As of Late

Our little prince (Haley, love it? ~gag~) enjoys oatmeal cereal with bananas.

Addie wears Samson's clothes. She actually wishes she was a boy.

Sammy holds his own bottle. Well, occasionally. This time he grabbed the bottle from my mom's hands and stuck it right in his mouth. This kid does not mess around!

The jumper is a hit.

And Mom, so is your bread. Tadd has dubbed you our official eternal-bread-maker.

Winter like: Christmas sales

Just Waiting for the Next Heinous Storm...

Winter like: festive wreaths

Inspiration found by Lindey, here.

Don't look too closely, mine is nowhere near as pretty as the original. Still fun, none the less. Another DIY project for the books.

Piece o' Cake

Winter like: making Christmas treats with my sissies and madre.

We made the most delicious, heavenly cake bites last week to give away to friends and family (if you haven't received yours from me, chances are I ate them. So sorry...but not really).

The mastermind behind it all!

Decorating the red velvet dipped in mint chocolate. Mmmm!

If you're interested in making these, and want to know how, message me! But I'd suggest just making them for yourself; helps build self appreciation.

Mally even provided darling boxes and paper cups.

All ready to go out!

I think I consumed the contents of this particular box...don't tell Mal!

The Weekend

Yesterday's winter like: Watching this little dude re-meet Santa. Once again - expressionless. It was extra amusing. And he got some new teething keys from Mr. Clause!

Our little fam's first photo with Santa

Oh, and I surely like winter sales. Hit up a few stores with the Cox girlies, and dear Tadd reaped the benefits of a sale or two. Lucky husband.

My winter like of today: this season is the setting of celebrating the birth of these two lovely ladies: Grandma Bet-Bet and Hells. Both born December 12th.

I so enjoyed calling Grammy today from my mom's and singing Happy Birthday to her with Dad, Mom, Tadd, Lo and Haley. I miss her!

And Haley...what a gal you are! Love you lots, and so happy we could spend some of your special day with you! Visit my mom's blog for Haley's yearly poem.

And today...

I like winter because it's TV series season.

P.S: I literally just sat here for 20 minutes trying to come up with something I truly like about winter. It's getting harder and harder!

My Brain is Everywhere

I'm so scatterbrained right now, and can't organize anything in my head. Tomorrow you can hope for a six month post on the babe, but don't count on it. I may be too busy writing lists of all the things I need to do.

Winter like: 50 degree days

Admittance...

...I'm a boring mom-blogger.

I truly didn't want to be, but with a kid as rad as mine, what else can I blog about? And I'm sure notaone of you really care about me, and are truly sick of the self portraits I take (which I take because I'm convinced one day I'll figure out a way to be photogenic).

But hey, if I'm totally wrong and I actually do offer some entertainment for any of you (are there even any of you out there?), fill me in, and I'll see what I can do about blogging things not only involving the little one.

Even though he's so cute. See?

Winter like: boots and coats

Tadd's winter like: blankets and heaters

Decked My Halls

Alright, so I enjoy decorating for Christmas, but I promise I'd like it even more if Christmas were in the summer.

I certainly love my pink and purple tree too much to switch it out for the traditional Christmas colors, but just can't find decor to match it. Oh well, I'm sort of liking my mismatched decor.

Isn't it so whimsical/vintage/bohemian? All words I love to hate.

Also, it bugs that all of my pictures involving wood are so orangey.

I loved adding a stocking to our "mantle" this year

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And how sweet is this little reminder? You need one too, and you can get it here for only 5 buckaroos!

After I add my wreath that I'll be making soon, that's about all the decking of my halls I'll be doing this year, and I'm pretty satisfied with the outcome.

So, my winter like? Decorating for the holiday.

P.S: Did I miss the memo that it's cool not to capitalize the beginning of sentences and "I"? What is with this blog craze going on? Sorry folks, but it actually makes you look uneducated. Or lazy. Take your pick. Yes, I'm rude, but certain things (aforementioned) just really get my goat.

And I just realized how ornery I sound in this post. Awesome. I actually had a fantastic day, and am most definitely a happy, happy girl.

Is December Over Yet?

Winter like: Dressing SammyBug in hats and leg warmers

One of the first things I bought when I was pregnant (mini boden)

We're a little obsessed with giraffes

Hate it if you want, but I love it.

A Red Lego Day

Samson and I ventured up to the land of Lehi for some face time with the Ingrams while Grandma babysat.

A big part of our visit was spent Lego-ing. Ocean liners, ducks, planes, lighthouses...we tackled them all.

Serious Lego business with this kid. Check out how clev he is here.

A whole new world

Van, inserting his fancy plane in the picture

And see, here it is. He needed extra seating on top of the cockpit. Very accomodating, this one, can't turn away a single passenger!

Grandma introduced el bebe to the wonderful noises of Legos clanking together...

...and, of course, their delicious taste

Winter like: CheddarCaramelButter Popcorn tins

This Guy Gets Around

Helicoptered into the University Mall parking lot at 10:15 am, then manned his post at Provo Towne Center by 10:30 am. Whew, what a life!

Santa looks to be alright with Lyla pulling at his beard (Sam eventually got to it too), but he actually was kind of ornery about it. Not very Christmas-y, Santer Clause. Geez.

Oh, and Sam was thrilled. Obv.

Winter like: these two munchkins getting to sit on Santa's lap

Eventful Thursday

Winter like: the way that a snow storm silences our surroundings.

Baby like: the comical torturous reaction to being fed rice cereal

please excuse the disgusting foam filling the gap below the baseboards

can't tell you how mad I was to find Tadd had done that one night

Grahams, Glue and Glucose

I like the winter season as an excuse for making graham cracker houses.

Not gingerbread. Graham cracker. And we take our graham-cracker-making-business very seriously. Crack houses, you might say.

Frosting to hold the house together? Psshaw. Hot glue works much better. I wouldn't suggest eating it, but who actually eats the foundation of the house? Pretty sure only the candy is picked off and consumed.

Sugared minds at work

Jack wrote up a blueprint, smart boy

Sam returned some of those kisses he gets from Addie

A snazzy marshmallow snowman

$150 worth of candy

Yes, I built a mansion

And yes, Mark made a Tai fighter

Megan - The Shire?

My mansion! I wasn't able to finish it since lil' Sam just wouldn't stay asleep at grandma's.

Notice the garage door. I'm so clev.

Jon the architect. You should've seen him whittling away at those crackers to create perfection.

And always favored to win...the artist.

A New Challenge

And let me tell you, this one will be a C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E.

I hate winter. Have I said that before? Oh, only 239 times? Well, let's make it 240 times.

I hate winter.

Now, I don't necessarily enjoy being a grump all season long,

nor do I plan for my bad attitude

to infect the holiday season, but it just seems to do so.

So, I've decided to list at least one thing

I like about winter every day this month.

Today, I like our Christmas tree. It wouldn't be on display in our

house unless it were winter.

PS: why won't my text automatically wrap in blogger right now?

5,000 Calories

That's the universal daily minimum on Thanksgiving, right?

This year we were at Casa de Peterson, and had a lovely time. All my family was at my parents this year, so needless to say, the day was full of "loud". Two parents, six daughters, five husbands, one boyfriend, five grandkids, and three dogs. Lots of loud. And I wouldn't have had it any other way.

Dinner was a little delayed, and didn't begin until 6:30, so there was plenty of time to socialize and stuff ourselves on the relish tray and ham.

Obligatory picture on the way to The Ridge

Baby Flower hangin' with grumpa

Jon taught Sam some MMA moves, and he and Tadd decided he'll be a wrestler. I refuse.

My new book! The author even signed it for me!

P.S. the author is my mom!

Addie giving Sam lots of hugs and kisses. This seems to happen often. That's because they are besties.

And this seems to happen a lot too. Van, displaying his large mouth. My fave.

Check out his dapper self. All dressed up for Thanksgiving!

The little tyke and me

Mallory posing next to her well dressed table. She and Nick were hard at work for a few hours prior to dinner, and their work definitely paid off, it was beautiful!

Our place settings

We had a jolly ol' time this Thanksgiving, and especially enjoyed the large selection of desserts after dinner (pumpkin pie, pecan pie, chocolate pecan pie, apple pie, chocolate creme pie, lemon tart, cheesecake)!

I am so thankful for our families, and the entertainment they supply us with day after day.