Another Christmas come and gone...

Christmas this year was interesting, because not only did I have a new born baby, but I had to get surgery to have my gal bladder out the Monday before Christmas!! Yuck! So I have been somewhat out of commission for a while- but I am on the mend and doing much better :) However, because of me, we have been unable to get out as much as we would have wanted, to enjoy the holiday festivities. Jane did get to see Santa at least...sorry no pics of that though :(

My family was nice enough to come and have Christmas Eve at our house, though!! It was so nice. Here is my gorgeous sister, Christina, and her equally as gorgeous daughter, Mae, enjoying Christmas Eve at my house.
Jane loved dancing to Christmas music with my mom and Beckham...
My cute brother, Bryan, and sister-in-law, Wendy, got Jane an adorable play house for Christmas!! Here are Jane and Bryan setting it up...
Oh how Jane loved it so!! It has been aptly named..."Jane's house" and now takes up half of her tiny room...sooo cute!!
Beckham enjoyed Christmas Eve- though he slept through most of it :) What a handsome guy!!
Here we all are having our traditional Shepherd's dinner- a tradition I remember from my youngest years :) So much fun!!
On Christmas day, after our family Christmas at home, we packed up the kids and ventured out to visit the family...Here we are at Grammy's house where Jane received a very fun piano. "My pino" as Jane Says...Terry and Ryan sporting their new hoodies. Both very handsome!!
Beckham loved looking at his grandpa-although what could he be thinking?!!

Jane, who is completely enamored with everything princess, loved her princess dress, shoes and accessories she got from Santa!! Oh so fun!!Christmas this year, though different, was amazing and we are so blessed. I wonder what fun 2010 will bring to the Dick family?!

Santa Clause is coming to town...

Christmas is drawing near and we, here at the Dick house, are loving it and trying to live up this holiday season despite being somewhat home bound with our new little guy...Here are Ryan and Jane building our ginger bread house
I helped a little, too
Lets be honest...Jane mostly ate the candy while we did all the work :)
And we had my beautiful and talented little sis, Christina, take some Christmas pics of the kids...
they were greatly uncooperative for the most part!!
Beckham liked to try to be like his big sis...so cute!!
My kids are pretty adorable...if I do say so myself :)
Jane really likes "baby brother" (as she calls him)- that was not always the case...yikes!

Cutest little santa ever...

And Jane with her typical camera face- I guess she is boycotting smiling...She is still a doll!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

One crazy month...

Little baby Beckham has been in this world for almost four weeks now and it has been quite a ride. He is finally doing well after having a rough go of things at first. Between sinus infections, a milk allergy, digestion issues, severe constipation and projectile vommiting, Beckham hasn't been the happiest little guy. But we have been working tirelessly to figure out how to make him comfortable and happy and finally, he has been doing much better. He sleeps great at night now and has been eating much better. That's not to say we don't run into a few snags here and there, but overall, things at the Dick house have been calming down!!

But, boy he sure is a cutie and such a sweet, patient little man!!
We think red is really his color!!
Ahhhh, finally a good nights rest...for all of us...
He loves his pappa!!
Jane has really been adjusting well, too!! At least there have been no more sneak attacks on baby Beckham!! In fact, she actually kinda enjoys him :)
Best friends in the making!!!
We love our kids and are loving life...despite the craziness!!

4 years and counting!!!

Ryan and I have been married for four years now!! The big day occurred four years ago on November 23rd, 2005. These have been the happiest, most adventurous and wonderful four years of my life!! I have the sweetest, most hard working husband in the world and I am so proud of him!!

We have come a long way in four years!! A few of the highlights have been- of course having our two beautiful children, Jane and Beckham, Ryan almost making me a widow skiing down sundance (he really nearly died!!), my graduation from BYU, Ryan entering a pharmD program, getting our wonderful job at Crestline that has been such a blessing, several fabulous trips- New York, Disneyland, snowmobiling through Yellowstone, etc. etc. I have so many wonderful memories of our four years together and there will be many more to come!!

Because we had a baby two weeks ago we were unable to do anything too extravagant for our anniversary this year. So, here are a few pics of Ryan and I that I love:
Our beautiful wedding cake!!
Bridals and engagements!!


New York City!!!


my graduation-yay!!

Graduation trip around Utah and prego with Jane!!
In Vegas!!I love you Ry!! Thanks for a wonderful four years and many more wonderful memories to come!!

Welcome William Beckham Dick

Love multiplies it doesn't divide!!

Our handsome little man was born on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 1:36pm. He was 8 pounds and 4 ounces- just like Jane- and was 19 inches long- also just like Jane...Boy, I really know how to cook em :) The labor was so pleasant- yes,I said pleasant, and our little guy was healthy and happy!! I am a pleased momma!!

The first few days of Beckham's life were not without drama though. Beckham's circumcision went slightly awry and he bled more than normal and we had to stay an extra night in the hospital- poor little guy. And the worst thing that Beckham has had to endure was a sinus infection- very rare in newborns!! He couldn't breath and therefore couldn't eat!! It was so horrible to watch him struggle to breath- I shed many tears over that!! But he has been on medication and that is really clearing up and all is well again at the Dick house!!

Here is little Beckham being weighed!!
Here he is with his mommy for the first time!! Love at first sight!
I have a picture of Jane when she was first born and she is in this exact same position- they look so much alike!!
Here is Beckham at home awaiting a diaper change...never fun for him!! He has already peed during this process several times and soiled our bed, my clothes, his very own face...yikes. I have since then wised up and the "old faithful" pee episodes have since diminished- ahhh, boys!!
He's so handsome and such a good boy despite all he has been through!
Here is Jane holding her new little brother, Beckham!!! They currently have a love/hate relationship...though I know it will get better :)
And here is just a cute pic of Jane "feeding" her bunny with aunt Christina's hooter hider. Two year olds really watch and observe, don't they?! She is so cute!!
So, our little family of three is now our little family of four and we are so happy!! And love most definately multiplies, not divides!! Thank you to everyone who has been helping with Jane and bringing meals over- it has been so needed and such a life saver. We love you all!!

A spooktakular Halloween...mooohahahah

Halloween this year was the absolute best ever!! I have never had such a fun and memorable Halloween. My little Jane is getting older, we are expecting a new addition oh so soon and I am just so in love with my little family- they are the BEST and I can't get enough of them!!

The Halloween festivities began on Friday night with our annual ward party!! This is always a blast because everyone gets so into it- and I love it!! I made a gourmet snack to contribute to the vast array of scary treats and this is what I came up with...

So, I am still working on my Martha Stewart gourmet-ness....but I will get there one day :)
I was pleasantly surprised this year when Ryan decided not to be a nincompoop- he not only agreed to dress up, but he got totally into it!! Jane was a bug, I was a black widow spider and Ryan was an exterminator!! He had very convincing facial hair, a spray pack, work shirt, mouse traps and all the works!! We looked great...despite the total ginormous-ness of the 9 month prego black widow and all :)
Here is just a great candid shot of Ryan at the party...he makes a pretty handsome exterminator!!This was Jane's first year of real trick-or-treating- oh so fun!! ...Cutest love bug ever!!!
We went around Ryan's parents' neighborhood and everyone was so sweet!! Jane obviously loved it!
We practiced knocking and saying trick-or-treat with Jane so she would be a pro for Halloween night...
However, every time the door opened, she was so dumbstruck that all our practice went straight out the window and she was back to her typical act of blank staring...oh well. This is Ryan's wonderful, sweet neighbor who he grew up with. She was so fun to talk to and she was extra sweet with Jane!!
All in all, trick-or-treating was a success!!
I had to throw this one in...baby Mae is just so precious in her Halloween get-up-Aaadorable!!
"No more pictures please..."
Jane with her favorite and most adored cousin, baby Mae!!! They were sort of matching!!
Another year of the best holiday ever come and gone...ah sweet memories!!