Spring Catch Up

Happy Easter!

Easter was so fun for us! Saturday night I put some eggs out for Cyrus to find, and in the morning we took him in the living room and he was so excited to find the eggs. He was cute. Babies make holidays so much more fun! This was actually Cyrus' second Easter. Some of you may remember we were in the hospital with Cyrus over Easter and had the Easter bunny visit us there. How time flies!

For those of you who keep up with our blog regularly, we have been extremely busy this month. We went from Travis having no job and winter, to spring and all that comes with the nice weather. We are working with Travis' mom to get her a sprinkling system and lawn after 12 years of dirt and weeds, which is going to be awesome for her. I was made the second counselor in the Primary, and am glad to have Sunday over when I did my first sharingtime and we spoke in Sacrament. It all went well, but is always nice to have it finished. :)
And I passed my test! Hooray! On the 2 sections of the test I received a 95 and 86, which is good enough to pass, but I am also going to retake the lower score to see how much better I can do. It is nice to know I passed, and am getting that much closer to working at home. Yay! And it's so nice to have the nice weather here!

Cyrus and I just spent the morning blowing bubbles in the backyard, then spent some time with one of my awesome friends on their trampoline. Cyrus loved it, and it completely wore him out. He fell asleep in the stroller on the way home which he hasn't done since he was a baby. And he's still asleep!
Anyway, I wanted to share a few of the pictures we've taken. As I looked through the camera I noticed most of our pictures are messy eating ones since he's been wanting to be more independent, and learning to really use his forks and spoons. He also really loves to help his dad. He tried on his shoes and tried to help him put together my desk. He's getting so big and fun! And most people say kids turn into terrors when they start walking but I love it! He's so adorable following us around everywhere.

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.