We had a wonderful holiday season spent with all of our family. It's so nice living so close to everyone so that we can all be together. We spent Greyson's first Thanksgiving in Modesto at my parents house. My Grandparents were there, as well as Erika, Isaiah, Paris, Uncle Dean, Aunt Karla, Makena, and Fallon. And the best part was that Robert, Linda and Kristi were able to come to Modesto to spend the holiday with us. Greyson is so blessed to get to enjoy all of his family together! And all of them enjoy him as well.
For Christmas we went to Watsonville to spend Greyson's first Christmas with his Grandma, Grandpa and Auntie Kristi Igarta. We had such a nice, relaxing time there. Kevin and I REALLY enjoy our visits to Watsonville. Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie are always so excited to be around Greyson that we actually get this thing called "rest". I had almost forgotten what that was like! They make it very appealing to come visit often, because they encourage us to rest up! And we very willingly take advantage of their offer!
We were all so excited to shower Greyson with Christmas gifts, stockings, cute Christmas p.j.'s... all the bells and whistles! Unfortunately, he was still only 4 months old so what we were doing didn't really make a difference to him. He just watched us get excited, and then would go to sleep. We forced him to take so many pictures... but he really was a trooper. Even though he was too little to really know what all the fuss was about, we still had so much fun with his first Christmas celebration. We wouldn't have changed a thing!
During the Christmas season, one of Kevin's best friends, Dave Lewis, came to visit with his family. Dave, Jess and Cali came to California all the way from Tennessee to spend the holiday with Dave's family in southern California. We luckily got to intercept their visit for a few days. Cali is just a few months older than Greyson so we had so much fun with the two of them! It was really fun for Kevin and Dave, who lived together for a couple years before they got married, to spend time together with their babies. We wish we got to see them more often... especially since we've decided that Greyson and Cali will be married one day. Do people still do arranged marriages in this country? We'll see what we can do... hee hee.
We rang in the New Year at home, just the three of us. Greyson wasn't feeling really well, so we opted to stay in and enjoy our own little family. And we really did. We just have more to be thankful for every single day!
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Autumn 2007
We had an eventful Autumn last year! Watching Greyson grow and change was the best part. He just seems to be getting better and better... it's more amazing than anything we could have imagined! We moved to our new apartment when Greyson was two months old. We were in a less than desirable neighborhood and chose to move to a better area, which just happened to be mere blocks from Grammy and Papa! It has been so much fun. We can walk to their house, and Papa comes over for walks and visits all the time. We love that he is retired!
Greyson's Great Aunt Debbie was in town for Halloween. It was so much fun to have her here to meet him, and for her to see him on his first Halloween. He dressed up like Superman, and we spent the evening walking the neighborhoods with Isaiah, Paris, Auntie Erika and Papa. Greyson LOVES the outdoors, and he enjoyed walking around in the evening, looking at all the trees, and flowers and watching all the kids running around in their costumes. It was a fantastic Halloween! We can't wait for next year when he can walk around on his own.
We also got to take him on his first trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Watsonville. We had a great time taking Greyson to see the ocean for the first time. He was only 2 1/2 months old, so it didn't make a huge impression on him... yet! We have big plans for him and the beach as he gets older! We know he will love it, just like us. It was fun introducing him to many of our friends in the Santa Cruz area. We had a barbeque with Brent, Malisa, and their sweet baby Vinnie. And we got to visit Rob and Julie's church so that they could meet him as well. He is such a great baby, and a very easy traveller. He has made it very easy to come visit Grandma and Grandpa for many weekend visits. He loves being with them! We wish we lived closer, but we are thankful that it is close enough where we can see them often. We are enjoying Greyson so much and the little person he is becoming!
Greyson's Great Aunt Debbie was in town for Halloween. It was so much fun to have her here to meet him, and for her to see him on his first Halloween. He dressed up like Superman, and we spent the evening walking the neighborhoods with Isaiah, Paris, Auntie Erika and Papa. Greyson LOVES the outdoors, and he enjoyed walking around in the evening, looking at all the trees, and flowers and watching all the kids running around in their costumes. It was a fantastic Halloween! We can't wait for next year when he can walk around on his own.
We also got to take him on his first trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Watsonville. We had a great time taking Greyson to see the ocean for the first time. He was only 2 1/2 months old, so it didn't make a huge impression on him... yet! We have big plans for him and the beach as he gets older! We know he will love it, just like us. It was fun introducing him to many of our friends in the Santa Cruz area. We had a barbeque with Brent, Malisa, and their sweet baby Vinnie. And we got to visit Rob and Julie's church so that they could meet him as well. He is such a great baby, and a very easy traveller. He has made it very easy to come visit Grandma and Grandpa for many weekend visits. He loves being with them! We wish we lived closer, but we are thankful that it is close enough where we can see them often. We are enjoying Greyson so much and the little person he is becoming!
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