19.2.12

michigan + visitors + a hair cut + valentines day love

playing catch up....again.
why am I so lazy about blogging??

in January, Graham and I took a last minute trip to Michigan to visit my brother and his family.
spending extra time with them was definitely something I was looking forward to.
I was also anxious to see where my mom and dad lived while he went to school there some years ago. Graham's obsession with his cousins Tate, Finn, and Tuck was definitely an added perk.

not my best moment

all I can say is that Michigan is the most charming place in the world. it helped to have wonderful hosts (why don't I have one picture of Wyatt from the trip?). thanks for letting us come! we'll definitely be back..

these lovely people came into town right after our trip. our lives get SO boring when they leave. it's like heaven on earth when they visit.

we went to a movie during sundance. pat, thanks for being so cool and getting us tickets AND not killing us driving to Ogden in the snow. I had a minor heart attack on the way there.

shortly after his birthday, Graham got his first hair cut. I was immediately sad about it after. he's such a grown up now. but, quite handsome.

before

during

after
he loves anything that results in a sucker, so he was a happy man.

my mom throws the best valentines dinner. it even has heart shaped ice cubes and professionally made decorations (by her of course). we got some of the beauties in the corner of this pic. I'm sad I didn't get a picture of the table. it was perfect.

also, just wanted to give a little shout out to Matt. how did I score a husband that is constantly (literally 24/7) thinking of ways to provide a perfect life for me and Graham (and future babies), forces me out of the house at least once a week to have "me" time, stays up extremely late to play mario party with me and then wakes up with Graham in the morning so I can sleep in (I think he has slept past 7:30 twice since Graham was born), and cleans up after every meal I ever make...not to mention keeping me and Graham laughing in the process with his accents and other things. these are just a couple of things I appreciate about this all around perfect man.

we promised not to do gifts this valentines. of course I was greeted with this when he walked in the door from work. he knows me well. I've wanted one for ages.

now we're recovering from a little case of croup. this winter has been rough on us.