Holiday Fun

Over the Christmas and new year's weeks Ian and I had a few days off and had so much fun spending time with Ethan and our families. We also found time to work on our entry way project that has been neglected for some time! Here are some recent photos! I realize they are out of order...but scroll down to see the new front door and the new tile flooring! :)

Our trip to the Dr.'s office...

It was a very short lived trip. We made it down the road about a half mile at most, and I got stuck, twice. Thankfully I was able to turn around and made it back to our driveway! So we decided to stay in. Ethan feels staying home with a good book is way better than getting shots :)

Merry Christmas Friends!

Merry Christmas to our Friends and Family!

This year has been just a wonderful year for Ian and I. We knew 2008 we would be blessed with having Ethan, but we didn't know just how much. We are having such a great time being parents, and are so happy for our little family. I realize now how much I've always wanted to be a mommy.
This year I have also grown in my faith. Since having Ethan, I have made more time to pray, go to church more often, and be thankful for the things in our lives. I only hope to continue to grow closer to God personally and as a family in 2009.

We hope those with heavy hearts will find peace, and we hope your season is a blessed one, full of hope, peace, laughter, Love and Family!

Merry Christmas,
Love, Ian, Jamie & Ethan

Christmas trees and coughs

So no one ever tells you what hard work it is to be a mom...but no one can ever quite explain how rewarding it is either. As I look at these pictures of my BIG little boy, I can't believe how fast 4 months have flown by. He has changed so much, and has such a personality now.
The other day he had his first, "mommy I miss you" moment and it melted my heart. Someone else was holding him, and he looked at Daddy, then at mommy and started to pout a little. I said "Hi baby" to him and his pout turned into an all out cry. It was the cutest and sadest thing I had ever seen. It instantly melted me. I scooped him up and kissed him and cuddled him and realized he knew his mommy! What a wonderful feeling!


We also ventured out and got our tree this weekend and Ethan ended up with a sad little cough and Daddy with a sore throat! :( We had so much fun bringing Ethan along this year though, it was great to share this family tradition together with our new little family!

We survived our first trip to Cabella's this weekend! That store is so nuts, but so fun. It is NOT made for carts or strollers, that is for sure, we had a fun time trying to weave our way in and out of all the small spaces with Ethan's car seat sitting on the cart. There were plenty of people having trouble with big strollers too...but none the less, it was a lot of fun. We got some fun Christmas gifts. Ethan loved all the big stuffed animals...by stuffed I mean like taxadermy. They even have an elephant there! He laughed at it. It was so funny. Here he is sitting in a kid's camping chair, like a big boy!

Other fun things this weekend, I did a photo shoot with a family who I've been doing pictures for for three years. Their kids are so cute. I posted the link on my Shutter Speed blog if anyone is interested. We had so much fun!