Easter Sunday

We had a great Easter weekend with my family. All of my sisters were home from school and we just had a great time! All the girls (and James) went shopping on Saturday for some Easter dresses - and after going to many stores, we finally found tons of cute ones at Target! Me, Liz and Abby got the same dress in different fabric - we decided to return to the days of having matching Easter dresses as little girls :) hehe. We had quite a few people at church tell us that they loved our dresses and it reminded them of when we were little girls and would have matching dresses made by our Mom. :)

Here is the whole fam after church.

I love my family!

The girls

The boys

MY boys!

Me and Liz with matching dresses :)

How could you not love this little boy??

Sitting like a big boy

James loves to be upright. When he is lying down or sitting in his car seat, lately he's been trying to sit up by himself - it is so cute, it looks like he's trying to do little crunches. He also loves to stand up - he can pretty much support all his weight if you just hold onto him for balance - he loves being a big boy! So this week we got him this awesome chair - it's called a "bebe pod" and he absolutely loves it! He can sit like a big boy. The other day he was sitting in his chair while Daddy and Uncle Josh played the Wii, and it looked so funny to see him sitting there like one of the big boys!

some random pictures...

This was the cutest thing ever. Aunt Liz got James to sleep and he slept for quite awhile on her arm. We were all standing around chatting, and then he woke up and was just laying there like this, all sleepy and cute. Then he looked and saw me, and just SMILED so cute - I love being a mommy!!

James and my Mama having a nice cuddle

It always makes you feel more secure when you've got something (or someone) to hold onto!

The Boster Boys

Our Little Man

"Aw, Mom - do you have to take another picture??"

My boys

Mama & Son

a birds-eye view

big boy!

We had a bridal shower at my Mom's house for my cousin Lisa. Here is James, being held by my cousin Molly, and James' second cousin Bekah, being held by my cousin Melissa.

Teeth?

So our little boy is drooling up a storm! It seems he has a continuous stream of drool from his mouth. And he just LOVES to chew on things, especially people's fingers. I am wondering if he is starting to teethe - I've heard of babies getting their first teeth at about 4 months, so I guess it's possible! The other day I dreamed that James woke up with a mouthful of teeth! I guess we'll see what happens...

roly-poly

Here is our little man doing some rolling! He still doesn't do it too often, but he can do it! This was on our bed, so that was a little easier than rolling on the floor - but still fun!

three years ago today

Three years ago today, I went out with my sweet husband for the first time! It's amazing how fast time seems to go by. It's also amazing how one day your life is one way, and then the next day it can completely change, just like that. Before the date, I had no interest in Jonathan at all. I just knew him as a nice guy in the ward, and I had never even considered the fact that he was cute.

I was excited for the date, but not overly-excited. It was a time in my life when I was going on dates quite a bit (quite a bit for ME, at least!) and having a lot of fun - but I was never interested in any of the guys I went out with.

I remember when he called me during the week to ask me out - I said yes, and he told me what time he'd pick me up, and then said, "and if I see you between now and then, I'll probably pretend like I don't know you." I'm thinking - ok, sounds good - what a funny guy. I hung up the phone and told my roommates that Jonathan Boster had just asked me out. From the other room, my roommate Mindy yelled "WHAT??!" in complete surprise (ironically, Jonathan had seriously dated a girl who was pretty close friends with some of my roommates, and the girl was on a mission at the time).

I saw Jonathan on Friday afternoon, the day of our date, in the HFAC (Harris Fine Arts Center - aka MY HOME) at BYU, and because of what he had said, I pretended like I didn't know him! I introduced myself and shook his hand and we chatted for a minute - looking back on it, he probably thought I was flirting with him - but I really wasn't that interested. Funny how these things work out!

I practiced the piano all afternoon, and then went home to get ready for the date. Our next-door neighbor was over at our apartment visiting, and she was getting all into it and asking me what I was going to wear for the date. I think my exact words were, "I dunno . . . it's just Jonathan!" (Sorry Babe!)

It was when he walked in the door to pick me up that I looked at him and thought "hmmm . . . he's kinda cute!" He had piqued my interest, and my life has never been the same since! We had a great time on our date - we doubled with his good friend Jay and a cute girl he was dating. It was nothing fancy but we got along really well and joked around a LOT - I thought he was just hilarious! I think I was laughing the whole night. We got pizza from Little Caesar's and then went to a park and ate, and then played frisbee golf. It was totally unlike any other "first date" I had ever been on. It wasn't even until halfway through the date that he finally said, "so, where are you from?" - up until that point we had just been talking about things and joking around. We just really hit it off. It was so much fun, it was a beautiful spring evening, and now whenever it starts to get warm after winter, I just think about the time we started to date - it brings back such great memories!

We then went to a BYU folk dance concert at Provo High and he just continued to make me laugh, and I had such a great time! We went back to his apartment and ended up watching The Incredibles on his roommate's HUGE tv. And this was a first in awhile - I had been on many-a-date in those recent months where the guy would try to get a little too close during a movie, so I would end up folding my arms the entire time - but this time I didn't feel the same way at all, it was so weird - I was the one who sat really close to him. He was just, all of a sudden, a really cute guy!

The next day I told my best friend Janina that it was the first date in a LOOONG time where I actually WANTED a 2nd date with the guy. Janina and I stayed at my parents' house that weekend, but I got back on Sunday night and Jonathan and I talked for hours. We were together every single day after that, and the rest is history!

I am so grateful for my amazing husband! He's my best friend and I just love him so much! He is always so positive and has the greatest sense of humor. He's the greatest guy. I love you, Babe!

Just for fun, here are a few pictures from our dating days!

This is one of the very first pictures of us together - it was taken just a couple of days after our first date.

James' first jeans...

Our big boy has been growing out of all of his clothes lately!! Just in the past few days, I have gotten out all of the "bigger" clothes and gone through them, and he can actually fit into a lot of them! He is wearing a lot of things that are size 6 months. What a big boy! Well he wore his first jeans the other day - they are still a little big, but I'm sure he will grow into them very quickly! Too bad that soon after this picture was taken he had a very explosive accident, and his entire outfit (including the socks) had to go in the wash. Oh well, he had another new outfit to wear!

James and his Grandpa Gibbons. This is another first, he is wearing his very first shorts in this picture!

I LOVE the cuddling!!

Sweet little sleepy boy


Holding on tight

A True Statement

Mom and I were at a baby store a couple of weeks ago, and we saw this cute sign hanging up above a crib. The statement on it is SO true, and it is so cute I had to share! It says, "Baby makes...days shorter, nights longer, home happier & love stronger!" Jonathan and I love our baby so much, life has changed so much since he was born, but it has changed in such a good way!

Spontaneous Photo Shoot on Mama's Chair!

So my Mom just got an awesome new gliding rocking chair for her "Mama's Room" - she figured that since she is now a Grandma, she needs to own a comfy rocking chair! So she and I (and James, of course, in his stroller) went to USA Baby and sat in every single chair (and there were a lot!), and picked out the most comfortable one! It is so comfortable, I could sleep in it! Well a bunch of us were all home for Sunday dinner this week, and Abby started taking some pictures, and we ended up having a "photo shoot" because we realized that the background was very nice and neutral, and Annie and I were both wearing black. It was some great times. I also have been trying my hand at a little photo editing - nothing too exciting, but I lightened up some of the pictures that were too dark and tried to do some fun things on others. Hope you enjoy!

Me and my darling son...in a picture frame.

And here I am getting creative. I ought to have Jonathan post some of the pictures he edited with the picture frame - they are kind of fun!

I love this kid!

This is when we realized, "Hey, we're both wearing black shirts and jeans - let's take a bunch of pictures!!"

Me and my cute sister Annie! Love ya Annie!

Me and my awesome siblings (minus Liz, who was in Provo - but she is still an awesome sibling! Love ya!) I know, I know - my eye looks freaky - I tried to fix the red eye and something weird happened, and I didn't have the energy to go back and fix it.

Playing around with the coloring...

My handsome bro, Josh. He just got his drivers license! Wahoo!

Abby and I being silly.

My cute sister Abby!

Abby's good friend Rob, and his twin brother Ricky came over and were forced to join in the fun! They were even forced to take many of the pictures. Thanks guys!

This is when I got a charlie horse in my foot.

Charlie horse! Ahhh!

Me and my big sis, Annie!

Two of my cute sisters and I

Good times!