some pictures

Here are some pictures I have taken in the last week or so that I didn't put on on my 365 blog. I love these because they give you an idea of what our days are like :)

Lily loves Mason so much and wants to be near him always. Can you see the grip she has on his hair?

My sweet boy :)

Mason's two favorite things, his binky and silky. I love this picture because this is what we see every time we get him out of his crib. He loves to run silky through his hands. And yes don't judge me that he still uses a binky (for nap and bed)

Lily eating her cereal. She has also had bananas and applesauce. She loves it all. Totally different than Mason who would not eat anything until he was about 8 months.

I love this picture because her eyes look so blue after she has been crying. I didn't photoshop her eyes at all.

This is her happy wave she does with both her hands. She mostly does it when Mason is around.

Mommy I am ready to eat.

Our friends came over to visit and have lunch, here is Kaylie eating a bagel.

Daniel and Mason playing dinosaurs.

Here they are making "funny faces"

babies and such

I love photography, in an effort to learn more and see beautiful things I subscribe to many photography blogs. One of the blogs I love to read is called pics and kicks. Natalie Norton is a beautiful photographer and also a writer for DPS (digital photography school) another place I love to visit and learn new things.

Her baby is sick. VERY sick. I never do this... I read sad things on the internet all the time, but for some reason this story really touches me. Maybe it is because we are of the same faith, or the fact that I have a baby of my own. Please visit her blog, read about her 8 week old baby, and say a prayer for her, her son and her family.

Christmas Day

I am late posting about Christmas Day! Oh and it is in reverse, I usually am pretty good at uploading pictures backwards so they will be in the correct order... oops I must be sleep deprived, my little princess has been a little grumpy lately= lack of sleep! Anyway here are some highlights of the day, in reverse!

We opened presents last because frankly Mason didn't care he just wanted to play with the toys Santa brought him. He did have fun as long as we opened presents in shifts... he would want to play with his toy for a bit before opening another present. And we pretty much didn't get any pictures of opening presents only video which I will try and post shortly!

Before we opened presents we had breakfast. The traditional egg "Mac" muffins and OJ.

Here is Lily enjoy the toys Santa brought her...

Here is the awesome train table Santa brought Mason and Lily, well Mason only plays with it now but I am sure Lily will be climbing up there soon enough! Mason was so excited, for 2 or 3 day it was a nightmare to get him to take naps or sleep at night because "no I play trainnnn!" So much fun!

Here are the gifts mentioned above, sitting snugly under the tree. It was nice to take Christmas in shifts since Mason didn't care. I am sure it won't be the same next year. Oh and all these presents are from our families in Utah and Seattle! Love them and thank you!

Our Christmas tree!

And finally a picture of what Santa brought the kids!

It was a wonderful Christmas and fun to spend together as a family. We sure missed our families across the country but it was nice not to travel during the holidays with little kids.

Oh and I forgot later after nap time our friends the Yeager's came over to eat an YUMMY dinner and play games. It was a wonderful end to an awesome day!

Happy New Year!

What a year it has been for the Newman family. A year ago today Mason could barely walk, talk and had an awesome mullet! He has grown so much, celebrated his second birthday and welcomed a new baby sister to the world. Lily has celebrate .5 years of life and loving every minute.

I tend not to have new years resolutions but I thought I would try it out this year and see how I do. Putting it up on the internet for people to see will hopefully keep me motivated :)

1. I started a new blog! I am trying to become a better photographer and challenged myself to take a picture everyday. This is going to be tough, I barley got the first picture posted before midnight! Oh well I am excited that I can challenge myself and hopefully become a better photographer.

2. I am going to write down something that Mason and Lily do/say each day to remember the cute things they do.

3. Finish the Book of Mormon as a family. Our bishop from our church challenged all families in our ward to participate. The goal is to finish before the April General Conference. We are a little behind... but we will keep trying and definitely finish this year!

4. Lastly, to get the car payed off, should be by April (2 1/2 years early!) and get a good chunk of Danny's student loans payed off! Thank you Dave Ramsey and debt snowball.

Go check out my new blog and don't let me slack off on my(our) goals!