I keep hearing that the weather around here is one month behind...so I am going to pretend that it is the middle of December and post all about Christmas! I must admit that I am not complaining about the weather...I have really enjoyed going on walks and being outside in January. 

 We went to the live nativity for our first time and had a great time. Beckham wasn't too thrilled to be placed in a corner hay bin for a picture...he really will appreciate all the great pictures we got of him when he is older. 

 We had a fun play date with some of Beckham's friends: Maggie and Zoe. It is so fun to see all the babies growing up and learning new things. 

 He HATED santa. I kept trying to get a good picture, but there was just something about that red suit or beard that he was terrified of.

 This is Beckham's little cousin Brian and he looked adorable Christmas morning with his little santa suit on. 

  On the other side of the family Beckham has two boy cousins pretty close in age. Isaac, Camden, and Beckham are going to be the best of friends... I hope! 

 It took a lot of effort to get all the boys to look at the camera. 

We had a really wonderful Christmas season this year. We loved spending time with our family and friends that were in town. Doug started school last week and is really excited for all his classes this semester. My sister Aly is having a baby any day now and Doug's sister Amanda is due next month so we are really excited to welcome two new girls into our family! Beckham is now taking a few steps and already has some bruises on his face to prove he is a walker!

While I get ready for the day I let Beckham rummage through the bathroom cupboards to keep busy. He really enjoys cotton balls apparently...

Here are some pictures of Beckham's last personal photo shoot. He just loves picking up the camera and taking pictures of himself.

I Pitty the fool!

I hope everyone had a great Halloween, we sure did! My sister Shannon gave me the idea for Beckham to be Mr. T and we had a great time dressing up.

Bow wasn't thrilled being experimented on... we tried a few different things for our masks and pantyhose didn't work. But they did make for a few good laughs.

We finally got Beckham to sleep through the night, all he needed was a little company in his crib. We started having Bow sleep with him and he does so well now. OK, just kidding...we just thought this was a good photo opportunity.

On a VERY cold day last week I went to Cornbelly's with some girls from work. It was fun, but probably better with a little older kids. Beckham and I still had a good time though.

He really does like slides, so he slid down this one about 100+ times. (I counted that as my workout for the day)

Doug and I are just loving this little boy so much. He is getting quite the personality and becoming a lot more interactive. He crawls around like it's going out of style and loves pulling himself up onto things. He recently developed the love of biting his mother on the shoulder/arm...but never bites anybody else. I must admit I flicked him really good yesterday and he cried and cried, but I have not been bitten since. He is now 9 months old and we just can't get enough of him!

Abuse? I think not!

We got some large pumpkins this year, so naturally I wanted to stick Beckham in it for some pictures. He started out being really helpful and taking the seeds out with me. 

 He decided to try them and found the insides of a pumpkin to be quite delicious. So he continued to munch on it for a while. 

 He wasn't the biggest fan of being placed in slimy pumpkin. Doug kept telling me I was an abusive mother and we should just take him out. I think that Beckham will one day thank me for the awesome first Halloween pictures he has...

 He finally escaped!

 But only to be placed right back in once the pumpkin was carved. I did have some compassion this time and only snapped a couple pictures. 

Does this look like the face of a child that is abused? I don't think so! He loved it! Or maybe it's the bath that he loves? Either way, he is happy now. 

 This last week I went to the zoo with my cousins Julie and Sara and my neighbor Kristin. It was a great break from the normal day and a fun time with the girls. Beckham wasn't sure what to think of the  carousel. 

 He was happy the entire time just munching on cheerios.

Nice mini vacation

For conference weekend Doug, Beckham and I went down to Duck Creek and spent a few days at the cabin. We really enjoyed listening to conference and having some time together. Elizabeth and Eric came along and we loved spending time with them. 

 We posed Beckham on some construction equipment and he was quite happy to be in the dirt.

 We went on a gorgeous hike to cascade springs that overlooks cedar breaks. Doug was a saint and carried Beckham the entire time. 

And here is our attempt at a family picture while up Provo Canyon looking at the wonderful fall colors. This is one of my favorite things to do in the fall and one of Doug's least favorite. Luckily he is willing to drive up with me and not complain. Don't judge that Beckham only has one sock on and no jacket...we are new to the parenting thing.