Deacon Turns 3 months and then 4

So it has been a while since we have posted anything on the blog..... I hope that we don't wait so long for the next post. We have moved back from Hawaii and are now living with the parents for a couple of months.

It has been so long since a post; Deacon has turned 3 and now 4 months old.

In the last two months Deacon has been getting really good at the balancing trick (some people are not fans of this but its fun and he smiles ear to ear at 'his' accomplishment).
Matt and Gina gave Deacon this cool outfit. He looked really good.
The above is Deacon at his 4 Month photo shoot. He is getting so chunky.

He's been bitting his bottom lip and 'chewing' on his 2 little fingers more often, to which we have noticed....

This last week Deacon has two teeth on the bottom (Hard to see in this pic but, they are there) He is growing up so fast.

Why is it when we were kids the summers dragged on and on and now that we are older it feels as if we run by a different clock?

Success!

On December 18th 2009 Jason completed his Bachelors Degree at 

Brigham Young University-Hawaii in Pre-Professional Biology 

with a minor in BioChemistry. 

We are So proud. 

Is this almost over?... 

 

The Proof. 

 

The Graduate!

The Proud Wife. 

The Proud Parents.

"My Dad is Rad". The Proud Son. 

The Gang.

So sad. And so big.

This past Sunday Deacon turned 2 months old. And with that comes the dreaded  2 month check up and shots. 

{After taking Immunology last year in school Jason and I decided not to forgo getting his immunizations.} 

He handled the first shot pretty well, just let out a little cry then calmed down, it was the next 2 that were doosies. He cried. Not for very long due to rocking & bouncing him followed by putting him in his car seat and rocking him some more which put him right to sleep. 

Poor little guy.

 

As far as his stats goes:

he weighed in at 12 lbs, 14 oz. and he is 23 1/2 inches long.  

(They didn't give us the percentiles, but he is quite long)

These past few weeks he has grown so much. He's smiling more. Not just gassy smiles, real ones. He's more alert. More active, kicking his legs and moving his arms until you feel like they could fall off. And 'talking'--well, cooing.  And when he does, it just makes our hearts melt, its the best part of the day! 

 

 We love when he's awake and 'playing' with us, but we also just love it when he falls asleep on us. 

Our little guy

Well not only is Deacon warming up to the bath he warms it himself.  We both have had to sheild ourselves a number of times=).  

He even has started to like his vibrating chair! (Thanks Eric and Tish)

While I was studying for a test Michelle, Lauren, and Trevor had a little fun with Deacon and I really liked this one.  He has an excellent grip.  

Don't let the smiles fool you, he is a handful =) and we just love him so much! 

Last visitors in Hawaii

With only a couple of months (now weeks) left in hawaii we had some visitors. My Mom, Matt, and Arianna all got to meet Deacon and hit the beach for a little bit. With school going we were not able to hang out much but, we had a great time. It is just too bad there are selfish people that have to steal things.......but we still made it to get ice cream at the dole plantation!

(Above) Grandma and Deacon sharing some love with his new blanket that she made for him. We are grateful for Grandma and Mimi for making our little guy blankets that he will be able to cherish.

See you all very soon! =)

Christmas Card Photo Shoot

Just a few snapshots from our photo shoot for our Christmas card...{that we never ended up making. ha.}

And this is how we ended the day...Jason in Tara's Snuggie.

Thanksgiving Week

Thanksgiving week has become very busy. Which we love.

We started it off by celebrating our 3rd anniversary on Sunday the 22nd.

Then Laurens Birthday on the 23rd. With a delicious cake from Ted's Bakery...her favorite place...with a handwritten "Happy Birthday Lauren" from Ted himself. {at least thats what Trevor said}. The candles were forgotten, so we improvised with using a candle they had at their house. ha.

Thursday the 26th was Thanksgiving. And it was fabulous! There was plenty of food and fun company. It was fun to have more family in town-Laurens parents came into town as Lauren, Trevor and Justin live here. And with Kendilyn living in Hawaii we got to spend Thanksgiving with another Bullock. A few of Lauren's R.A.'s got to join us as well as Kendilyn's roommate Stacey.
After dinner we all 'vegged'. The boys watched a little football....while some of the Ladies {the cooks} rested.

Trevors birthday is the 27th. We celebrated with him that night with another Thanksgiving feast for dinner followed by some yummy desserts. Again, the candles were forgotten, opps! So that candle that was used for Laurens birthday came quite handy.
This bag has kinda become the joke with us...just that its used for everyone for every birthday. And with us leaving the island soon, this was going to the last time we were going to be involved with using it. =(

Called to Serve.

My younger sister Kendilyn had been thinking and praying about serving a mission for our church for about a year. Every time she considered going she just felt it wasn't the right time, until now. 

She completed all she needed to to 'turn her papers in' and while my mom was here visiting Kendilyn received a large envelope from church headquarters on Friday October 30th. 

With family (those here in Hawaii and the others on speaker phone from everywhere else) and friends gathered around she opened her call. 

And for some strange, ironic reason she was called to serve in the same mission our older brother Trevor served in...Portland Oregon. 

She reports to the missionary training center on February 3th 2010 and will be serving for 18 months. 

We are very excited for her and know that she will be a wonderful missionary. 

The Envelope.

The Shock.

The Call.

{Note: its not signed by the President. oops.}

Congrats Kendal!

3 years.

3 years ago today I married my best friend. 

Best decision I've ever made.

I love him.