Wesley's Baby Blessing

On July 24, Wes received a beautiful blessing from his Daddy. We did it out in Valencia, at Garrett's parents house. Garrett did a fabulous job and Wes of course was the Angel Baby that he always is. We had lots of family come out and support Wes on his big day. Thanks to everyone for coming out and showing your love for Wes.






All the girl Nieces




Thank you Denise for a Gorgeous Cake!!

Jenna sent me the prettiest white roses for Wes. We miss you Jenna, and hope you are loving NY.

I busted out my old Kiddie Kandid skills

San Diego

Well, the first part of July we had a traditional Beach House with my Mom. It was great, we moved the party down south a little to Mission Beach. We were right by the beach and the bay so we had the best of both worlds. It was our first trip with Wes, so needless to say I was very protective. Garrett was even more protective then I was. My mom brought him outside once all bundled up and Garrett IMMEDIATELY grabbed him and took him back inside and said it was to cold for him outside. :) What a cute protective husband.

When we were there we road a sweet roller coaster, rented fun beach stuff and played around in the bay, went on a boat ride, watched Sea World's fire works every night, and hung out with each other.


The Randall Family


My Boys, and yes that is a Rash Guard romper Wes is wearing.



Garrett couldn't resisit the LIMBO.

The Entire Gang

Top 10 things you need to know about Wesley

1. Wes is such a messy eater in the day. It takes an hour to feed him 4 oz. He is so busy looking around and smiling at the fan, and lights. He swats his bottle out his mouth, causing milk to go everywhere. He really could care less about his bottle.
2. At night he is the best eater. He will sit in the chair with me with, holding his hands together on his chest and down the entire bottle in 20 min flat. That's without a drip of formula anywhere.
3. When he is about to cry he always shows you his big bottom lip first. Its the cutest pout ever.
4. He loves sucking on his fist or his 2 middle fingers. (Just like Clara) He wont take a passy.
5. He loves to sleep with his hands over his head. (Just like mommy)
6. He has learned how to scoot. I will put him down for a nap and when I go in to get him he has scooted all the way to the top of his crib leaving his blanket behind.
7. He falls asleep anywhere.
8. His favorite position to fall asleep is on Moms shoulder with his arm around my neck. I love it. This is my "go to" position if he wont stop crying. It works every time.
9. His eyelids turn red when he is ready for his nap.
10. He is starting to notice his toys. We can get him to smile, kick his feet and move his hands all around when he sees his bugs. He gets so excited.

I love this little guy.

The 4th Of July

The week leading up to the 4th we had family in town. Aaron's family and mom and dad. It was so much fun. We ate a lot, spent time up in Heber at Aunt Shirley's, and played around in SLC. In Salt Lake we took everyone to temple square. The kids loved it. I haven't been in forever and they have really done some cool things with the visitor centers. We also saw the Legacy movie. Its always so humbling to watch the story of how our church was restored, and to see all the hardships Joseph and all the early saints had to endure. It makes my little world of my little worries seem so petty. After that the family stayed with us couple nights. We had so much fun. Wesley was such a trooper. He was driven, pushed, and held all over town that week. Here are some pictures of our fun week.

(Sorry the only pictures I took were of peole holding Wes. Can you tell that my world is just about Wesley?)

All the family left the Friday before the 4th. We all were pretty worn out by that time so we didn't even do anything for the 4th. We let Wesley catch up on much needed sleep and Garrett and I just did take out and watched movies all weekend long. It couldn't have been a better 4th. We did get out of the house to check out the sales on 5th. Not to bad. :)

ECLIPSE

Girls night out. We went and saw eclipse a couple nights ago. It was really good. Probably the best one yet. They must get more money each time because each movie gets better and better. A lot of action. I even think Garrett would enjoy it. Maybe not...

We ate at Zupas before we went. Yummy.

This is us after the movie. It was a sea of women exiting the theater. Look how happy we all are.

Diners, Drive-ins & Dives

Garrett and I have been really getting into the food network this summer. I watch that and Natgeo all the time. Anyways we have become a huge fan of this reality show. This guy whose name happens to be Guy Fieri, travels all around and finds these hole in the wall restaurants and does an entire segment on them to show why they are so good. Some of these places look amazing but, located in the most random places. We searched and found the places in Utah where he has been. Going out to dinner is so fun, but going out to dinner with a purpose and see how truly amazing it could be is even more fun. Its always fun to try new things. Here is the list for all the people in Utah:

1. Lone Star Taqueria: Holladay
2. Moochie Meatballs: Salt Lake
3. Pats BBQ: Salt Lake
4. Ruth's Diner: Salt Lake

There isn't a ton in Utah but that's enough to keep us busy for awhile.

So, our first place we went to was Lone Star. Their fish tacos were amazing. The restaurant atmosphere was so fun. People were drinking out of shoes well actually boots. The salsa, homemade chips, and guacamole were so good too. I highly recommend this place and I know I will be going back real soon.




If anyone knows any other restaurants that I need to try out here in Utah just let me know. Also, I found this website that has a list of all the places he has been. Click Here to go to it.

latest project

i just finished a project that i have needed to do. So the place where we moved into was perfect, except in the master bedroom they painted a wall bright RED. The problem is my bedding is green. So it would make my room look like Christmas all year long. I wasn't that into that idea so I decided to switch it up a bit. I have a slip cover thing for my headboard, with a matching bed skirt. So I decided to make a new slip cover, get a different bed skirt, and make a few pillows to make it all come together. This was really fun. I have really only sewn clothes over and over so making house decorations was a new and exciting thing for me. Here is how it turned out. . .

Summer Fun

well, our summer has started out with a bang. This past week and weekend was so much fun. we had Shalayne and Clayton visit us, we threw a birthday party/going away party for one of my best est friends, and celebrated Father's day with more family and friends. Scott and McCall came over and we had a Father's Day dinner. we had such a fun and exciting weekend. Wes was a champ through the whole thing. He even dropped one of his feedings at night. I'm loving life now. I only have to wake up once a night now. Whoo Hoo!!!

Here are some pics:

I love these little girls!

Here is Shealee and her hubby Juan. They are leaving us and moving down to St. George. I'm so sad. At least we travel through a lot when heading down to AZ, or to Cali. We will miss you guys!!!

Wes, discovered the little bugs above him at the party on his bouncer. He has never cared about them before. He was so happy and excited that he could see the them.

The party was so fun. I wish now I had more pictures of it. Oh well.

Wesley got to meet Shalayne and Clayton. Thanks for staying with us guys. we will take you anytime. :)

Here is a picture of all my boys. Duke is so funny with the baby. He has to be a close as possible to Wes at all times. Its so cute.

I'm feeling kinda left out...

So I just found out today that Stephanie Meyer has a new book out, The Short Life of Bree Tanner. I had no clue. Has anyone read it yet? I read some reviews and they were all mixed. I really don't even remember this Bree character, but was excited that she wrote something new. Just curious what you all thought t about it.

Fashionista

Wes went to his first fashion show last night. Our niece Morgan, got to be in Alyssa's Bridal Prom 2010 fashion show. She got to be part of a fashion camp for Alyssa's and part of it is being in several fashion shows between Utah and Vegas to help show off their new line of prom dresses. (Can we just say genius marketing for Alyssa's!) Morgan did such a fabulous job strutting her stuff on the catwalk. We are so proud of you Morgan.



Here is Morgan working it...






This is what he did the entire fashion show. I was nervous the music was to loud but I guess not.

Wesley's Nursey

Alright here is the finished product. I finally got to set up his nursery. Yay!! This was the first thing we did as soon as we got into our new place. Hopefully, these pictures will clear the air. When I describe what his room is I say, "I used oranges, tans, browns, and he has owls all over the place." The response I get is, "oh, so are you doing like a Hooters Themed room?" Here is the finished product of what I have been trying to describe:






This was the inspiration for it all. I forgot to take a picture of it before I did this post, and now Wes is asleep.

I found this dresser at DI. Such a great find after you refinish it!

Auntie Liz gave this to Wes. Cutiest night light ever! Thanks Liz.