Rocky's First Christmas

We had a great Christmas. We had the traditional Chinese Christmas Eve dinner, slept in until 8:30, and had a nice quiet stay at my parents' house. this year....

Dad added 8 inches to his screen....
Rae got some hot new jams...
Troy got exactly what he wanted (toys)....
And Rockwell was all smiles....
he did so good opening his first present. He mostly wanted to eat the wrapping paper....
Here he is with his first Christmas loot (except the cute Elmo from Grandma Kathy and some snack holders). It was so fun to have him with us and share his first ever Christmas. It made it an extra special time of year.

Backstage Nutcracker

I know I've posted about these things before, but I love LOVE being backstage. The irony of it amuses me. The smiles and glitters onstage and everything the dancers choose to show the audience is only part of the show. The best part is the organized chaos, ungraceful costume changes, tears, and inside jokes that go on behind the scenes is really the best part. And since I didn't see the show (although I heard it was very very good) I didn't get any pictures of the show. This year I got to help with costumes.

Stylish Blogger Award

I have been awarded this award from my good friend Nancy. Thank you Nancy, I've never done one of these!

So the rules go like this:
1. Thank the person who gave you the award
2. Share 7 facts about yourself
3. Award 7 new bloggers with the award (and comment/tweet them so they know they've won!)

1. I have lived in Rexburg 19 of my 23 years. Yep, my parents signed for their house on my 3rd birthday, and we spent one year back East for my dad's job in 2nd grade.

2. I love watching movies and THEN reading the book. YOu get to enjoy the book so much more when you don't have to rush to find out the end

3. My first date with Troy was October 11, 2003. We only know that cuz i wrote it in my journal.

4. My goal in life is to be a good enough cook that the YW will come to my house for a demo.

5. I'm not lazy, but sleep is one of my favorite hobbies.

6. I'm an animal lover. I think I never grew out of my childhood fascination of them.

7. I teach an adult ballet class and it's the highlight of my week.

Now I award:

1. Haley

2. Heather Roberts

3. Amanda

4. Heather Patterson

5. Heidi Shattuck

6. Sarah

7. Camile

Merry Christmas!

We can't believe the holidays are already here! 2010 has gone by so fast with the birth of our son, Troy going to school, and 5 different jobs between the two of us. We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

In Loving Memory

I don't even know how to write this post... our hearts go out to our dear friends Fred and Nita at the loss of their sweet little boy, Thomas.

6 month Stats

Rockwell is six months old! He is getting so big and we just love having him around. His stats from the doctor today are
weight: 15.8 lbs --- 19%
Height: 25.8 in ---- 25%
head circ: 17 in ----33%
He loves watching big kids play, bananas, baths, being outside, and funny noises. He hates his car seat, getting dressed and applesauce. He can be kind of a stone-face and makes us work to get smiles and giggles out of him but it's worth it. We love him so much!