life as of lately

Life has been a whirlwind since having Hudson. The days seem so long and short and busy but sometimes relaxed all at the same time. I'm continually amazed at how much things have changed around here. Much of our lives are recounted through Hudson's monthly updates since everything now has to do with him, but I wanted to get down some things that aren't shared on them.

I'm a big fan of Valentine decorations. 

Too bad I didn't get around to taking a picture until the flowers were dying. 

Please notice the footprint 'love'. I'm kind of obsessed with using Hudson's footprints for crafts. 

Our Valentine's day was very relaxed. When I got up I made a yummy Valentine's breakfast for Taylor complete with pink pancakes. We then drove around to some different car places to try and find Taylor a truck. No luck... (If anyone wants to sell us the perfect truck at the perfect price feel free to) Taylor spent most of the rest of the day fixing our car. Stupid alternator! but now he is as good as new :) We knew going out to dinner was out of the question because long wait times to get in plus long wait times to get food does not work when you have an 8 week old baby. By the time Taylor was done with the car we didn't know what to eat so he ran to winco and picked up a pizza. He came back with roses, Reese's hearts, and chocolate milk. I got Taylor a new tie. He just barely picked them out... All in all it was a good day.

Hudson is my little buddy. He loves to help me blog (as if I actually get any posts done...) He runs errands with me during the day and we play when we are home. He doesn't mind me dragging him along on plenty of shopping trips, and I'm pretty sure that he actually appreciates the fresh air and change of scenery. He has started this new thing where he just gets sick of being in his car seat if we have been out for too long. That means that I occasionally end up holding him so he really gets to see more. 

Taylor went to Reno for a school thing for work last week. We missed him dearly and Hudson was so happy when he got home. It gave me a greater appreciation for Taylor's help with Hudson in the evenings. Hudson and I made a sign to welcome him home. Hudson insisted on adding his personal touch ;)

Taylor's parents have been up to visit Hudson a few times. Unfortunately the last two times they were up Hudson was a grump, but you can't blame the boy for being upset when he is overtired. Hopefully Hudson will be in a good mood next time they visit.
Kayleigh, Jordan, and Connor have visited a few times. Love to see Connor and Hudson together since they are only 5 months apart.
Lehi, Brei, and Maverick have also stopped by to visit. Guys, my 10 month old nephew is walking! And I don't mean taking one or two steps and then falling down. I mean walking where ever he wants to go. It's nuts. Last time they were here he walked all over our house like he owned the place.

We celebrated Taylor's 24th birthday last Thursday. He worked and then came home to presents(a boot dryer from my parents, money from his parents, and a wallet and new lunch pail from me). After he opened presents we went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. It was super yummy! Taylor ended his night by playing some church ball. I really hope he had a good birthday. He only changed one diaper all day long and I don't think it was even poopy, so how bad could his day have been? ;)

What it looked like in the pictures on the house listing.

Right before we got started

We spontaneously decided to renovate our bathroom this past weekend. I've never loved it, but I didn't think about changing more than the paint color before. We shopped around a bit Friday night trying to decide what we wanted, got everything Saturday we needed Saturday morning, and then got to work. Thankfully, my sister was coming down to Idaho Falls so she watched Hudson while we got some of the work done. Since we moved in we have changed the toilet, vanity, light, medicine cabinet, paint color, and added the floating shelves. I'm hoping that next year we will change the floor and the shower/tub. I'm pretty sure that Taylor would love it if I would stop watching Property Brothers so that I don't come up with any other big projects.

I'm in love with it. Like I spend extra time in it just because I love to look at it.

The shelves aren't finished, but hopefully I will find the right pieces soon.

It is a privacy window, but would you put blinds or curtains in the window? Or nothing at all?

I'm afraid that curtains would take up too much room, and I have no idea what color I would even consider for them. And the heater vent would blow the curtains around. Help! Opinions please.

Really not too much has been going on. Our lives our dedicated to this handsome little boy of ours and I wouldn't want it to be any other way.