Mr. H is a quarter of a century!

Mr. H turned 25 this last week.  

He is such a great husband and dad. 

I feel ever since our little adventure out here to Boston I appreciate him so much more.

He has worked so hard to have a good attitude, be attentive and be a great dad.  

We had such a great day celebrating him.

We had french toast that morning and C enjoyed singing 'Happy Birthday DADDYYYYYY'.

He went to work, and C and I headed to my Dr's appointment.  It went great (baby sounded wonderful).  

He came early that day and we headed out for a fall drive.

We made our way up to Concord, MA.  It was beautiful.  The town of Concord was gorgeous and as perfect as you could imagine a New England town being.  

We explored Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.  It was awesome!  I geeked out at Emerson's grave, Louisa Alcotts and Thoreuas.  It was wonderful.  Ha.  Mr. H was a good sport, so we made sure to not stay too long. 

Mr. H the headless horseman!

I love that people leave pencils.

Looking smart

We then made our way through the town to the battleground of Lexington and Concord.  It was gorgeous.  We loved it.  We enjoyed a picnic, and had fun chatting and watching C gobble up all the treats.  

We then took the scenic way home and made it home.  We enjoyed a blackberry pie and ice cream and opened Mr. H's presents.  He was blessed with generous family and had a great birthday.  

We spent the evening relaxing together and enjoying doing nothing.  It was lovely.

Happy Birthday Mr. H!!!!

New Computer + Grandma Time!

Mr. H is a PC guy.

I am a Mac girl.  

We didn't realize how this little detail about us could cause so many problems.

Mr. H thinks apple products are over priced, and doesn't like that you can't build your own stuff.

I have always had a Mac, and think they are the best things ever.

So when my laptop was starting to die, we had to decide what kind of a desktop to get.

I really didn't want to give up being a Mac person.  It's kind of a thing ya know?

But...Mr. H was SO excited to build us a new computer.  

So, I let him build us a computer.  

(Kind of big for me to give in :) )

It's been his Christmas every day as the parts started to arrive.  

He worked hard, (and it didn't even take him too long)

and

TADA!

We have a new computer!

I have to admit, I really love it.  He made it really nice and we've had a lot of fun playing around with it.  

Earlier this week, Grandma T took us to the Festival of Trees.  It was a lot of fun.

I attempted to get a good picture of her with baby C.

The trees were amazing as usual, and it was a great atmosphere.  But cousin M and baby C's favorite thing was just running around out in the foyer.  

Silly boys.

Yesterday, baby C got sick again, and we had to miss playgroup AGAIN which made me so sad.  So I called up my mom and she came and hung out for the day.  It was so nice to have her over, and really brightened our day.  

He loves sitting on laps and reading books.  I LOVE IT!

Last night, I took the activity day girls up the german Christmas Market at This is the Place.  It's a really cute market, and we got to see President Uchtdorf!!!!  (I was really excited about that).  The only bummer was that it was 7 DEGREES!!!!!  So go to the market, just go during the day when it's a little warmer. :)

Happy Weekend!

Family Pictures

I wanted to take some family pictures since C turned one.  A sweet girl in our ward took them, and she did such a great job.  C struggled during the shoot, as he did not want to smile at all, but she ended up getting some great shots.  

One of the lessons taught in church today was on gratitude, and being thankful.  I could not be more thankful for my sweet family and the two boys that make my life so wonderful. 

C's favorite book: "Harvey and the Happy Bee"-he loves giving Harvey kisses.  Thanks uncle O!

I loved the way this captured how C listens and loves Mr. H.  They have such a special bond.