Winter Girls Night Gift Exchange

This Christmas, my party planning parter (and life partner, ha!) and I planned a fun winter girls night. We had a hot chocolate bar, and a gift exchange (kind of like a classy white elephant). It is always nice to have a nice get together with friends, and I've got some fabulous ones!!

A Cabin Weekend

This past week Robert officially finished the first block of medical school, and passed! At UNSOM the school year is split into blocks rather than semesters, and rather than being tested on individual classes, you are tested on everything. On Monday he had a midterm, Tuesday a final and Thursday another final. The man was gone from 7am-11pm about everyday for 2 weeks preparing for the final; he was pretty nervous, but he did great and passed with flying colors.

To celebrate having our men back in our lives for a WHOLE weekend, we went up with some friends to their cabin in Northern California. We spent the weekend hanging out in the woods and letting the boys veg out and not have to think for a few days.

 Emmeline loves rubbing Calvin's bald head for good luck.

We also carved pumpkins:

 ...and decided that the pumpkins definitely reflect each of the boys' personalities.

I captured this gem right before we left for the Cabin. I thought he was asleep in the back of the car and apparently he was just sitting there, probably with a death wish upon me or something, haha. Ohhh Calvin, we just love you.

Viva Las Vegas

A week and a half ago (when my parents were here in Reno) my mom and sister talked me into flying home to Vegas with Calvin and my mom. Since we don't see much of Robert anyway, and he was preparing for an exam I thought, "hey, what the heck?!".  

It's already destined that Calvin and I are going to be travel buddies for the next 4 years. 

Double bonus, my mom and dad were going up to Idaho during my stay for my dad's class reunion and I would get to tag along!

While we were in Las Vegas Calvin got to spend more time with his cousin, Darwin. Darwin even sang him songs when he got sad. He also loved to shake his hand and give him "bones" (aka knuckles).

While we were in Vegas I finally got to go downtown to the Container Park! I had heard so many great things about it, and it lived up to the hype. I didn't get to do much with Calvin, but Darwin played in the huge tree house and had a blast. 

Calvin also got to meet his cousins Ernie & Caleb and Uncle "dr. Dre" (as Darwin calls him) and Auntie Mel. 

He also got to meet most of the Davis clan! (He will get to meet Aunt Amy, soon!) We even got to go visit family at work. (I wish I would have gotten more pictures of Calvin with his Aunts and Uncles but he was getting cranky towards the end of our visit :)

Next stop, Rexburg! 

Football Season! (aka- eat fancy food season!)

On Friday UNR had their first home game of the football season! My dad and mom were both up here for a USHE Board of Regents meeting (the board that governs all higher education in Nevada) and so we were invited to attend the President's Tailgate party. 

The tailgate party (if you want to call it that), was just a fancy catered dinner with lots of people who probably wouldn't be seen at an actual tailgate party eating nachos and hot dogs :), but our little son Calvin was the hit of the party. Everyone oooed and awed over him; I am so used to living in Rexburg that I forgot most people haven't seen or held a 6 week old in years! 

After the dinner Robert went home to study for his first exam on Monday and put Calvin to bed, and the rest of us headed up to the presidents box to watch the game- which involved- yep, you guessed it, more catered food :). 

I've never really been a big "let's go dress up in team colors and watch football" kind of person. At all. But after my dad was elected into the board of regents and football games included eating fancy food in the presidents box on padded chairs, I became a TOTAL football fan. That's how I do sports, and it's awesome.

This New Life

In the past two months we have moved from Rexburg to Reno, had a baby and started medical school. Needless to say in the past two months my life has done a complete 180 and it took me a while to adjust, but I feel like we finally have some consistency and a routine down in this new life of ours!

And this is what we have been up to:

We spent a considerable amount of time preparing the nursery for our new addition. My friend Tiffany painted the wood plank art for my baby shower gift, inspired by RH Baby & Child. I am obsessed with it! She did such a good job.  

Before little Calvin joined our family Robert was "nesting" and he painted the USS Constitution on wood plank for Calvin's bathroom.

While he was busy painting, so was I! It took us about three weeks, but we found a dresser for Calvin's room. There were some nicks on it, and I didn't want a pure white dresser for his room. I was inspired by a two tone dresser on Censtational Girl, and decided to go for it. We painted the drawers blue, and then mixed it with white for the rest of the dresser. I still don't have a picture of the finished dresser because I am still trying to find descent knobs to replace the battered ones with. 

Before: (still no after picture :)

In the last few weeks as I have adjusted to only having 45 minutes of Robert's time a day, I have made a goal to do one home/ crafty project a week. Sadly, it is a lot harder to accomplish with a 6 week old than one would expect. 

My paint dipped kitchen jars:

 Calvin's car seat canopy:

 Along with my projects and Robert's studying, we have this little ham to keep us me busy.
Robert is good enough to get Clavin ready for bed each night. We have the same routine: bath, lotion massage, PJ's, bottle, swaddle and song. While Robert draws Calvin's bath he will stick Calvin's feet in the running water and Calvin loves it! (Even if his face says otherwise). Lately Robert has been teaching Calvin all about Embryology while they do their night time routine. (Med school really is on Robert's mind, all the time)

And…he is officially in his 0-3 month clothing! Which also means he can finally rock his Toms…cue the happy dance.