Like Family

These people... they are family.
I have been so fortunate to make so many wonderful friends and neighbors here the past 5-6 years, but this particular bunch, have a very special place with me.

We all met the first year we moved here. None of us had kids, we were all newlyweds, and I am pretty sure, this was all our first time being homeowners. We were all starting such a new and exciting phase in our lives and for me, it was a bit of an overwhelming time of adjustment in moving away from my home and family in St George. I was pretty homesick... and these people changed that.

It started with dinners and game nights that kept us all up laughing our heads off until the wee hours of the night or morning. Now, we all have kids and bedtimes, but we manage to have just as much fun, just in different ways. :)

I have really grown to rely on and love them all. They have completely been there for me when I needed family. And now, as so many are moving away and starting new chapters in their lives I can't help but feel sad. They are not moving far away, but far enough that things will never be quite the same and I'm really going to miss that. I'm really going to miss them.

Thank you all for being the greatest friends I could ever hope for. See you soon?? Right??

16 months

Man, without my monthly Ollie shoots I have been really slacking on the ol' blog. I really need to keep it up, it's such a great journal so I am gonna try real hard to do better!

Ollie at 16 months... he is a wild man. This boy scares me... he has NO fear. No reservations. He just goes for it.

While I admire his courage, it also freaks me right out. He would walk straight off a cliff if I wasn't there to stop him. He is my little daredevil. Even the park is a scary place sometimes because he will just walk right on down a slide or a ledge and tumble all the way down. Eek. I fear broken bones are in this boys future.

Other than that, he is completely adorable and wonderful and my little buddy. I LOVE spending my days with him. I love when he picks up a book, brings it to me, and turns around and backs up to plop on my lap. I love when he laughs at himself. I love when he shows off when people are around. I just love him.

I also kind of love meal time... he is so funny about eating. He is happy, he is sad, he is confused. Also, when it comes to food, this is the only time he shows caution... when I try to give him something to eat... he has to carefully stare and study it before he will put it in his mouth. Go figure. Here is what it generally looks like...

This is the face he gives me when I present the new food... everytime.

ok... I can try that

success!!

Or perhaps not...

Or, maybe it's ok...

Who knows. This boy is all over the place... and I adore it. I adore him.