One last vacation outing

We couldn't stay away from the warmer weather, so we made one final trip before bidding our holiday break a final farewell. For living so close to Slide Rock State Park we had never been before, too put off by the hordes who swarm the place in warm swimming weather. Little did we know of the orchards, old buildings, and antique farm equipment display, in addition to, the red rock stream bed. 

Although sunny, we were still bundled in down, and only let our fingers swim through the chilly water. 

This last photo kills me. As you can tell by the reflection in my glasses, I was trying to get a shot of mr. Bejos and baby when I inadvertently took a selfie.

9 months

This precious little guy is now 9 months old!

Still army crawling,

Still loves power cords, 

Still with two teeth,

Still the best at finding the smallest things left on the floor.

Not quite stable when sitting up,

Fast as can be,

Shakes his head "no,no", making for hours of entertainment when the oldest bejos boy asks a question and we try to pass it by the baby first. "Can brother have another treat?", "no,no,no?"

The lastest favorite move of mine is his rest/dance (?) position. He'll stop mid crawl, get on his knees, drop his head to the ground and wiggle his butt. 

Is it just me or does this pic resemble sister bejos as a baby?

Goodbye 2013

2013 was a good year for us.
The arrival of baby bejos was definitely the highlight.
When I wrote Christmas cards this year I even had the audacity to call it uneventful! It was only after the fact that Mr. Bejos and I started to recall the ways in which it was eventful. There was the loss of Cooper, four trips to the ER (including our first broken bone!), a few medical scares but eventual triumphs within our extended families, finally getting to our house painting project (have I still not gotten pictures up about that VERY long and still incomplete project??), a few opportunities to travel, mr bejos' epic battle with a human bite wound, bejos boy's hair issues, mr bejos & bejos boy's solo adventure to NY....and more that I know I must be leaving out.

All in all 2013 was good to us, and we are thankful for so much, including our friends and family who make our days brighter. 

Here is a glimpse of the last few weeks in Casa Bejos. Even with our winter ick we managed a few smiles and memory making moments.

Happy New Year! 

See you in 2014

xoxo

off my needles

This little guy, I thought of him as Henry as he came into being, is headed off to meet his new keeper. 

Pattern inspiration from here and here.

Christmas Day was a great day in, and out, of Casa Bejos. After a lazy morning of opening gifts we hit the road with the desert in our sights, hoping the fresh desert air would help us kick this nasty ick once and for all. 

This guy, who we were most concerned about, was a serious trooper. Three miles and he walked the whole way! It wasn't, however, always the most peaceful walk as we allowed this newly dubbed Dr. Bejos to wear his "emergency pager" that seemed to have a mind of its own, going off even while not being played with. I guess there could be worse things than having a doctor in the family. 

Merry Christmas 2013

Sending you love, wherever you may be this Christmas Day. 

xoxo

the bejos clan

outtakes

Christmas Tree Hunting 2013

A few years ago, with some friends, we started our own tradition of Christmas tree hunting. Our families have grown over the years and it just gets better and better.

 Over the years we tend to get large bushes trees that take up a lot of valuable square footage of our cozy little living room, so we were determined this year to not go too big. However I think we overcompensated and ended up with a rather sparse tree. It is tall and skinny, no doubt, and does fit perfectly into our living room, but it does resemble a certain Charlie Brown tree :)

We look forward to the day that we can send the kids off to hunt down the perfect tree while we adults sit back, relax and actually talk to one another for a change. Tailgating in the woods? Yes please! In the meantime we enjoy the process of schleping young ones.