We spent Christmas day with my family and then left on the 28th to Portland Oregon to celebrate Christmas and spend the new year with Justin's family. Justin & I played music for my family; my fist time EVER playing guitar and singing in front of anyone. I was the most nervous I've ever been!! They seemed to enjoy it just the same though.
My parents got Eli his first official Seahawks gear!! (couldn't get the red-eye out:) He and his cousin Willem where sporting their gear quite nicely on Christmas day and the first playoff game. I think it gave them good luck against those Redskins :) Go Hawks!
We made our first stop in Portland to visit with Justin's cousin Aaron & his wife Kristin. We had fun the next morning by taking a walk to a nearby park with their two children Jonathan and Holly and their dog Lucy. Their youngest Holly loves the mud. Their eldest Jonathan does not :) Holly so kindly handed down the blue outfit that Eli is wearing in the pictures below. We've already made so much use of this little blue berry outfit! Thank you sweet little Holly :)
We then headed to Mt. Hood with Justin's family and stayed at a rented cabin in the snow. There, we took Eli out for his first walk in the snow with Grandpa Cris and cousin Caleb.
We had a great time relaxing at the cabin as others went to the mountain for skiing and snow boarding fun! Isabella, our niece, loves helping Justin play the mandolin :)
Eli is getting so big! I can't believe it. He's really smiling now and making fun noises with his mouth. His favorite right now sounds like light sabers hitting each other in a battle from star wars! He is such a boy!! He is happiest on the changing table, funny kid.
Justin and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary December 9th by going out to dinner to the Cheesecake Factory...yummy! We've had a 'more than we can describe' blessed first year and and very excited for the years to come :)
4 comments:
It is so great to read a post from you Jaymie! Sounds like you had a wonderful first Christmas as a family and what a doll little Eli is. We really need to get all the boys together soon!
I am proud of you for sharing your beautiful gift of music with Justin's family I bet they were so blessed by it I know that I always am!
Glad you are alive and well and congratulations on your first year of marriage you and Justin have really done a lot this first year I am anxious to see what the second year holds :)!
Hi Jaymie-- Congrats on your first year-- it has been a full one! We love you guys and are so thankful that we have people like you two who are such a good example for those of us who are yet to have kids. Hope to see you soon!
Love,
Katie D
Those changing table shots are great! What a happy baby..he must get that from his parents!
I love how relaxed the two of you are..so inspirational!
Thanks for posting ;)
loved reading through this post, seeing all of your great photos, and catching up with you guys a bit! eli is such an adorable boy...wow, those are some great smiles! and happy anniversary to you and justin! you two make such a wonderful couple, and it is so awesome to see you now with your son. what an amazing first year you've had together! we're looking forward to seeing you guys soon!
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