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We had a fun first Christmas with Ezekiel. I’m not sure he really knew what was going on. He didn’t seem to understand why we had hidden a bunch of new toys under paper.

I had him all dressed up in a “my first Christmas” outfit, but unfortunately it didn’t make it to present/picture time.

When I cook dinner in the evening Ezekiel has fun playing in his baby gym. Then when Ezekiel hears daddy come in he gets very excited. He knows that they get to play together for a bit before dinner. Their evening time together is priceless and I wouldn’t miss those moments for the world.

This morning we visited the Yaquina Head light house. Bryan, my father and I made the long spiral journey up to the top of the lighthouse. Unfortunately, they wouldn’t let us carry Ezekiel to the top so my mother stayed at the bottom and held Ezekiel. The 104 steps to the top were no problem; the problem was the open staircase all the way to the top. Not an ideal situation for people who are afraid of heights. It was in the low 40′s so we didn’t stick around long enough to explore the beach below the lighthouse.

After that we found a sheltered cove where we saw harbor seals lounging on the rocks.

Ezekiel was tired form our journey so he slept the whole way home and it didn’t bother him one bit when his hat fell off and onto his face. I think the cold weather bothered him more.

For the past couple of days we have been in Oregon with my parents. We have been having lots of fun together. My mom and I enjoy cooking together while the men enjoy playing x box. Ezekiel enjoyed snuggling with grandma during his nap time. We also had a Thanksgiving dinner one night. I made my first pumpkin pie ever. Not sure how I managed to go so long without ever making one but Bryan said it was delicious.

During Bryan’s paternity leave we were fortunate enough to visit his parents. They really enjoyed seeing Ezekiel. Ezekiel also got a kick out of their small dog.

Bryan has 4 weeks off for paternity leave so we have been having lots of fun family time lately!

My niece recently sent us a “flat Shelby” puppet in the mail as part of a class project. She had to send it to someone that didn’t live in the same town as her, and they had to commit to taking pictures of the “puppet” in their community. Then we are supposed to send the pictures back with the puppet, and the class is going to have a geography lesson and see where all the puppets went. So, we took the puppet on the hike with us the other day and I tried to get some pictures of flat Shelby along the trail. We actually had a lot of fun propping the paper doll in trees. The following pictures are just the beginning of the adventures of flat Shelby.

My uncle Mike came to visit, and on the only sunny day we took a short hike near our home. At the end of the hike daddy and Mike found a tunnel. Unfortunately, there were a lot of rocks on the path to the tunnel so I stayed behind with mommy while the big guys explored the tunnel. We had lots of fun and saw some beautiful scenery. Unfortunately, when we woke up on Sunday Mike found a tick on his arm. Sorry uncle Mike, but thanks for visiting.

Ezekiel is starting to laugh now so we pulled out the video camera and shot some footage of him. Enjoy the laughter.

We recently spent some time with my parents and niece. Ezekiel loves meeting new people and warms up to them very quickly. I couldn’t believe how much he adored his cousin Mariah. He loved playing with her and was always smiling at her. He also loved spending time with his grandpa and grandma.