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Even though it is Mother’s Day coming up, and not Father's Day, I have been thinking a lot about Nathan and want to share a few of my thoughts. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband, who looks after and cares for me and works so hard to provide for our family. He gets up each morning without complaint to work an insane amount of hours and then comes home and patiently listens to me complain about my insignificant problems and helps take care of Baby. The other night I was watching him play with Beckett. He was singing songs and reciting rhymes and I couldn’t help but smile at him. I love him for so many reasons. He is smart, funny, kind, strong, and soft (not only around the middle-but in the gentle way). He makes me smile everyday. I am blessed to have such a partner to spend this life and the eternities with. I love you sweetie.

I don't have a lot of pictures of our weekend with our families, however, here are a few with our friends Arch and Shantay, and Zach and Keri. Arch and Shantay had a little baby girl, Zalie Jaide a few weekends after Beckett was born, and we just found out that Zach and Keri are expecting! Yay for babies! The last picture is one for the books. Here is the four generation picture of all my Roberts men! I love them all.

becketts sweet photo shoot...

Sorry about the wait- Beckett and I have continued our world traveling and this past trip took us to Utah and Idaho. We were in Provo for a few days to celebrate Tyler and Beth’s graduation from BYU and then we were off to Idaho Falls where Hayley (Nathan’s cousin) got married. It was so fun to see our families and to be able to spend some more time together. However, the pictures for today are of Beckett’s awesome photo shoot in Canada. I just got them from my mom and wanted to share with all of you. Enjoy!

Shout Out: My Little Lacher

I've been moved. Moved to shout out to my little, and only, sister Rachell (who shall hereafter be referred to as Lacher). I've never shouted out to someone on this blog, or any blog for that matter, and I hope to not offend the many people in my life worthy of a shout-out who have not received one. But no one else worthy of a shout-out pays me rent every month, either, so I guess this is fair.

Young Lacher came to us a starry-eyed youngster, recently graduated from Rocky Mountain High School, home of the Grizzlies. You see, young Lacher was a simple country girl, some might say a cockeyed optimist, who got herself mixed up in the high-stakes game of of big city life. A tough way to start off, I know. And though it seems like she's been with us for an eternity ;) it has been a mere three months. In that three months, we've shared a lot of experiences, and food, with Lach, and we're going to miss her.

Lacher has actually been with us longer than Beckett has. She got here two days before Beckett was born and has been a big help with that transition (to Lindsay-- I've been at work). She was always willing to lend a hand, change a diaper, and even stayed up with him a few times.

We've done a lot together: floor seats at LA Clippers, many Lost and Office episodes, me rocking Lacher's world lawn-bowling at Roxbury Park, corn-on-the cob at Venice Beach (my treat), cruis'n the Miracle Mile, me rocking Lacher's world at Scrabble, watching Serendipity (I let her pick it out, obviously), Mulberry Street Pizza (my treat), dinner at Jack Sprat's (and ridiculously good tips for less-than-stellar waitressing), mini-road trip to San Diego (the greatest city in the world) and suffering through BYU's loss to the Aztecs, me rocking Lacher's world biking on the Santa Monica Strand, exploring the Hollywood Hills and the Boulevards, luxury box at the Dodgers game (my treat, indirectly), and short-lived diets (no treats here).

Notwithstading some difficult moments (multiple hair-dyes, trying to feed Beckett ice-cream at 2 weeks old, the super-glue incident of '07), it's been a great run. Lach, you're a special girl and the best little sister a big brother could ask for. You're beautiful, intelligent, and fun. I appreciate your good example, the idiosyncracies that are peculiar to only you (who in the world is scared of birds and flower petals for goodness sake?), and your desire to do what's right and improve in all aspects of your life. The big-bottomed line, and I think I speak for the three of us you'll be leaving here in LA when I say this, is that we love you, we're going to miss you, and we wish you the best as you move on to the next phase of what will certainly be a happy and wonderful life.

PS Don't forget April's rent.

Ode to my family...

So, about a month and a half ago, Nathan's family came out to visit us and see Beckett. I meant to post pictures about their visit, but forgot to. So, better late than never. Here are some pictures of the fun trip we had together. It was great to see them and for everybody to get a 'Beckett' fix. It was so nice of them to make the trip out here and we appreciate all of their love!
Sweet Russell--such a great Uncle. He loved holding Beckett, and was a natural.
Me and Momma Miriam, in the back of the car, laughing our heads off at something. Not sure what. We all went down to the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica and walked around. We left Nathan Russell, and Grandpa Roberts with Beckett and they had a little manly bonding time.

We also went to the beach and practised our ballet moves. Jks...it was a fairly decent day, however the water was freezing. Here Papa Smurf is showing us his 'moves'-look at those toes...and that's sand under those feet-a tough move.

O Canada...

This past week, I had the opportunity to travel home to Canada for my best friend's wedding.

It was so much fun to be there for the wedding, and for a few extra days to spend with my mom and dad. Beckett had a great time getting to know his Grandma and Grandpa Hall a little bit better. Needless to say, we took a ton of pictures, so this is my attempt at showing all of you the best ones... (and some random ones of him smiling too, just cause they're so dang cute!)

As for a brief travel log, I flew out on Thursday (the 4^th) and Beckett traveled like a champ. Slept the whole time. Beth, Dillon, Brennen and Steve all traveled up from Provo for the weekend, and it was wonderful to see all of them.

I love my Beth so much.

It was fun for them to get some extra ‘Beckett-time’.

On Friday I finished Scrapbooking Carrie’s wedding album, it took me longer than I thought it would to finish it, but eventually I got into town to see Carrie.

Her bridal shower was that night. There were a ton of people there, and we had such a good time.

Saturday-we had wedding festivities all day (note Beckett’s little outfit). Care put her nieces and nephews and Beckett in the same matching outfits. Cute!

On Sunday I went to church and chilled with mom and dad. Beckett loves his Grandpa Hall.

Monday, I hung out with some friends that I haven’t seen since high school. It was so fun—weird that some of us have kids now.

Tuesday, mom and I went shopping (Wal-mart rocks!)

and Wednesday I took Beckett in and got some professional pictures taken of him. It was so much fun!

On Thursday mom and dad took me back down to Great Falls where I flew out from. Again, Beckett did great and was a little trooper during our 9 hour trip back (3 hour drive to the airport, 1 hour sitting in that airport, 1 ½ hour flight to SLC, 1 ½ hour layover there, and then 2 hours back to LA.) It went way better than I’d imagined, and now I know that traveling with Beckett *can* be a breeze. It was a wonderful trip, and I’m so glad to have had some quality time with my mom and dad—just being at my house.

Also, I’m so happy for Carrie and Nick and was thrilled that I was able to be there for her. I love my Care-bear.

However, it was great to get back here to Nathan who was missing his little bug a ton (and Lacher who was missing her Blizzard buddies). Who wouldn't miss this little angel?

A boring post

Sorry, there's just not too much new going on in our lives. Beckett has been sick these last couple of days...came down with a cold and cough, so it's been kinda tough. It's so sad to see him sick. But he's being a little trooper.
A few days a week I take pictures of Beckett to send to Nathan at the office. It makes it seem like he's more a part of our lives throughout the weekdays. So, I am going to post some pictures that I have taken of Beckett lately. Sorry, they're not great. Usually I just take them to show Nathan what Beckett is wearing for the day.
Here's Beckett on a 'cold' day last week. Bundled him up in this sweet little sweater and touque from Barneys New York that Nathan's company sent us.
And here he is sporting an awesome onesie that Logan and Paula sent us from their trip to NYC in December.
This is the sweet little face I woke up next to yesterday. He was so cute I couldn't help but take some pictures.
And here is the little bug right now. The third picture was his reaction to the bright flashes from the camera. Awake enough just to stretch, and then right back asleep.
Other than that, all is well. This next week will be a sad one, as I am headed home for my best friends wedding (that's not sad) but we have to leave Nathan here all by his lonesome for a whole week. We're going to miss daddy so much! But I am excited to be home and see my family and house. I also just found out yesterday that my sister Beth is going to come home for it as well, and just thinking about it makes me giddy.
Anyway...life is great and we're all doing very well. Hopefully Beckett gets better soon. We'll keep you posted.

25 random facts about beckett

1. He loves his swing

2. He is going for the ‘skirted eggshell look’ right now…because of which I often hear Rachell singing “Do you know the mullet man?” (to the tune of the muffin man song)…I reply with… “Do you know the homeless girl:..”

3. Having a dirty diaper doesn’t bother him very often

4. His favorite time of day is when daddy comes home

5. This is his cutest outfit. I got it from a friend who designs clothes for The Childrens Place

6. He loves bath time now…He’s just learning that kicking his legs results in lots of fun splashing, and a big mess for mom to clean up…Fun!

7. He only loves being naked when dad’s around… He just screams when I strip him down

8. He first smiled at his dad

9. At his 2 week check up he weighed 10 Lbs 3 oz and was 23 inches long

10. He has just learned to put himself to sleep. He ‘coos’ himself to sleep, which is really just a bunch of grunting… (takes after his father)

11. He loves to snuggle

12. He has many places to hide dirt…3 rolls on his neck, 5 rolls on each leg, a couple on each arm…but the best rolls are the wrist rolls…

13. He is wearing 3-6 month clothes comfortably already, and has grown out of most of his 0-3 month stuff. (He’s not even 2 months yet)

14. His most popular piece of clothing among the ladies are his little Champion shoes. (A special thanks to Ben and Ryanne for their great taste)

15. At his one month appointment he weighed 12 Lbs 4 oz and was 24 inches long (99^th percentile for height and 90^th percentile for weight)

16. He is the loudest eater ever…lots of grunting and sighing…

17. He can fall asleep anywhere, and in any position

18. He hates it when I put on his clothes

19. He loves having his feet massaged

20. He’s just learning how to stand up. If I hold him around the middle, he can stand up for a few seconds each time

21. Sometimes he’s not very photogenic

22. Sometimes his chin quivers involuntarily…doesn’t have a thing to do with his body temperature

23. He loves being in his car seat…get him in the car/stroller and he can’t help but fall asleep

24. My cousin Samantha thought that he was having a seizure one day because he doesn’t have very good motor control of his arms…he’s still trying to figure out that they’re connected to his body

25. Sometimes when having ‘tummy time’ he just face-plants into the blanket and thrashes his face back and forth while screaming…

Sweet Sweet Baby

On Saturday my friend Paige came over and took over 200 pictures of Beckett. It was so much fun to be creative with the photography, however, Beckett wasn't super cooperative, and about 90% of the pictures were of him crying. (Although, some of them were pretty dang cute.) He was a doll for a few minutes though, and we got a few good ones. The best are being saved for his birth announcement that I'm designing right now. If any of you don't think I have your address, please leave me a comment with it. I'll be sure to send you one.
Beckett is doing so well and continues to be our sweet little bug. (Don't you just want to kiss those cheeks!)

My Little Bug...

I've had some requests for an update, so here are some random pictures that I've taken lately. I love my little bug. Usually the pictures I take are of him sleeping, cause he spends the majority of his time doing that, but the second picture is of him actually awake...just chillin in his little swing. He was being such a champ that day. I was working on a project that I'm doing for Carrie's wedding, and so I just sat him in that chair while I was working. He hung out there for a good 45 minutes, being so good until he finally fell asleep. What a sweetie.
Carrie and Nick came to town last weekend and we had a great time hanging out, getting to know Nick. He's a pretty hilarious guy. He and Nathan bonded instantly, and Carrie and I had an awesome time just being together. I miss her...she lives too far away. I'm so grateful that they made the effort to come here and see us. This picture is taken at Jack Sprats--where Rachell works.