So much to say...

I can't believe February is over this week, but I am really excited because March is when we are flying home to show off Teagan and I'm happy about that. SO any of you Gridleyites, we'll be in town March 20th, and I want to see you.

February has been a good month even though we were confined to our home due to negative number weather here are some of the highlights:

In the life of Teagan:
1. Laughed for the first time. What a precious sound.
2. Discovered his fingers, it is so cute how he holds them together.
3. Rolled over.
4. Started sleeping through the night, then waking up every 4 hours and last night slept 8 hours. What is this boy doing?
5. Fell asleep in the bathtub. He was so tired one night he just went to bed right in the tub. So cute.


In the life of Amy:
1. Went running for the first time since my C-section, was that ever a funny feeling.
2. Finished Janette Okes "Canadian West" series. Totally recommend it.
3. Taught a family history class.
4. Started to get caught up on my scrapbook, and it looks pretty cool by the way.

In the life of Klaron:
1. Homework
2. Research
3. Homework
4. Research
5. Accept a job offer in Sunnyvale, California!!!! So there it is, we are moving back to California and we're pretty excited about it.

Klaron did have a few free minutes a couple weeks ago so we went hiking in Hocking Hills, a really awesome place here in Ohio. We have gone a couple times during the summer but we heard it was beautiful during the winter. This was Teagan's first hike and he did really good. I carried him in a front carrier (thank you Crystal) so he slept most of the time. We saw four water falls that were completely frozen!!


Teagan ready for the hike, he even let me put the yellow hat on that he hates.


Frozen Cedar Falls


Conkles Hollow


Klaron being silly...

So thats our February, ready or not here comes March...

He Rolls!!!

Teagan decided to roll today!! He learned that if he reaches his head WAY back he can flip over. We were pretty shocked because he's only 11 weeks old.

Life Changing Decision

The time has come!!! We have to make a decision on where Klaron, Teagan and I are going to move in June. ONLY 4 MONTHS AWAY. We've narrowed it down to two places: Sunnyvale, California or Houston, Texas.

Sunnyvale, the name says it all. Right outside of San Jose, close to family, closer to THE BEACH.



OR


Houston, we've lived there before and have friends there but its a 3 day drive (almost all in Texas) to get to family and ITS HOT!! Like walk outside and you're soaked hot.

We can't decide, so I'm leaving it up to my devoted readers: WHERE SHOULD WE GO? I am leaving this life changing decision in your hands...

Mommy's Little Teddy Bear

Today we thought we would take Teagan outside for a little walk around the neighborhood.

Klaron bundled him up in his teddy bear suit to keep him warm...

but its still a little big on my little man.

Teagan decided he didn't want to go anymore so we stayed home.

5 YEARS AGO TODAY....

5 years ago today Klaron Cramer married Amy Dewsnup and we began our life together as husband and wife. I remember the minute I met Klaron... BYU Idaho at the first ward prayer of Fall Semester 2002. I was chatting with my oh so cool friends when a tall, green eyed, smiley, scruffy bearded boy approached our circle. "What's up guys." Cramer soon became a fixture in my Pineview apartment and we became best friends. We started dating the 24th of January 2003. That summer Klaron made frequent all night drives to Gridley from Los Angeles so we could spend the weekends together. In July he proposed on a sandy beach at Pebble Beach and we were married 5 months later in the Oakland, California temple.

Life from the moment we said "I Do" has been exciting with unexpected adventures around every turn. Like at our reception, with everyone watching, when our honeymoon car, Lupita Fox, wouldn't start.

These last five years have been the best of my life Klaron. I'm so happy to have spent them with you and to have had so many good experiences with my best friend and love of my life. Here's a trip down memory lane for good ole times sake...

We started our life together in a basement apartment in Provo, Utah. Remember...

The triathlon we did with Kraig and Melissa. I remember the dinner we ate at TGI Friday's for beating them by 52 seconds.

MOAB... the easy trail... right. We walked almost the whole way.

Our first Christmas at Wymount

GRADUATION... FINALLY!!! Go Cougars... Then off to Hartford, Connecticut. Remember the road trip across country? We slept in our Durango for 5 nights and showered in the Flying J. Remember the fly in your belly button? HA... When we finally made it to Connecticut we traveled all over the place...

Boston, Massachusetts Temple

Niagara Falls...

New York, New York

Sea kayaking in Nova Scotia, Canada

Kittery, Maine

Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Good memories of New Orleans...

Washington D.C.

After that summer o' fun, we were separated for 4 months. I went to Utah to finish my degree at BYU Provo and Klaron, you moved to Houston, Texas to pursue the finer things in life... a real job. But it was all worth it when my diploma came in the mail.

To celebrate my graduation, we flew out to Hollywood, California and went to THE PRICE IS RIGHT with some of the best people I know, J and Chance Hammock of Atlanta, Georgia formally of Rexburg, Idaho. After the taping we drove to Utah and made it to the Marriot Center an hour before my graduation started.

Now our path has taken us to Columbus, Ohio for more school.

This year for our anniversary we were deciding between going to the Bahamas or the Florida Keys. But we got a wonderful surprise that we were pregnant and due Novemeber 30th with a little boy. With this news, plans changed... again... and we were happy to welcome into our home and hearts on December 3rd, Teagan James.

It is these serendipitous moments that make life wonderful. The happy surprises and change of plans. This is only the very tip of the highlights in the life we've shared together. I love you muffin, happy anniversary. May our life together be filled with many more adventures and good times. You have one day...

Monday Morning

Monday mornings are by nature a depressing time of the day for most people. Its the start of a long work week, 5:00 Friday seems so far in the future you can't even see it. To quote Puss in Boots, "I hate Mondays." But in the Cramer house, this Monday morning was a good one. I guess Monday morning starts with Sunday night. These days all our nights are too short and frequently interrupted by the sound of soft movement, followed by a few adorable whimpers and then a noise that gets increasing louder that pierces you straight to your heart strings. This is repeated about 4 times until the light of the morning shines through the window telling you to get up and start your day.

What's the reason for all this rambling? Because last night my sweet Teagan only woke up 2 times and I am very excited about that. He gave mommy 8 hours of sleep only interrupted 2 times. This is something to be excited about.

Mornings for mommy and Teagan Cramer start about 9:30 when Teagan decides he is done being in the bedroom and wants to come out into the living room. Why? He likes to look out the window. I put him on the couch and he stares out the window with a rather interested look on his face just taking it all in. He can sit there for about an hour before he gets restless and wants to be held, fed, changed, put in this bouncer or all of the above.

Here's Teagan looking out the window. What is he thinking about I wonder.

What a smile. He reminds me of a little old man, all toothless and handsome.

Another face of Teagan.

He loves his Soothie.... sometimes.

ANOTHER REASON FOR A HAPPY MONDAY

Since this is our first Christmas we are spending just the 3 of us, we decided to decorate the house. We bought a real tree and put up lights but we needed STOCKINGS. Klaron really liked how his Grandma made their stockings when he was a kid, so instead of store bought stockings he wanted homemade stockings. Being the "domestic wife" as I was once lovingly called, I went to work on making homemade stockings for my husband. Last night I finally finished them. 100% hand stitched, no machine, just me and the needle...

All the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there...

Teagan's elf boot

Amy's Christmas trees

Klaron's snow man with feet

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KLARON

Teagan wishing his daddy a happy birthday. Klaron is the best daddy ever. He is so good with Teagan and with supporting his healing wife. Love you baby!!