Spring, Easter, Conference...The Good Stuff.

I love spring and I love my family.

The past little month or so we have been thrown for a real loop.  We took turns having a nasty sickness.  Due to some changes at Chaz's work he has had to take on a heavy load and a lot more hours and responsibility.  I'm trying to ween Boston and I don't think he is quite ready for it.  Boston has been super fussy and I am not exactly sure why but a lot days leave me feeling like I need some therapy. Ha!

Certain moments throughout this hard time though, there have been such sweet moments.  Today especially, was such a pay day.  Boston was so sweet and so happy.  Just see for yourself:  

He found his old high chair and climbed right up in it and started smiling and laughing at me.  It is sweet moments like these that give me a big boost and make being a mom feel so worth it.  

We went on a walk and he just held onto these flowers.  It was adorable.

Our Easter was just wonderful.  We got to see the Allreds and the Bollwinkels on Easter.

Boston got some playdough in one of his eggs and immediately ate it and then threw up but other than that he was a champion at the egg hunt.

I have the kindest mother in law who offered to pay for me to take a photography class.  So I am taking one of those community ones that are one night a week.  I love it so so much.  I have already learned a ton.  It is also really good for me to just get out of the house for a couple hours every week... :)

Here's a little photo shoot I did of Bosty:

This General Conference there were so many talks on family.  As I have reflected on the things taught and thought about my own husband and little boy, I feel so much gratitude for them.  One of my very favorite things that was said in conference was from Elder Christofferson,

"Brothers and sisters, many things are good, many are important, but only a few are essential."

There are so many things trying to pull me in so many different directions.  There are so many ways to use my time.  There are so many voices telling me I need to do more and more in order to be successful.

It is hard to remember what is truly essential.

The essential is my family and the gospel.  I hope I can love my family better, make them happier, and make a home that is more centered on the Savior.

One Year

My baby is a little boy. We had a party for him on his birthday.  I was so busy getting everything ready for the party that I didn't even take one picture the entire time.  Whoops.  Thank goodness for moms who take lots of pictures....

So many people came a long way to support him and he was loving having so many people around.  He just waddled around smiling at people the whole time.  

"Stick the mustache to the Boston"...Our version of pin the tail on the donkey (you see what I did there?)

"BrrrBrrrBrrr"

This was how the cake smash went:

Step 1: Mesmerized

Step 2: Unsure

Step 3: Concerned

Still Concerned

Step 4: Not Interested

Step 5:Grossed Out

Haha, Is he not the cutest?!  I'll keep him.

He wouldn't touch the cake; I guess my anti-sugar brainwashing is finally sinking in.

Nathan and Claire happened to be in town and it was so fun to have them there.  Aren't those twins to die for?

This year was the fastest, hardest and happiest year of my whole life.  I remember when I had Boston, being surprised at how much pure love I felt for this little baby and then I remember being so refreshed at how fulfilling and wonderful it felt to take care of him.  He has brought both me and Chaz so much joy.

Boston,

 we made it though the colic,

 we made it through the spit up(and so did everyone else...sorry!!),

 we made it through the long nights,

we made it through the first sicknesses,

we made it to the first crawl,first laugh, first word, first step.

We made it!  And I loved every minute of it.

It is such a privilege to be able to teach and take care of this sweet little spirit everyday. I'm not just saying that, I really truly feel that way.  I can't wait to watch him grown in the next year!