I LOVE PICTURES!!

We feel so thankful to have such talented friends! My old Roommate Jessica and her sister took some pictures of Kai and they turned out SO GREAT!

This HOT soon to be Momma is the one and only Jessica. Her baby girl is due in less than a week and I am so excited to meet her! Don't you just love that belly??? I DO!

Thanks Jess for being so awesome and for helping us to have so many WONDERFUL memories with our little boy!

And....if you're in Rexburg and need a photographer she is awesome, her blog is Jessicabutlerdesign.blogspot.com!

We are so blessed!!

This year we had thanksgiving at our apartment and it was so much fun! There really is nothing that fills homesickness on a Holiday more than a room FULL of friends we love!

The tables filled both our kitchen and living room, it was pretty funny but it fit just right!

I slaved and slaved away on Kai's thanksgiving meal and he couldn't be more thrilled with the results...

...but lets be honest he wanted the turkey MUCH more!

We feel so blessed to have so many people to share this special day with (Sorry Tristan for cutting you out of the picture....I can promise that it was an accident!!! or maybe it was payback...I guess you will NEVER know!)

Happy happy thanksgiving! We are so thankful for you all!

so So SO thankful!

These past couple of weeks I have been feeling so thankful for every little thing.

The children I teach have really taught me so much about who I am and the wife/mom I want to be. These kids come from VERY troubled homes and at times don't even have a place to call home. They are not only trying to learn how to function in day to day life, but they are searching for what it feels like to be loved.

Each day I come home feeling heartsick as I wonder how to make an influence on these children who go home to a TOTALLY different world than I have ever experienced!

BUT..God knows what we can handle, and God puts us in situations where we can make the biggest differences and I KNOW that is why I am teaching these children.

Because of this, I have come to a greater understanding of how blessed I have always been and how much I have to be thankful for. So...although I can't express all of my gratitude, this is a start!

I am so thankful for my best friend! The man of my teenage dreams has now become the man of my present/future and I cannot be more happy! I love you so much Logan!

Each morning I leave for work at 6 and when Logan isn't working I wake up to a romantic breakfast...these heart shaped eggs put a smile on my face ALL day long!

I am so thankful for a little boy who lights up my world each time he smiles... and who shares his patience with parents who are doing the best we can to give him the life he deserves.

My Parents have made me the woman I am today! They have always loved me, and supported me and taught me the right things and choices to make. I really cannot say enough how much they have changed my life and continue to change it! Kai is SO thankful for Grandma and Grandpa and misses them SO much!

Logan was lucky enough to be raised by a Mom who would/does drop EVERYTHING for her kids. She constantly outpours her love to us and supports us each step in our changing life, even if that means driving to Idaho for a weekend :) . And Kai misses his growling buddies!

And to ALL of our family and friends who we don't have individual pictures of :) ....those who love us, support us, talk with us, cry with us, play with us and pretty much make every day better....WE CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH! You make our lives so much happier and we feel so so so so so so blessed to have you in our life!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Rexburg date night for less than $1...

Now that its a Winter Wonderland our options have drastically reduced for date nights.

BUT lucky for us Idahoans, we just need to walk out our front door and...

..dessert is calling our name! All you need is a pack of Koolaide and you are set with a DELICIOUS snow cone :)

Thank you Logan for an awesome date night and a VERY creative idea!

Time flies, when you're having fun!!

Where did the time go? It really seems like just yesterday that I brought this sweet little bundle home with me, as I tried to discover how to be a Mom....and now here we are 6 months later, still discovering new tricks everyday but loving EVERY second of time with my not so little bundle :(

6 MONTH STATS:

16.9 lbs 48%

28 in. 95%

He is LONG and skinny and his body has finally caught up with his head :) A lot has changed with sweet baby Kai these last few months. He now eats ALL kinds of baby food/crackers and LOVES to drink out of his new sippy cup. He rolls all over and has just started making his way into the crawling world. He sleeps from 7-9 (most of the time) and wakes up happy and ready for you to entertain him :)

We have found it VERY entertaining to even attempt to baby proof because Kai finds the funniest places to crawl to and gets stuck in the most uncomfortable positions!

Kai really has picked up his love of people from his Mom. I LOVE to people watch, and so does Kai. He will watch you, and watch you, until you decide to make him laugh :) Such a funny boy!

I have a crawler on my hands!!! These last few weeks he would move from one side of the room to the other without me noticing, and each day he starts to crawl more and more. Sometimes it takes a little bribery...but I do what I have to do :)

I really can't express all the emotions that come with being a Mom. When I look at my little boy I feel proud, happy, emotional, and anxious all at the same time. His future is always in my mind, but his smiles give me comfort and tell me to "chill out" which I am sure he will be saying soon enough :) My boys are my world and I thank God everyday that I have been so blessed to have them in my life!

LOVE LETTER...

Dear Mimi and Aunt Felicity,

This weekend was so much fun! Thank you for driving ALL the way to Idaho just to get to know me a little better...you are much more fun in person then on Skype :)

I love you both so much....thank you for giving me LOTS of attention and constantly hugging and kissing me! This weekend was the best!

I loved spending time with you and Daddy!

5 1/2 months ago I enjoyed this MAMMOTH burger....

..and because of you I was able to enjoy it again....YUM YUM YUM!

I loved how you would play with me in the bath...it was so much fun!

I miss you already!

COME BACK AND GROWL WITH ME :)

i love Love LOVE you both so much!!

Love,

MR. KAI