A Whole Year Gone By...

I can't believe that a whole year has already gone by-last year at this time, I was overwhelmed by the fact that I was someones mom-how was I ever going to fill those big shoes...but with time came experiences and with experiences grew love. And oh how I love this beautiful boy! All I can say is I am blessed to be Tavin's mom.

Presents Gallore-Happy First Birthday Tavin~

Tavin's grandparents, Aunties, and friends made sure that he got plenty of new toys to play with. It seemed though that his favorite thing was the Elmo card he got from his Auntie Chrissy. Some of the other gifts he got were: An animal train that plays music, a pack of cartoon cars, a big ball, a talking story book, new PJ's, a new outfit to wear for Christmas, a Madagascar animal puzzle, and a fisher price chair and desk-that plays music and talks. Mommy loves all Tavin's new toys because he stays entertained longer now-and she can get things done! Thank you all for such nice presents!

A Yummy Yummy Mess

And there was cake...oh yes there was cake! At first we didn't know if Tavin was going to go for it! But with a little bit of encouragement-he got a taste of that chocolaty goodness and there was no going back! (How can I get all that yummy goodness in me!) It was straight to the tub afterwards.

Bull Rider Dan

My dad conned Dan and Seth to ride the mechanical bull-it was the "manly thing to do"-good job Honey! I am proud of you-he stayed on.

Tavin and His Corn

Cornbelly's has a "corn box" to play in instead of a sand box. This was Tavin's FAVORITE thing at the festival. He played in the corn for more than 45 minutes and when Dan tried to take him out-he screamed to go back! Who knew that a pile of corn would be such a big hit. I did laundry from our trip today and found 5 corn kernels in the washer and three in the dryer!

Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point

Another tradition we have started in our family is going to Cornbelly's Halloween Festival every year with my sisters and their kids. We had a great time and Dan even road the mechanical bull(a picture of this is coming!) He impressed us all by staying on!

Happy Halloween

Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat...we went to Utah this Halloween to Trick or Treat with all of Tavin's cousins. As you can see, the Tigger won in our poll on what Tavin should be. We had lots of fun and got tons of candy. I made Daniel take the bucket to work because it was just too tempting to eat it all...10 pieces of Halloween candy a day could really do damage to my physique!