Five Christmases

Tyler and I decided to start a tradition when we got married of taking a family picture in front of our Christmas tree every year. Today I realized we were about to celebrate our fifth Christmas as a family and I thought it would be fun to see if I could find all of our pictures...

2005- Our first Christmas together we had the cutest little tree. We decided we never wanted to get a fake tree because both of our families had always gotten real ones and we loved it growing up. This was my first Christmas away from my family so I was kind of dreading it but I remember thinking it was my best Christmas ever. It was so fun to learn and be a part of Tyler's family's traditions. After spending Christmas eve and Christmas morning with Tyler's family we got to fly up to Boise and have Christmas dinner with my family.

One of the memories that sticks out in my mind from this Christmas is that I wanted these boots sooo bad and after me and Ty opened up our presents from each other I started crying because he didn't get me the boots. He had led me to believe that he was getting them for me so I was just so dissapointed (and a little emotional that first year of marriage). I was so upset that I didn't want to go to Tyler's parents house. Finally Tyler had to just tell me that his brother had bought me the boots so I would calm down and go. Ty makes fun of me for crying about my boots to this day. I still have them and love them, Thanks Tallon :)

2006-We were so poor this year that we broke down and borrowed Ty's grandma's fake tree and we've used it ever since. Hopefully someday we can afford a real one again! This Christmas my family spent in Utah so we got to see both our families again.
2007-We spent this Christmas with Tyler's family and sadly I can't remember much else about it.
2008-This year we spent Christmas day at Disneyland with my family. Since I was pregnant I could hardly ride anything but we still had a lot of fun. The not fun part was the drive there and how we had to stop every 3 hours so I could walk around. My doctor told me I could get blood clots if I didn't and I thought I was getting them a few times which Tyler also makes fun of me for.

2009-Having Saylor in our family makes Christmas so much more exciting. We can't wait to celebrate her first Christmas! We are spending this Christmas with Tyler's family and driving up to Boise the day after.

Merry Christmas!!

9 months!

Saylor is 9 months old! I took her to her 9 month check up and she has gotten huge!

Here are her stats:

Weight: 19 lb-59.8%

Length: 28.5inches-82%

Head size: 16.7 inches-10%

Saylor is such a speedy crawler now and pulls herself up to stand on everything and sometimes will even take a few steps along furniture. Say wants to be moving constantly so when we have to get her dressed or change her diaper she screams like she is going to die. All this crawling and climbing on everything has meant a lot of falling and a lot of scrapes, bruises and scratches. Poor little babe:( She is also getting her first tooth. Saylor has learned how to shake her head no and when she hears music she will dance to the music by bobbing up and down-love it! I also love that when I am laughing at something Saylor will start to laugh acting like she knows whats funny, she's so cute!

We took Saylor to Texas Roadhouse and she was having the time of her life, she loved all the people, loud music, dancing and she also really enjoyed the rolls. She felt like such a big girl sitting at the table with mom and dad.

I can't believe Saylor has been out of my tummy as long as she was in! Becoming a mom has definitely been the most life changing event of my life. It's hard to imagine life without Saylor, she is everything to me and Ty. As she gets older she is just getting more and more fun!!