Caleb, Ziggy, & Topper

 

This little guy loves his little friends. 

Babies

you gotta love um...

3 Months Old

Motherhood is a strange thing. One minute I feel like I was just in the delivery room anxiously waiting to hear if I had a little boy or a little girl. The next minute I feel like Caleb has been a part of my life forever and my life without him seems amazingly distant. The baby stage of life passes much to quickly. Each morning when he greets me with his adorable grin he seems older, more like a baby, less like a newborn. He changes so quickly. I am trying to take it all in and cherish every giggle, smile, yawn, and snuggle. I know that each stage of life is precious and exciting, but babies are just so yummy and perfect. Can’t he stay little forever?  

Just a little Caleb cuteness

Life Lately

Mall of America with Alesha & Caleb 

Dr. Chocolate's Chocolate Chateau in St. Paul

Dinner at The Happy Gnome

Riding the LightRail

Babies in Des Moines

Catching up with Stacy

Headed to a brunch playdate

After many failed attempts....finally, a family picture.

Day with the birthday girl in Kansas City

Out and about

Abbey's new shades

Yummy lunch at Ingredients

Caleb being adorable...as usual

More adorable Caleb....

Hiking with Daddy

Doctor, Doctor

Well, it's true..my baby is all grown up and weighing 11 lbs. At Caleb's six-week check-up we were not all that surprised to find out he had put on 3 lbs. I guess that is what happens when you eat nonstop. Caleb was a champ and successfully made it through the whole appointment without peeing on the doc. It's the small things in life. Happy Tuesday! 

Snapshots of a Birthday.

Friday night, Nick and I celebrated my 25th birthday at Hickory Park with our dear friends Beth and Mike. Despite being 39 weeks pregnant, the two hour drive was totally worth it for the great company, delicious barbecue and a wicked peppermint, marshmallow sundae. On Saturday, my actual birthday, we attempted to shop at Jordan Creek and eat at the Cheesecake Factory. Both plans failed. We wandered around the mall for about an hour before I asked to leave. Yes, I actually asked to leave the greatest mall in Iowa. Then we headed into the Cheesecake Factory where one look at the case of beautiful cheesecakes and I bolted for the door. Pregnancy does strange things to a girl. Although my birthday was filled with the symptoms of impending labor instead of shopping and cheesecake, it was quite enjoyable. Each back spasm and overwhelming wave of nausea brings me closer to meeting our little sweetie and that is the best birthday present ever. 

Sprinkles

Sprinkles add happiness to life. If you are sad, grumpy, blue, or crabby....make these cookies. They will satisfy your sweet tooth and also make you smile. Yesterday I attempted to make banana bread. It was an epic fail. Apparently when you forget the flour, banana bread turns out kinda messy and frankly quite unappetizing. It also makes your house smell like burning monkey-poo. Yum. Thankfully, I found it rather humorous instead of the opposite...tear-worthy. Nick even said he was suprised I didn't cry. Awesome. After my banana bread episode, I decided to try and redeem myself by making some cookies. These colorful cookies caught my eye. The recipe uses cake mix and sprinkles, what is not to love about that? A wonderful mix between cake and cookies, super easy and super yummy... even I could not mess them up! Sweet, sweet success.

 For the recipe click here.

You won't regret it!

Better Late...Than Never.

So after almost two years, I have finally printed my wedding photos. Too lazy to commit to a scrapbook, I instead tried my hand at a smash book. Not gonna lie...I am pretty happy with the results. Thanks for the encouragement Kel....I would not have done this without you. :) Here's a quick peek inside.

 

Insta - D.C.

 At the airport. So excited to go see my husband!

 Seeing my husband for the first time in 4 weeks!

 

We took a trip to the zoo. It was hot, hot, hot!

 Dad!

  

Mom and baby!

 The hotel pool was amazing!

  

Lovely, but once again...hot!

 Starbucks for breakfast.

 Union Station for lunch.

 Thomas Circle ... right outside our hotel.

 At the White House.

 Church next to our hotel.

 Waiting for the Metro.

 Smithsonian National Portrait Museum.

 Navy Memorial.

 

Trying to get just one good pic. :)

 

One more try...

 

Breakfast on the 4th of July. 

 Big news on the 4th!

 Fireworks!

 Next to the Washington Monument.

So pretty. Awesome trip!