Drew's 1st birthday!!!

(I have been horrible at updating lately so there are a couple late October posts below this one)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DREW !!!

I cannot believe it has already been a year since Ted sat in our hospital room and started this blog. What an adventure this year has been. It has been so fun to watch him grow and learn. He has been (for the most part) such a good happy baby. I have loved being a mom more than I thought I would. There have of course difficult parts, but how lucky am I to have Drew as my son.


Okay enough of the cheesy stuff. It was a fairly low key birthday- Drew didn't seem to care too much about opening presents for his birthday, but did kick his legs and get really excited for many of the fun toys he got. He absolutely loved his birthday cake and loved the ice cream even more. He ate the cake exactly how I imagined he would- making a great mess of himself. Below are some pictures of the cake eating event!

Dad's award and Halloween!

On my actual birthday we went to Ogden to see my dad get a mayors award for the visual artist of the year (pretty cool!). It was a great birthday gift to have most of my family there and to hear my dad give a great speech. Congratulations Dad!!!

This year for Drew's first Halloween we borrowed an idea and some costume supplies from Abby and we were the 3 little pigs. I think my favorite part was seeing Ted in his pink women's, size 3 XL, sweats. We had fun at both family parties- donut eating contest, pumpkin golf putting (crafted by Grandpa Coop), and carving pumpkins (grown by Papa Mac). We were able to catch a few pictures of Drew in the pumpkin patch!

Florida- go gators!

Florida trip!!!! Ted ended his fall busy time at work and I needed to celebrate (lucky how my birthday coincided with it), so we went to visit Jon and Kristie in Florida for 5 days!!! We left Drew home and I almost had a nervous breakdown leading up to it, but once we were gone I was just fine. It was a well needed break and Drew did just fine here at home (THANKS to all the family who helped). Here are some of the highlights of the trip:
-We went to a University of Florida game, which was crazy! There were 90,000 people there and 90% of them were all decked out in UF gator attire. The crowd was so loud my ears were ringing. It was a close game, so that made it even more exciting.

- We saw quite a bit of gators. It is crazy that they really just live there without fences or anything. We some huge ones at a place called Plains Prairie (I think it is a national park).
-We spent 2 days at Disney World! It was a lot of fun, that place is huge. We even had a "magic moment" where we magically opened the doors to a show- it was actually quite humorous. I would see people with their babies and miss Drew a ton, but then I would think about how nice to not have him there tired and fussy. Funny how it is a great break but you think about him the whole time. Kristie and Jon were so nice to put up with us talking about him.

-The biggest highlight was hanging out with Jon and Kristie for 5 days!!! They were such good hosts and we had the time of our lives. Thanks for making it so fun!

The game!

Gator sightings.

Disney World!!!!

3rd (and final) Marathon

I am constantly behind in updating this blog. Ted ran the St. George Marathon (his 3rd and final marathon) a few weeks ago. He swore he would never do another full marathon but couldn't resist when all of his brothers decided to do it this year (Jonny ended up moving so didn't make it). He was able to keep a steady pace throughout the whole thing (which he has never done before), and felt pretty good at the end.

He also let me go and see "Aida" with some of the girls, and he took Drew to the priesthood broadcast (what a good husband I have). I loved the play!

Updates- 11month old, family visiting, and fall fun!

Warning: A lot has happened in the last month so this may be a long one.
11 month old- Drew is 11 months old and getting much bigger (mostly just around the middle, this little boy has quite the belly now!). He started crawling in September and is loving the freedom. He also went on a swing for the first time and of course was smiling and kicking his legs the whole time. He has formed quite an attachment to his mom (which can sometimes drive me crazy), and is always having fun whenever dad is around.

Just some pictures of our cute boy- I can't help but laugh at the crazy hair on the bottom.

Swinging for the first time!


Crawling and loving it!!!

Fall leaves at Silver Lake- We went with some of my family to Silver Lake to see the leaves before the weather got so cold. It was beautiful and Drew couldn't get enough- he loves being outside!

Can you believe how pretty it was.

Drew having a blast- (check out the jack-o-lantern smile in the bottom left)

Family Visiting- Aaron and Erica came for a little visit while they went to interview for a couple jobs out west (keeping my fingers crossed for Utah). We saw Aaron and Erica for a tiny bit but got to spend more time with their kids, which was a lot of fun since we don't get to see them much. We went on a little hike that Samantha, Ryan and Eliza loved and wanted to keep on exploring when it was time to go. We also had some fun at the park with most of the cousins! I loved getting to know those kids better- thanks for visiting!

Baby Moses!!!

IT'S A BOY(cousin)!!!

We are so excited that Drew has a new cousin that is only 10 months younger than him.

My brother Adam and his amazing wife Cheslea had a baby boy this past Wed. Baby Moses came after 30 something hours of labor (most of which were natural, drug free) and 3.25 hours of pushing. Not to mention that he was 9lbs. 7 oz. and 23.5 inches long. Like I said Chelsea is amazing - he is a huge adorable baby!

Baby Moses (I think he looks just like his mom's family)

The new family saying cheers to baby Moses.

Drew meeting his new cousin

Proud big sister and grandparents holding baby Moses

August came and went

-August-

August was a month that seemed to come and go pretty fast. There were no big vacations and Ted started to get slammed with taxes, so Drew and I had some good quality time together.

Here are some memorable things from August:

-Made spaghetti sauce from tomatoes grown in our garden-

-Lagoon-

-Drew starting to dance in his saucer and play his piano-

-Learned to wave bye bye and give high 5-
-Drew is 9 months old-

He weighed in at 16 lbs. (1st percentile) and is 26 inches long (5th percentile!!!).

Drew had the stomach flu for 1 week :(

My least favorite week of the whole summer

- Drew is still smiling for the camera-

Seriously this kid can cheese it up, especially when I pull out the camera

July summary

July HIghlights

(I have been horrible at blogging this summer- so I am trying to catch up. These are the highlights of July.)

"4th of July"

We ran the Kaysville race (me and Drew did a 5k and Ted did the 10k) and then enjoyed the Kaysville parade, and a yummy BBQ with our neighborhood.

"Seattle/Anniversary"
Ted had a work trip to Seattle and I joined him for a couple days (leaving Drew with my mom- thanks a bunch mom). It was a week before our anniversary so we treated it like an anniversary trip. We had the time of our lives and loved just being together. We of course talked about Drew the whole time but really loved having the break to be with just the 2 of us.

On the actually day of our 3rd anniversary we went to dinner and then went on a few rides at Lagoon (trying to use the season passes Ted bought us for Christmas- I love Lagoon). We realized we are not as young as we used to be. We called it a night pretty early due to some whip lash from the jet star. Ted did get me some beautiful flowers (as seen below).

"Bear Lake Family Reunion"

We spent 6 days with most of my family for a little reunion at Bear Lake. (we missed you Aaron, Erica and kids)

We had a blast- relaxing at the lake, riding the wave runners, hitting the pinata, doing the olympics, painting our own shirts, eating delicious food, new pajamas for the kids, just chilling, and playing games (baci ball, cards, sardines). A big thanks to mom and dad for making it possible!

I took a TON of pictures. Below are some collages that I made- there are a few repeat pictures.

~Newport Beach~

Newport Beach (Drew's first road trip)

In June (I am really getting behind) we went to Newport beach in CA for a week with Ted's whole family (minus one neice) and had a blast!!! We drove down so we were gone for 10 days and it flew by. Drew did awesome on the drive and it made us feel like we could do other small road trips with him. He was also a trooper the whole trip. I actually think that since we have been home he has been a little bored without his 15 cousins to entertain him.
We stayed in a beach house/condo and spent time at the beach and having fun with the family. Drew loved putting his feet in the ocean (even though it was pretty cold). We also went to Disneyland and again Drew was a trooper (he loves stroller rides, so I think it was a glorified stroller ride for him). We did take him on a couple rides including the Pirates ride and I felt like a horrible mom for doing that because it scared him; he would burry his head in my shoulder and kind of whimper, poor kid. It went by way too fast but was a ton of fun.

The cousins have all kinds of fun on the beach

Drew's first beach experience


Ted was pretty excited to get in the water!


Disneyland (and yes Ted did take a nap on a bench)

Family fun in the "G" t-shirts

Beach time fun!

Cousin olymipics (put on by Jon and Kristie)

May's outdoor adventures

(I have been working on this post for about a month so I am way behind, but hopefully you can still enjoy)

Cabin Fever!!

We went with some friends to a cabin the middle of May. The cabin was our first official trip with Drew. We relaxed, ate a ton of food, played games, rode some 4 wheelers, enjoyed the beautiful mountains and had a blast! (Thanks to the friends who made it all possible!)
It was so much fun... until the ride home. We hit a deer in our new Pilot and it smashed in the right front side of our car. At first my reaction was "my new car that I love is all smashed up!!" then "oh that poor deer" ( I saw a limb fly off). Of course Ted's reaction was let's say a prayer of thanks for being safe (what a good man I married). It is so good that we were in the Pilot instead of the Civic because I guarantee it would have come through the windshield. So after getting over my initial reaction, I was just so grateful that we were in a safe car and that everything was fine. Luckily our insurance has covered the damage (we just got the car back!). So in the end not a big deal, but a little scary.
Before we went to the cabin Drew had a Dr. appointment and he weighed 12lbs. 10 oz. which as the Dr. put it 99% of babies his age are bigger than he is. The Dr. said he isn't too concerned but he wants to try and fatten him up. So he told me to put margarine and sugar in his food and wanted me to be more consistent on his zantac. We started adding margarine and giving him more fruit and he is fattening up, now he weighs over 14 lbs.

Here are some snaps of Drew at the cabin

(our camera was lost so most of these were taken by our friend Neil who is an awesome photographer you can check out his website: http://www.brightalitystudios.com/ these pictures were on his blog)

Ted gained a new love of 4-wheelers, look at the dirt on his face!

Dog Fest

Every memorial day Ted's family has "Dog Fest" where we go up American Fork canyon and roast hot dogs. It was a beautiful day in the canyon and we all had a blast. It was Drew's first camp fire.

Millcreek Canyon

Also, on Memorial Day we went with my family up Millcreek canyon and had s'mores and went on a little hike. It was also beautiful! I couldn't think of a better way to spend my day.

Swimming!

Drew had his first swimming experience at the pool where we live and he loved it. He just sits back and relaxes (I think he knows how to relax well just like his dad). It is fun to have the pool (although the rain has made it a little hard to use as much as I would like).

The swim diapers don't come in a smaller size so they are huge on him.

Relaxing just like his dad