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Happy Father's Day!

I had the blessing of getting the best parents in the world. Today I just have to say how much I love my dad. He is such a good example to his family and I thank Heavenly Father for him every day. Try and relax today, dad! We love you!

Michael's dad is awesome too. He is so nice and funny and generous. He works so hard and doesn't take any time to himself. You better relax today, too!

Michael is a better father than I could've hoped for. Mikey just loves him and it's fun to see. He runs to him when he gets home from work and if Mikey and I wake up before Michael, Mikey bangs on the bedroom door until Michael lets him in. He just can't get enough of his daddy! Happy Father's Day, Michael, we love you!

Big News

No, we're not pregnant. But, Mikey started walking yesterday! Don't mind the mess in the video either because we are moving back to California two weeks from today! I guess I should get ready to be busy in more ways than one!

I Have A One-Year-Old

Yes, it's true and almost unbelievable. I am the proud parent of a one-year-old. Even though Mikey won't remember the day, we tried to make it his best day ever. Here are some pics of his big day.

The funny thing about this picture is I'm wearing the shirt I wore when I went into labor with Mikey. I thought it would be nice to wear on the anniversary : )

We started out the day with a walk because Mikey loves to get outside.

He even picked a flower off a bush when we were walking by and gave it to me. He's already a sweetie son.

Then we went to the park before it got too hot. Mikey had so much fun climbing and sliding and playing with mommy and daddy.

We had pizza for lunch and Mikey had his first piece of cheese pizza. As you can see, he loved it.

We went swimming in the afternoon and as you can see, he didn't like it too much unless we were holding him the whole time and there were lots of big kids splashing so we didn't last too long. We basically got the following reaction out of him. Maybe another time.

After a much needed nap we opened presents and ate cake. Mikey enjoyed his presents so much that he didn't even notice the cake.

Mikey loves cars....

And more cars...

Michael had a great time teaching Mikey how to play basketball.

Mikey has been pushing this laundry basket around the house for a couple weeks. We took away his walker because he was just getting mad that it wouldn't turn the way he wanted. This is his new obsession.

It seems to be working though because he took 5 steps a couple times in a row. Still not walking, but we're getting there.

It was a great day and I am so thankful for my cutie Mikey.

Happy Birthday Mikey!

Couch Potato

Mikey's latest: Taking cereal, crackers or anything in a box and taking it over to the t.v. to watch. So independent and lazy at such a young age. Makes a mother proud.

A Apple

Some of you may know that Mikey is not much for words. He only says dada and baba. So for someone that doesn't even say mama, this weekend was a pretty big deal. We were watching Dennis The Menace on t.v. on Sunday and fans of that movie know the part where the little cross-eyed boy says, "a apple". Well, that part passed and we heard a little echo next to us on the couch. Mikey had said that same thing. We coaxed him into saying it a few times and the next morning he woke up with no recollection of of the ability. I'm still claiming that as a first sentence.

California

We were able to go to California this past weekend and it was a much needed vacation. Michael had a job interview (still waiting on that...) and we got to visit his family and my sister, Andrea, and her family. Mikey actually slept better at their house so I was able to sleep in and we got to have four days of Michael being home. Mikey really loves his daddy more now than he did before. It's really cute.

Try and ignore his everpresent drool and notice the shirt he's wearing. This was Michael's shirt when he was three. I guess clothes were tighter back then : )

Mikey turns one in a little over a week and so his family threw him an early birthday party. It was pretty exciting.

This is Mikey after a couple bites of cupcake. He ate the whole thing with two fingers. Very neat and almost clean.
Chocolate cake face.

We eventually moved him onto the floor so he could make a little mess.
This is Mikey's cousin Bradley. As he is showing you in the picture, he is three. He has gotten so big, it was crazy to see how grown up he was!

This is my sister's baby Elizabeth. She is such a pretty little girl. It's fun to see the differences and similarities between her and Mikey.
Mikey and Bradley
All three cousins
Andrea and I and our babies. It was really fun seeing her so much. I have really missed her being in Arizona. We talk every day so it was fun to actually spend some time together. We even got to go running. Hopefully this will be a regular thing if we move.

Mikey had his first taste of watermelon too. He loves fruit. He'll eat strawberries, watermelon, peaches and bananas all day long.

Mikey likes playing on couches. He'll run along them and play tag and hide and seek. He is his happiest during these games.
Mikey popping up to say boo for peek a boo.
Mikey got a foam sword for his fake birthday. I didn't know how he's act, but he loves it.
This is Mikey's new way to play peek a boo. He'll look for us through his legs. Sorry about the red eye in some of these pictures, I am too lazy to fix them before I post.
Mikey has been a standing fool lately. He hasn't walked yet, but he'll stand up every ten seconds or so and clap for himself. We are loving it.
And he's up!
Here's some video of the little gus standing up. I think he'll be so happy when he can walk. We're working on it.

Day At The Park

Our family has had the flu the past week or so and we haven't been having too much fun doing anything. With Mikey feeling better, we really needed to get out of the house. We finally had a day that wasn't 100 degrees. It was a nice cloudy 80 today. We took advantage of the weather and went to the park. We had to leave early because it started to thunder and lightning but Mikey had more fun than I'd ever seen. He didn't even want to wait for me to go down the slide with him. He was so brave and it was fun to see.

This picture isn't the best because he wasn't looking, but he was having fun, I promise.

Mikey amazes me. He climbed up the slide all by himself and was quite the adventurer. Sorry about my fingers at the beginning, I didn't know I was filming.

Happy Mother's Day Mom

I love you