Why?

Why do kids love the toilet so much?
Last time it was his favorite truck. I've got to remember to keep the door closed!

Being Mama

Being Ma-Ma means:

-Knowing that a sip of water from mommy's cup always stops the crying.
-Finding joy in watching my son learn how a new toy works.
-Getting excited when Dax takes a bit out of his green beans.
-Constantly thinking about what I could be doing better.
-Remembering to shut the bathroom door to avoid more toys being thrown in the toilet.
-Only being able to leave the house for 2 hours at a time so we don't miss naps.
-Grinning from ear to ear when I feel a little tickle on my knees, knowing its my adorable little boy!
-Picking hair or makeup because I rarely have time to do both.
-Spending hours looking at pictures of Dax I've already seen a million times.
-Memorizing the words to baby's favorite episode of Backyardigans.
-Reading the same books over and over again.
-Scouring the Internet to find methods to stop Dax from throwing his food.
-Picking up the toy room 10 times a day.
-Sweeping the floor every time he eats.
-Having the best job in the world!

Our Very Hungry 1-Year-Old

One of Dax's favorite book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar so his first birthday party was themed after the book. We invited a few families from the ward and had a barbecue. Even though it's hard to find kids Dax's age around here I was really happy to be able to have a party in his honor. We had a great time and I loved planning all the details. I still have a hard time believing that my baby is one!

We served all the food the caterpillar ate in the book.






The batteries died on this little truck so Dax actually pushed McKell up the hill.

At the end of the night a bath was definitely in order!

Catching up

This summer has been a lot of fun. We have enjoyed going to San Diego, LA, Riverside, and getting to know the bay area a little better. After going to an enrichment focused on Family History, I'm determined to get back into blogging. So here is a random post filled with cute pictures from this summer.

I'm going to enter Dax in the baby gap casting call and I attempted a little photo shoot...until

He got stung by a bee! I felt HORRIBLE. He is fine now.

He LOVES his birthday present from Grandma and Grandpa Allred.

Dax's cousins were in town for a week while there parents were away on a cruise. We took them to the zoo one day. The kids were sort of indifferent about it.

This was the best picture I could get of Dax playing with his cousins. They were having too much fun!

I cannot get him to leave the DVD shelf alone. Oh well, at least it entertains him.

Dax has been playing by himself really well lately. The other day I went to his room and saw that he had pulled all his books of the shelf!

A month ago we took a trip to the temple so we could so Dax where we were married. I'm sure we will go again when he understands a little better.

Our son is slightly obsessed with this dog. They like to have staring contests with each other.