Moments

This will be mostly a picture catch-up. Here are some favorite moments from the past little while:

loved seeing cousin Lindsey and her sweetest kids

on the beach

Oliver and Owen trying to figure each other out

we loved having gramma here, obviously

i love this picture

delightful day at the temple. I love my family

love him too much

fried oreos in Portland. simply scrumptious.
thanks to Sugey 

walks with these boys. that face

Madi and Ashley. We love our outings with them.
This was Chinese food at Yummy Bowl for Ashley's birthday.
We're grateful for good friends. 

Baby friends. Love them.

a yellow ball

walks in sunshine!

warm enough for some beach sitting. not a bad life

Oliver has been eating some food.
I believe those are peas all over him. yum

outdoor picnics with my handsome date

we love sunshine

campfire on the beach with the Reece family

that sweet face. yummy

Oliver's current obsession: shoes. he loves our shoe basket

hike by Alsea Falls. 

working on being Oregonians.
we love this beautiful state

a huge table, the top is made from one tree. crazy

our little ewok in the tub

I love seeing those chubby arms

fuzzy morning hair

reading with my boy

my sunshine

could he get any more delicious?

We're loving life. Hopefully a little more consistency on the blog is in our future.

I am so grateful for these two boys in my life and the delight each day is with them .

6 months

I have been slacking on this blogging thing due to computer issues and perhaps just laziness, but I want to do a six month update on our boy (although he is approaching 7 months all too soon).  Oliver is just a blessing in our lives. He is growing and changing. Some big changes recently are his high quality sitting and scooting. He is now officially a mover, which has made things a little more interesting. He really is getting some speed in his sort of army crawl. He slides right along heading towards our basket of shoes, fireplace, outlets, etc. Of course the most interesting places are not exactly where we want him, so we're keeping our eye on him. The last few days he's been sitting and rocking forward to his hands and knees, but then he goes down to his stomach and the normal scooting begins. I love to watch him experiment and figure things out.

At his six month appointment, he weighed 18 lbs 9 oz (which was around the 70th percentile) and was 27 inches long (around the 75th). So he has gotten taller and is a little tank. He sure is solid and getting harder to haul around, but I love it. Oliver is a healthy and really happy boy. 

His personality is just blossoming. He watches his dad trying to figure him out. He grins and laughs and squeals and sings and screams and talks. He loves dog and pig noises, made by me of course. We love to sing 5 Little Monkeys, Itsy Bitsy Spider, I Hope They Call Me on a Mission, etc. He likes to read books (sometimes he's more interested in eating them). He loves my crazy singing and dancing in the kitchen. I hope he always smiles and giggles while I twirl around singing. I'm excited for him to join me soon enough. We like to go on walks outside and enjoy the sunshine when we get it. We're working on him falling asleep all by himself, which is sometimes hard. But overall, he is a great sleeper. I'm so grateful for that because we are both much happier when we're rested. He loves his papa and always gets excited to see him. Chris is sometimes a little rough (like punching and stuff all in good fun) and Oliver loves it. Oh my boys. I'm sure the rowdiness will only get worse :). Overall, I love my days spent with this little man. He is just a joy. 

Oliver's First Christmas

Our Christmas vacation was so lovely. Chris took a week off from work, so we could go visit our families. We flew to Salt Lake the Saturday before Christmas. Our flight left at 6 am, which made for an early morning. Oliver slept almost the whole flight.

We arrived to snow in Utah, which was perfect for Christmastime. We spent the first half of our trip with Chris' family in North Salt Lake. His parents came up too, so it was fun to spend time with everyone. Some highlights from those couple of days include ice skating in Salt Lake, tubing at Soldier's Hollow, everyone loving on Oliver (of course), and the annual gift exchange and talent show. Oliver really was such a trooper for everything. He loves his Lopez side of the family and they love him.

We headed for Pocatello on Christmas Eve. It was such a treat to be home for Christmas. It was great to also have Carrie and Kevin and their boys in town for Christmas. They were so sweet with Oliver. I wish Oregon and Colorado were closer. We ate Christmas Eve dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Boyce's. It was delicious, as always. We sang carols and read scriptures and it was just wonderful. We're so grateful for the birth and life and mission of our Savior.

Christmas morning was perfect. We tried to sleep in, but Oliver was too excited :) We received many wonderful gifts from mom and dad and Brit and Addie. Among them are a fabulous new speaker so we can listen to music at home and adorable rain boots. I love them! I've already put them to good use on the beach and of course on rainy days. Oliver was adorable as ever in his Christmas jammies. He tried to eat his present instead of opening it. Then, he fell asleep in Grandpa's arms because of all the excitement. The rest of the day was spent enjoying being with family and of course eating more delicious food.

The rest of the week went by too quickly. We had fun eating Chris' mom's tamales, watching Frozen (which Oliver loved by the way), eating more Mexican food, enjoying ice cream at Farr's, a trip to Costco, 5 Guys burgers and fries, and just spending time with our family. I love them and miss being close to them. It was a perfectly splendid holiday. I wish I would have done a better job taking pictures. I don't have any pictures of many members of our families. So, sorry. I need to be better at documenting. Oliver had lots of attention and love. We're so grateful we could be with our families. We got home and Oliver slept for 10 hours that night. He must of been worn out from all the excitement.

4 months

As of Saturday, Oliver is officially 4 months old! Oh this boy. He's just the sweetest, yummiest, funniest little man.

At four months Oliver:

-Giggles. I love when he laughs. It's so cute.

-Has gotten louder. I feel like he has really found his voice and likes to use it. I love when he talks to me. He's sometimes a little chatterbox.

-Loves to put his pointer finger in his mouth. Sometimes he goes for 2, 3, or maybe even 4 fingers at once. Silly boy.

-Almost sits by himself. He crumbles sometimes and tips sometimes. But he really does pretty well for not being very old. He's so strong, probably from ab exercises with dad :).

-His hair is growing and is so cute. I love when it gets fuzzy. I think it is brown, but sometimes it hints at being red.

-Is a charmer. At the grocery store, we are constantly swarmed with grandmas. Oliver soaks it in as he smiles and flirts with them. He loves to hear what a beautiful boy he is.

-Has delicious cheeks that are perfect for kissing. I love his chunky legs as well. He's just so yummy.

-Is very aware and tries to figure out things. He likes to grab things, mostly to put them in his mouth.  

-Has rolled from tummy to back. He doesn't do it all the time but can.

Simply makes us so happy everyday. We love our boy.