Charlie Boy....

My sweet little Charlie is growing so fast.  On the 22nd he'll be 3 months old.  He is all smiles these days and he makes my heart melt.  He is very communicative and coos and goos to let me know what he wants. 

While Lucy was a tiny little peanut who couldn't make it on the growth charts, Charlie represents the other end of the spectrum.  At his two month appointment he weighed a whopping 14 lbs 2.5 oz!  That put him in the 95th percentile for weight.  Charlie is a big eater, and still wants to eat every 1-2 hours during the day.  However, he'll sleep from 8:30 PM to 9:30 AM, and only wakes up once to eat.  I'll let my babies eat all day long if they give me some good sleep at night!  

Charlie is just starting to really notice Lucy and I love to see him coo and smile at her.  

Today he laughed for the first time, and it was so darn cute.  I love my boy!

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Jorgensen!!!

11-23-12

A perfect day.

Because of this....

 My kid sister tied the knot with a pretty awesome guy.  What more could a big sister ask for?

 The day was beautiful.  I sat in the Salt Lake Temple, and realized it was the first time that I had been in the temple with my whole family.  What a beautiful privilege.  My grandpa sealed Annie and Joey for time and all eternity, and I was so proud of my sister for finding such a great guy.  Because life is a whole lot better when you get to spend it with an amazingly good man.

Like him.

 Annie's wedding day was so fun for me, because we know and love most of the same people.  Especially now that I live away, it was SO good to catch up with past ward members, family friends, and family members.  It's in these moments that I think, "This must be what heaven will be like."  A chance to sit and talk and be with people you love.

 Jenny and Jordan's dad

 My Grandpa and Grandma Hale

 Scott and Adelaide

 My cousin, Erin, and her little man, Adam.

 Erin

 Little miss Lucy Jayne

 Little Charlie looking dapper in his bow tie.

 Steve, Kalli, Noah, Erin, Sarah, Abbie, and Mike

 Lucy did a good job considering she had no nap.  Luckily, Uncle Bob brought his iPad.  Good man.

 Lucy and Noah killing time at the luncheon.

 One last shot of the little man.

The day ended in us rocking out to an amazing Beatles cover band, and then Annie and Joey driving off in a Maserati.  Congratulations you two.  Sure love you both!

Ugly Sweater Party 2012--Keeping it Classy

Last December, I opened the ugliest sweater vest I had ever seen in a White Elephant game with the young women in our Utah ward.  That night, a seed was planted.  

That seed came to fruitition last Friday night with an Ugly Sweater Party hosted by yours truly.

It. was. so. fun.

I put on a hot chocolate bar, and had everyone bring desserts and appetizers.  Our friend, Josh Shelton, did all the photography.

Charlie bit my finger!

Enjoy:

 And the winner was......

......Josh.

Hope you're enjoying your 'Forever Lazy'--the full body Snuggie suit complete with hood and butt flap.

Another Crazy Utah Trip....

Remember how we went to Utah over a month ago?  I do.  Remember how I haven't blogged about any of it?  I do.  Sigh.  Honestly, it's been crazy town since we've been home so I'm finally getting around to blogging about our many adventures.  Unfortunately, I forgot to get all the pictures off my parent's cameras before I left.  There were so many situations where I didn't take pictures because I thought, "Oh well, I'll just snag their pictures."  Crap.  My dad claims he will mail me a disc soon.  We'll see.  

While we were in Utah we managed to fit in a crazy amount of events.  In the first week we were there we blessed Charlie, celebrated my mom's birthday, celebrated my birthday, attended bachelor/bachelorette parties for Annie and Joey, celebrated TWO Thanksgivings, and saw Annie and Joey get sealed in the temple.  Whoa.

On my birthday, I'm pretty sure I consumed a weeks worth of calories.   That morning we went to Kneaders for their scrumptious french toast breakfast. 

After breakfast we got ready then headed into the City Creek.  I bought myself a killer pair of boots and then we met up with my mom, dad, Scott, Rach, Annie, Aunt Elaine, cousin Erin, and Jenny for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory.

 After lunch, we went home and I got to take a nap.  Oh yeah.  After I woke up, we dropped the kids off at my parent's house and Jordan took me to Benihana for dinner.  I may have eaten my body weight in shrimp with garlic butter.  After dinner, we had ice cream cake at my parent's house.  Overall, a perfect day.  I wish I had all the pictures on my mom's camera!!  My normally handsome husband decided to shave a mustache on my birthday so he could freak Annie out with it before the wedding.  I was less than pleased.

My little man on my birthday.  How crazy is it that my mom had FOUR kids by the time she turned 28?  Whoa.

 Papa Walker loved little Charlie too.

 After the wedding, we stayed in condos at the Marriott Resort in Park City with my family. After the craziness of the previous week, it was nice to relax.  We played cards, watched movies, shopped at the outlets, and soaked in the hot tubs.

 I busted out a batch of the traditional caramel apples.

One of the nights we went to see the lights at Temple Square.  We bundled Charlie up for his first time seeing the lights.

 I was so glad we were able to see the lights while we were there, because we will not be in Utah for Christmas this year.  The lights got me sufficiently pumped for Christmas.

 I can't believe my kid sister got married. Post pending.

 We all got pedicures before the wedding. 

 A cute shot of Charlie.

 Well, our flight home was mostly uneventful.  Charlie did manage to blowout from his neck to his ankles when we were getting off the plane.  At least he waited until we landed.  

Since we've been home, we've been getting the house all gussied up for Christmas.  I've been playing Christmas music nonstop and having a ball decorating my own house for the first time.  I hosted an Ugly Sweater Party the Friday after I got home, so I spent the entire week getting ready for it.

Maybe I'll post again when I receive the pictures.  We'll see.