Scott, Scotty's and Scottsbluff!!!

The past few months we have been trying to find the perfect time to make the trip to Scottsblulff, NE to visit Alex's grandpa and Briton's great-grandpa Teef. Because I had last Monday off for President's Day, we decided that this four day weekend was a great time to make our venture to the good ol' Panhandle.

Alex lived in Scottsbluff until he was about six years old, so he had a lot of things from his childhood that he wanted to do/show me! Some of the things that we did were planned, but some of them were definitely not! These things included - driving by Alex's childhood home, visiting Grandpa Teef and other relatives, eating lunch at Scotty's, spending the night in one unforgettable motel, hiking the Scottsbluff National Mounument, enjoying some prime rib and German potato salad, meeting up with some old family friends, and taking a four generation Ehly men photo!

It was a fun weekend spent with family, and we were so happy to be able to spend some quality time with Grandpa Teef! Briton even did a great job in the 7.5 hour car ride each way!

A "Big Deal" in Scottsbluff!

Uncle Scott at Scotty's!

The view half-way up the monument!

 

 

 

 

At the top!!!

Some of Grandpa Teef's great grandchildren!

Four Generations of Ehly Boys!

Months 2 & 3!!!

Well….it’s that time again!!! Our little dude turned 3 months old on February 2. He is growing and growing and nothing seems to be stopping him. I didn’t get a chance to write a blog when he was 2 months old, so I thought I would just combine the last two months. Briton is getting such a little personality, and I have become that mother that carries around her phone just to show off all his pictures. There have been some wonderful things that have happened in months 2 and 3, and some not so wonderful things, but we’ve built some great memories that we will cherish forever.

So here is a recap of Briton Philip Ehly’s 2^nd and 3^rd months of life:

1. He celebrated his first Christmas with lots of family, and helped both mom and dad celebrate their birthdays.

Christmas Eve Church Outfit!

Christmas PJ's.

2. He’s been spending lots of time on the floor doing tummy time and his neck is getting stronger every day.

 

3. He has discovered that his hands belong to him and now he can’t keep them out of his mouth.

4. He got his first set of shots and he did such a good job! He cried for a like a minute and that was it – I think I was more scared then him!

After his shots...such a good boy!!!

5. He started sleeping through the night, then we moved him out of the bassinet into the crib and he decided he couldn’t sleep through the night in such a big place. He’s been in the crib for about a month now, so he’s getting a little more used to it.

6. He started daycare!!!! I cried everyday on my way to work for the entire first week he was there! Thank goodness his daddy takes him to daycare because I don’t think I could have left him there.

Just chilling at daycare - it sure tuckers me out!

Hanging out with daddy every morning while he gets me ready for daycare!

7. He got a pretty nasty cold and it took him over a week to get over it! 

8. He started to coo, talk, laugh and smile all the time. He is a pretty happy little boy and I love making him laugh.

 

 9. He attended his Uncle Jason and Aunt Stacie’s wedding. Not only did he attend, but he was one of the ring-bearers. Cutest little buddy ever – of course I am extremely biased!

10. He recognizes his mom and dad, and he knows our voices. If we come into a room and he sees or hears one of us, he instantly smiles.

We can't get enough of our little guy! He makes each day a little better and makes me want to be the best I can be! I can't wait to see what the next two months have in store for our precious boy!

 Love you so much Briton!

A Few Firsts!!!

This past weekend was a very busy and momentous one in the Ehly household. There was a lot of "Firsts" that occurred for both Alex and Briton, and this momma was just kind of along for the ride.

On Saturday, January 26 my oldest brother Jason and his new Bride, Stacie, got married!!! It was such a wonderful wedding and we all had a great time! I am so happy for the two of them, and I know so many great things are to come! I am a little biased, but the wedding was even more wonderful because both Alex and Briton were involved in it. Briton was one of the ring bearers and it was his FIRST wedding ever. He was so cute in his little vest and pants and he was such a good boy all weekend. 

Alex was also involved in the wedding, as their wedding photographer! Alex is pretty skilled at using the camera, and although he is modest when it comes to his skills, Jason and Stacie asked him to take their wedding pictures and he obliged. It was his FIRST time ever taking pictures at a wedding and he did an amazing job! Maybe he'll even make photography a side job...Haha!!! Here are a few of the great pics he took:

Briton also got to meet some of his family for the FIRST time this weekend. All of my aunts, uncles and cousins from out of town were at the wedding, and they were overjoyed to finally get to meet Briton. He was one spoiled little guy - with all the attention on him! 

After all the wedding festivities were over, we had to head back to Omaha on Saturday night because Alex gave the message at church on Sunday morning. It was the FIRST time he was responsible for putting together the entire service. He did everything including - the children's time, the main message, and all the creative elements. The service all came together very well and he did such a fabulous job "Clearing the Stage!!!"

It was a weekend of many "FIRSTS" for the boys in my life. You could say I am one proud wife and mom!!! And Congratulations to the newly married Mr. and Mrs. Jason Pfister!!! 

Christmas in Pictures!

Well folks.....I realize my blogging skills have been lacking these last few months, but I think I have a pretty good excuse! Briton pretty much takes up every hour of every minute of my day. I mean it's even hard to find time to shower and eat lunch, let alone blog! Ha!

With that being said, we had a great Christmas with both of our families! It was a little different this year with Alex having to work on Christmas Eve until about 9:00pm, so we celebrated Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with just the three of us! Although it was different and I missed being with my family, it was nice to wake up and celebrate our own little Christmas that morning! We also celebrated both of our birthday's this past week and they were pretty uneventful. Alex and I discussed that our birthday's just aren't the same as they used to be, just another day in our lives. I guess once you hit a certain age, it really doesn't matter anymore.

So here is how we celebrated our Christmas......in Pictures!

  

We hope everyone had a blessed and Merry Christmas!!!

Happy New Year!!!