Christmas Vacation: Part 1 in AZ

We had so much fun in AZ with my family. Considering they live so far we spent the entire holiday with them. Nikko enjoyed his grandparents, but mostly his uncle Jacob.

at the desert botanical garden- yes, it does exist

We had another birthday party for Nikko, ate out, had family dinners, did some shopping, but spent lots of time exploring Grandma Pat's big house and dancing to music.

dancing with jacob and cassidy

christmas morning with matching jammies

Please excuse the delay...

Due to travels and lack of internet, we have become backblogged. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you in not being informed of our goings-on.
Happy 2009, new posts to follow!

Birthday Boy

I can't believe my baby is 1 today!

Time really flies, especially when you have as much fun as we do.

9 months

6 months

3 months

Brand new

The following is a "rant"

Ok, here it goes.

I get kind of sick of people looking down on me for getting married and having a baby young. I'm in my "early twenties" we'll say, I got a lot of life left, I get it. Scientifically speaking, however, women's bodies are manufactured to deliver the healthiest babies at my age, not in their 30's as some seem believe. As a pregnant woman I enjoyed great health, low blood pressure, in addition to low blood sugar. Two moms I met in my mom's group, each who had kids near 40, experienced gestational diabetes. Why does that happen? Because you're OLD!!

People who marry young may do so too quickly without really knowing the person, which I could see. But does everyone do that? No. I marvel every day at how wonderful a husband I picked for myself at 19.

I found me a winner at 18
Not everyone uses college to party, some actually have significant life experiences (in addition to getting married, of course). If we require our youth to be responsible citizens, then they will make responsible decisions.



Ok, I am finished now :)