MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

What a wonderful time of year. We hope that all of you are having a great Christmas season and that this year is wrapping up nicely for you. We have had so much fun with Jacob this Christmas and wanted to share a few pictures. Jacob has loved the Christmas tree and hasn't torn it down yet (I was a little worried that he would). Jacob is a little quiet in these videos, but I hope you can here him say "ho ho ho" like Santa. Little boys are so fun!

More Pics of the Kids!!!

Well, I just wanted to throw in some more cute pictures of Jacob and his cousins while we were out in Utah. There are just so many cute pictures I had to add this blog as a continuation of our trip to Utah. Also, I have noticed that some of my friends and family have done a "Thankful List", so I thought I would do a real short one. I have never really been into doing the "thankful list" because it kinda seems like bragging, but here goes . . . I feel like bragging today!

#1: I am thankful for my celestial marriage to my amazing husband. The prophets and apostles have said there is no substitute for a temple marriage and just as recent as last conferance Elder Nelson stated that "Celestial marriage is a pivotal part of preparation for eternal life." I am grateful to live in a day and age where I can take advantage of the gospel and the priesthood being on the earth. Andrew and I were married in the Manti Temple April 30th, 2005.

#2: I am thankful for my amazing husband that takes great care of all my needs and is the best dad a child could ever have. I am grateful to have a man that is motivated and not only has dreams and expectations for his family but goes out and works to achieve them. I always love to just spend time with Andrew! We met the day after he returned from serving an LDS mission in Italy, November 27th, 2002.

#3: I am thankful of course for my sweet son. He is the kind of son every mother hopes for. I know he is only one but I can already tell what kind of a man he will be. He is intelligent, sweet, loving, persistent, and is already such a good looking little boy. Being a mother is such a wonderful gift that has been reserved only for Heavenly Father's daughters. What faith and love Heavenly Father has in and for his daughters to give us this wonderful blessing. I could go on and on, but those three encompass everything that is wonderful about life . . . hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I do!

Thanksgiving in Utah!!!

Okay, get ready for a long post with lots of great pictures! We went to UT for thanksgiving. We had a great time visiting with the family!! We got there on Tuesday and went to Andrew's family first. We got to hang out with his brother Brandon's family for a few hours. They have 3 cute kids that Jacob loved to play with. We went over to Wingers (we had to hit up Wingers because they are not out here in Denver) where Jacob showed off his utensil skills. He just has to eat everything with a fork or spoon and gets upset if he sees us with one and he doesn't have one.





Grammie and Grampie are so fun to play with and give Jacob a lot of attention. He is a little shy around anyone that is taller than he is and that is not his mom or dad but he warmed up quickly with Grammie and Grampie! And Aunt Melissa is always so fun and makes funny faces with Jacob that he is right at home with her!




We spent Thanksgiving Day over with my side of the family (the Winters). Jacob was so excited to see his new little cousin Arikka and would bend down to her height to make sure that he could get a good look at her. He had fun during bath time with McKayla and loved to run around with Jaron; who is just a couple months older than Jacob.





Dinner was great! Kristi, Roger, Andrew, Jenni, and I played the Wii for a little while and then the guys went out to shoot at some targets down by Utah Lake. Once Andrew, Nate, and Roger got back, we all sat down and had a great time at dinner. Once dinner was over we played UNO and had a great time. It was nice to be back in Utah after having moved out of state during the summer.




Even though Grandma and Grandpa Winters haven't seen Jacob since we moved, they made sure to give him special hugs before we left. We loved seeing you all for Thanksgiving and you are welcome to come and visit us in Denver!

Eggrolls, Stickers and Rides...oh my!!!!!

Here are a few pictures of what we have been up to the last little bit. Jacob tried his first eggroll and loved it. Andrew was just going to give him a bite but Jacob took it out of his hand and dug right into it. It was so cute.





We were sent some return address stickers in the mail the other day and Jacob got a hold of them. He was trying to get them off and stick them to us...so me, being the silly mom that I am decided to put them on his face. He loved it and kept them there for a while...long enough for me to get the camera and snap a few pics.





Jacob has a bear, not just any bear but a Charlie bear. He has to fall asleep with him, wake up with him and has to get out of bed with him. Jacob is so cute with him. Well the other day I put Charlie on Jacobs little push-around car and Jacob got on with Charlie and took him for a "ride". It was so fun to watch him go around the room then get off and push him around for a while.






I really do have the best job in the world. Nothing beats watching your little one grow up and do funny things!!!!!

I got picture tagged!!!

Here's how you do it: take the fourth picture folder and post the fourth picture in that folder. Then you take the sixth folder and post the sixth picture in that folder. Explain the pictures and then send the tag along. Here are my pictures:



Andrew and I wanted to take one last trip before we had our sweet little boy. We are in St. Augustine Florida at the fountain of youth. I was 5 months pregnant and was having a really bad hair day!!! ;)



This picture was taken at my parent's house. We were just hanging out with the family before the big move.

Thanks for tagging me Leslie it was fun!!! Now I tag April, Kristi and Kristin...have fun!!

Grammie and Grampie Visit!!!

Andrew's parents came out to visit us again a couple of weekends ago. We love having them come out and see us, it means so much to us!!! Jacob just loves them and warms up to them quickly! Andrew's sister, Angela, also came out to see us. It is so fun to have Anutie La La visit. I wanted to share a few pictures of Jacob with his Grandparents and there is also a special picture of three Welch generations (Jacob, Andrew, and Andrew's Dad)! Thanks for coming out to see us and come back soon!!!