Happy Valentine's Day to me...

I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you to my sweet husband, Wes for my fabulous, very creative Valentine's day gift!

A gift certificate to LaRoque Studio Boutique (2700 Devine St). Here you will find handmade, original pieces. Custom garments, as well as private consultations and fittings are available.

How fun is that? So I get go pick out an outfit, the fabric and design and have it made to fit me perfectly! YAY Fun! So what should I get? A blouse? Some nice pants or maybe an Easter Dress?

If you are on facebook, you can see many more of her designs...here are a few:

the big move

tonight we lowered the mattress in caleb's crib! to some this may sound uneventful, but to me it was a little sad! this means he is becoming a " big boy" and we will not be able to see him peeking over the side (until he starts pulling up ...which will be soon).

he just started learning to wave. he does it facing himself and is just fascinated by it (too cute). he is also doing the army crawl, trying hard to get up on his knees to really crawl...time to baby proof the house!!

MY GYM

One of Caleb's weekly highlights (and mine) is going to MY GYM. It is a fun "fitness" gym for little ones. We get to swing and jump and play with all the cool stuff. Here are some pics of him having a blast!

You can also check out this place online: MY GYM

past due

so i have to confess that i am a blog addict and LOVE to read all of yours...i am always checking to see if there is a new update, new pictures, funny stories, etc...

so as i wait for some of you to update (Katie D, Megan S), i realize i am past due!

so what is new in the Church household?

today i was given amish friendship bread...not the warm, yummy kind you slice and eat, but the gooey yeast (starter) that you have to mix and feed and bake! for those of you who know me, i am not a cook. but it is a new year, time to try new things. the deal with this bread is, it grows and makes 4 more starters...one for me to keep and 3 to pass on (every 10 days)...i already know who my first 3 will be!

caleb is getting so big! he got a new tooth today and has 3 more ready to come in. he will have 6 teeth before he is 8 months old, crazy! he can now sit up all by himself. he says "da-da" and i have heard "ma-ma" a few rare times. when he wakes up in the morning or from naps, i walk in the room to find the top of his head and little eyes trying to peer over the crib, just looking for someone to come play with him. it melts my heart! (i will have to get a picture of this soon).














he is full of facial expressions! wonder who he gets that from??


wes is gearing up for an exciting spring with the college students...a super bowl party, a series on "love", a trip to NYC for spring break missions, small group bible studies and more. he is also busy being the best daddy ever! usually when i go to a jewelry show, it is daddy/caleb time and they just have a blast. i am so thankful for him!

so that's a little update for now-- i will try to get better at posting!

All I want for Christmas

is my two bottom teeth! Yes, ladies & gentleman, Caleb has two teeth!

They made their way here sometime between when we left for Christmas vacation and returned home.

Wes and I both told Caleb he is not allowed to get any bigger! It is amazing to watch him grow. Something new happens literally every single day.

We had a wonderful Christmas. Caleb got a lot of fun toys and clothes. His favorite toy (from his mom & dad of course) is his ExerSaucer! He could play in it for hours! It has toys that spin, pull, beep, shake, talk, sing, etc...

Here is a picture of him playing in it today. We hope you all had a very merry CHRISTmas!

stocking stuffer

there is a sweet lady at our church who makes these stockings for all newborn babies. tradition is to put the baby in it and send her a picture.

so here is my favorite stocking stuffer!i have been back to taking more pictures again. here are some updated ones of our little family.

it's the most wonderful time of the year!

is Christmas really almost here? i decided that time REALLY does fly by, i can remember this time last year so vividly.

our tree is up and the stockings are hung and we are just enjoying our favorite gift, our son Caleb!

he is already 6 months old! every day we get a new glimpse into his little world. he is just full of personality!

he is now rolling over and trying to scoot across the floor. he loves toys and anything he can chew on! he does not like to sit still and loves to take in every thing he sees with eyes wide open!



i love being his mommy and i am so thankful the Lord gave us this gift!