The Evolution of the Bath

Sully absolutely loves his bath - 98% of the time!  We try and have one daily - I like a clean baby and Sully likes a good freedom soak after sitting in his diaper all day (and let's face it the man has a lot of creases that can use a good soak once a day!).

Sully has been bathed in many different 'baths' - we just make do with what we have, where we have it - and thus the evolution of the bath...

Sully's first bath at the hospital

the bath: a turkey roaster

once we got the little guy home we transitioned to the bathroom sink

next came Christmas holidays and traveling - at Grandma & Grandpa Morgan's house we used a rubbermaid container

Sully especially liked the proximately of the container to the mirror

some would find this vain - we call it developmental!

Uncle Nathan hooked Sully up with this Winnie the Pooh Bear towel for Christmas 

the second week of our holiday at Grams & Gramps Kaminski - the bath became the kitchen sink

and finally back at home we have graduated from the bathroom sink to the green machine

up next it will be the big people tub - filled with toys and fun!

Visitors!

January has been a month full of visitors - what a treat for Sully and I - makes the long days of January fly by!  Two of my close friends from my university days both made the trek up from California and Oregon for long weekends.  We were able to catch up in person - my favorite! and they were able to cuddle Sully!  LOVE these two - what a blessing friendship is!  (sorry no pics of either girls - I guess I was just too excited:)

But I do have pictures of Dayla's visit!  Dayla spent last weekend out in Abby - the three amigos were reunited again - there is a lot of history here - how fun for me to watch Trish and Day love on Sully!

We spent time together as a family with the girls but on Sunday afternoon Daddy was left in charge and  the girls and I went shopping in the states...and we all came home with the same shirt!  (it was on sale for 4.99 - you can't go wrong there!)

 I am thankful for friendships that span over time and miles - these are some of the true blessings of life!

Cooking with the K's! - Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars

Made these this past week for friends - they were tasty!  They have a shortbread like crust with a mild cheesecake flavor with bursts of blueberry on top - YUM!

Let's Go On a Date: January!

This year for Christmas I gave Matt 12 envelopes.  Each labeled with a month of the year.  And each envelope contains a pre-planned, (mostly) pre-paid date for us.  Some of the dates will take place at home, some are planned for the local area, and some will take us into town.  Some will include Sully, some won't.  All 12 dates are different. 

The plan is to open the envelope together at the beginning of the month, look at the calendar and decide on a date.  So right from the beginning of the month, we'll have a fun date to look forward to.

Date Card

all bundled up and ready to head out

quick family photo

the weather was cool and brisk - beautiful for January in Abby

the dessert place of choice - After Thoughts

the dessert of choice - blackberry and chocolate cookie dough cheesecake!

so yummy!

 Sully had a great time:)

selfie on the way home

melt my heart

and we witnessed a beautiful sunset on our way home

such a treat after many cloudy days filled with rain

great date - can't wait till February!

Cooking with the K's! - Baked Potatoe Soup

This weeks meal was Baked Potatoe Soup...

the ingredients

yummy bacon

chopping

the finished result - soooo good!

making use of the leftovers and scraps from the soup - potatoe skins

baked potatoe soup - potatoe skins - croissants - not the healthiest of meals but so very enjoyable and filling!

Sully's iPad!

Sully got a very special gift from his Uncle for Christmas - a fancy iPad - now he can Facetime all his family and friends so much easier!!!  Sully even sometimes shares his gift with his mommy and daddy and they LOVE it!!!  THANKS Uncle Nathan - we so appreciate the love:)

This is what Sully thinks of his Uncle...

Winter Frosting

Well winter is in full effect here in Abbotsford - we have been thankful for the cold weather as it has brought blue sky and very little rain!

With winter outside comes a need to change our indoor decor...a little taste of our winter frosting...

Cooking with the K's!

We have decided this year to expand our cooking rwepitware - we (mostly Matt) are planning to cook a new item (one that has never been cooked in our home) at least once a week and hopefully remember to take pictures of our items to share with you all.

So far we have made the following (and neglected to takes pictures)

1. Mozzeralla and Tomotoe Salad

2. Beef Tenderloin with a Mushroom Sauce

3. Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

4. Home Made BBQ Sauce - soooo good!

5. and yummy French Bread!!!

He Rolls!

Sullivan has learned how to get out of tummy time...

 (I apologize for my voice on the video...I think I tell Sully that he is a good boy about 500 times! - I'm all about positive reinforcement!)

Master Sullivan - 2 months

Sully is 2 months old today!

He had a very busy month!  He went on his very first plane ride to visit his Grandparent's houses - he celebrated his first Christmas and New Years! - he continues to be grow big (currently 13 lbs.) and tall (currently 23 inches) - he smiles and 'talks' - he is letting his mom sleep for longer stretches at night (sometimes only waking once in the night!!!) - and most recently he has learned to roll over from his front to his back!

I left the room for one minute and come back and Sully had gone all Rambo on me - he was all like "sashes are for girls mom!"

He thought it was soooo funny:)

:)

 Your mommy and daddy love you so much little man!