beck has a stuffed dog and bear that he loves to carry around.
3. We went camping down in Oceanside at Pendleton with some friends. One of my favorite spots! It was great.
4. Beck and his girlfriend Maya. First comes swinging together next come marriage.
5. B and I went to JCREW and i gave him that hat, he put it on, stood on this little platform and gave everyone a show. I need to put this kid in modeling, he was a natural. I really wish i got it on film.
6. Just being a little stud on the beach.
7. A daily...maybe hourly routine in our home. If its not the kitchen, its the bathroom or the shelves.
8. We went to the Santa Anita horse races and B loved it. Its a good thing P and I don't gamble cause we would be really bad. Especially me. I picked my horse by the color number they had on and I never won.
9. Went out to sushi for my sister Jill's birthday. love spending time with family!
10. At Beck's 1 year check-up the doctor suggested that we go see a neurologist because she thought that the right side of his face was a little slower than the left. We went to the specialist and B got to wear this sweet gown. The doctor didn't see anything wrong. So it was kind of pointless, but at least there is nothing to worry about. (not that i ever even noticed)
11. I took Paul (the little boy I watch every week) to Disneyland. Here we are in Mickey's house.
12. We go to the park about 3-4 times a week. The weather has been great and B loves going down the slide and playing in the sand. And I like to get out of the house.
13. Hiked the hollywood sign with B in the bjourn. it was a little challenging to have him sitting right on my growing belly. But we made it and the weather couldn't have been better.
14. Our nightly routine. B's hair is getting so long and crazy. I think he needs a trim but i just don't know if i can do it yet. but he loves brushing his teeth and looking at himself in the mirror.
15. All combed and clean.
16. Beck's new word is "doggie" if we are on a walk and he sees a dog he gets so excited and drops whatever he is doing to go say hi and he isn't scarred. he will literally put his face right in the dogs face, luckily no damage has been done, but sometimes i get worried if the dog will be friendly or not. So every once in a while i will take him to the pet store and we will play with the puppies. It's a good thing our place doesn't allow pets or i would have brought home about 5 dogs already. this chocolate lab played so well with b and b kept throwing the tennis ball to him and his smile was ear to ear. when we left the little puppy just watched us leave. it was so sad, i had to look the other way. One day Beck...one day!
17-18. I got a little crafty last week. Made these simple Valentine's decor. it was fun and cheap.
19. I was singing in the car the other day, i turn around and see B with his fingers in both ears. I obviously am not as good of a singer as i thought.
20. Beck is such a sweet boy....maybe a little too sweet. This is another boy that I watch during the week and Beck kissed him about 10 times on his head and then bent down right in front of his face and kissed him right on the lips. I got the picture at the perfect time. But later Pehrson and I were saying maybe we kiss him too much? Cause he just wants to kiss everyone.
21. I introduced Beck to licorice. What a sticky mess. But he was happy.
22. A couple of weeks ago the south pasadena mommy crew went to dland and here are all of our strollers. There were a lot of kids between us. It was fun.
23. Pehrson and I went to Disneyland on a friday night, rode a couple of rides and just enjoyed some quality family time. P hasn't been there since he was 8. So it was fun to go together.
24. Our friend Sumeet invited us over to his luxorious apt. complex. There were tennis courts, a track, bbq, pool, spa. It was awesome. We will probably be visiting more often.
25. Us in the heated pool. Glorious.
26. I just don't think there is anything sweeter than a sleeping baby. I love quiet drives with this boy.
27. And last but definitely not least. A belly shot. I am 21 weeks. And that belly is here to stay. I feel like I just popped over night. I still can't believe I am pregnant. I'm thrilled, i just can't believe we get to have another one. I feel SO good. I sometimes forget that i'm pergnant (don't hate me) but I think its because I am so distracted with Beck that this pregnancy is just easy. I get to see her at the doctors today and I can't wait. I live for the moments that i get to see her. Thats how I know everything is okay.

Well thats about all. I think I take too many pictures.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Baby girl

So we found out that we are having a baby girl! We are both very excited/scarred/anxious. It would have been easy to have another boy since we have all the stuff and we know how to do boy. But every mother wants a daughter! I can't wait to talk to her about boys and friends and life. And I can't wait to see Pehrson with a little girl. He is going to be wrapped around her little finger and I don't think he even knows how much he is going to love this little girl. I might embarrass him by saying this, but I thought it was so sweet. He asked me about braiding hair. He actually knows how to braid but he was wondering how to do a certain braid. Just the fact that he was thinking about it made my heart smile. And its a tradition to go out and buy a new little outfit on the day we find out the gender so we went to the store and I was going crazy (how do you not buy the whole store? girl stuff is so cute) Pehrson could tell I was very excited and said I could splurge a little. So we got a couple things. He is already giving into this little girl and I love it!

But just like everything there are worries. Girls are precious and get their feelings hurt too easily. I hope that she is a strong girl in her faith and standards. It is a wicked world and my job is to protect her. I hope I can. I hope I can be a good example to her. I hope she feels comfortable talking to me about anything. I hope that she is a nice girl and is friendly to everyone. I hope she doesn't leave people out. I hope she doesn't get left out. I hope she is happy with who she is and what she looks like. I hope she knows that her Heavenly Father loves her. I hope that she knows Pehrson and I love her.

We can't wait to meet her and hold her and love her.

I was at the Park the other day watching Beck climb on everything, playing with toys and random kids. He is such a happy kid right now. And it is so fun to take him everywhere.

But I was sitting on a swing thinking to myself. I LOVE THIS!! I love being a mom. It is the best thing I have ever done in my life. Just to watch him discover new things and get excited when he figures it out it so amazing. And that smile he gives me is just too good to be true. I feel lucky every day to know him and have him in my family. Right now its hard to imagine loving another one as much BUT i know the second we meet it will be like I never knew life without her. I can't wait for that moment and to get to know her and have her sweet spirit in our home.

We love you so much baby. Beck has been waiting for you to join him! I'm sure that if he could talk he would tell us all about how wonderful you are and how fun you are and maybe what your name is supposed to be?!? =]

But take your time. And know that we love you to the end of the world and back.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

DisneyLand!

So we finally got them! I have lived in southern california my whole life (pretty much) and have never had one. Never really had a huge desire. But now that I have a little one I thought it would be fun. And it is! The first time we went (last week) Beck was a little overwhelmed. When we got on a ride he would just have a blank face, starring at everything. He was never scarred or happy. Just a blank face, like "what is going on?" face. It was hilarious. But we went again yesterday and he was much more expressive and excited to go on rides (see pictures below)
There is a big group of girls in this area who have them which makes the day even more fun. We tried to get a picture of the 13 or so kids. We were quite the attraction!
I love spending time with this guy. He is so fun and so happy. Love you Beckster.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

AND THIS IS WHY I LOVE THIS KID SO MUCH!
BEST PICTURE EVER.