Vander Update

Nothing exciting to report in the Ingram household this week but I thought I'd at least post a few random pictures. Vander has been kicking like CRAZY, the kid cannot sit still so it's tough to catch a still photo :)

Vanders stats at his 2 mo appointment:
Height : 24 1/2 inches (85th percentile)
Weight : 12lbs 12oz (60th percentile)
Head: 15 3/4 cent (45th percentile)

He just barely started figuring out his exersaucer and loves to bounce on it and make it sing.

Just chillin in his car seat :)

This is the new face he makes in almost every picture because of the "preflash" on our camera. The light makes him open his eyes all wide and crazy like :)

A WILD Braves fan already ;)

Tummy Time!!

Big Boy Chair

Vander used his high chair for the first time yesterday. He was so content just chillin in it for about an hour. I snapped this cute photo and I could resist posting it :) I love him!!

Denver, Salt Lake and Misc :)

This past two weeks we took a nice lonnnnnng road trip to Denver, and then Salt lake. We were a little nervous to drag our poor 2 month old on such a long road trip, but he ended up sleeping the ENTIRE drive (with 3 hour waking intervals to eat ;) ). He was SO good which made the trip extremely enjoyable! Only after we left Denver, and then left Salt Lake did we realize that we took a grand total of 6 pictures on our entire trip. We are seriously pathetic. So, needless to say the trip was very poorly documented. We did have a chance to see almost every family member between Denver and Salt Lake so it was a very successful trip!! Here are our few photos, followed by a few random photos taken over the past month :)

Vanders first hotel stay in Albuquerque.. It was a little rough without a crib. But we survived!

Sleepin with his favorite night time blanket.

The 4 generations of Ingrams. Grandpa Chester, Grandpa Bruce, Joel and Vander :)

Grandma and Grandpa Ingram. Grandmas a trooper for holding him only 1 day after getting home from the hospital!

Vander loves to sleep on his daddy's lap why daddy plays xbox :) Thats his favorite napping position.

Going to church!

My two men ;)

Grammy Ingram and Vander

Sammy and Vander

Vanders first time in his bumbo. He loves it!

Vanders first time in his Jumper Bumper. Hes a little two small so we have to shove a blanket around him. But he loves it also. :)

Happy 4 Year Anniversary!!

Yesterday was mine and Joel's 4 year anniversary! We celebrated by having a nice Teppanyaki dinner at Ah-So and followed it up by going to see the movie "Little Fockers". Its amazing how much more important your anniversary seems when you have to arrange a babysitter. It makes it feel like a BIG NIGHT out on the town :)
In celebration of our anniversary.... here are a few funny facts that I adore about my husband
* When he loads the dishwasher he ALWAYS leaves at least one random item in the sink
* He will never drink the last bit out of the milk carton, he just opens a new carton
* His wallet and keys are always mysteriously missing
* He absolutely hates lists.. chore lists... to do lists...
* He doesn't like to return things to stores... Our time is more valuable than the value of the return :)
* He is full of useless knowledge and has a "memory like an elephant"
* The floor of the closet IS his shoe rack :)
* When he knows hes wrong he will rarely admit it, but his facial expressions say it all
* He "hates" my reality tv shows, but is instantly as glued to the tv as I am when I turn it on
* It takes him 45 minutes to fold a load of laundry because he gets distracted wrestling with the dogs
* He cannot stand the sound of someone brushing their teeth
* The smell of baby poop makes him gag
* He has a goofy dorky side that I adore and others rarely get to see

But most importantly of all..
* He has an amazing sense of humor
* Hes a great dad!
* His knowledge of the gospel is unsurpassed
* He has a very strong testimony
* He looks past my faults
* He is SO helpful with our new little man
* He makes me want to be a better person
* His laugh is infectious
* He will rub my feet or scratch my back at the drop of a hat
* He is SO comfy to cuddle with :)
* He is an incredible husband
and SO MUCH MORE!!!
I love you so much Joel! Happy Annivesary!!

Vanders Blessing

Vander was blessed yesterday at church. Joel did an amazing job and successfully made me bawl my eyes out :) I was so proud of my two guys. Vander was wide awake and smiley for the entire sacrament meeting and didn't make a peep! He just started smiling for real, with purpose, and I LOVE IT! He looked like a stud in his white blessing suit. Only after the fact did I realize that we didn't take any GOOD pictures of it. Darn it! This is the best we've got! Thank you to Vander for what a wonderful blessing you have already been in your mommy and daddy's lives. We love you so much!!

Christmas Weekend :)

Joel and Vander after a Christmas Eve Morning Hike up South Mountain :) Vanders very first hike! And he loved every second...


The whole fam Christmas morning... As you can imagine... we were all a little tired from waking up every 3 hours in the night ;)


Joel Ryan and Vander Christmas morning

I felt like I would be a neglectful mother if I didn't get Vander a stocking for his first Christmas.... So I got him a big stocking and tried to be super excited for him for every item I pulled out....

Vanders very first tie! He looks thrilled....


And Vanders presents that I wrapped... and then I unwrapped.....


Check out Vanders cute skull Christmas pj's! I love them!


A relaxing Christmas afternoon nap...


Christmas morning at the Craigs


His 2nd time going to church- But first time in his cute little church pants!


Smores on Sunday night at Bop Bop and Grandmas house :)

Annual Sweater Palooza

Last night was the Annual Sweater Palooza (Ugly sweater Christmas party), hosted by my dear sister Tarah. I had a hard time sporting my NASTY sweater.. but my husband seemed right in his element... A special note... the mustache was a ONE NIGHT occurrence and was shaved immediately upon arriving home. It sure did complete the outfit though! :) We had a ton of fun! Thank you to Tarah for the invite!!




My extremely attractive husband ;)I could hardly look at him all night with that stupid mustache


Somehow Tarah actually managed to pull off the "Ugly Sweater" look quite nicely... I can't say the same for myself. The sweater made my newly acquired baby pooch more apparent than it already is.


Because it took a lot of effort to let the guys let us take a picture at all... I feel as though I must post it :)


The womens amazing pyramid.

Palm Desert Road Trip

This week we took a brief 3 day trip to Palm Desert California to visit one of Joel's mission companions- Eric and his wife Ashton :) We had an amazing time, but the highlight was our 10 minute trip up a tram on Mount San Jacinto which took us from the 75 degree desert to a 38 degree mountain forest :) What a blast! Thank you Eric and Ashton for a great trip and a ton of fun!



We weren't quite expecting the 38 degree weather at the top... thus we resulted to shoving our child in daddys sweatshirt :)


This picture does not show how freezing we were! But look at the amazing view of the valley!


Me and Van, both as bundled as we prepared for... which, wasn't sufficient.


Standing on snow. The only picture that proves that it was cold :)


The clan


Bundled in his car seat. A lady in passing commented in horror "OMG, I'm sure hes so cold... I can't believe you didn't cover his face, I would have definitely covered his face"... I donno what would be worse, me SUFFOCATING my child, or his face being a little cold... Hmmmm.. toss up! ;)


This picture doesn't do this hill justice... We walked up a 1/4 mile hill that was extremely steep!! Our butts got an incredible workout!


A beautiful view of the Mountain Valley.


A view from the tram.


Headed home on the tram! What an awesome trip!

Vander Newborn Photos

Here are Vander's new born pictures! My great friend Aubry Startin (www.StartinPhoto.com) did his new born pictures and she did an absolutely fabulous job! Our little guy was bright eyed and bushy tailed for the entire shoot :) He's a happy baby and we ADORE him. Thank you Aubry for the amazing pictures!!