Crawling and Teeth

Ethan started crawling about two weeks ago, and then on Thanksgiving he got his first two teeth. He is growing up so fast! He has become Mr. Independant almost overnight, it becomes a whole new world once he has started crawling. He is also Mr. Photogenic, if you put a camera in front of his face he just smiles like crazy, its funny! Enjoy the pics and the video!

He loves his daddy!

Funny Videos

Here are some funny videos, for those sugar concious moms out there...don't judge me, its not an everday thing. Oh and don't mind my extra couple of chins I have going on.

Turtle Turtle

Ethan's first Halloween! He was such a cute turtle!!!

The back

I would like some more of that sucker Grandpa

Mmmm that's good.

Pumpkins

So our annual pumpkin carving contest came and went and sadly mine was pretty crappy. But Jason's was pretty amazing. So essentially there will be no online vote since its pretty much like putting a preschool painting next to Michelangelo and asking which one is better. And everyone who has seen mine can't really figure out what it is anyway so just to clarify, it is a witch hackling. The lighting of my pumpkin wasn't very good, so you can't really tell. But we will just say Jason's won, sound good? We carved some with Kevin and Halee and their crew too and Halee did a great job with their's as well, but our picture is too far away to really tell with theirs, next year we will have to get better pictures...and better carving skills for myself.

My Pumpkin

And the winner is .....ok its pretty obvious!

Las Vegas

A few weeks ago Jason had a rare weekend off so we headed to Las Vegas and met my parents there and visited my old roommate Natalie who has a huge important job there and makes me feel special to know her :) It was so much fun to get to see her and Katie who was also there for the weekend! I miss those girls and it made me miss our over indulgence in food, shopping, and 24! Oh and don't forget Cafe Rio! Oh how I missed Cafe Rio! I wish I had taken a picture of the girls and cafe rio and my parents, but we have some other good ones.



Jason and I at the fountains at the Bilagio

Touching the sting ray at the Manadalay Bay Shark Reef

The car Jason wishes he had

At the M&M Factory

6 Months

I can't believe that Ethan is already 6 months old!! Just looking at pictures of him when he was first born he was so tiny and I miss how little he was, but it is so fun watching him grow and see his personality and watch all the things he can do now! We had his 6 month check up last week and he is 15.1 lbs, so just above the 10th percentile. We started him on solid foods and it is so fun watching him try and figure out what is going on in his mouth! He can sort of sit up, we are still working on that one, but I think within the next couple of weeks he will have it down. He can roll over when he is on his stomach, and we know he is capable of rolling over to his stomach to his back but refuses to because he doesn't like tummy time. He squeals, growls, babbles, giggles, and brings so much joy into our lives! I can't wait to see what 6 more months will bring! Hopefully a little more sleep!

Better Late than Never!

For my birthday we took a trip to California to spend the week with my family. It was so nice, I wish I was still there. We had tons of fun, went fishing in Newport, went to an Angels game, went to the beach, saw Harry Potter in the Imax theatre, and ate at lots of yummy restaurants. Ethan had a blast and had tons of fun getting to know the White side of the family. We also stopped at Christian and Addie's on the way home to visit with them, its always good to see them.

Ethan's first swim in the pool
At the beach
I'm not so sure about this mom
He just makes us smile!
Jason and Ethan in the shade
My parents at the Angels game
Mike, Amy and Nathan

At the game

The boat we went out on
Making himself at home!
Ethan loved the boat
The bat ray Jason caught
Jason catching the bat ray
Jason, Nathan and me
The bat ray Mike caught
He loved going fast!

Ethan's First Camping Trip

We went to Jason's family reunion this weekend and Ethan experienced his first camping trip. Sleeping in a tent with two dogs and a 4 month old isn't as easy as it sounds, but it was worth it. Ethan LOVES to be outside so he did really good during the day, he just didn't want to sleep at night. It was so nice to get away from the stresses of work and daily life and enjoy the peace and serenity of the mountains, even if it was short lived and sleepless :). Here are some pictures from the weekend!

Waking up in his happy mood

Jason Kevin and Dillan

Too cool for school

The boys getting ready to play paintball

Rachel and her fire

Geared up for paintball

Visiting around the campfire

Zanye fell asleep on the 4 wheeler with Grandpa and Grandmother

Always smiling

The boys and their fort

My sweet boy

I love camping!

Smiles for Dad

All the Searls brothers