Baby Shower Time!

I am feeling so overwhelmed with gratitude for the generosity of my family & friends. I already had a wonderful baby shower in AZ, and then this last weekend my friends from church threw me a shower here in LA. So nice! Then, if you can even believe it my bff and sister threw me a virtual shower for all of my far, far away friends and family. Seriously, I cannot tell you how special I felt seeing this outpouring of love for my little boy. Thank you to everyone who planned, baked, coordinated, emailed,   gifted, and participated in any way! Love to you all!!

Here is a quick recap of my wonderful shower thrown by my friends from church. The theme was "Little Man" so it was full of adorable bowties and mustaches.

It was such a fun night! Going with the theme of the evening, we even played 'Match the stash" which was hilarious trying to figure out which celebrity each famous mustache belonged to.

 Everyone was so unbelievable generous, out little man it totally set!

 Delicious cupcakes and the cutest party favors, little chocolate mustaches : )

My friends really are the best!

I have to admit, I had never heard of a virtual shower before, so I really didn't know how it would all play out, but it was so much fun! For the couple weeks leading up I got tons of packages and it really got me excited seeing all the mail from my far away friends.

Then on the day of, I set up the decorations my family sent me, and we did a google hangout so they could see me open the gifts.

I know its gonna sound cheesy, but sometimes I really love the internet.  Sometimes, just seeing someone's face while talking to them makes such a difference in feeling connected.

And if a million wonderful gifts weren't enough, they also sent a bucket of all my favorite treats and ordered cupcakes from this local shop that are literally the best cupcakes I have ever eaten!

Christmas in AZ

So this year for christmas we went to AZ to spend the holidays with Mason's family.

We were in serious vacation mode, which means I have very few pictures, but whatever. It was a great time getting to hang out with all of Mason's family, going out to eat, going to the movies, taking lots of naps and just doing whatever, whenever. Such a needed break from work!

Loving my new iphone case from Plum Street Prints, and all of the amazing Christmas decor at my MIL's house. 

Mason napping with the sweetest dog ever.

 Remember this little guy? We got to go visit him at his new home in Queen Creek, I can't believe how big and gorgeous he is getting. You have never seen a happier kitty just loving his new home!

 Loved spending all day, everyday with this guy!

 We drove up to the Las Sendas neighborhood to look at the beautiful houses and watch the sunset.

And of course, we made a quick trip to see the Mesa Temple Lights.

Little Brother Visits

So even though my younger brother is like a foot taller than me, I still call him my little brother. He got to come out and visit us for a week before christmas and we had a blast! During the day he shadowed Mason at work and learned all about what we do and all the awesome neighborhoods we get to work in LA. 

And our evenings were filled with go kart racing, a trip to the temple, and of course, taking him to all our favorite restaurants. So much fun having him!

 Belly shot in line at Tito's Tacos.

Temple & Shamshiri

More mexican food, at El Ranchito in Newport.

 Go Karts

 The highlight of the trip was of course when the boys went out to Glamis for a couple days. It was Cody's first time out in the dunes and needless to say he had the time of his life!