trip to ikea

My mom, Adell and I (and the kids) went to IKEA this week for a bite to eat and nice snoop around some darling Swedish goods. Yep, these are strictly pictures of Keaton again but how can I resist? He loved it. However, I think he would have liked to have had Mac n' Cheese like Roan did (hence, the sad face picture) but I guess he should probably grow a couple teeth first so he had some graham crackers instead. He stopped complaining once I put him in the cart and pushed him around...He didn't say, but I'm betting he had a pretty enjoyable day.

oh, boy..

hard to have a bad day when you have this little kiddo around the house...

lunch in the park

 Twice this week I've been lucky enough to make time to eat lunch at the park with Keaton. I don't know the name of it but it's directly behind the Barnes & Noble at Dana Park (Sam works at the at&t there) and it's really a beautiful park. The weather has been pristine for outdoor excursions and I've been wanting to take advantage of it for quite a while now. The first time we were able to go after running some errands with Sam who we then had to drop off back to work. Second time we had some time to spare while waiting to pick Sam up. I'm determined to go again, this time WITH Sam. Keaton loves being outside in the grass it's so funny to watch. The first time I set him down he just started laughing out of pure joy! Our little spot is just under a tree by some balance beams, which he loves to stand up on (and occasionally bite when I'm not looking) I love my little buddy...I hope Keaton will always be as excited to have lunch with his mom as he did when he was 9 months old!

all grown up...(kinda)

Today Keaton wore a white shirt n' tie to church for the first time :) Had I known I could find them at The Children's Place, who sells them from size 6-9 months and up, I probably would have done it a long time ago. However, he fits this 12 months shirt just fine and the tie I received way back at my baby shower is finally around his sweet cherub neck. It's funny, when I first got the tie I remember thinking it would be ages before he would be able to wear it but little did I know this first year would go by in the blink of an eye. He looks so grown up! (minus the bit of drool that is forever down his chin) Got to admit...the boys were looking pretty smart today.

two, free, four

I personally love the random guy at the right who does all meaningless hand gestures....and the guitarist wearing the lazer-beam helmet....almost as good as the song itself.

the home

I have had a folder saved on our computer for quite some time now that I've been putting in pictures here and there of different ideas I'll come across for adorning the home...and now with the move coming up I can get really excited about cleaning house and starting afresh with the handy help of some lovely inspiration :)

pack your bags

These are the lovely pieces I picked up at DI yesterday...this lot cost me only $10 and as a bonus, all the zippers still work perfectly. You'd be surprised how often being frugal gets you the types of things you'd be tempted to pay a lot more for.

buster k.

I know I've talked about Buster Keaton before but I watched Sherlock Jr. last night and I just can't get over how awesome his movies are..(FYI there are a few of them on Netflix)  And yes, he is the name sake of our first born..what can I say. When I was in high school, I would spend most school nights watching old movies on TCM when one night they were going through a list of the 100 best movies of all time and Buster Keaton's The General was very near the top...they played a few clips of it and it just looked amazing to me. Thats where my affinity for these movies began and I bet if you watch this video you just might be next.

day out

This week Sam's day off was today as opposed to the usual wednesday and the first thing we did was head over to DI (Deseret Industries) to drop off a few things we didn't need anymore and take a look at what they had. I was lucky enough to find some cool vintage luggage for next to nothing that I will be using when we move. Afterwards, we went to Urban picnic because we've heard good things about their Turkey and Stuffing sandwhich (if any sandwhich was created just for Sam, this has got to be the one) I got the BLT (pictured) with a side of fresh fruit...delicious meal, perfect weather, lovely company. I love days like this where Sam, Keaton and I can just go out and enjoy one another without worrying about schedules or work. If I was going to give anyone advice...marry your best friend because it's moments like this that remind you whats most important in life.....eachother.

For New Years Eve we went over to my parents house to celebrate. Adell and Logan were also there so of course there were delicious treats (homemage green pepper cheese ball and white chocolate fuge with cashews...yum) We engaged in a little game of left, right middle in which Sam won a whopping $14!  Then obviously there were fireworks to be set off, plenty of them. Happy New Year!