Happy 28th

It was Nick's Birthday on Tuesday the 28th. He turned 28 :) It was such a beautiful day on his birthday and we decided to spend the afternoon on the lake. He was able to wakeboard and waterski. Not bad for November. It was in the mid 80's and perfect. On Wednesday we left Chase with a babysitter for the first time (other then Grandma's)and sneaked a way to Dinner. We went to an italian restuarant Anzio Landing. It's on the runway of Falcon Field Airport, across the street from Boeing. It's neat when you're eating dinner there are planes landing and taking off. There food is awesome. It was very nice to be able to spend the evening with just Nick and relax. We both felt very weird to be out without Chase. It's the first time we have been out to a nice restaurant since he was born!!! It was nice to get back home and see him though...HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVER!!!! WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH XOXOXOXOXOX

Baby Cole Whatcott

I was looking at my friend Mandy's blog on Friday. I was deeply saddened and choked up with a story that she had posted involved one of her childhood friends. I have attached the link for the blog for Baby Cole.
http://www.colewhatcott.blogspot.com/
I don't know this family but their story was very dear to my heart. Once you become a mother you just can't imagine going through a lose and heartbreak like they have experienced. There were several complication after birth that lead to an incredible amount of medical bills. If you're in a position to help this family out (even a very small amount) please look at their blog for the whole story and details.

Happy Halloween

It was Chase's first Halloween. He was a Monkey. We thought that would be perfect because he is so active and likes to Monkey around. It was a different Halloween because it was 90 degrees at 6:30 so we only went to about 8 houses. We didn't want the little man to over heat! We got home and handed out candy for the rest of the night. It was a really fun night. Having kids really makes these Holidays a lot more fun again. It's great!!!!

Awesome Apache Lake Trip

We spent the weekend up at Apache Lake. It's 38 miles from our house. In order to get to this lake you have to take a dirt road for about 11 miles to get there. You have to go through a part that is called Fish Hill. A little scary to pull a boat up and down. It's a one lane dirt road that is pretty much on the mountain cliff. You have to stop and put your cover on your boat before you get on the dirt road or your boat fills with dust. Because of this the lake isn't very busy. We decided it's our new favorite lake. It's so beautiful and the water is so smooth. It's 17 miles long and has a lot of cool coves and sandy beaches. We stayed at the Motel (a little ghetto, but fun). They have a great restaurant and bar right by the water. We went with our friends Aaron and Meg. Chase did great. If he just didn't have to wear his life jacket he would love boating. Every time we take him it's getting easier. He is such a good baby! We had such a great weekend and we're looking forward to going back soon.

Lake Mead Fall Trip

We went to Lake Mead with the Ellerbeck's over UEA. It was a great trip! The weather was so perfect. It was the first trip for our Motor Home and it did awesome. It was so much fun to have our own place :)Chase did great also. It was his first camping/boating trip. For only being 7 months old he was perfect. One the drive home we were afraid that he was going to be shocked for life because he was in his car seat for so long. He did great until the last hour, he was pretty tired of the whole thing. It was a small group this time. It was only Ellerbeck's. It was very relaxing and beautiful. They set up the water ski course and have a great time skiing. Chase is in love with Auntie Ape. He just looks at her with love eyes and wants to touch her. It's so cute! It was great to spend 4 days with Nick. He has been working so much, a lot of overtime. Both Chase and I just loved having him around. We didn't want to see him go back to work on Monday morning :( Thanks Scott, Debby and April for the awesome trip. It was a lot of fun!!!!!

Fast 7 Months

Chase just turned 7 months old. I can't believe how fast the time has gone. He is turning into a very active and happy little boy. He is sitting up on his own and talking up a storm. He loves to cuddle at bed time and read books with Dad. We gave him banana's for the first time and he loved them. It was all over everything. We have stopped using his bib because he tries to eat it. Without the bib he can focus on the food :) But it's sure a mess, but so fun! They grow up so fast you have to enjoy every moment because it changes tomorrow with something new and amazing.

Lazy AZ Afternoon

Chase and I spent the afternoon over at Megan and Aaron's house. We had Thai food for lunch and then moved outside for a relaxing swim. Megan had a Boeing 757 blow up airplane that Chase enjoyed. He was just kicking back and relaxing. They also have two dogs that Chase absolutely loved. Wolfy (the dog) loved to kiss Chase and he was just rolling around and laughing. I think they had a crush XOXOX!!! It was the cutest thing ever. We might have to get a dog in the future :)
Thanks Megan for having us over. It was a perfect way to spend an AZ afternoon :)