Just some adorable pictures!

These are just a random smattering as I browsed through, they are all from different ages.

Cutest little face, cutest little outfit! Happiest day ever! (6 1/2 months)

First time on the swings! (7 mos.)

Just because I love that face he makes! (7 1/2 mos.)

This is where he ended up while I made dinner the other day! He Loved It! (8 mos)

They love each other, sometimes too much, this was a daily occurrence back when Boston would fall asleep on the floor.  (4 mos) 

I just saw this one as I was flipping through. How Stinkin' Cute!! (3 mos)

Ooohh yeah! Look at those abs! (3 1/2 mos)

This is what happens when Dad and Boston play! (6 1/2 mos)

I just love his chubby belly! (6 mos)

Just another reason I hate the snow! Ferb had to have a bath every time he went in it to get all of these off.

I had to include a little video of his giggle. 

Bwa-ha-ha-ha! Tasty?

Hilarious story. Well it was for me, maybe you had to be there. A couple weeks ago Kory was off of work for the day and decided it would be a good day to be needy! All morning long he was begging for attention. He was asking for all kinds of different food to be made for him, for back scratches, he was getting jealous of the attention Boston was getting. By lunch time he was driving me CRAZY! He started asking for lunch to be made for him, something tasty please! 

I started looking through the fridge for something I could make him fast when I saw the jar of rejected corn I had tried to give Boston the day before. I had tasted the corn and thought it tasted just like canned corn! So I took it out, dumped it in a bowl, threw in some frozen corn from the freezer, crushed up a few tortilla chips and put it in the microwave. 

I brought him the delightful bowl of mush telling him I had tried to make a corn casserole the day before and I thought it was pretty good. He stared at it for a long time, trying to be polite asked me if this was really what was for lunch. I said yes and he started eating. It was slow going, he kept asking me what was in it, and that this was probably the weirdest thing I had ever made. But, he kept eating. I had to keep going into the kitchen out of his view to laugh. 

I thought I should document the time Kory ate baby food, especially since he is so against even tasting it when he feeds Boston, and tried to inconspicuously take a picture. He noticed. He started spitting out what was in his mouth and asking what kind of trick I had played on him. Boy was he upset!  Ha, Ha, Ha. Don't worry. He was laughing too and I made him some delicious food after that. 

Together Forever!

On March 16, 2013 we got to have the most special experience ever! I felt like I had been waiting for this day forever! It couldn't come fast enough. We got to seal Boston to our family forever! Boston was a champ. He was happy, he was quite the charmer with all of the temple workers-we couldn't even walk down a hall without being stopped by 3 or 4 people, and we made it out with a clean tuxedo. 

The sealing itself was so incredibly special. I felt so close to my little family and to our Heavenly Father. I am so grateful we can have these blessings of being sealed to each other. I don't even know the words to write to explain how simply wonderful this experience was. 

After our court date the judge told us "Now nothing can take him away from you." I remember thinking "Almost!" It is funny how even though the court date was so important in so many ways, it was also so inconsequential in comparison to what we could have after going through the temple. Now we can really say: "Nothing can take him away from us!"

Court!

March was a very exciting month for our family. With Boston's 6 month mark it meant we got to accomplish a lot with finalizing the adoption. First order of business was our court date. As a very devoted Judge Judy viewer I was psyched to actually get to go to court, even though our caseworker told us not to expect it to be like that.  :-)(Thank goodness...I guess!)

Ready to go to court!

We were told to get to court 30 minutes early so our lawyer could go over everything with us. We got there and waited...and waited...and waited...I was getting so frustrated. Finally 10 minutes before our court time I had Kory call our lawyer and make sure she remembered. She hadn't changed her office clock for daylight savings!!! I was so panicked!! Luckily she got there with 5 minutes to spare.

Court was very official. We had to answer lots of yes and no questions about our understanding of being responsible parents. The judge then had us each talk a little about what adopting Boston means to us. It was a very special experience.

We were so lucky to have a cool judge that allowed us to take pictures!

Prayers

We have started a new routine to try and be better with family prayer. After we read Boston his bedtime stories and before he goes to bed we have family prayer. Kory loves holding him in kneeling position in front of him. The other night we had his clothes off and hadn't put on his pj's yet, Boston loves his naked time. It was Kory's turn so he got in position with Boston on the ottoman in front him and started praying. Every time Kory's breath hit Boston's neck he would break into the biggest fit of uncontrollable giggles. By the end of the very short prayer we were all laughing so hard. It was the cutest thing ever!

Roll Over!

Back at Boston's 2 month appointment his doctor told us we could plan on him rolling over from belly to back by his next appointment. Well, up to that date Boston loved his belly! The very next day Boston decided he HATED being on his belly. Grrr. I still put him on it daily but he threw a fit, loudly, every time. Kory tried to cheat and would put him on slanted surfaces, in the crack on the couch, propped on a pillow, nudged with a toe and call it a roll but I just couldn't fairly count it until he could do it on the flat floor! The day before his 4 month appointment we worked on it all day and nothing!!!
The next day at his appointment I hung my head in shame and told the doctor he hadn't rolled over yet. The doctor just laughed at me and said he was sure everything was fine but he would put him on his belly and make sure everything looked okay with his development.

He put him on his belly and within 2 seconds, Boston rolled over!!! I was in shock!!! I just sat there with my mouth hanging wide open while the doctor couldn't stop laughing. Well, there you go! He rolls over.

That little turkey! At least he came through for me at the end!

5 Years and Santa

Clear back in November Kory and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary! For years I have been telling Kory that he got to plan the grand event every 5 years. He did not disappoint. We celebrated it the day after Thanksgiving which included Black Friday! We shopped away our morning and then sent Boston away with Grandma and Grandpa. That was hard!!! We went to see James Bond-like I said, Kory was planning, :-) Out for a delicious dinner and on to stay at the Black Swan Inn in Pocatello. It was a wonderful celebration! Sometimes I can't believe it has been 5 whole years and other times it seems like we have been together forever. I love Kory so much and I am so excited we have eternity together! I cannot imagine my life without him! 

WOW! That is one hot and skinny couple!

SANTA

I was bound and determined to have Boston sit on Santa's lap this year. Our ward doesn't have Santa come to the ward party so that was out. There was an amazing Santa at the mall in Maryland when we went to stay for a week in December, but they wanted $50 for pictures with him and no personal pictures allowed!! I will admit I was sorely tempted-I have never seen such a good Santa!! It came down to our local mall Santa.   Kory was soooo worried about letting him sit on Santas lap. He was convinced he should stay right by him and maybe even just hold him the whole time. I tried to convince him the whole 30 minutes in line that it would be okay and we wouldn't be more than 5 feet away the whole time. I don't know how I won out at the end but we were able to get a picture without Kory hovering!