A Christmas We Will Never Forget!

Wow! What a busy Holiday for our family! I cannot believe Christmas has already come and gone by so fast! It was such a fun filled Holiday, most of all it was so fun watching Buster tear open his presents!

Our Holiday started out at TJ's parents on Christmas Eve. It is just chaos with all the grandkids running around and we wouldn't have it any other way! Each grandkid gets pajamas from their Grandpa and Grandma and their presents! Buster was really spoiled he opened new clothes and an awesome new toy, it's a hippo that bounces plastic balls and plays music! Buster loves it!

Next, we headed over to my parents to get dessert with my family! When we arrived we found out we missed out on the BIG surprise at dinner! My sister Madison is pregnant with baby number 2! (So excited!) She is due on June 15th and they do not know what they are having yet! Congrats!!! 

After the family left we had a little gingerbread house contest! We put Buster down to bed at my parents and the competition was on! TJ and I were on a team against my Mom and Dad, and then my sister Hadley and brother Bradley were the 3rd team! Of course TJ and I were the winners!

The next morning we woke up and did presents with our family. We headed to my parents at 9 am to open presents with them! We open our last gift all together and in the box we see a beach ball, towels, flip flops, and a piece of paper that reads... 

Hintze Family International Vacation

June 6-13, 2012

Barbados, West Indies

Included on the front is a beautiful picture of a tennis court on the beach and the 2 pictures below!

We all immediately start screaming with excitement! Our family has talked about going to Barbados for probably 10 years! The excitement was short lived, however, when we look at Madison and she is crying and repeating over and over I have ruined Christmas! We quickly realize her news from the night before and her due date is June 15th! We however will reschedule but the date is unknown at the moment! We are so excited, I can't wait to play some tennis on the beach!

Next, we went into my Grandpa and Grandma Maxfield's house for a quick visit before we went to TJ's parents at 2pm! While I was feeding Buster at dinner I felt a little tooth sticking out... his first tooth came in on Christmas. We were shocked because he has not been fussy at all, we had no idea he was even close to getting a tooth!

And finally to top things off, my sister Hadley got engaged!!!! I told you it was a Christmas we will never forget! Here is her beautiful ring... 

I am so happy for Cam and Hads! Congrats, we love you! It was such a great Christmas, we are so blessed to have such a great family and especially to have such a sweet baby boy! Here are a few more pictures from the big day!

All Grown Up!

I can't believe it! My little 6 month old is growing up, so fast, right before my eyes! Last week he sat up in the shopping cart all by himself. He absolutely loved it, he was reaching for everything in sight and was people watching like you wouldn't believe! (I guess he already knows the good entertainment that can be seen at Walmart!)

The Wind Storm 2011

WE SURVIVED THE WINDSTORM OF 2011! This was unbelievable, winds were up to 92 mph in West Bountiful and 102 mph in Centerville. I could not believe the amount of damage it had caused, it was as if a small tornado had come through Davis County! Early estimates on ksl.com are estimating $8 million worth of damage to Centerville alone. 

The winds started very early, around 5 am, on December 1st. We woke up to things hitting our windows and garbage cans tumbling around our yard. Luckily we were blessed and had no damage to our house. Our neighborhood however was not as lucky. Fences were gone, shingles were off, trees were completely blown over, and the house under construction across the street from us lost half of their newly installed hardie board. 

We ended up with 4 extra garbage cans and a port-o-potty in our yard, we also were without power for almost 24 hours! We spent the night at my parents house in Centerville, somehow their little square of a neighborhood did not lose power at all! Here are some pictures from the big day!

 This is in Walmart parking lot! Almost all of their cart returns were mangled

The next photos are from ksl.com, these were photos that people had sent in all over Davis County!



Crazy Time Of Year!

I know, I know it has been way too long since my last post! Our baby boy is now 6 months old! It was official on December 1st, which is definitely a day the people of Davis County will never forget! (I will post more on that later.) I can hardly believe it, he is growing so fast. Here are some pictures from his 6 month photo shoot! My good friend Jen, from Jen Herem Photography, did an amazing job (as usual) I will post more as soon as I get the rest!

 At his 6 month check-up he was healthy as can be! He weighed in at 17 lbs. 7 oz. (50%), he measured 26 3/4 inches (63%), and his head was 44.2 (63%)

Here are some of his favorites at 6 months-

I think his most favorite thing, besides laughing at his dad, is his walker! He can steer that thing like you wouldn't believe and he loves to chase Dutchess!

He absolutely loves bath time! He gets his arms and legs going and by the time we are done there is water everywhere!

He loves the stroller. He sits back and kicks his feet every once in a while.

He loves the green turtle at his Grandpa and Grandma Hintze's house! He will sit and stare and play with that forever!

I have also noticed what I can tell are tantrum tendencies! We have not had a full melt down yet but I can see that one could be coming shortly. The other day he threw his toy on the ground and just started screaming until I handed it back to him!

Troy is also sitting up really well and rolling over all the time. He belly laughs all day long especially at his dad! We have caught him scooting himself on his stomach to get a toy, it may not be too long until he is crawling!