28!!!

My wonderful, amazing, talented, hard-working, loving, funny, husband turned 28 yesterday! Unfortunately he had to work, but after work we went to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate! Then we came home to open presents and watch Tommy Boy! As many of you know Matthew is not a fan of sweets, so sad to say, we had no birthday cake, but it was still fun to celebrate this amazing husband and father! We love him sooooooooooooo much!!!!!

A Present for Brooklyn (Shhh…nobody tell her :)

In an effort to provide Brooklyn with a one of a kind Christmas present, and to help her become aquainted with what you look like, we request that family and friends send a photo of yourself. That way she can become familiar with your beautiful faces!

Preferably send the largest black and white photo files you have (babies see contrast a lot better than color) so we can print them and put them in an album for her. If you dont have black and white photos, just send what you have and I can convert it myself. You can send the pictures to matthewrbos@gmail.com.

Thank you in advance for sending us a picture of your gorgeous self!

4 Weeks!

Brooklyn is 4 weeks old today and I can't believe it. The time flew by (well, except when she just wanted to be awake in the middle of the night!) It has been so much fun being a mom. I guess I didn't really know what to expect, but the thing that amazes me the most is the amount of love that I have for her. It continues to grow every day and I find myself just staring at her all the time. She is so precious and has brought so much joy into my life. I find I dont always get to take a shower every day and sometimes I am in my pajamas for two days straight, but when I see her cute smile it makes my heart melt and everything else I thought mattered, just kind of fades away. I feel so blessed to be a mom and share the amazing responsibility of being a parent with such a fun loving, energetic, and thoughtful husband and dad!

One fine Sunday Afternoon

The Fantastic 4

A special thanks to G-Ma for coming out and helping us with Brooklyn!

Also, a special thanks to G-Pa for the stylish beanie.

Naughty and Nice

So we were taking some pictures of our daughter today. After viewing them we noticed an unsettling trend. Two out of the five images have us wondering if it would be premature to give her a time out. See if you can guess which ones! The other three just make our hearts melt!

#1#2#3#4#5

Brooklyn Mae Bos

Brooklyn Mae Bos was born on 11/5/2010 at 4:00 PM MST. She is 7 lbs 12 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. She also already has more hair then her father! Both baby and mom are doing great.

Brown House Boys

Two of Matt's previous roommates were in town this past weekend and we were able to spend a little bit of time catching up with them. It was so good to see them and I know Matt missed being able to spend time with the guys. They went to a BYU game, and fortunately BYU actually won!

Projects

With two weeks to go until D-Day and work slowing down I find myself with a lot of spare time. To fill the time I have been creating mini projects for myself. My proudest moment was this diaper bag I made. I found a tutorial online and in about a day I had myself a new diaper bag, complete with magnetic clasps, pockets on all sides, a zipper in the back, and a waterproof lining. Since browsing the crafty blogger world, and believe me, it is another world, I have been inspired to be more creative with my holiday decorations. I found an ugly plastic pumpkin at DI and turned it into a cute little beauty by painting it black, painting some letters and pouring some acrylic lacquer on it to make it shiny. I have also been working on a bunch of Christmas presents for my sister and sister-in-laws, but no picture will be posted as it will be a surprise for them!

I cant believe I have two more weeks until I am a mom. Hopefully she doesnt come too much after that, because I am already starting to go crazy, and I want my body back! hahah

Temple Trip

Elder Miller leaves for Costa Rica on Monday so I couldnt help but jump at my last chance to see him. I just happened to show up to do a session the same time he did. ;) What a great way to start off the morning!

The leaves aren't the only things changing around here...



This is my "Tag...you're it" face. Sometimes I wish I could just hand the baby over to Matt. Usually at night time, when she is up and I am trying to sleep. Wouldn't that be nice?!

Our Nursery!

I finally feel like I can check the baby's room off the list. I created so many projects for myself that I thought I would never finish. Yesterday, I finished the bed skirt for the crib and finally feel like our nursery is baby ready! Here are a couple pictures of our projects.We are 99% sure of the name, but want to see her before its final. hahah Hopefully its a girl like they said!Here is the finished bumper and bed skirt that took longer than I thought it would! A close up of the pillows and cute fabricThis was Matthew's cool project... he saw something similar in a store and decided he could do it himself. This one is way cuter!A side view of the paintings I did for her that hang over the changing table.

Now...more waiting for the baby to come!

Go Cougars!

Matt's sister and her husband were nice enough to share their BYU football tickets with us! It was so fun to spend time with family and get to watch BYU's victory over Washington!

Baby Shower!

This past week I drove down to CA with my friend Colette and her two boys. We went down because the best mom ever and the best sister ever threw me a baby shower. It was Dr. Seuss themed and adorable! They had tons of cute decorations like the...Horton Hears A Who diaper cake
Cat in the Hat raspberry shooters

Dr. Seuss cupcakes

Green Eggs and Ham deviled eggs
and more!

It was so much fun to see friends and family and feel so loved. I was definitely spoiled and loved every minute of it. Little baby Bos is going to be one stylin little girl as she got so many precious outfits that I cant wait for her to wear.

Here are a couple more pictures of the fun night!
Me and my sister-in-law Jenn
(My mom thought it would be a good idea for me to wear a Dr. Seuss hat:)

Kerstin, me and Marie

My friend Crystal and our big bellies. She is due in a couple weeks with a girl too! We used to have minnie mouse parties together when we were three!My wonderful parents after a wonderful night!

Thanks to everyone who made that night so special!

Mom and Pop Bos

We were pleasantly surprised when Matthew's parents came into town last weekend. We were able to spend some much needed quality time with them by going on lots of car drives, playing games, eating good food and enjoying each other's company. They were our lifesaver and drove us around since we were still missing our car. We loved spending time with them and look forward to their next visit at Thanksgiving!

Lake Powell

Its that time of year again... the most wonderful time of the year. The time when my family gets together and spends a week on the shores of Lake Powell. Even though I wasn't able to wakeboard or ski this year, (due to the ever growing belly) it was a blast! I love spending so much time with family, floating in the water, riding in the boat, and relaxing. Matthew was able to get some big air and clear the wake, and I was the best cheerleader I could be. :)

Unfortunately we had to cut our vacation short to go back to work. Ughh. I cant wait till next year when we will have a little eight month old to chase after!

On the way home we broke down in Scipio and had to get our car towed. We also racked up a huge bill to fix the car! We are finding out what it is like to be without a car. Grocery shopping is a little more difficult. Here is Matt trying to find out what to do with a broken down car.

Elder Miller Enters the MTC

Little Josh went into the MTC July 28th to serve in the Costa Rica mission. He was so ready to go and showed up to the MTC with lots of friends there already. I think that helped soothe my mom's fears and helped in the departure. Which by the way, the curbside drop off is the way to go! Not as many tears, just like ripping off a band-aid. I am so proud of my little brother and am excited for all the experiences he will have in the next two years.

Baby Bump

Last Sunday Matthew took a couple pictures of my ever growing belly. It seems like it is already bigger than this, but I just thought I'd give you an update on my silhouette. Not much else has been going on besides work and creating fun projects for our baby girl!

Let Freedom Ring

This weekend we spent celebrating our Independence. We woke up early Saturday morning to watch the hot air balloons take off from Bulldog field. Unfortunately it was windy and only three balloons took off from the ground but it made for some great pictures when you have a talented photographer for a husband.
We rested a little and were able to go to Veterans Memorial Pool for a couple of hours and try to cure our bodies of the whiteness that Winter has caused.

To finish the day off right, we had a barbeque at the park and loved our day of spending time together and relaxing.