Catch up :)

I realize I haven't posted in a while so here is the happenings of life up North:

1. My sister in law HATES tan lines...she actually says she has a tan line phobia (which makes me giggle-Trish I love you and your quirks) I on the other hand LOVE tan lines...they are lines of proof that you aren't as white as you once were...like you have somehow gotten better or something and have proof to show it :) Well as you all know winters in Idaho are wearing on me- so Meredith and I decided going to a tanning bed would be our best option for some UV rays. The process of us actually getting in a bed was long and quiet honestly hilarious (it involved us getting a tour of one nice tanning salon and getting excited we could tan there all to come to find out the place was actually $60 a month and we only had $20 to spend-so we left that place with our tails between our legs feeling like idiots and ventured to find somewhere else...aka somewhere not as expensive! Our second attempt was going to a place called Celestial tanning which we pulled up to find a "Business Closed" sign on the front door- I guess the tanning gods were against us or something...But determined we figured third times a charm and FINALLY today got to go. I will proudly admit I got a little burned (I know- it's weird...most people reading this are probably thinking isn't that a BAD thing? and to most yes- but to me it's like I am one step closer to not being a pastey white. So i will take my pink tint over ghost white any day! haha) ALL this to say it twas GLORIOUS to be under the lights and I felt so proud of my little (barely there) tan line :) :)

2. Easton is getting so big....he is giggling and smiling and grabbing toys and HOLDING them! Here are some of the latest pictures of him and the last one is a video.

 SEE I told you guys I am pastey white!! Bleh I need some sunshine!! Lets hope Lubbock pulls through for me when I go see Baby Evie and the girls beginning of March! I ran a game past Meredith the other day to play with my nieces that I could call "Egyptian princess" which would include one of them fanning me and the other re-filling my ice tea lemonade while I bask in the sunshine but then we figured that once I left my niece Kead would take that "game" to group and have other 2 and 3 year olds fan her and get her things and it would be an all around bad idea...although I couldn't stop laughing when I envision little Kead explaining to her momma why she is treating her sister like a bondservant because they were playing "Egyptian Princess" compliments of aunt kiji..

Patrick has started calling Easton "little bad guy" taken affectionately from my niece who has an imaginary friend Sunny her "little bad guy"...Makes me gigle every time I hear him say "Ah little bad guy do you just need a positive male role model in your life" (this is usually said when Easton is crying in his swing and wants to be held) hahaha.

 Again, proof I need a tan! Isn't East just the most handsome little boy you have ever seen?? I MAY be a bit bias....

 I love this one cause it shows Ellie snuggling us too....she is so good with him! They make quiet the pair! And please notice Easton transfixed on the television with little or no idea what is going on around him- he must have inherited the Ludwig gene here....

And here is a close up of Els just snuggling us :) What a good doggie!

3.Other BIG news is we closed on our house! HOPEFULLY we get keys tomorrow and then the real fun begins. The floors are actually in the house getting acclimated so we can put them in on Sunday, we picked up the paint tonight from home depot, ordered the tile for the countertops, got the cabinet re-finishing kit, still need to get the trim and oh yeah move all our stuff too :) We are SO excited and can't wait to have a place to call our own...Patrick and I have been watching DIY network pretty much every night and are excited to FINALLY get to work on our own projects instead of vicariously living through other peoples projects. Don't worry we will make sure to take a ton of before and after shots for you guys!!

Here is East before bed the other night just talkin and talkin to his daddy. We were watching Wheel of Easton was being such a ham we had to get it on video!

As you can see...he is loving to laugh. The other night he stayed in his crib for 25 min just blowin bubbles and laughing by himself. His personality is really developing and now I think we are getting more into the "fun" stage. Not that the newborn stage isn't fun but now he responds to peek-a-boo instead of just giving me that blank "mom are you nuts?" look :) I can't wait for when he is talking!!

PS- notice his one armed swaddle? For the most part he does ok with this but it takes twice as long to put him down cause his free hand flails about like he JUST realized he controls his arm movements and saves all his movement up for right before he naps or goes to bed :) The good news is he hasn't seemed to sleep LESS which was a huge concern. In time I am sure I will be able to do the other arm too...one step at a time though!

Ok well I think that's it...house news: check Easton update with included pictures and video: check Random/weird fact about me: check :)