fun in the sun- AZ ☀

Monday night, Seth, my mom, Warren, and I drove to Arizona. We were originally just going to go down on Friday to surprise my mom-in-law for her birthday, but my sis ended up having a game at ASU on Tuesday so we made it a week trip! The weather was BEAUTIFUL!! We hung out with Seth's fam, and it was a blast. I really didn't want to come home, but throwing off a babies schedule can really take a toll on the momma, so it's nice to be home, but I miss them already. There are 8 nieces and nephews from Seth's two sisters all under 11. They're all so fun and cute:) It was fun to see them with their cousin Warren. Seth and I usually have never really taken pictures when we go down there to visit, so I went a little camera crazy, so I'll only share a few! But it was fun following them around and taking pictures.

Get ready for picture overload!

1st stop- 1st house

cheese!








Freeze Tag!








2nd Stop- 2nd house


orange tree in the back yard!!










drinking bubbles?!











he fell asleep quietly on her shoulder...i was dumbfounded. he usually doesnt give up so easily.




cute lil man just woke up from a nap

my boys

daddy and son.

I have a feeling lil Ren is gonna be just like daddy. He'll definitely be a mommas boy:), but also just like daddy. He LOOKS just like daddy. I get it everytime someone sees him.
"Oh wow, Seth's eyes."
"yip he looks JUST like Seth!"
"I can see a little bit of you in him, but DEFINITELY Seth." (I can NEVER spell definitely right for the life of me. Thank goodness for the little red lines that tell you it's spelled wrong)

He's got Seth's tender heart. (Not that I don't have a tender heart, but..) As I've been told, Seth would get pouty lips and cry when someone else was crying. *When he was a baby* A while ago we were going through sounds and videos of Warren that we have been recording, while he was laying right next to us. We started to play his own cry and he then got this HUGE pout lip and started blinking fast and sadly.
Yesterday I was playing with him on his changing table, and making sounds, that would be embarrassing if someone heard not knowing I was playing with a baby, and then I starting making a sound that apparently to him sounded as though someone was crying. He immediately got a pouty lip and blinked his eyes fast a few times and tears welled up and he started to cry. I felt SOOOO bad, but at the same time thought it was the cutest thing. So of course I picked him up and snuggled him.
So this morning after he woke up and was playing with me on the bed in his room, I just wanted to see if it was just cuz he was hungry yesterday or if he's really just tender hearted. Yup. In the middle of me giggling, I did a pouty face of my own with just a little sob and while smiling, tears welled up, then the pout. I then made him laugh right away. How mean am I?! I won't do it anymore I promise.

He sleeps just like Seth. He's a mover. I put the little man down vertical to the rails and come morning, he's horizontal. Sometimes completing a 180.

He slobers, just like Seth.. jk.. but he has become quite the slobber king.

He's a happy little boy and I can get him to smile almost whenever I want. Besides outside when it's bright and the wind is blowing. It distracts him.








love my boys

the whole story

okay okay... so he's not walking yet! Joanie hit it right on. I held him up then let go while my mom snapped the shot and then caught him. He's pretty good with standing on our laps, so I thought we'd try it:) Here are all our attempts. Looked pretty real though, right?! The one I posted was the only one I could get my hands out of the way fast enough, and him not tipping over ;)

walking already?!

let him cry it out???

another question for all you mommas out there.

Before Warren got sick, he was pretty good about putting himself to sleep for nights and naps, but since he was sick, I had to help him out a little bit. Now that he's getting better, he hardly will fall asleep for the life of him without me rocking him to sleep completely. Which sometimes I don't mind doing, BUT sometimes he just fusses and fusses until I'm bouncing him hard enough that he'll fall asleep. Now I'm exhausted and can't do it all the time. I want to be able to just put him down and he learns to fall asleep. I know sometimes NO crying at all is impossible, but A LOT LESS would be grand:)

Did you guys let your babies cry it out if that happened? It's soooo hard. I'm letting him cry it out right now and it's just tugging at my lil heart strings. I want him to learn though. What do you suggest?? Or what have you done that eased up nap and nightime stress? :)

first stroll of the year

Today was a pretty day so we decided to go on a little stroll up to the temple. My mom doesnt understand the meaning of 'stroll'. She was booking it, I had to slow her down a lot. It's like she's married to someone who walks fast or something ;) Warren liked the first 10 minutes then fell asleep. Nonetheless it was great to get outside!! Can't wait for spring and warmer weather!

my pretty momma in front of the Temple






kinda overexposed, but i liked it.





the original with the house numbers look cool, but TMI:)

stinker buddy

Warren is affectionately known as 'stinker buddy' to Seth. I think it came from the first time Ren shot his doo doo all over me, and I mean SHOT. It kinda stunk. Literally. Our lil guy is growing up & changing way too fast. It's fun, but at the same time, where did my tiny, non-wiggly, cuddler go? ('Cuddler' should be a word:) This lil guy is ALL-OVER the changing table with his hands and legs, and he's not much of a cuddle bug anymore. This kid already wants to be running around going crazy, I can see it in his eyes;) He's sleeping consistently 7-9 hrs at night! I have yet to get a good video of him going crazy batting at his toys, he's getting pretty good at it. Here are a few updates on our lil man.

He's really into sucking on his blankets right now.

Tummy time is progressively getting better, but he still likes him some cotton.

I'm not sure if he's practicing some yoga skills or some Jackie Chan moves for later in life.

He's also got the cross-eyes down, thanks to his fists.

If only I could find my aviators...he'd give Tom Cruise a run for his money.

His smiles are getting bigger:)