Birthday Pictures!!

Here are some pictures of Hayden's Birthday Fun!

Man! you'd think we were torturing these boys

Even Callin had fun going down the slide!

My 5yr old!!

Birthday Bowling

Driving down the road to "Papa's Sidewalk" to test out his new bike

"Papa's Sidewalk"

Going for a quad ride. This was Callin's FAVORITE thing to do while we were there! whenever we went outside, he made a B-line straight for the garage to climb on it.

Happy Birthday Hayden!!

Today Hayden turned 5! And i just want to know: Where is the time going?! I feel like in the past few weeks that he has grown SO much, that he isn't my little boy anymore and that he is turning into this little man. I am so proud of him and for the happiness and joy he brings to our family.

We have literally celebrated Hayden's birthday the entire month of June! We first started off at the beginning of the month with a Party at Hoot's with all of his friends. He had a blast!! (And so did some of the adults too) Hoot's took care of everything which was awesome! (There's nothing worse than when you've just had 15 or so kids at your house for a party for 3-4 hrs and now you have to clean it ALL up!) Then on the 16Th we packed the car and headed to Montana! On the way we stopped in SLC to visit some good friends & to do a little shopping. (my mom & dad drove down from MT to meet us there so that my mom could take me around to all the awesome fabric shops!! It was a BLAST and a post for another day!)

We started out the day with Pancakes for breakfast (Hayden's favorite) Then we let him open 1 present. Next we hit the local bowling alley/casino...yes, we stayed away from the latter. We had lots of fun and ate tons of candy (and at 10am to top it off) Then we ate lunch at DQ! After that we went back to Grandma & Papa's house & played around outside for a bit. Then we went for a ride on the 4wheeler up Strawberry lake! For dinner we did hot dogs and steaks for the adults. And right in the middle of dinner Hayden's Present from mommy & daddy arrived via UPS right up to the front steps! Hayden was very pleased to find that it was a bike! So after cupcakes & ice cream & a few more presents from Gma & Papa we went and rode it for the 1st time at "Papa's Sidewalk" (I'll explain that one later) Then to end the day Hayden and his cousin Rylee got to take a bath in Papa's HUGE bathtub! (what a treat that was) So it's calming down now here at Noisy Creek and I'm sitting here reflecting on the day and my now 5yr old and am completely and utterly content. And with 5 more days of relaxation and fun still ahead of me I'm pretty stoked!!

P.S. I will have to post some pictures tomorrow of our adventures so far.

We Did It!

Hayden has been asking Nate and i for a long time now if he could have bunk beds. A friend of mine posted a link to this AWESOME blog where she gives you plans for all kinds of furniture from Pottery Barn and The Land of Nod for you to make yourself (instead of paying those mighty high prices) It's called: Knockoffwood.blogspot.com So Nate and i finally took the plunge and made Hayden bunk beds. We spent about $200 and they look pretty darn good if i say so myself! I'm proud of us! Now i just need to decide if I'm going to paint them or stain them. P.S. The bed rails aren't on yet in this photo.

I'm A Gleek!

OK this might sound really random but Yes, i am proud to admit that i totally watch Glee the TV series on FOX. It was kind of lame the first time it aired but it totally hooked me with the singing! All the songs they sing i know and then the voices that sing (not sure if they are actually the actors singing for real on the show or not) are pretty darn good. Wow! that feels good to get that off my chest ( =

Mini Memory Lane

So not much has been going on with us lately so i thought I'd reminisce on some old memories.

Xmas 2009 Hayden, Rylee, Nate, Bear (one of my parents dogs) tubing down a tiny slope @ my parents

The Las Vegas airport has these cool statues and Hayden wanted his pic on top of the turtle

Happy Boy!

1st attempt at baby food...not diggin' it

I love this man, need i say more?!

Hayden's 1st Isotopes game

WOW! We look young! 6 months after we got married

Hayden Nursing his baby

Nate was napping and Hayden thought it'd be funny to bury daddy with his toys

Our Preventive Hawaii trip

Our In N Out Boy

Shy Guy

About a year ago my mom took up knitting and has made some pretty cool things. One of her most recent ones was this vest for Hayden for church. She is so talented and i'm so proud of her. Thank you mom, Hayden loves it!

Baby Shower Bliss

Last weekend i threw a baby shower for my good friend Stefanie and i have to admit, it was a total hit! It was nice and laid back with food, presents and decorating onesies for her baby girl on the way. I even learned how to make a diaper cake! And the best part of all was that she had a bunch of friends and family who came and celebrated with her (so she got a lot of well needed baby items!) Thanks to everyone who helped make this day a success!

Here are the onesies everyone made for her

This ones for you Grandma!

A couple sundays ago we were trying to get ready for church and i was looking for callin's church shoes when i came across this jacket that Nate's mom gave to us (it was Nate's as a baby) and had to put it on him just to see what it looked like. Nate and i got the biggest kick out of it. (We were seriously crying/laughing for like 5 minutes) He dug the vest though, he walked around in it till he lost it completely and didn't even end up going to church to show it off. Yes! Nate was going to have him wear it out in PUBLIC! (I guess to keep the tradition alive) Too bad we didn't have some cowboy boots to go with it, that would have been awesome! Looks like he'd fit right in up in Bigfork, huh mom?!

My Birthday In Review

This year i turned 29 yrs old. And i just want to say that I am SOOOO blessed!!! I am so blessed to have my health, to have my wonderful husband and two beautiful boys who love me and i them! I am so grateful for Nathan's good job and that we are able to put a roof over our heads and food in our children's mouths. I am SO grateful for the gospel in my life and that we have the great privilege to share it with our children & those around us. I am so blessed to have parents who love me and taught me as a child wrong from right and that they are apart of their grandchildren's lives today. I am so blessed to feel SO loved!
As for my birthday day, i was woken up to Hayden telling me that he didn't want to go to preschool today because he HAD TO stay home with me and Callin to celebrate my birthday with us...so i couldn't resist and i kept him home. Nathan took me & the boys to lunch, we had dinner with some friends & then Nathan took me to go see the new Sherlock Holmes movie (which we ended up walking out of) All in all it was a wonderful Birthday! ( = Thank you to everyone who was apart of it!

Look At Him Go!

Callin is 1 & he's WALKING! While we were in Montana for Christmas this year, Callin finally took the plunge and is walkin' on his own. I'm SO PROUD of him & also a bit lost...he is SO much more independent now & seriously wants nothing to do with me anymore. (It makes me kind of sad) This past year with him has FLOWN by and i feel like i missed most of it because i was too busy with everything else. But i guess thats what New Years Resolutions are for, right?! So here it is, MY resolution: To ENJOY my children & to spend as much time together as a FAMILY, because these times really are precious and they DO go by way too fast!

Ice Skating, Cookies, & more!

For Christmas Eve my parents took us up to Whitefish to go Ice skating. The kids were SO excited to go. They had a ton of fun "suiting up"

Hayden & Rylee enjoying some M&Ms before hitting the Ice

Right before we went on the Ice. The Ice Skating rink is Outdoors/part indoors so it was FREEZING!!! I'm talkin' 20 degrees COLD!!!

All those Friday nights @ the San Diego Mall's Ice rink paid off. (Thanks dad for taking us!)

Hayden's 1st attempt @ it. He did so good! (despite how scared he was)

They even had a cool sled for babies to go around in! (I Love Montana!!!)

Warming up from the cold

Makin' some cookies for Santa

In my family we have always had a tradition of the kids getting to open 1 present on Christmas Eve and it was always pajamas from mom & dad. So we have kept this tradition alive in my new family and they love it!

Hayden & Rylee waiting patiently

Christmas Part-One

Nate and Clint (my sister's husband)

Mom & Me

Posing in front of the Christmas tree after going to church at my parents ward in Bigfork

Quad ride!

My sister Brooke and I

Checking out the Christmas presents under the tree