Last night Nate and I had a great opportunity to go to the Jazz vs. Celtics game and sit on the second row! We also got to go to the VIP dinner ahead of time and enjoy snacks there during halftime. Nate came across Flash Seats which allows season ticket holders to sell their tickets to a game if they know they are not going to make it that night. So, we got great seats for a great deal, and Nate's favorite player is Kevin Garnett who plays for the Celtics. It was a fun night out with my guy and we can now check that off of our bucket list :)

 

Our Valentine's was simple and fun. Landon and I went over to a friends house where a bunch of us wives gathered to put together Edible Arrangements for our hubby's. Everyone brought a different fruit and their own cup or vase to fill. They turned out so cute and sooo much cheaper than buying one! I think everyone loved them :)

I got to hang out with my little Valentine all day:

 

 And I couldn't be more grateful for my Eternal Valentine:

I have to blog this story so that I have it to always remember. I love my husband more everyday we are together.

Earlier today when I went grocery shopping, I was planning to get some strawberries for valentines day tomorrow. Unfortunately they were out which meant I was going to have to make another trip to a different store tonight or tomorrow morning. Well, Nate called my when he got off work and I decided to ask him if he would stop at the store and see if they had any. I asked him to buy 2 packages. When he got home he gave me the 2 packages of strawberries and showed me the receipt (because I asked him to price match.) Oddly the receipt showed 3 packages rung up. He started explaining:

After buying the other couple of things we needed, he went to look for strawberries and noticed they were out. When he went to pay, the lady asked "did you find everything alright?" And Nate replied that he didn't find any strawberries. The kind little older lady told him they had some. She then proceeded to stop checking out, walked him over to the produce and showed him the few packages that were left. He grabbed the two he needed, then heard her say something like "that's too bad." He asked what was wrong and she said, I was hoping to be able to buy some to make chocolate covered strawberries tomorrow. Nate asked, "why don't you grab a package before they are gone!" She told him that she was not allowed to while she was on the clock, so she would have to wait till she got off and hope that there was a package left.

Nate grabbed one more package and headed back to the register. When the lady was finishing up his transaction he said, "these are for my wife, which package looks the best?" She pointed one out and he said thanks and asked her to set it on top of the bagging spot. When he was ready to leave she said "enjoy the strawberries, they look like they will be great." He replied "you too!" She replied "hopefully there will be some left." He said, "yeah hopefully, but you at least have one package." She looked confused and then said, "you forgot these" when she saw the strawberries he had her set aside. Then he said, "those are for you."

I kid you not, my eyes started filling with tears the second he started telling the story because I know exactly what kind of man he is and where the story was going. I am so blessed to have such a selfless husband; I am so proud to call him mine.

Hello 7 month old Landon

 

This month he:

-started eating solids

-learned how to jump in his jumper

-learned to sit up without support

-discovered he is afraid of the sound tin foil makes

-is ticklish mostly on the sides of his ribs and the bottom of his feet

-has two teeth popped through

-got his second haircut

-is exploring his body

-got a flu shot

-was told by his pediatrician he will most likely be 6'2 and 230lbs

-grew out of his car seat and got a new one

-sat in a restaurant highchair

-is discovering his voice by yelling a lot

 Nate and I couldn't be happier with our little Landers! He is such a well behaved baby and makes parenthood so easy. He makes us laugh everyday and we just love him to pieces!

It seems like he is doing something new every day...

Here he is sitting all by himself in a restaurant highchair for the first time. It was so fun to have him next to us where we could look at him and play. When we first put him in it he started dancing!
He only sneezed and hit his head on the table once though :)

 

Our boy last measured 22 pounds and 27 inches long...Yep, new carseat time.

I didn't realize he would grow out of his so fast!

We put him in three different ones and he was by far happiest in this one.

Which was good because it was the one Nate and I felt best about.

He is such a little man.

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I've been trying to designate Thursday nights for time to craft. I rarely craft but I want to get into it more. I have pinned tons of crafts on Pinterest and was so excited to finally get this one accomplished!! 

I don't know what it is about silhouettes but I absolutely love them. 

There will be printed individually, framed and hung on our wall.

 I am planning on doing new ones each year to see ourselves change.

 Lastly, we celebrated the Superbowl at our house with good food and great friends. 

I get excited for it every year but this year the game was pretty disappointing.

I got real bored.

Good thing the food didn't suck and I had my handsome boys next to me!

This month I have been pretty busy with my new food blog, Kristina's Kitchennn.

I had been getting lots of comments and recipe requests on all of the pictures i posted on facebook, so I thought it would be fun to just start a blog for them.

I have been getting lots of positive feedback from friends so I'm loving it!

I have also been super busy with my little man; he is at such a fun stage right now- I love it!

He is growing up so fast and is learning and doing so many new things everyday. Part of me wants him to be this little forever, but I know we will have even more fun the bigger he gets! I am soooo blessed to have such an amazing little boy to care for and love. He makes me so happy and makes me smile and laugh everyday!

Ever since I saw online that there were people out there that made their own baby food, I was totally on board! I love that I have a better idea of whats going into Landon's body and I love how inexpensive it is. I don't know if I will have the time to do it for the rest of my kids so I am doing it while I can. I really enjoy it, but I love cooking so that makes sense :) So far I have made:

Organic Brown Rice Cereal, Apples, Carrots, Peas, Green Beans and Sweet Potatoes. Next will be pears and butternut squash. I have a good friend that had her little girl a day after Landon was born. Her and I decided to do a baby food swap! It's been great to each start out with little amounts to see if our kiddos like each thing and are not allergic.

 

 

 

I'd love to think that I will be this conscious of what my children eat for as long as they are under my roof, but we'll see how it goes. I know once we have more than one kiddo things wont be as easy, but I love the idea of taking the time to make healthy(ier) food choices for our whole family.

 

Landon had his very first solids 3 days after he turned 6 months. We started with avocado because my puree's weren't ready. He wasn't too sure what to think but he got the hang of things real fast. He loves to eat, when its something he likes. He loves apples, butternut squash, banana, rice cereal (with fruit mixed in), and sweet potato.

 

We decided that the avocado must have had super powers because that same day, Landon learned how to actually jump in his jumper instead of just chilling in it. Once he got the idea, he wouldn't stop jumping. And hasn't ever since!

Some days he totally throws me off by doing something like sticking his tongue out at me for hours. I don't know where it comes from but it sure does crack me up!

On January 10th, Nate and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary! I am so blessed to have this wonderful guy as well. He is an amazing husband and father, and I couldn't picture myself finding anyone better. I am so excited to spend forever with him!

Below are a few pictures from the morning of our wedding.

I remember this morning pretty clear, Nate let my mom, Clarissa and I have his house the night before, while he spent it at his parent house. He brought me a bk breakfast sandwich, tots and oj, in the morning but I was so nervous I could only take a couple of bites. I looked out the window and was worried because it looked like a blizzard. And he watched basketball while I finished getting ready.

We had reservations to go to a restaurant I have wanted to go to for years: Ruth's Chris. However, we got snowed in :(

I got pretty sad, I can be emotional at times, but my amazing husband reminded me that we should enjoy the time we have together no matter what we were doing. He told me that we wouldn't want to remember our anniversary as a sad night. How true is that. Again, amazing husband. He is good at reminders like that. Although we didn't get to go to Ruth's Chris, we still ended up having a great night home together. After he helped his sister out of the snow storm he brought home pizza, ice cream, chocolate and flowers, and we watched a movie on the couch. It's things like this that make me so happy to be with him. He is so positive in crappy situations and turns them into good situations. Thanks babe!

The next week on his day off, we got to celebrate again! I guess there's an upside to missing anniversary dinner reservations, two celebrations! We started the day off by going to the Bountiful Temple, where we took my ancestors names for the very first time. Amazing! Afterwards we got to go to dinner and it was well worth the wait :)

Nate said since it was a special occasion, we should get the full experience. So we definitely indulged :) We started with lobster bisque, then filet mignon, au gratin potatoes, onion rings and they brought us free dessert for our anniversary: creme brulee. It was a nice place and Nate and I enjoyed the night together. Maybe one say we will go there again, when we save some money haha!

This past week our little boy got his second haircut! He isn't even 7 months old yet but he needed it very badly. He did such a great job and this time he sat on my lap. Our boy is growing up!

Speaking of growing up...guess who has his first couple of teeth coming up...

 

One of them has actually popped through and the second is on it's way. I'm excited to see our boy with "toofers," it will be so cute!!!

Hello 6 month old Landon

This month he:

-Got another cold

-Started sucking his thumb and other fingers

-Is wearing 6-9 month clothes

-Learned to sit on his own

-Sat in a highchair during dinner time 

-Met and sat on Santa Clause's lap

-Celebrated his first Christmas

-Attended the 4th Annual Gailey Gingerbread House Party

-Celebrated his first New Years and New Years Eve

-Decided to throw off his consistent eating and napping routines

-Started doing fish lips

I cannot beleive he is already 6 months old, half way to 1. At times it makes me sad that he isn't staying tiny, but we are also excited for phases to come!

We love you so much budge, you make us smile every day and we wouldn't trade you for anything!