Toys!

Hazen has a new thing that whenever he gets up from a nap or wakes up for the morning, he likes to take EVERYTHING that was in his crib out with him. This also proves to be a source of frustration for the little buddy, because it's HARD to hold so many things! Sure love that little boy!

Um, Hazen, you're not a baby.....

The Robisons were over a few weeks ago, and we were talking in the kitchen, playing with Boston. Hazen was running around the house, and then things got very quiet. I looked over to the Living Room, where I saw him pick up Boston's binkie, and lay down on the blanket like Boston had been doing only minutes before. It was HILARIOUS! He didn't even request attention, he just laid down, like he was testing out the waters to see if he wanted to return to being an infant again. I love seeing him and Boston interact. Boston laughs a lot when Hazen's around, and Hazen loves to give him hugs and kisses. He's so good at being gentle with him! I guess that Hazen's going to have to view Boston as a little brother, because heaven knows he's not getting one for a LONNNGGGGG time!

HeeHaw!

A few weeks ago, Jason and I took Hazen to HeeHaw farms to play in the hay and feed the animals. We had a great time, and Hazen was adorable interacting with all of the different animals there. He would chase the ducks, encourage the pigs to eat his foot, and yell at the cows, telling them to "Come here!" Poor kid, he's never going to be able to have lots of animals at his house, because his Mama is so allergic, but I know that he loves to play with them whenever he can! One of the highlights of the evening was playing in the "Corn Box". Instead of having sand, it was dried corn. Hazen loved throwing it up in the air and trying to cover me with it as much as possible. I sure love that boy!

Sooooooo Delayed. (Family Pictures)

The BF, Aubrey, took family pictures of us in Mona at the Lavender fields this summer. I wanted something that didn't look too posed, and something that had really striking, beautiful colors. Aubs, my friend, you delivered. I feel like she captured our personalities so well, and this was no easy feat, as Hazen was being SUCH a pill that day. It was about 6,000 degrees outside, and Hazen was having a rough time being fun and smiley like he usually is, but you'd never know from the pictures! I'm go grateful that I have such a fabulous photographer in my life to capture us as we grow as a family! You want to book Aubrey, trust me, it will be worth your while! :)

Nakey-Time!

Hazen has been really embracing any moment that he has to be naked lately. Since he's never peed on me, and generally shows pretty good bladder control, I go with it. When I change his diaper, he loves to pat his belly and scream, "Mommy! I'm naked!!" I'm not sure if this is a bad thing, but it sure is funny!

Lately, after baths, he's been running out to the living room in his towel and asking so sweetly for a story. I ask him if we should put his jammies on, to which he responds, "Mmmmnope. Naked!" So, we have nakie storytime. He is so cute and snuggly and will let me read to him for close to an hour with just his towel keeping him warm. We blow through books and sing songs and have the best Mommy/Baby time. I don't know what I'll do when he doesn't want to snuggle with me anymore, but in the meantime, I eat every second of it up!

Log Haven

For my birthday date with Jason, we decided to get dressed up and head up Millcreek Canyon to Log Haven, a restaurant that came highly recommended by my parents. We knew it would probably be good, but didn't think it could possibly live up to the claims by my parents that it was "the best meal they'd ever had in a restaurant".

We were wrong. Everything about this restaurant was delicious and amazing. The ambiance, the "palate tantalizer", and every morsel of food that we put in our mouths. We started off with a palate tantalizer which was some sort of rice and cheese thing. I don't know, all I know was how it tasted, and it was incredible. For appetizers, we splurged, and got Lamb Lollipops, which was basically mini rack of lamb. I wanted to gnaw on the bone for the rest of the night- it was delicious! Jason and I each got salads. I got one with an Heirloom Tomato and homemade ricotta and pesto, and Jason got Heirloom lettuce, sauteed mushrooms, and a Truffle vinaigrette. Every bite was incredible. Have you ever wanted to cry because the food you were eating was so delicious? Oh, right...neither have I......

For our main courses, I had a Bison steak, and Jason had Pork. Time has caused me to forget the specifics of each dish, but they were incredible! For dessert, we had a little bit of heaven on a plate. It was dark, milk, and white chocolate yumminess with a Pomegranate sorbet on top, and Pomegranate reduction under. I DID cry over this course. Holy crap. Take me back to eat here. It's my love language!

It was so great to have an evening alone with Jason, and Hazen was great for the babysitter! We laughed a ton and enjoyed one another's company. I love birthdays!

A Birthday Party at Spark!

So, I had a birthday. It was a week ago, but it was a good one. I'm now officially 25, and let me tell you, I feel super old and sophisticated. Ok, not really, but I'm already thinking that I'm really going to dig the mid to late-twenties thing. The early twenties was a time for me to figure out where I was going in my life, and I consider this era a time of execution.

I spent the entire day at school, but after coming home, it was time to party! I met up with Aubrey, Amanda, my Mom, Heather, Heidi, Kirsten and Sam at Spark Lounge in Provo. We promptly ordered our fancy-pants drinks, (I had a non-alcoholic Mojito), and received our appetizers. We couldn't stop laughing the entire time! Unfortunately, there was a private party, so my birthday party was ended prematurely. I was really disappointed, because I was having so much fun! In good news, I was later contacted by either the owner or the Manager, and they told me they would send me a gift card to return to Spark at a later date. I'm still waiting to get it, but I hope it comes soon! Jason and I need another date night!!

Thanks girls for giving me a perfect birthday! I'm so grateful to have such wonderful friends to spend special times with.