Ayden's Blessing Day

On Sunday we were able to bless our little Ayden and it was an amazing experience. We had a lot of family from Jonathan's side come to be a part of it and the blessing Jonathan gave was so sweet...I was bawling before he had even finished his first sentence. It was so amazing to have so many family members and friends be able to join in - thank you to everyone who was there to be a part of this, especially Jonathan's parents and sister since they drove all the way down from central Oregon just for this weekend.

Jonathan, Ayden, and me with Jonathan's parents Tom and Terry.

Our handsome little man.

My parents were wonderful enough to let us hold a luncheon at their house afterward and everything turned out great! We had more than enough food thanks to the Jonathan's parents and I can't thank my mom enough for spending all weekend baking cookies for dessert. My family worked hard to make this day all that it could be and I love them dearly for it.

Ayden with his Grandpa Decker. While they were here there was hardly a moment when one of them wasn't holding Ayden. What a spoiled little guy :)

I decided to take some shots of him just by himself in the adorable little white tuxedo we bought him. He was being so cute I couldn't help but take a ton of pictures! He's going to have a whole scrapbook full of pictures before he's even three months old!

He kept smiling at me while I was taking pictures and it just made my heart melt. How is it that you can love something so much???

We looked all over for a pair of shoes that would go well with his little tuxedo but found nothing. Finally we went to Babies 'r' Us and found a pair of white knit booties. They worked out great! I decided that maybe someday I'll have to start a line of baby clothing that specializes in just boys clothes because it seems like there is WAY more stuff out there for baby girls!

His tuxedo jacket had the cutest little tails! When we tried it on him it was love at first sight!

Twilight!!!

So on Saturday I went with a group of eight people (my mom and sister, Jonathan's mom and sister, and four of Jonathan's cousins) to see Twilight. We have all read the books and we were all really excited to see how they chose to portray it through cinema. Granted no movie based off of a book can truly follow it 100% - I thought that for the most part it was done really well. The casting is spot on and there is a decent amount of humor, although some of it may be harder to catch if you haven't read the book. All in all I thought it was pretty darn great!

The Cullens - (from left to right) Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, Edward, and Emmit. I loved Alice!

Going a Little Nuts...

So this Sunday is Ayden's blessing day which in itself is an exciting and extremely joyful occasion, and we are lucky enough to have Jonathan's family coming from Oregon which is also great, but it just so happens that the preparing part isn't nearly as enjoyable. This week I don't think I am going to have time to do hardly anything between watching Ayden, cleaning the house, and running a million errands (in fact I really shouldn't even be taking the time to write this...oh well).



There are several factors that make up the bulk of my frustrations with how busy I'm finding myself. First and foremost is the fact that my dad picked this last week to start finishing some remodeling he's doing in the kitchen and dining room. Now, this may seem like a good thing, and in theory I suppose it is, but when you are expecting a boat-load of guests in a mere week is it really the best idea to do all of the sanding on the unfinished walls? Especially when the open floor plan of the house allows the dust to go EVERYWHERE? Now almost every room in the two upper floors of the house is going to need to be not only cleaned, but deep cleaned seeing as none of the furniture was covered before this project took flight. I'm going to be beating dust out of my sofa for weeks now. :(

The more frustrating thing about this is that no one is really ever around to help clean, and when they are around they aren't particularly jumping at the chance to help out. Even though there are eight people living in the house, with everyone else either being at work, at school, or off doing some other thing, I doubt I'm going to receive much help. So pretty much anytime I can get Ayden down for a nap I am running around like a crazy person trying to get something done, otherwise it may not happen. Ugh.




Annoying thing number two is that Jonathan and I are currently sharing one vehicle. This wouldn't be such a big deal if he didn't work and go to school 35 miles away...but seeing as he does it presents a small problem if I ever need to run an errand. It basically leaves me at the mercy of everyone else's schedules which are generally more important than mine it would seem. We did have another car but at the request of Jonathan's parents gave it to his cousin who is going through a rough patch. The trade off was that they are providing us with a replacement of pretty much equal value...but won't get here with it till Saturday. So I suppose there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but it sucks that we had to be down one vehicle during such an important event. Some of my errands this week include buying Christmas gifts (since this is the only time we'll see Jonathan's family before Christmas), buying Ayden's blessing suit, picking up food, paper products, pictures, and who knows what else from random stores, shopping for baby groceries, paying our storage unit bill.....and that's just to name a few.

I guess if I make it to the end of the week without ending up in a straight jacket, I'll consider this week a big success.

The New Bond Movie

Today Jonathan, my brother Josh, and I went to see the movie Quantum of Solace. I have to say we all thought it was a pretty great movie! There was A LOT of action and not too much innuendo or sex which is weird since James Bond is a legendary sex symbol...not that I'm complaining or anything, its just a little out of suit for the movie series. One thing I was particularly pleased about (and this may sound strange coming from a woman) was that they put the silhouettes back into the intro. They didn't have them in Casino Royale and it was a little disappointing since they are such a big part of what makes up a Bond movie, and lets face it, they are sexy! ;) Anyway, we were all happy, and even though I wasn't such a huge fan of Daniel Craig in Casino Royale...I'm warming up to him. I personally prefer Pierce Brosnan as far as pretty Bond guys go, but Daniel Craig's tough guy attitude makes him a different kind of attractive. Grrrr :)

Fun Photos

Since its been getting cold outside we've been enjoying putting little hats on our little man. This one is one of our favorites since its looks just so darn cute and one of the ladies in our ward made it for him.

Ayden loves to nap with mommy and daddy! One thing that's fun about Ayden is that he is a big snuggler just like his parents.

I love to burp! :)

Swingin' Good Fun!

Ayden loves his starlight swing....as long as he doesn't think we're trying to put him down for a nap! :) My brothers both say that they wish they made these kinds of swings for adults. I must say it does look comfy!



Here's a video of me in my swing!

Bathtub Time!!!

Ayden wasn't too keen on the idea of baths at first but the more we show him how much fun they are the more he seems to like them. Soon I hope he learns to splash and play and love his bathtime!