The Big 0-1

So Mason had an awesome party in California on Saturday. In fact, it was so great we decided to stay for the week! I thought today I would share a few pictures of him from his party and give you a little Mason update and then next week I'll be sure to share all the party details (there will even be a little DIY for you).

Mason is now one and is such a joy! He is way too much fun. He loves to walk now, open drawers and pull EVERYTHING out, take walks, watch Yo Gabba Gabba, and he likes to make us laugh. His new thing is spitting while he has food in his mouth, which he thinks is hilarious! It kind of is

Until his party we hadn't given Mason any sugar, and I think it is easy to see how he feels about it now!

Want some?

Mason loved opening presents and got some pretty sweet stuff!

He received a  ton of books (which I am really excited about) including a quiet book from Auntie Lollie. Cool right?

Mason also discovered his new found love for sword fighting. I am just praying that this doesn't turn into a "thing."
I hope your weekend was fun like ours and I hope this week is even better! See you next Monday!

Bye Bye Helmet Hair

See this beautiful face? Well this beautiful face will no longer be sporting that awesome helmet as of this afternoon! WOO HOO! We might need to celebrate with a haircut (he looks like Baby Bieber without the helmet on). Have a fantastic day!

Camp Family Christmas Cards

I finally can share our Christmas card with you! I sent them out late last week so I've been waiting 'til people received them to share this with you! I love how they turned out! What do you think?

We decided to go with this card because this will be our last winter in Idaho so we thought it was fitting.

I created a custom backer for us (which you can have too right here). I was inspired by the navy and green in Mason's newborn photos (taken by the amazing Rosalyn).

I also created a wrap around return address label to match (if you want one contact me through my custom page).
I'm proud of this little card and so happy to show off our little family. Thank you so much to those who have supported me in my new little business venture. It's taken a ton of energy and love, so thank you to those who have stuck by me and furthered the new brand!

The New Helmet Hair

Did you know my baby has a helmet? I don't think I've mentioned it. Well, he does. Why you ask? (it's ok EVERYONE does) A few months ago we noticed he had a flat spot on his head that wasn't improving so we had him checked and he was diagnosed with plagiocephaly (sounds scary right? it's not). He's just has to wear a helmet for 23 hours a day and keep it on for 3-5 months. We also have to take him in to get it checked and adjusted every 2 weeks.

People ask if it hurts him or bothers him. We hear most babies cry and fuss the first couple weeks they have it on but our little trooper has seemed to never notice. He in fact likes to play with his helmet, it's his favorite toy (kinda strange I know).

Today we had a those check-up and his head is doing amazing. He has made HUGE improvements in only a month and a half. We are so excited and so proud of our little man's head! Woohoo!

blupdate

family picnic

That's right this is a blupdate! So I know I promised a desktop download for June but as you can tell that didn't happen. CRAZY stuff has been happening in my family.

As some of you may know the hubs and I have been living with my grandparents while we are here in CA. Well unexpectedly my grandpa passed away on memorial day, so ever since then it's been a whirl wind.

Needless to say the blog has been my last priority (eventually I'll get it together and post regularly). Eventually I hope to be as cool as this blog (love her) or this blog (want to dress like her), but until then I will post random things at random times.

So on with the blupdate. Baby is now four months and is a mini Houdini! He's changing right before our eyes and some nights he manages to escape out of his baby straight jacket (some call it a swaddler, I call it a straight jacket, but they totally work). We bought him a new friend. His name is Gerald Giraffe, isn't he cute? Baby loves snuggling with Gerald at night and even has a yellow velour track suit to match too (my mom's fault).

Currently Baby enjoys: long walks, giggling, scooting EVERYWHERE, the sound of his own voice (it's cute most of the time), hanging with mom and dad, "barber shop", baths, TV (my grandma has him hooked), and I recently discovered that he likes looking at books (just like his dad).

As for me and hubs, I am enjoying hanging out with Mason and my grandma, as well as the Bachelorette (oh ashley, you're so blind) and I'm LOVING the Voice (we don't do much around here). Hubs is working hard at his internship, likes where he's working and still likes accounting so that's good!

We are loving life here in California and are dreading the day we have to return to Idaho (but excited to spend time with people our own age again). How's your summer so far? I'd love to hear! Any big plans? We have a family reunion coming up that I will share more about later.

Hello from California

baby in his blessing romper

Hello friends! It's been so long! Why you ask? About three weeks ago hubby + baby + I moved to LA for the summer for hubby's internship and we are loving it! Hubs and I are both originally from California and all our family is here so we feel like we're home. I took a little break from blogging and design to enjoy some play time with baby who is growing so stinking fast!

Since we've been here we attended my cousin's wedding in Dana Point (where I was the photographer), blessed baby, moved in with my grandparents, and have enjoyed turkish kababs and Magnun bars (2 things I fell in love with while in europe and have rediscovered here).

What have all of you been up to? Do you have big plans for the summer? We plan on exploring LA, wakeboarding, going to the beach, lounging, and heading to utah for Aspen Grove. I also plan on working off my baby weight, designing my logo and hopefully getting my little design business and website up and running.

I do not claim to be a photographer, nor do I aspire to be one, but here are a few photos I took at my cousin's wedding.

6 weeks

Baby Camp is now 6 weeks! These pictures are one I took two weeks ago when he turned 1 month. I can't believe how much he has changed since we brought him home, and even in the last two weeks (he now getting a double chin). He started out at 5lbs 4oz and now we guess he's about 8lbs (real big, I know). He's starting to smile on purpose and cooing all the time. He loves to snuggle and loves to look at people (when we hold him over our shoulder he'll shift his body so he can look up at us) He's so chill, which I am so grateful for and we are just loving every minute with him (even at 4am). Thanks Aunt Kathy for the cute outfit and blanket