Happy Day!

Happy Birthday Cyrus!

Cyrus turned one on March 21st, so we had the family over and had a little party for him. After going a few nights without sleep, we ended up taking Cyrus in to the doctor that day and found out he had an ear infection. It was a little sad he had to be sick on his birthday, but after some medicine and a nap, he was feeling a lot better, so we decided to go ahead with his party. I made him a potato head cake, and we had fruit cookies, cupcakes, and ice cream. He loved all of his toys and clothes, and we were glad most of our family was able to come and spend the evening with us.

You can tell he still wasn't feeling 100%, he has this exact same face in most of his pictures. This was one of my favorite little outfits I was able to find for him.

Travis helped him blow out his candle.

He was pretty excited about his cake. I thought he would devour it, but he wasn't used to being able to eat like that. I guess that's what we get for trying to teach him to eat without making a big mess.

After only a few bites, he was really worried about his sticky hands, and was ready to be cleaned up. :)

We had an awesome week. Travis was able to find a job! Hallelujah! After nearly 3 months of unemployment we were all ready for it. He started his first day yesterday, and really enjoys it. I also was able to take my final test last week after almost 2 years of schooling. I won't find out my score for another week, but hope I did well enough to find a nice job working at home. I'm really looking forward to being a good mom, and keeping busy at home making some extra mula!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Not a Baby Anymore

Cyrus turns one next week! I can't believe how fast it's gone. It seems like it wasn't that long ago that we were spending Easter in the hospital with a brand new baby. But then I look at the latest pictures we've taken of him, and it's amazing how much older he looks. He's getting so big. He walks everywhere now within the last few days, and chatters like crazy. He is definitely not going to be a quiet, shy little boy. He can copy nearly every one syllable word there is, although he hasn't ventured on to more than that. :) He loves to play peek-a-boo (which consists of turning his head away from you, then back really fast. I guess if he can't see you... ) and hide the bop. He opens the sock drawer (yes he's still obsessed with socks) and hides his bop in there until you ask him where it is. Then he opens the drawer and grabs it out like he's the smartest little boy ever. Probably because thats what I tell him every time. :) He's growing up so fast. It was hard to choose, but here are a few of my favorite pics through the year...

Brand new baby Cyrus.

Cyrus in his blessing tux I made, which he looked absolutely adorable in. People still talk about it. :)

3 months old and a spit up machine. Thank goodness that's over.

6 months old at the zoo.

9 months old playing in the snow.

10 months old playing potato heads with daddy.

Good Times, Bad Times

Happy Valentines Day!!

Okay, so I know were a little late, but we had the plague visit our house for a few weeks. As you can see in the next picture, the boys spent a lot of time sleeping. I had just finished making dinner for Cyrus thinking that he was grumpy because he was hungry, but apparently I was wrong. All he needed was a little daddy lovin and a nap.
I'm not even going to go in to details about what it involved. Believe me, you don't want to know. Thankfully the sickness has passed. Now if we could just get Travis a job...


On the other hand, it has been fun having him home. We were able to go to the Draper temple open house which was really fun. We've also been to the zoo, worked on some house projects, spent some time at the temple, and been able to hang out together with family and friends. That being said, I'm still looking forward to a day when I don't have to stress every second of every day about finances! I'm sure we're not the only ones praying for the economy to get better, so we'll bide our time and count our blessings while we try to stay hopeful and optimistic. :)