Thank You

I just want to say thanks to all of my sweet friends for your comments on my "lemon" post. I am so blessed to have wonderful friends and an amazing family in my life. Thanks for your examples and uplifting words...

More Summer Fun!

Hanging out with Uncle Kyle



Sleeping in Daddy's arms


I love this picture


Grandma Brown is great!


The Logan firework show is amazing... although it was a long week without Mark we really enjoyed all of his hard work! Thanks Sweetie!


First Swim! We spent a week in Star Valley with family and it was so fun! This was Beckam's first swim and he LOVED it! He felt like he was in a giant bath tub!


First time eating rice cereal... he wasn't quite sure what to think of it.


We have the cutest boy in the world!


He really hates the camera flash... poor kid doesn't know what to do...



Mark shot the Logan and Jackson Hole firework shows and Beckam thought it was the greatest thing ever! So much fun to see all of Mark's hard work pay off.... way to go babe!


Our poor little guy is fair skinned just like his dad, so I bought him this cute sun hat to protect his melon. I love that face!


Playing cards with his Great Grandma McCormick. He is so lucky to have two great grandmas and a great grandpa... we love them!


We were able to take Mark's parents up to Star Valley and enjoy a weekend together. We also made it up to Jackson to enjoy some good ole Bar J Wranglers.


Our sweet family

We LOVE SUMMER!

We have been having so much fun this summer! I am so thankful for this time we get to spend as our sweet little family! Here is a sneak peak into our fun filled summer!


Showing off his muscles


Playing with Grandma Brown... he had his first giggle session with her... so CUTE!


Playing with Grandpa Brown... he sure loves him!


His first pair of shoes!


His favorite thing to do... laugh and play with daddy!


Swinging with Grandma Taylor :)


Our new quest... Get better at playing badminton!


This is our favorite thing to do with Beckam. He LOVES to make faces and play with us... he is so much fun!


We made a long list of fun summer activities and this is one of them. We took a beautiful drive up Ogden Canyon and had lunch at the Oaks. YUM!


Beckam meeting his sweet Great Grandma Brown for the first time. We love her so much and feel so lucky to have her in our lives!

When Life Hands You Lemons...

Well... I was really hoping, praying, and wishing that I could be home with Beckam next year, but that is not going to happen! I found out today that my option of working from home is no longer an option :( I feel so deflated, frustrated, and unsure, but yet; I also feel blessed beyond measure, grateful, and hopeful for our future. Although it is going to rip my heart out to leave our sweet little angel with a babysitter, I know that I am so blessed to have a job right now in this awful economy. Not just a job, but one that I love and really enjoy!

Through all of this unemployment and uncertainty Mark and I have been blessed with peace of mind and the knowledge that things will work out. We are so blessed to have a healthy, beautiful baby boy, to have at least one income, to both have our education, to live in this beautiful valley, and most importantly to have each other and a wonderful family.

So to all of you who live in Logan... I am looking for someone who would take good care of my little boy while I am teaching next year. If you know of anyone... please let me know.

His Many Faces...

Just a few of my favorite pics of our sweet little boy. It has been way too long since I have blogged and I am going to get better at it! Mark and I have a whole summer to enjoy our sweet baby boy. YAY for summer nights, walks to Macey's, Bear Lake, relaxing in Star Valley, sunshine, fireworks, and so much more!

Providence Canyon

We are 100 % nerds!
Beckam loved it! He is such a good baby... there are many more adventures yet to come. We have an entire list of summer activities... good thing our little guy is such a trooper :)
Mark is such a champ! He drove us up to the waterfall in Providence Canyon and it is beautiful this time of year! We had a great time and I just love my two cute sisters. They are so much fun and we really enjoyed spending the day with them.

More Newborn Pics

We love this little boy! These were taken when he was ten days old by Chanthoeun Barrus... she is an amazing photographer and we are so grateful she would capture these moments for us! Thanks again... we love them!

Newborn Pictures!

Oh we are so excited! Our sweetest cousin Chanthoeun took these amazing pictures of Beckam and we can't wait for everyone to see them. Take a sneak peek at her blog:

www.visualblissphoto.blogspot.com

She is so talented! Thanks so much Chanthoeun... We love them!

I think this is one of the best baby purchases we have made! Beckam loves taking walks in it every day... YAY for summer weather!

Grateful...

I am so blessed! It is amazing how having a baby totally changes your life and your perspective on so many things. I had the sweetest experience of enjoying my first Mother's Day yesterday and Mark made it so special. I have been thinking all day of how lucky I am to have married the man of my dreams and my very best friend; and now have the most beautiful baby too! Beckam is the light of our lives and I love him so much! I am overcome at times with how much I love that little boy... he truly is a miracle in our lives and has brought us so much happiness.

This post is for Mark... I just want you to know how grateful I am for you. We have had some experiences over the past few weeks that have truly helped me realize how blessed we are. Mark, thank you for being the most amazing Mr. Mom right now, bringing me lunch everyday so I can spend time with you and Beckam, keeping a positive perspective amid hard times, and thank you most of all for treating me like a queen! I truly am the LUCKIEST!