Slip & Fall = Twisted Ankle

Right before Christmas I missed a step while coming out of a friends home & twisted my ankle. Thank goodness I had buckled Enzo into his carrier or else it could have been a much worse outcome.  It was a pretty bad sprain which left me unable to walk or carry Enzo so I took up crawling for a few days. Enzo loved it. We had lots of fun playing on the floor & scooting from one place to the next. Here are a few pictures of my ankle.

Grandma Poll

Matt's Mom came to visit her dear friend Nancy Brown in the middle of December. Knowing she was in the same state as us we couldn't wait to see her. We had them over for dinner & loved visiting with both Velda & Nancy. Enzo enjoyed cuddling with Grandma & learned a new song from Nancy. He was a bit surprised by the song (see video below). 

Shelli Graduated

On December 9, 2011 we attended the Paul Mitchell Hair School graduation for Shelli. Each of the graduates presented a model that they created an entire look for from hair to makeup to their outfit. Shelli did a great job and had a great looking model. It is hard to believe that she is already done with school & will most likely be going back to California. We have enjoyed having her live with us for the past 15 months & will be very sad to see her move out. Enzo loves spending time with her & gets the biggest smile when he sees her. We were luck to have our parents come into town for Shelli's graduation so Enzo got to spend some special time with Papa & Lola. While they were here we went to Gardner Village, Osmonds Design (mom's favorite store), PF Chang's(Graduation Dinner) & spent lots of time visiting at home. 

Christmas Photo Shoot (8 months old)

Enzo has been super fascinated with our Christmas Tree. He loves scooting under it and playing with the decorations that he can reach. Here are a few Christmas pictures of this cute little guy!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Right before Christmas 2010 we bought a very large fake Christmas tree. Since I was pregnant & it took 3 off us just to set it up we decided to not decorate it & just enjoy the beautiful twinkling lights that it came with. Well Christmas 2011 I couldn't wait to decorate it. We had it up by the middle of November & it was nicely decorated a few days later. Matt enjoys pheasant hunting & he had a ton of pheasant tail feathers, so after searching the internet for some inspiration of how to intertwine them into Christmas decor this is what we came up with.

Thanksgiving

We stayed in Utah for Thanksgiving this year. Although we missed our family and friends in California, we had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving Day. The Lundberg's allowed us to join in our their family festivities which were wonderful. The day started off with all the boys & dogs going pheasant hunting. The girls started prepping all the food for the Thanksgiving Feast. By the time the boys returned, it was time to eat. The food was all so great! Enzo loved the fact that he got to try all sorts of new grown up foods as well. He has been enjoying baby food since he was 4 months old, but likes to think he is a big boy & tries to eat everything on Moms plate. We finished the night off watching Christmas Movies. 

Army Crawler

Enzo started army crawling at 6 months old. He loved being able to get to toys, daddy & mommy, as well as lots of other places & things in the not so baby proof house. Don't worry it has been baby proofed.