Baby Lane

Last weekend we got to meet our newest cousin Lane, who was born on December 24th. He is such a sweet and adorable baby. Jason and Nicole are fantastic parents. We are so excited that Brooks has a cousin so close in age. We love you Amore family ~ congratulations on your precious boy!

Russell & Anna with the boys

Brooks did very well meeting the baby

Brooks is walking!

For a little while now, Brooks has been taking some steps here and there. Then, on Valentine's Day he just turned away from the couch and took a ton of steps right in a row! We were so excited! See the video above, taken that day. Ever since then he has been walking more and more each day. We can't believe how fast he is growing up!!!

Valentine's Day

While living in San Fransisco, we started a tradition on Valentine's Day where Garrett would cook dinner! We found that restaurants were too crowded, the food wasn't that great, and we felt rushed while trying to enjoy a dinner out. So, we now stay IN and Garrett does all the cooking and cleanup! Its quite a lovely treat for me. This year Garrett cooked an AMAZING dinner: roasted Cornish game hen with a savory herb and apricot pan sauce, citrus green beans, wild rice with golden raisins, and HOMEMADE dinner rolls with herb butter. It was wonderful!

Thank you so much Garrett - it was a fabulous day!

Super Bowl!

We had our annual Super Bowl party yesterday! It was such a fun day - I made a big batch of chili, we had two beers on-tap, and everyone brought snacks to share. We had an awesome day hanging out and eating! PLUS, the Saints won - yahoo!!

The guys playing football during halftime

The amazing cupcake creation!

Anna, me and Torie