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

Ethan's Giggles :)

Our little guy makes us laugh! He is such a happy little boy!

Albuquerque

On Saturday we went to Albuquerque to celebrate some good news with some friends, we had a blast! We went to Tucanos then went on the Trolley that takes you up the mountain like a fancy ski lift, it was a really cool. The food at Tucanos was amazing, as usual, and the view and scenery from the Trolley were amazing and peaceful. Than kyou Catherine and AK for such a wonderful trip, we are so glad that we are able to know such wonderful people!


Ethan and I at Tucanos

Poor little guy had a long day, and finally took a 10 minute nap, he was an angel most of the day!

Views heading up the side of the mountain

My happy baby boy!

He didn't seem to mind that we were 1000 ft up in the air looking straight down

I love this sign, we need one in Holbrook but I doubt it would do any good :)

Pam Ethan and I at Tucanos

We got to watch a hanglider take off, it was so amazing!

Ethan Video

Jason likes to get Ethan's attention in all sorts of unconventional ways for a 3 month old. In this video he was clapping in his face, and while it may look like he was scaring him, Ethan was having a blast. He loves his Dad's playfulness and has quickly adjusted to his energy level. His smile and laughs are what keep us going and keep us smiling!

I know its about time!

So things in the Searls household have been a little crazy lately. I went back to work full time on June 1st and have been struggling trying to balance the limited time I have with Ethan and trying to keep a semi clean house and not eat mac n cheese everynight for dinner. Ethan is doing great adjusting to our crazy schedule and we are so blessed that we have such a good little boy. Before I went back to work Ethan was struggling with eating without getting fussy if the conditions werent exactly as he wanted them, but ever since I went back to work he has been such a great eater. I am still nursing him and pumping while I am at work, I have a 30 minute lunch and have to run and get Ethan from Aunt Halee, feed him then take him to Jason who is waking up from the few hours of sleep he gets after working night shift, then try and grab a somewhat decent lunch so I can keep up my milk supply, then run back to work and try not to have my boss yell at me for being a couple minutes late. Its an exhausting routine, but as long as Ethan is still happy it is worth all the sacrifice it takes. So needless to say I have struggled to find time to blog, so here is about a month's worth of pictures in one post. I will try to do better next month!

He is our smiley boy, and hes getting so chubby!

He can make the funniest faces

This is how daddy sits with his son..he is very creative

He gives the most angelic looks sometimes

Ethan loves his Bedste
(my mom)

When he sleeps he sleeps through anything. So far he has slept a total of two nights for 8 hours, most other nights its an average of about 5 to 6 hours.

My family came up for Ethan's blessing, I think they get a little bit of culture shock everytime they come to Holbrook.

The whole crowd all there to support us and to be there for Ethans blessing, it was a beautiful day, we had a big BBQ with everyone after church, it was so nice to have everyone there.

I dont know why I love this picture, it just makes me laugh!

Jason and his little boy on his blessing day

You can tell it was a stressful day for me, my hair tells it all. Not only did we have everyone in town for Ethans big day, we also had to speak in church!

Such a proud dad!



Ethan has been such a talker lately, he will sit and talk and oooh and aaaw forever, I love it. He is especially sweet in the mornings when he wakes up, so I brought him into bed with me and took a video of our sweet little man. Ive even been able to get him to laugh a few times, but have yet to get it caught on camera!

He's growing so fast

Sorry I haven't posted in a while...adjusting to motherhood is keeping me a lot more busy than I had ever expected, but it is all so worth it. Ethan is doing really well. He is loving all of his new experiences so far from having his first bath to our daily walks in the stroller and to all his love and ateention he gets from friends and family. He is sleeping pretty good now at night he will sleep for about 4 hours before waking to eat so that has been nice. We are so in love with our little man and I am dreading the day I have to go back to work. But in the meantime I am trying to enjoy him as much as I can! Hope you enjoy these few pictures!





Totally zonked out

Our happy boy

He will take any fingers he can find

My first bath

He loves his daddy

Mustangs Across America

A couple weeks ago there were about 200 Mustangs in Holbrook stopping by and driving on Route 66 for the Mustangs Across America tour. Hundreds of Mustangs travel across the United States and the come from all over the world to participate. Jason was working that morning and stopped by to see all the mustangs and became quite popular. Everyone wanted to take pictures of him by their car, Jason didn't know he could have such a successful career as a cop model! There are probably more pictures on their website but here are a few he took.