Grandma Ethington bought these adorable little cow outfits for Dylan and Cali- gotta represent!!


Our little narcissist just loves to look at herself in the mirror- she smiles and coos like crazy!


I know she'll hate me later for sticking these GIANT bows on her- but I just LOVE them!! I think this one makes her look like Minnie Mouse- HA!

Even while sleeping, Cali is never totally relaxed...note her hands slightly up...this one is wound a little tight- wonder where she got that?!

At two months Cali wanted to play in this wonderful little contraption we have dubbed her "spinny". Though she is too small for it she just loves the little spinners on it- so we put a little bosu guy under her feet (why not work out the core simultaneously??).

Baby Girl

She much prefers our bed to her bassinet:)

Tummy Time

Matching Mohawks

Grammie and two very eager baby sitters!

Cali (dukes-up) and her cousin Dylan...born just 28 days earlier.

Love those big blue eyes!

I know, I know, this is long overdue...Here are some more pix of our new addition. We cannot believe how quickly she changes! After a somewhat scary bout with jaundice, Cali is thriving! At her one month checkup she was 9lbs 2oz and 21 1/2 inches! So some of daddy's genes did sneak in there:) She was a pretty fussy little thing for the first few weeks, but we discovered it was mostly gas pains- (thanks Susi and Staci for the tips!! They've made all the difference!) As far as we can tell she is a very determined strong little girl- both physically and in spirit. Greg recently started calling her 'Bear' due to the little noises she makes and ferocious way she eats (ouch!!) We are absolutely enamored with her and sometimes just sit and stare at her perfect little features for way too long, and are so grateful for her. What a little miracle!!

Surprise!! Cali Kaye Ethington is here!

We received a late Christmas present this year, yet this gift came earlier than we thought.
On December 28th at 11:41 am, Cali was born. She weighed 6 lbs 6 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. We are so blessed that she is perfectly healthy, especially since she came nearly 4 weeks early.
Brittany's water broke at 12:30 am and less than 12 hours later the most amazingly cute girl came to us. (I am a little biased) Brittany was just amazing. She did it all with no pain medication at all. No epidural, nothing. I am so amazed by her abilities and thankful for her effort and sacrafice.
Enjoy the pictures!

Work send-off and Christmas Party

Joanne, Karen, Teri and Jackie...

Erin, Jordan, Spencer, Helen and Debbie...

Me and the giant cake!

Pic of the meeting- all decked out 'baby style'.

Trish and I at the Christmas Party.

Greg and a very prego Britt...

Greg and my cousin Eric Tanner.

November 20th was my final day with North American, and I'm officially 'retired'- haha...well as sweet as everyone is there they had a cake, card, giftcards ready to send me off. The day before I had another meeting offsite- where the field staff decorated it like a baby shower, and also had a little send off gift. Last week we had our annual Christmas Party at the Montage in Laguna Beach. As always, it was FABULOUS! As an 'Administrator in Training' Greg and I were put up across the street in the Laguna Reef Inn. Administrators are put up at the Montage for the night, and Greg and I sure are looking forward to that next year...but were very grateful for our accomodations as well. What a company!!

Thanksgiving, Dual Baby Shower, Bro-Time, Basketball Reunion and a Baby...

Bro-Time in full force...

Bro-Time shirts, wigs and all... Soon to be dad Steve...

Britt, Mom Ethington and Lisa awaiting Dylan's arrival...Excited Grandmas:)...

Kiera with Dylan minutes after...amazing! We couldn't get over how little his diaper was!

What a cutie! A very tired Dad and Grandpa- what a night!!

Thanksgiving weekend Greg and I traveled out to Arizona to spend the holiday with Greg's Family...we got a whole lot more then we bargained for- and we're so glad we did!! We started with a fabulous turkey dinner that not only tasted delicious, but was beautifully decorated for. The following day Mom Ethington and Lisa threw a double baby shower for Kiera and me (and none-to-soon as it turned out!) while the boys had their 'Bro-Time' mini-golfed, guitar heroed, ate a lot and did whatever boys do together... (this and the Ethington Campout are the two times I year I'm forbidden from giving Greg grief about his soda consumption:)). The next day Greg attended a "Gilbert High School Basketball Reunion" of sorts. It was really informal, it just started out with one of his buddies sending out a facebook message assessing interest in some pick-up play- and quickly ballooned into 30-40 alumni players showing up to play! Though his ankle is still not fully recovered he popped some pills, wrapped it well and had a blast reconnecting- and I loved getting to meet some of the bball buddies he talks about. Saturday night Lisa gave Kiera a 'labor inducing' foot massage complete with essential oils said to do the same- and wouldn't you know--- within 12 hours she was in the hospital with labor pains! Darling baby Dylan arrived around 12:30AM Monday morning! Kiera was amazing- we were in the room talking to her just hours before such- what a champ!!

Engaged!!

KC surprised the lovely Amanda Hyer on a recent weekend trip home from BYU with a romantic dinner at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point...he brought a bag full of 'memories' from their courtship (i.e. the ticket stub from their first date), and went through one by one culminating with him on bended knee with a gorgeous engagement ring!!

The Hyer family joined us in congratulating the couple at our home, where KC and Amanda retold the events of the night, and we toasted with Martinellis. We were happy to share this time with the Vickers' (visiting friends from London).

KC has a funny thing for stroking soft hair (see above)-

better get used to that Amanda!

They are SO in love-

and we are SO happy for them!!

Congrats you two!!