Since my last post is from the first week of January I thought I'd do an update on a few things that have happened since then.


First up is this video from Christmas of us telling Paul's family that we were prego. I had it all planned out how I was going to tell MY parents in a cute and fun way and then Paul, my mom and I were all just talking in the kitchen and Paul blerts out that we're pregnant. Totally not fun!! My mom's says "Well you better go tell Dad too"  So I wanted to have our announcement to the Browns be more fun, I wrote up Betty's Christmas card from the kids to say "Mother of 8, Grandma of 4, thank you for all you do. Merry Christmas"  well she only had 3 grandkids so she immediately read it and here's what happened. I think Cohen took the news pretty hard ;)

For anyone who knows Britton, he's not much of a hugger or a human contact sort of a guy, haha, but I wanted to get documentation of him holding his nephew since I can barely get a hug out of him myself. He's even smiling!

Next was Cohen's 1st birthday! He had 2 cakes and 1 party, lucky little guy :) I thought I'd do the messy cake eating thing at our house so Dave and Rachelle didnt have frosting on their cupboards and ceiling, then we had a party with some friends over at Dave's house later in the week. Cohen loves to run around with big kids and get into anything they're doing. This baby is going to be a much needed play buddy for our little man.

 

  

such good sharing :)

 

  

cousins helping him blow out candles

A few weeks later Charlie came to visit and to ride in the Tour de Palm Springs, 104 mile bike ride! I swear that man can run circles around his 20 something kids. He is the energizer bunny! Not sure what face Cohen is doing here but its the best I could get out of him :)

And last but not least is the first baby bump picture. Im officially in my 2nd Trimester and feeling mostly all better. This baby knocked me out for a few months with nausea and general feeling like crappiness but I think I'm over the hump. Hopefully we can find out the gender in the next 2 weeks!

Picture Perfect

A big thanks to Megan Papworth Photography for taking these for us. This was the best Christmas present a girl could ask for, documenting memories and how our life is right at this moment. However, we already are missing a little someone from these pictures so I guess we'll have to call Megan next Christmas too :)

 

  

  

  

  

Laguna Beach

A couple of families from our ward decided to ditch the desert for the day and head out to the coast. Saturday was the lowest tide of the year so we hit the beach and did some tide pool exploring and played in the ocean. Well, put our feet in the ocean anyway :) Cohen thoroughly enjoyed playing in the waves washing on shore and eating inordinate amounts of sand. He still has sandy diapers! He kept wrecking all the older kids sandcastles and other creations but he had a grand old time as did we. Our good friend Rachel, whose hubby is in med school at UC Irvine, was able to meet us down there and provided much needed girl talk. She is due in 2 1/2 weeks and we couldn't be more excited for her and Sean to be parents! Too bad nepotism prevailed and I only took pictures of Cohen and Paul.