Florida baby!

In the Sunshine State

We officially went on our first family Vacation, and man was it GREAT! It first started out packing...anyone who knows us, we like to do things "inexpensively" so we didn't want to have to pay for more then one bag. We packed it the night before, and measured and weighed it and hoped it wasn't over the 50 lb limit. We got to the airport and it was exactly 50 lbs! EXACTLY! Crazy eh? Yea, we are good! On the flight home, it weighed exactly 50 as well, and that time we didn't even have a scale!

Anyway, that was only the beginning. The trip just continued to get better and better. Cruz did pretty good (definitely not great) on the flight down, and then was great for the rest of the trip. We didn't pack his pack-n-play because of the weight issue so we had him sleep in the closet...I promise it wasn't child abuse!! It actually worked out great, and he loved it.

Cruz inside his "crib"

This is the sweet car we got as a rental. We were suppose to be getting the smallest cheapest car in the place, but they were out of them...so we got this! Yeah, we got lucky.

Cruz, cruising in the sweet car.

Florida was awesome. I always imagined it would be beautiful, and it sure is! So green, and just chuck full of vegetation. I loved it!

Drew picking oranges. The oranges were actually extremely sour...oh well.

While we were there we were able to go down memory lane for Drew (that's were he went on his mission) It was so awesome. He just came alive with stories, he was like a kid in a candy store for the first time. It was a really neat experience to see that part of his life.

We were also able to visit a family he taught while he was there. They were so amazing, and fed us delicious food. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water!

The Devera Family

We also visited the beautiful Orlando Temple. Unfortunately it was closed for cleaning so we weren't able to go through a session.

The beautiful Orlando Temple

We got to go to Disney World too! A guy that Drew knew from his mission worked there and was able to give us the hook ups which worked out wonderfully for us :) It was a lot of fun! I would have to say our favorite park was Animal Kingdom. Here are a couple pictures... Sorry this post is chuck full of pictures...

A nice stranger took our picture, and they did good huh! I swear that never happens!

My boys in Disney World!

Cruz and his new Disney hat

The awesome car show we saw in Disney.

The beach was a blast, that's what I was really excited about. Don't worry, we didn't get a tan or anything...I was a little bummed, but it was sure beautiful.

Cocoa Beach

Cruz and Drew chasing a little crab

The little crab

Cruz and I on the beach

It was a wonderful well needed trip. It always seems like they go by way to fast though. I'm glad we enjoyed it while it lasted! Now its time to plan for our next adventure...hopefully to Oregon!

6 months old...and some.

Cruz is approximately 6 months and 15 days old. He is such a wonderful baby, and I just thought I needed to up date the world on how he is growing! At his six month check up he weighed 17lbs. 1 oz. (50th percentile) and 27 inches long (75th percentile). Here are a couple things that he has been up to!

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• He loves to be on the go.
• He is constantly on the move.
• He hates to sit, and when you hold him on your lap he insists on standing up.
  
• He loves to play with his feet.
• He is able to sit up.
  
• He loves bath/shower time.
• He is constantly drooling, but still no teeth yet.
  
• He loves playing copy cat.
• He learned how to drink out of a sippy cup.

I sure am proud of our little boy, and am so thankful for his sweet spirit that he brings into our home. I'm constantly in awe as I watch him grow and learn. What a beautiful blessing it is to be a mother.

Copy Cat Cruz

Our little boy never ceases to amaze us. Lately he like's to play copy cat. He actually did this for about five minutes before we decided to record it.

Last week he did this other one for a while too.




We sure love our little copy cat and are excited for the many more things to come!

The Lucky One

This past week Lora and I went up to my sisters house. Lora and Michele get together ever week to do some type of craft for their home, and this past week I got to join them! It was so much fun! We made blocks that spelled Lucky for St Patricks Day. Here is the finally product! I'm might proud of how they turned out! My favorite part was just hanging out with Lora and Michele! It really seems like time has just flown by, and we never really get to just hang out any more. It was just so much fun just being together. Hopefully one of these days we can get all the gals in our family together and just chill. Just thinking about it gets me excited! We should get planning an all gal trip...I put Lora in charge :) Well anyway, Cruz absolutly loved it as well. He was just full of life when we were there. Here is Cruz and Jaisa just hanging out. I sure love that they are so close in age!! Man, isn't family just the greatest?!

Daddy & Cruz time

Drew and I take turns every Sunday on who gets to wake up and hang out with Cruz in the morning and who gets to sleep in. This last Sunday it was my turn to sleep in. Can I just say I truly love sleeping in, and always have, but since this new rule I always end up getting up just to see my boys playing/hanging out together. Man, Drew is the greatest daddy ever! After hanging out with us all morning Drew got Cruz to sleep and I was able to get some pretty adorable pictures. This one was my Fav!!

Catch Up time!

So I just barely downloaded a whole bunch of pictures from my camera and wanted to share them with the blog world. So here it goes!

Jackson & Cruz 02/01Cindy & Cruz 02/01

Cruz all smiles 02/09 I was actually folding clothes, and when ever I shook out the clothes he would laugh SO hard!

These next couple pictures were all Valentines Day, we all had a blast just hanging out at home. Drew and I made Pinon, and a beautiful Valentines Day cake. I just love Valentines Day!
Cruz and I
Drew, the Valentines Day cake that we were so proud of, and MeCruz, and DaddyCruz 02/19
Isn't he just so handsome!

By now you guys all know that I'm just not all that great at this blogging game, but I promise I'll try harder. I've been getting in trouble lately...So this is to those that keep getting after me! I sure love you all!

Jazz game baby!!

Time has been flying by, but I think it was last week Drew and I got dream tickets from his aunt and uncle to the Jazz game! It was amazing! We honestly had the best seats in the house, plus they continued to give us drinks and treats throughout the game!

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