We have had an incredibly busy few months I left off at the beginning off fall so I will start there. October was Lily’s first Halloween, we spent the day at Auntie Sarah’s decorating the house and making spooky treats, then in the evening we got little Lily dressed in her bumble bee costume and took her out for an early stroll around the block. My dad spent the entire week before Halloween looking for a suitable trick or treat wagon and delivered it just an hour before we were to go out for the evening; he was overjoyed that Lily was so excited and after they did a few practice rides in the living room/kitchen we all took off on our walk. She loved seeing the other kids in their costumes and was mesmerized by the spooky decorated houses. One block into our stroll, mixed with the sound of the laughing kids, we heard a loud clanking sound. Then realized Anthony was pulling a wagon handle with no wagon attached. The handle and the front wheels had fallen off and Lily was left in the dirt. Since Lily was a little confused about the whole night she just thought it was supposed to happen and didn’t even cry. My dad felt so bad, especially because we all laughed so hard. We spent the rest of the evening handing out candy and admiring all of the fancy costumes. It will definitely be a first Halloween to remember.
Around the same week as Halloween Anthony and I found a house we really liked that was for sale and decided we wanted to make it our home. We are so excited to move in and raise our kids there. Although we are still in the escrow process, I will be sure to post some photos when we finally move in!
As most of November blew by in a blink of an eye it brings me to Thanksgiving. We enjoyed a fantastic feast at my Aunt Linda and Uncle Louis’s home in Phoenix. There was about 50 family and friends to celebrate with. This year was full of blessings for our family, with so many things to be thankful for it was a perfect gathering to honor the year.
Not many photos were taken at Thanksgiving!
Speaking of blessings - the day before Thanksgiving we had an ultrasound done to check out baby Salari #2 and are thrilled to announce we are having a BOY! More to come on our little guy, but as of now he seem quite healthy and growing when looking at my waist size.
We drove home from Phoenix after the great feast to prepare the big celebration of Lily’s first birthday! Yes she is already one, my how time flies!!! Saturday at noon more family and friends gathered in Sarah and Jeff’s backyard for a fun filled day of a cupcake-themed birthday party. On November 25th of last year I remember Anthony and I wondering how we were going to survive that first night with a tiny crying newborn baby and now a year has passed filling our lives with more joy then we could ever imagine. Often one of us will say how much we wish that newborn didn’t have to grow up. But she is a beautiful, smart, funny, toddling one year old and we are so proud of her.
