Traveling Man

Here are pictures from a couple more trips we've taken in the past month. For Ever's birthday in February we went to the Zion Mountain Resort just outside of Zion National Park. It snowed the whole time we were there and it was beautiful! Ezra loved being bundled up and taken out to play in the snow with mommy and daddy. Shortly after that trip Ever went up to Salt Lake on business and we went with him. Since Ezra was born just over 7 months ago he's been to Austin, TX, Zion Mountain Resort, Salt Lake and has made 5 trips (Soon to be 6) to California. He's a busy boy! Not the best picture of me, I'd just fallen in the snow up to my hip! It was deep!
King Ezra!
Look at that face- his, not mine!
We look like the mafia!
While daddy was at work in Salt Lake Ezra and I went to the aquarium.
We couldn't miss going to Temple Sqaure but we didn't stay long, it was too windy!
My favorite picture reminding us that the Savior made it possible for us to be an eternal family.

A New Don

We started Don Quixote last night and I'm afraid it's already gone to Ever's head. After just three chapters he was inspired to adopt a title himself so if you wouldn't mind, please address him from now on as "Don Everardo de Monclova." He travels the world with his son and heir "Ezra the Noble" and instead of a trusty steed he dashes into adventure with his overweight dog "Saint Spencer." I don't really think I play into the little fantasy very much, at least not until the hungry band of travelers come trooping home, then I'm known as "Kelsey the Cook." I wonder what ideas he'll pick up in the next three chapters? Perhaps we were better off just watching t.v. I love you babe! You really do make life an adventure and I wouldn't have it any other way!

T.V.-aholics

So lately Ever and I have been talking about how much junk there is on t.v. and how we spend a lot of time watching that junk. I mean I'm addicted to America's Next Top Model (don't ask me why, it's completely random) and Ever loves Lost and Heros and stuff like that.

We don't really agree on whose shows are worse since of course that's a matter of opinion. Naturally my opinion is the right one though! Anyway, we decided that we're going to seriously cut back on how much t.v. we watch. It's off most of the day but we really get sucked in during the evenings so that's where we're starting. Instead of sitting in front of the 'boob tube' we're going to try to read a book together as a family. Ever got to pick first (as usual) and he selected Don Quixote.

I haven't read that one yet and I was pleasantly surprised. So today Ezra and I are off to the library to pick up a copy so we can start it tonight. Anyone want to place any bets as to how long we'll be able to keep it up??? I know it's long but we want to finish the whole thing! Wish us luck!

Catch Up

It's been an eternity since I last posted and I'm sorry! Sometimes life just gets away from me and before I know it more than a month has past! There's too much to write since we've been on several trips since I last posted so I'll just put some pictures up instead and let them tell the story. They're not in chronological order so there are some that are way back from Christmas. My favorite Britney Spears shot of Ezra "driving" I just think it's a cute picture! Ezra with his daddy and his two cousins: Celest and Nathan

Grandma Rosa with Ezra and Nathan Grandma Rosa, Ever and Ezra at Downtown Disney! Ezra and Ever at Pinkberry in California. Sorry guys, I'm not a fan of plain yogurt!Lori, Ezra and I at Clearman's, my favorite restuarant in Cali! Poor Ezra! All that eating wore him out!

Lori and her husband Angelo with Ezra. Their baby boy (I like to call him 'Guido') is due in July! Ezra's first experience with baby food! He was not a fan of applesauce! Smiling at daddy! Such a guy! Already falling asleep holding the remote! He loves to play in Grandpa's desk! Ezra loves his 'GG' Phyllis! Playing in Grandma Tarri's sink! See my two bottom teeth!

Ezra Land

I didn't think that anything could be more fun than Disneyland but now that we have Ezra I've changed my mind. Sure there are still sleepless nights and screaming fits to be endured but all the wonderful things he does makes up for that 100 times over! About a month ago the doctor started him on some rice cereal and today he started some oatmeal too. He certainly seems to prefer the oatmeal to the rice cereal since he gobbled all of it down in record time! In about two more weeks he gets to start real baby food and we can't wait to see all the faces he makes as he tries new flavors and tastes!

Last week he also started an 'army crawl' where he drags himself along on his elbows to get to whatever he wants. That is something I'm having a hard time getting used to! The other night he was on the floor with me sitting next to him and when I looked over I found that he'd drug himself to a bowl with leftover fudge topping in it. He'd dived right in and smeared it all over the carpet, the couch and himself! I'd just given him a bath and then he covered himself in chocolate! He loves pulling himself over to wherever the dog is laying and grabbing his paws. Spencer is very good with him, very gentle. It's amazing how quickly he can move so we're really having to re-think what we leave out! Nothing is safe!

Last night we discovered that his first little tooth had popped through on the bottom! I'm sure another one won't be far behind. We just can't believe how fast he's growing! It seems like just yesterday that we brought him home and now here we are over five months later with this beautiful little person bringing such joy to our lives. He's very alert, active, and smart and his smile just lights up a room and his mommy's life! I haven't downloaded the new pictures yet but I'll post them as soon as I do! We're certainly enjoying life here in Ezra Land!

Ezra's Very Merry Christmas

So this year at Christmas we got to enjoy the best gift ever, spending it with our new baby! It's funny how things that were once so important are now a distant second at best as you watch your baby experience things for the first time. Ezra got a high chair for Christmas and we sat him in it while we ate Christmas Eve dinner. No one was really interested in the food though, we were all too busy watching him bang his toys on the chair tray and experimenting with the new freedom that sitting up brings.

While we had all had fun opening our presents, we loved giving Ezra his. Of course he had no real idea of what was happening but he had a blast examining each new gift as he 'opened' it. My dad got him his first set of wheels! Very fitting since my dad is a car guy! It's so cute and we know Ezra will love to zoom around the house with it!

We spent Christmas Eve with my family and then left Christmas day for California to spend it with Ever's family (we haven't downloaded those pictures yet). There we had our traditional dinner of homemade tamales with arroz y frijoles rancheros. So good! It was a tad louder there than it was at my family's considering that there are 5 brothers and sisters, Ever's mom, a cousin and three grand kids. It was crazy but a lot of fun to watch all the kids open their gifts.

This is our first Christmas with our first baby and there will never be another one like it. Ezra brings so much joy to our lives, it made this special season even more wonderful!

It's Raining Men

In our house at least. With the arrival of Ezra, I am now outnumbered 3 to 1 if you count Spencer our dog. This is the complete opposite of how I grew up with my poor father being the only male in the house. Besides my mother, sister and me there was also Ginger the Golden Retriever and Lovey the Diva Cat. Dad was surrounded by so much estrogen it's a wonder he made it through our teenage years without snapping at people's ankles and barking. There was always the issue of who was wearing whose shirt, who had taken mom's make-up again (Kiley) and if he was really, really sure that we didn't look fat in that dress. Good times. So now I find myself the sole representative of my gender and it's pretty interesting. I mean one of my lovely men leaves the toilet seat up all the time, one of them pees on my patio furniture and one of them pees on me. I'll let you sort out who does what. Still, I wouldn't change it for the world. It's a lot of fun to watch Ever, Ezra and Spencer playing at the park together and when we're all snuggled in for the evening on the big couch with the dog routing for left overs in the trash (lovely picture) I can't help but feel pretty darn satisfied.