Let the Christmases begin!

We kicked off our first Christmas celebration with my mom's side of the family on December 16. Hazen was so excited to finally meet Aunt Vicki and Uncle Bruce and of course spend time playing with his cousins! It's always so fun to get together, especially when we get to see Gramps and Grandma Jan!

3 months old!!

I can't believe my little guy is 3 months old! Time is going by so fast but it is so much fun to watch him grow, mature, and change. He is the happiest baby and his smiles and coos melt my heart. He has now started to become really interested in his toys. His favorite is his "farm" where he loves to grab the dangling toys. He also loves his bumbo seat. He's so proud of himself when he's sitting up in it. According to our bathroom scales he weighs about 11 1/2 pounds now! Over the past 2 weeks he's started wearing his 0-3 months clothes and I just packed away his newborn stuff which made his mommy really sad. He sleeps in his crib every night like such a big boy and now only wakes up to eat at midnight and 4 am and I'm appreciating the extra Z's! His favorite time of day is morning. He is so happy and smiley that it makes waking up in the morning awesome! He loves when his mommy and daddy sing and dance for him while we are getting ready, although I'm still deciding whether he's laughing with us or at us! :) We can't wait for all of the amazing changes that are still to come!

Working Momma

Last week was my first full week back to work. I can't believe how fast my time at home with Hazen flew by! I loved every minute of being home and at first was sad to go back. But that was before I saw how much Hazen enjoyed all of his babysitters. He's quite the traveling exhibit until we get into a daycare. He plays with Gigi (Cole's mom) on Mondays and Thursdays, our friend Erin and her 5 month old daughter Kloey on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and Boppy (my dad) on Fridays. Well each day was quite the adventure and mom and dad have learned to be very organized getting everything prepared the night before! I am so excited that he gets to spend a few days a week interacting with another baby. I can't believe how spending time with Kloey made him become so much more active in just 2 days! Plus, he's comfortable enough in his manhood to play with all of her pink toys!! His mommy misses him so much but God blessed us with the perfect set up right now and I am beyond thankful!!

Big boy!

Lately Hazen has been holding his head up so well that I decided to try out his bumbo seat. It was a hit! He loves it and is so proud of himself for being such a big boy! I can't believe he's 12 weeks old today! Time is going by way too fast!

7 years ago...

It was 7 years ago on November 26, 2005 that Cole and I went on our first date.  We originally met in

high school in June of 2000 while on a national student council trip in California.  We were acquaintances throughout college but didn't hang out much until after Cole graduated we met back up at Homecoming and he asked me out on our first date.  We went to Bricktown, ate at Zios, road the water taxi (in the freezing cold), and went to see the movie Rent.  It was a great first date, who would have guessed we'd be where we are today!  

November 2005

October 2012

Christmas light craziness

Loy and Linda came over to help us put up our Christmas lights and we had quite the great laugh thanks to Loy! Cole was up on the ladder putting lights on the roof and I was pushing the light stakes into the ground. Linda was rocking Hazen on the porch and Loy was helping Cole from down on the ground. Cole needed the staple gun and Loy threw it to him but he missed and it fell behind the bushes. Loy then attempted to lean through the opening in the porch to get it but underestimated the drop. He fell face first into the bushes with only his feet still sticking through the window. I then ran to help, pulling on his feet to try and get him back up. Cooper went crazy and was barking and biting at his shoes. The whole time Linda and Cole were laughing hysterically. I finally managed to pull him up without injury. Definitely the hardest I've laughed in a long time! Cole said he laughed so hard he about fell off of the ladder and Linda laughed so hard she woke Hazen up. Thankfully, she managed to get a picture I will laugh about for years to come! Thanks Papa Loy for a great Sunday afternoon!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hazen Eli had his first Thanksgiving on Thursday and he was quite the busy boy!  First, we headed to Hennessey where we had a huge Thanksgiving with about 90 people at a local church.  It was the first meeting of the four Hazens.  Hazen Earl, Hazen Clay, Hazen Cole, and Hazen Eli.  We greatly enjoyed catching up with family we hadn't seen in a while.  Then we headed back to Yukon to have Thanksgiving with my family where Hazen's cousins posed in their matching turkey shirts.  Overall, a very relaxing and fun Thanksgiving!

Hazen Earl, Hazen Cole, Hazen Eli, Hazen Clay

The Marshall Family

Keagen

Jenna

Kaden

Grandma Marks with our little turkey

Gigi

The three turkeys Harper, Hazen, and Owen