Vacation Fun

Everyone left the Proctor house right after Christmas. We decided to hang out a little longer to allow Baby Paul more time with Grandma and Grandpa.

Paul and I left our baby boy with G-Ma and G-Pa one of the days and headed up to Brian Head for an afternoon of snowboarding. It was fun but I don't think I have ever been so cold in my life. It was negative 12 degrees. It was so cold that it hurt to have any body part exposed to the cold air. Here is a picture of us on the chair lift in our gear.


We also visited the Wildlife Museum and Dinosaur Discovery Museum in St. George. Here are some pictures from the Wildlife Museum.




Here are some pictures from the Dinosaur Discovery Museum.

A Very Merry Christmas

We had the pleasure of spending Christmas with Paul's family in St. George this year. We had a great time enjoying one another's company as well as good food. It was also nice for Baby Paul to spend some time with his cousins. The kids wore matching candy cane looking pajamas on Christmas morning. They looked so cute. Here is a picture of them in their pj's.


We received an abundance of gifts this year for Christmas. Everyone was way too nice to us. Highlights for me included a laptop computer, a necklace (from my good husband) and a Kitchen Aid mixer. Highlights for Paul included a new navy pinstriped suit, an Xb0x 360 and an iPod nano. I would list highlights for Baby Paul but the only things that interested him were gift wrapping paper, an empty toilet paper roll and an orange. He was not interested in any of his gifts this year. Here is a picture of Baby Paul and his orange.


After all the presents were opened and the excitement of all the new toys lessened, we decorated some gingerbread houses. Here is a picture of the houses Paul and I made. If you can't guess, mine is the one with the pink marshmallow stars.


Merry Christmas everyone!

My little bald Buddha

Last night was a very sad night for me. It was the night that my little boy lost all of his thick beautiful hair. It was an act of injustice I tell you. So, I was making dinner when my husband tells me he is going to cut Paul's hair. I tell him that if it is too short I will not be happy. I hear a lot of crying coming from the bathroom so I walk in to see what is going on. Come to find out, my husband is trying to cut a mohawk on my little boy. However, it wasn't going as planned. To make a long story short, he ended up having to buzz all of his hair off. Now my cute little boy looks like a baby Buddha. I still think he is cute but I miss his long hair. And for my husband, not so happy with him right now.

Scary Santa Claus

So, I was really excited for Paul to take his first picture with Santa at our ward Christmas party. Unfortunately, he was not as excited. He was fine for about 10 seconds. Then he looked up to see whose lap he was sitting on and his lower lip started to quiver. He started freaking out shortly after that. Maybe next year...

Christmas at Disneyland

We took the kiddies to Disneyland last week. This was Paul's second visit to Disneyland. However, the first time he only went on one ride. This time he made it on 3. It is amazing how much longer things take with little ones. There is always someone that needs a diaper change, a nap or a feeding. It also takes time to take the kids in and out of their strollers. I was surprised that Paul actually enjoyed the rides. I wasn't sure if he was still too young to enjoy it. He really liked It's A Small World. I really enjoyed that ride as well as it was all decked out for Christmas. Disneyland is definitely one of the big bonuses of living in Southern California. I'm pretty sure it is one of the happiest places on earth. I think we are going to try and go next week as well.

Model Baby

Here are some pictures that my friend, Julia, took of the baby.

Turkey in Michigan

We spent Thanksgiving with my family in Michigan this year. My sister flew in from New York with her boyfriend, my brother flew in from Salt Lake City and I had some good friends drive up from Indiana to all spend Thanksgiving together. The company and food were great. The weather was pretty chilly. It is crazy how a few California winters will make your body forget what it is like to be cold weather.

We had a really nice time and the Park family really enjoyed hanging out with Baby Paul. Baby Paul is pretty spoiled since he is the only grand kid in the Park Family. It was great for me because I got so many breaks from the baby. However, I think I got too many breaks because I found myself missing him from time to time and would have to go steal him from whoever was holding him. It was sad for us to go. My mom says the house is too quiet now without our little guy around.

The Park Clan

Baby Paul with Grandpa and Grandma Park

This will be our Christmas photo.

With our good friends, Julia and Jan.

With Mom.