Grant is One!

Today Grant is one year old. I can hardly believe how fast the times goes. It was just yesterday that we brought this little guy home from the hospital! He has definitely brought a lot of spunk into our family and has made us complete for the time being. He is such a happy little guy and I have gotten many comments that he should be a Gerber baby. I honestly cannot say that I disagree. He really is the cutest thing with his chubby little cheeks, pouty lips and big brown eyes! Although he is a little chub he has started to thin out considerably. He is now walking and although unsteady has really just gotten up and taken off today! He is quite the determined little guy and when he wants something will let you know with a little grunt or squeal. Although he does have a little feisty side to him, he really is the most loving little guy! He is contantly blowing kisses , and waving to people every chance that he gets. He loves to jabber and talk all day long and although I cannot pick out everything he is saying there is a few things that I can get out of his little vocabulary that he is starting to form. He loves to dance, loves balls, and LOVES his momma. He is for sure a mommas boy and loves to cuddle with me every chance that he gets.

Happy Birthday Little Guy!

We Love You!

Chase and Grants "Big Top Carnival"

Well watch out because I as am sure this is picture overload, but this past weekend we celebrated the boys birthday by having a "Big Top Carnival" party! I had tons of fun planning it and since the boys birthdays are so close together we decided to combine the big event. Chase turned 3 on the 8th, and Grant will be 1 on the 30th. With all the rain I was nervous that we may get a little but we had pretty good weather other than the dang Traverse Mountain winds that caused a few problems with decorating, but in the end it all worked out. Of course there are things that I would have done differently, but hey I am no party planner and am excited with all the fun things we had. We had a cotton candy machine, pop corn machine, bounce house, and LOTS of candy!

It was a great day and I just hope my boys loved it! I know I had a good time!

Happy Birthday to Our Little Clowns!Happy Birthday to my little guys! I know Chris says they will never remember this, but I think I took enough pics to help them remember what a fun little bash it was!

STEP RIGHT UP....Because this is going to be a long one!

When the kids walked in they all got goodies bags to fill with tickets for all of the fun games to play!
THE FOOD
(BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Hot Dogs, Salads, Nachos, Chips, Cotton Candy, Pop Corn, and LOTS of Candy)

CUPCAKES....I had so much fun making them!

My favorite cupcakes that we made were the snow cones cupcakes and the pop corn cupcakes...I was so excited about how they turned out!

Table Center Pieces....No table clothes, thanks to the wind! (Boo!)

CANDY...CANDY....and well....Just LOTS of junk food! What else do you expect from a carnival!

LOTS OF GAMES!

(Ring Toss,Fishing, Pin the Tail, Basket Ball, Ring Toss, Make you own clown hat)And of course what is a carnival with out a clown....My dad dressed up and became Zippy the clown! He was really the nicest clown around and had so much fun doing it, but to some may have looked a little scary!

Grandaddy (Zippy), Grant, and Grandma

Grandaddy and Ry

Took a few minutes for Chase to warm up to Zippy!

YUMMY!

And Grant spent most of his party EATING....Shocker!

Some of our guest....
Sweet Sadie Jane

Etta and her first time having cotton candy! (Look at that smile)

These 2 have become quite the friends and LOVE hanging out!
Jack and Chase

Mason and Grant

Grandaddy, Dana, and Chris

Chases FAVORITE girl! (Chase and Ava)

Time to sing "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" the wind kept blowing the candles out, but we sang just the same and I think Chase still tried to blow "light" out.

How can you resist that face?.....

Or this one, for that matter!
(This boy LOVES his food)

Our Little Family!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET BOYS!

So much to do, but I am going to sit and and enjoy this cupcake!

Time to open gifts

Silly Aunt Melissa even got into the carnival spirit!

It really was a great party and I am just so glad that I have 2 little boys that I could throw a cute party like this for! I know I have said it over and over, but I am just so blessed that they were sent to us. Although some days they drive me crazy, the happiness TOTALLY out weighs all the silly days that I want to pull my hair out! They do and say the cutest things and know how to put and instant smile on my face and I only hope that I do the same for them!

Happy Birthday Sweet Boys!

(Thanks to everyone for all of your help....Not only do I have great kids, and husband, but great friends and family who were willing to help me pull this off....I am truly blessed!)

Jackson Hole and Yellowstone

While my parents were in town we decided to get out of town, since I was not laid up with just having a baby. So we packed our bags and headed to WY for a little time in Jackson and Yellowstone! It was a great trip and we were all able to ride together so that made it even more fun! The boys did pretty good on the way up and once we got into town we headed to the Bar J Wranglers for a little dinner show. It was awesome! My dad loved it, and Chase loved it! It was a great start to the weekend. The next day we decided to head to Yellowstone and see some sites. Although I love Yellowstone, I don't know how much Grant loved driving all day! He did pretty good for awhile, but let us know when he was done here and there! So on that note...I don't think I will be driving the kids around Yellow Stone until they are a little older. I guess 2 full days in the car for them was just a little too much!

Mom and Dad at the Dinner Show

Chris and IStarting our day driving through Yellow Stone! (Tetons)

Aunt Melissa and ChaseFamous Old Faithful

My cute boy

The fam...Cannot remember where were at. :)

Lower Falls

Grant loved this spot on Daddys shoulders.

The famous antler pic!

Chase was obsessed with this little guy!

June 18-21 2010