Jayden's First Birthday Party

First Birthdays are always a big deal. But, since we have such an enormous family it is hard to invite friends..so we had a nice big family party for our (growing too fast) Jayden.

It was all about the CARS!

 We had cars everywhere for all to play with... and we played red light, green light.

...And the Birthday Boy came out wearing a very appropriate T-shirt that read "Speedy"



We made a big muffun cup cake for Jay to dig into..and he did...he didn't even wait for the candle to be blown out.

He was very happy with the mess that he made.



Grandma and Mom washed him down in the sink before presents.

PRESENTS!!!

He loved opeing all his presents. Especially, the big ball! He knew what it was before he opened....(Aunt Melissa...how did you wrap a ball??)

 The alphabet train was from Mommy and Daddy!

We can't forget the really cool pop-eye shirt that he got from Aunt Shelley. So Funny!

Who needs real mustles when you have a shirt with "pop-eye" mustles.

Thought this was cute...Jay with his cousin Brooke!

Happy Birthday my sweet, stubborn, goofy, dramatic, fast, squishy, happy baby boy!

Annual Birthday Photo Shoots

I never got around to taking 3 year old pictures of Tysen in November.

When Jayden's birthday came around in February I decided to get birthday pictures of both my sweet boys.

Tysen 3 years old.

Very Healthy

Very Smart

Very Silly

Very Sweet!

Jayden 1 year old

Very Healthy

Very Smart

Very Wiggly

Very Crazy

Very Snuggly

Very "Momma's Boy"

Very Squishy!

Being a photographer, you would think my kids would know how to sit still and smile or pose....NOPE! This was the hardest thing. I had to bribe them like CRAZY. That is why Jay had chocolate and crumbs all over his nice white shirt....*sigh*

I just figure it makes for sweet, sticky, messy, funny memories.

Plus, for how wiggly they were, I am surprised I got this many pictures out of them.

Jaden's First Birthday CAKE!

This will be our tradition...

I will never get enough of watching my babies stuff thier faces with birthday cake.

I am so tickled the whole time I am trying to snap shots.

Jayden was cracking up the whole time (unless he was stuffing his face).

It was so cute to see him so messy with cake and giggling like crazy.

We finished our photo shoot off with a big "glass of milk".

What a day! Such a hard life these babies live.

Snow Day

We went up to Palm Springs and took the tram up to the snow! We had to see the snow before our Christmas high faded. We bought a sled on our way up. It was a very busy day, very crowded! If we were to do it again we would get up there EARLY!


We got up there and just had fun sledding down "kid friendly" hills. Tysen would not stop; he wanted to keep going up and down the hills. Jayden just wanted to crawl around and eat snow and whatever else he could pick up.

We made a snowman and it didn't last long because of the giant baby that pulverized it...Poor snowman, didn't stand a chance.

He just kicked back until Dan got him to the top.

Jayden is adorable! That's all I can say

Jayden is so wiggly and all he wanted to do was crawl away. He is going to travel the world one day. He can't stay in one place. He is too curious.

I love myself a great family day.

On the ride home we passed a lot of COWS! They smelled so bad that Dan had to sniff an empty Gatorade bottle in order to block the smell.
I just thought it was the funniest thing. He drove like this for like 20 min.

#102 I love how much you make me laugh and I love that you get grossed out so easily...hahaha

Christmas Morning

We had such a great Christmas this year! Crazy...but great!

Black Friday Shopping

Ty's Birthday

(remind me to post about that)

Cookie Making

Homemade PJ's

Made a stocking for Jayden

Got Sick

Birthday...Went to see a Christmas concert

No sweets through the holidays

Shopping for families in need

Christmas parties

Wrapped presents

Christmas lights

But the best part about it all was Christmas Morning...

and the look on their faces!

Really can't beat family time!

(we had lots of that too)

Christmas Eve at Grandma Phelps

Christmas Eve we always attend Grandma Phelp's Christmas Party.

We know Santa will be there. He makes a special trip just for us.

The boys absolutley adore thier grandma!! I don't blame them..she is amazing!

Nope, not happening with this one Santa. maybe next year.

Tysen loves Santa! This year he has grown rather fond of the idea.

cuz Santa gives him toys.

So fond of him that him and his cousin followed him out the door as he was leaving. That was sooo cute. They wanted to give him hugs and kisses at the door before he left. They chased him down the hall.

and gave him hugs and kisses.

Such a great night to see family!