Tomorrow!!

As I think most people who would read this blog have heard....tomorrow is officially my last day of paid employment. I am embarking on a new career as a stay at home mom. I am SO excited about my "new" role but I will admit that I am also feeling a little sad. I honestly never really thought I would have the sad feelings, but in reflection, I think that like with any major life change a little part of you gets "stored away."

I cannot wait to spend more time with Colin and to come up with new activities for us to do. I am also excited to be able to take care of things around the house to attempt for more quality time as a family on the weekends!

I am SO thankful that this is a possibility for us and I am promising myself not to take it for granted. I mean, how could I take this cute little face for granted?!

Daycare, reading and an award....

We started taking Colin to daycare! It was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be, mostly because he LOVED it there. New toys, kids to play with, new people to watch and new food to eat. This morning when I dropped him off, I was actually a little sad because I thought he would have at least a LITTLE seperation anxiety from me. I guess I should be happy...on another note...apparently he has been winning the "Best Eater Award." So, I guess he is a little pig! I think I need to be more creative in what I feed him! I have never been a techie, but I actually LOVE having an Iphone if for no other reason than to use the decent camera (oh yeah and a few games of "words with friends" is awesome too!) If you would have told me that I wouldn't always have our regular camera on the ready with Colin about 6 months ago, I would have thought you were crazy. We are lucky to have grandparents who photograph him frequently. Like I said though, it is nice to have a phone that take pretty good pictures - so a few of my favorites from lately!

Watching Sunday of the Masters! Reading his "Animal Book" - I think he can pick out the dog and monkey when we are on the right pages...

Back to Blogging

Here is a picture of our little blue eyed guy. Looks like he really is going to have blue eyes! Cannot believe he is nearing 10 months old!

I have been wanting to get back to this blog, but many days I just don't want to be on my computer once I get home from work! So...I am recommitting to the blog (not that I think a ton of people read it, but it does force me to record things from our life!)

For a quick update, we have had a great first few months of 2011. Matt and I got a little vacation to Las Vegas to watch our Zags win the WCC and Colin has had a lot of grandparent time, since we are lucky enough to have grandparents babysitting while we are at work!

I have started a new job at Deloitte - I will be doing the campus recruiting and I am so excited! Matt is doing great at Amazon and we are all 3 looking forward to some better weather :)

New Year's Eve!

We had a great time on New Year's eve with the Murrays. We went to the Garden d'Lights in Bellevue and then back to their house for crab and fondue - yummy!
We don't have a lot of pictures, but here are a few from the light show!

Christmas!!

As many of you know, I LOVE Christmas.....I love Christmas music (usually my brothers and parents call to let me know when they start playing it on 106.9) I love Christmas decorations, parties, wrapping presents, everything!

I think I am going to love Christmas even more every year with a kid. We had a great first Christmas with Colin. We got to spend a lot of time with family and friends and mainly got to spend almost 2 weeks unplugged from work and together.

Here are a few pictures from Christmas 2010.

Some of Colin's favorite gifts

The biggest stuffed animal at Toys R Us - Thank you Kelly!

Definitely more interested in the wrapping paper than the gifts!

Hiking with the Mooneys on a beautiful winter day

At Snowflake Lane in Bellevue

Santa Pictures 2010

We had a great time visiting Santa this year. We went to Bellevue Square and met with my mom and dad, Kelly, Sean and Sean's girlfriend Jessi. Thankfully we had so many people to keep Colin entertained for the hour and a half wait to see the Big Guy!

Colin actually liked Santa and immediately started pulling on his beard.

It took a few rounds of "The Wheels on the Bus" to get him to look ahead and smile, but finally! What a cute picture - Santa looks a little bewildered though....

Just a picture

I just love this picture! Stay tuned a little later this week for a posting and picture of our visit with Santa!