Our Big Boy!

Our big boy is now 1! I can't believe that I have a 1 year old! He had a great birthday surrounded by family, friends and lots of cake!! He loved his cake and dove right in...he's definitely not afraid of getting his hands dirty! Jack loves all of his new things and I think that he knows that he has passed a milestone...he all of a sudden is a little louder in his efforts to communicate his wants...and he has started throwing little fits!! Only 17 years to go!! :)

Halloween was also fun for Jack! We went to a Halloween carnival that the ward put on and he loved it. He just walked back and forth through the cultural hall and out to the water fountain! And after 7 months of trying to teach him the sign for "more", he found the motivation in the form of a donut!! I can't blame him! We didn't do much Halloween night. He didn't need the candy...and neither do we...so we stayed home and handed out candy. I don't think that he minded. He had fun coming to the door when there were visitors!

I've been watching a 6 week old baby during the week and Jack just adores him! I will try to get a picture of little Judd this week! He's almost as cute as our little monkey! :)

Almost 1!!

My little boy is going to turn 1 tomorrow...and I am wondering where the time has gone! It seemed that he was just born yesterday...yet here he is...walking and babbling like he has done it for years! I can't even remember my life before him! I never knew how one little boy could change my life! My family is my everything and I am so grateful for these 2 wonderful guys in my life!

Starting next week, I am going to get to learn how it is to have more than one little munchkin ruling my day! I am going to start tending a 6 week old little boy named Judd and Jack and I are so excited!! Jack loves little Judd and it takes all of my strength...(and patience) to keep him from clobbering the little guy from excitement! It's going to be nice for Jack to have a little buddy!

Jack has a new favorite toy!! It's mine too! It all started back when I entered a drawing to win a washer and dryer...well, of course in entering, my number was given to a company! I was expecting to have to go to a timeshare presentation to claim my "FREE" prize, but instead it was a vacuum salesman who came to our door. Now, I'm not usually impressed with vacuums or knives or things such as that, but this was the coolest vacuum ever!! It has a turbine engine and was designed by an aerospace engineer. This vacuum was made in the USA...and with a name like "The Patriot", of course I wanted it!! Well, Travis was impressed as well, and even though we did not have the $2500, we had actually planned on saving the money for one! This vacuum had a 35 year warranty and they take it back ever two years and refurbish it!

I decided to look on Ebay one day and I found the earlier model (Air Storm) for $200. Travis and I discussed it and after looking at our sad excuse for a vacuum, we decided that it was worth it...so we bought it and the package arrived. I opened the package and there was no Air Storm in the box...it was "THE PATRIOT"!! Being a good girl and trying to be honest with my fellow man, I contacted the seller and he told me to keep it!! Yea!! Jack is so excited to have it as well, because ot makes the COOLEST truck to roll around! Finally some luck!

We're Walking!!

Hey Everyone!!

Jack's not giving me much time to blog, but I just wanted to let everyone know that he is walking now!! He can still crawl faster, so he doesn't always have the motivation to do it, but he is getting pretty good!! He can take about 8-10 steps without falling and can stop and stand!!

Here is a great picture to show how happy ravioli makes him!! Love to all!

Vancouver Island, B.C

My mom and I went to Vancouver Island at the beginning of this month and we had a great time! We flew into Seattle and then took a Clipper Ship over to Victoria. It was a long, yet relaxing 3-hour boat ride! Victoria is absolutely beautiful! There are gardens and flowers everywhere and many things to do! We toured a castle, went to Butchart Gardens, went through the wax museum, went to the British Columbia Museum, rode on top of an open-top double decker bus and ate very well! Here are a few pictures of our adventures:

I don't think that my mom and I have ever had more fun together! It was great!

New Toy!

Jack got a new toy that he is loving! It is a walking toy that he pushes and it also converts into a little riding toy! I think that he is going to be walking very soon...and I'm not sure whether to be excited or not! But, he certainly is cute when he is doing it!

Safari Pictures!

These are Jack's newest pictures! I think that they turned out great! JC Penney had a themed day and the theme fit Jack's wardrobe perfectly! It is also going to go well with his jungle bedroom!

We brought the huge elephant that sits in Jack's room! Travis was not sure whether the elephant was a good purchase...but I think the pictures make it worth it!

A Kid That LOVES Vegetables?!?!

So...Jack has decided that baby food in a jar is no longer worthy as sustenance! He must eat whatever Mommy and Daddy are eating...and he must feed it to himself...of course! It didn't come as a huge shock to me considering that he decided to wean himself from nursing at 8 months old. He seems determined to become independent! He is also walking around furniture and climbing up ours stairs with no help needed! But I was shocked by all of the things that he will eat and I had to share some of these pictures! First of all...this is the kind of food that he is eating now! This is the pizza that I made last night...and he ate about 2/3 of a piece by himself! And this was not a "kid-friendly" pizza! We are talking onions, peppers, broccoli, zucchini, olives, garlic, basil, pepperoni and ham! He loved it...and ate every single thing that was on there! And tonight he ate half of a Boca Burger with grilled vegetables from our garden! I am so grateful to have such a good eater!

Jack and I have been taking swimming lessons this summer in North Ogden! We signed up with my cousin Ashley and her beautiful daughter Reagan! It's been a lot of fun and I am sad that this Saturday will be our last weekend! It's been so much fun, that even the daddies have joined us! Jack is like a fish now! The first day he wasn't sure what was going on, but now he splashes and has this hilarious "mer-man" kick where his bum pops up in and out of the water!


Not much else is going on, except that I am going to be doing a new catalog launch party for my Close To My Heart business...which means I better quit blogging and actually get some stuff done!