Christmas break and more...

We just thought we'd give a little post Christmas update. Things have been crazy over the last few weeks but it was well worth it, we had a great time over Christmas break. It was a major west coast tour that started with a trip to Oregon to visit the Stockhoff family. It snowed like crazy and the news kept saying that it was the worst storm since like 1964 (or something like that). We didn't end up getting out very much because of the weather but we had a lot of fun and there were hallmark Christmas movies a plenty!
Following Oregon we headed to Utah to spend some time with the Brady family. We had a lot of fun spending time with family and visiting friends. The snow was kind enough to follow us from Oregon to Utah. Luckily in Utah they have equipment to remove snow so we were able to get out and about. I know it's cliche but we made the obligatory trips to bajio and cafe rio while we were out there. They just don't know how to do that tex mex here in the dirrrty. Probably one of the biggest highlights of the trip was Gus's baby blessing. As parents it was a special experience. Gus did really well and didn't cry once during the whole blessing and managed to not have a blowout in his little blessing outfit, which was also a plus.
On Monday I had to head back to South Carolina to start school, but we decided that Allice should stay a few more days out west with the fam. As part of my husbandly duty I thought I'd better make a little post about our break and put up a few pictures of the little man. He's getting so big and everyday he does something new. We can't help but love him more and more.



Gusser


Me, my mom, Jessa and her girls


Gramma and Gus


Gus's namesake: Grandpa Stockhoff


Gus trying to suck his thumb


Nat and Kenz


Gus and the Christmas sock



Gus enjoying the frigid Oregon winter


Corey doing the Lebron James


Gus with Nana and Gramps




Blessing day


Gus and his new friend Ford

Baby Gus's 12 week update

This last Wednesday marked a mini milestone in baby Gus's life, he has been here for 12 whole weeks now. It's hard to believe that baby Gus is already 12 weeks old but we are really enjoying having him here. It seems like everyday he's doing something new and we find 100 more reasons to love him. I'll spare you the specifics because surely they're things that only we as new parents find newsworthy! Instead of saying too much I'll just post some pictures so y'all can see how chubby the baby boy is getting.

2 Weeks Overdue

This post is a little over due but I'm going to post it anyway. Gus is growing up so fast and is now 2 1/2 months old. He is getting so big and I love it.
Here is a pic of him in his car seat the day we brought him home from the hospital



And here he is in all his 2 month old glory



Making some progress right??

He has started making baby sounds, eye contact and smiling. However, whenever I try and capture one of his prize winning smiles on camera this is what happens....



So we're still trying to catch one in film. This is the closest we've come so far...



We'll keep trying and I know we'll get a good smile on camera one of these days!!