18 Months Old

Chase turned 18 months old yesterday and I can hardly believe how the time has flown! He is such a big boy now and is growing so fast! The doctor only had good things to say and said he was right on track... He actually said he was one of the most mild tempered 18 months old that he has had in there, which means Chase must have been on his best behavior! He did a great job with his shots although, the nurse scratched up his leg quite a bit. His leg is pretty swollen now, but Chase is happy as happy as can be so it must not feel as bad as it looks. Weight- 24 lbs -37 %tile

Height- 34 inches- 91 %tile

Chewing on his fruit snacks after his shots!

Since this is my little Chase post I just have to brag about all the cute things that he is doing lately. He is really starting to use more words and get his little vocabulary going. Once again alot of those are just things that a mom would understand, but I love hearing his little voice and nothing can make me smile more every morning than hearing his little voice call my name from his crib. He is such a sweet little guys and has always been a cuddler from the the day he was born. I love how he will come up and just grab my legs and give little hugs, and how he will just douse me with kisses. He has just been quite the little blessing in our lives and has made our lives more full, and lots more fun!
I have not taken lots of pics latley.....I guess you can say I have been kinda lazy! But here are just a few pics of the sweetest little guy that consumes my life!

Chris got Chase these froggy slippers when he was in Vegas! Chase loves them!Chase found this model motorcycle in our game room and loves to just ride it around the house! It cracks me up because it is WAY to small for him to ride, I guess like DAD like SON!
Chase loves to play rockband with Chris! We just think it is so funny when he gets down there and starts jamming with Daddy! He also loves watching football with us and anytime he sees it on the TV will go and grab his football and scream "BUT-BALL" which is usually followed with him throwing his hands in the air and then screaming "TUT-DOW"

Today was the BIG day!

Today was the day that I think most parents secretly hope for that sit with there kids 3 hours during church meetings! Yep....if you haven't guessed it is a little thing that I like to call NURSERY! Tomorrow Chase turns 18 months old so he was able to go to nursery for the first time today. I have to admit I had tons of emotions while taking him. I was excited, and nervous, and sad at the thought that my little boy was growing up! Well Chris and I headed to nursery....we have 73 kids that attend nursery in our ward so we went to 3 before we found the one that Chase would be going too. As soon as we got to the door a big grin came over his little face and he immediately wanted down. I was so excited that he was so excited to go in and that he did not have anxiety or was nervous. I always knew that he was a social little guy, but he never looked back! I watched for about 10 minutes before walking away and was just so happy that he was there and loving it! I have to admit I went back 3 times to check in on him and loved the excitement that I saw on his face every time. When I went to pick him I called his name 3 times before he was distracted from bubble time, and came. Once he saw me he started pointing to everything showing me what they had done. It was so cute, because I picked him and told him to say Bye to everyone. This cute little boy came up and said, "Bye, Bye Chase...."
So cute....he made friends!

Anyway....It is so crazy just how fast they really grow up! I guess that is why you just have to take it all in while you can.

I just love this boy and he is growing up way to fast!

So Thankful....

Well here is is...the time that we all reflect what we are thankful for! Wait...shouldn't we just do that all year round. :) Well in the spirit of Thanksgiving I thought it was only fitting to really sit down and remember all the wonderful things I have been blessed with in my life....so here you go!

First and foremost, I am thankful for Chris. I could not have been more blessed with the perfect husband and best friend. He makes me laugh and smile...and yes sometimes he can even make me frown. I love that within minutes he can sometimes bring out every emotion in me, but leave me with a smile in the end. (What can I say...I am an emotional girl) He truly is my rock and foundation, I know that sounds cheesy and sometimes even when I hear people say it the word "Cheesy" comes to mind, but it is true. He is my better half, and lets be real...I am his. :) I know that know matter what the world may throw our way we will get through it because we have each other. Not only is he a great husband, he is a great Dad. I love the way that Chase gets so excited to see him. When he hears the garage door he runs knowing that Chris will be the face that he sees....and every morning when he wakes up he runs to my bedroom screaming Daddy hoping that Chris is still in bed. That his is fun little weekend luxury that he gets to jump in the bed with dad and play. SO THANKFUL.....Great Husband, Great Dad, Best Friend!

So Grateful! Now to the other love of my life....My Sweet Baby Chase! Never did I think I could instantly fall in love with something, but it happened. From the day I knew he would be a part of our lives I fell in love. I fell in love with the thought of being a mom, and knowing that this little guy would be a part of our lives, and wow has he changed things. He has made our lives full, added more fun, and brought lots of smiles. Tonight Chris and I just sat and let him fall asleep on the couch with us, and both could not stop staring at this perfect little guy that we have been blessed to have. We really could not have been blessed with a better a baby boy!

Now to just our families in general. I am SO, SO, LUCKY to have such a great family. Parents who care and support you 100%. Sisters who are really....best friends. And brothers who keep you on your toes because you never know what stunts they are going to pull next. I love it! I love it that even outside my home now I have a great support system just a phone call away. What a great first 18 years I had....Square Meat and Rice, Stone Mountain, Candy Bar Night, Blanket Rides, Boston Celtics, Baseball Games.....The list could go on and on. So thanks family for making things so great! I am also very fortunate I have a great family that I married into. I am so grateful for great in laws who raised such good kids and that I was lucky enough to snag one. I have a great Mother in Law who really treats me like one of her own and am so happy for her friendship.

Friends....I can honestly say that I have some of the best friends in the world. Girls that I would really do anything for, and that I know would do the same with me. We have hit some of the best concerts together, traveled, seen some get married and have kids....as cliche as it sounds, "we have been through the best times and the worst time..." It is great to know that no matter what when your family is not around that your friends are, and that is what my friends have been to me.....FAMILY!

I could go on and on, but I know that people have probably already stopped reading...so now I will just list few things that I am so grateful for.

• Happy to have our Home
• Grateful for the church and that I have the choice to worship as I wish
• Thankful that I live in a great country, and YES I am proud to be an American
• I am grateful for our those who serve in the military
• Thankful for my little dog Boobers
• So happy for great restaurants....Lets be real I love food!
• Happy to have great neighbors
• This month I am grateful that gas prices have dropped a little.

Well I really could go on, but I am grateful for so many things. Chris and I have been so blessed and it is always great to remember those little things....not only at this time, but everyday. What a great time of year! I love fall, I love the smells, and the family time...and I really love the food! Again, I am just SO GRATEFUL and I hope that you all have a great Thanksgiving holiday filled with food, friends, and family!

Family Pics...

The family pics have arrived and it seems we had some that turned out. And to think we walked away unhappy thinking that none would turn out. Here are just a few....

Thanks Shannon you made it work even with our little wiggle worm!

Halloween 2008

Well this weekend was packed with lots of fun Halloween activities. On Friday we got Chase dressed and headed to Chris' work to show him off....He was a hit! His costume was very cute! Way to go Chis on picking out the costume this year. For the evening activities Melissa, Carolyn, and Amy all stopped by to hang out for a little bit. We made a bowl of taco soup and sat back and enjoyed the night. We took Chase out Trick or Treating and I think he loved the kids all running around then neighborhood more than he cared about the fact that candy was being dropped in his bag. He was the cutest little Elvis in Utah....well he was actually the only one I saw, but as alwaysI am biast in many ways.

Our Little Elvis

Mommy and Chase

Daddy and Chase doing a little Trick or Treating Grami Cami and Chase....Elvis has left the building. :) After Chase was fast asleep Grami Cami hung out for a little while so we could go up to Kelly and Rachel's party. It was lots of fun and I only wish we could have stayed longer. Thanks for a great time guys!
Rach and Me

Justin, Chris, and Kelly Saturday morning we headed off to Gardner Village to take in the nice weather and to get a last glimpse of the witches. It was perfect weather and lots of fun to see Chases face trying to figure out all these crazy ladies just standing around.

I love how he has his hand on her leg...

And last, but not least on Saturday we headed over to Cody and Meredith's for one last Halloween party. It was lots of fun....as usual I ate, ate, and then ate some more. Chris and I dressed up as Hugh and Holly. Everyone had such cute costumes and we had a great time!

Family Pics.....Disaster?

Well last night we went and took family pictures. Wow! I never knew it would be so tough with a 1 year old...or maybe just my little one has no attention span. I honestly thought I had all my basis covered. I put him down for an earlier nap and even fed him lunch a little early so he would go down well for that nap and then we could run some afternoon errands. I headed down to Orem and everything was going perfectly.....The night before I had said to Chris that we needed to trim Chases hair because he had some crazy long stragglers. It really was not that big of a deal, but I thought we would just trim it up a little on the sides and keep the top long. Well it did not get done the night before so right after work Chris decided to work on it. All I can say it Chase pretty much got a buzz....oops! It would have been fine other than the fact that we were taking family pics that day and he is being Elvis for Halloween. Oh well... what could we do.

We headed to the place the photographer wanted us to meet and I don't think anyone was super happy with the location, but we took a few pics there and then headed to another spot. Chase was a handful to say the least. Being in a new place everything looked so enticing to him and getting him to sit at all was a trial to say the least. Thinking back on the whole thing I probably should have given him another snack and juice before we went, but oh well. The photographer said, it is so easy to take pics until they start walking and then they think they have to be on the go. Needless to say, Chris and I walked away with little confidence that a good pic was even taken. I guess we will see the results when they come back, but in the future with a 1 year old I will have to be very creative....and give them a snack! I did think about it on the way to the other location, but it did not take too long to get there and all he wanted was the food when we got there and was unhappy when I took it away. I really think his grumpiness had a lot to do with my forgetfullness. :)

Well stay tuned....You may or may not see family pics posted on here in a week or so.

Pumpkin Patch

On Thursday Chris and I decided it was time for us to go and get our pumpkins. A fun, yet cheap activity. Julie had mentioned a fun place in Herriman so we headed up and got our pumpkin search on. It was pretty funny watching Chris look for a pumpkin because it had to be "perfect".....Had to have a stem and be perfectly round. Chase on the other hand picked up everyone he saw, would yell ball and then throw it. We ended up with four pumpkins for our little family and it was only $4....what a deal! It was a cute little place and had a cute little corn maze and tractors. Chase was in sterring wheel heaven with all the steering wheels and gadgets that he was able to play with on the tractors. In fact to get him interested in the pumpkins we had to go way out in the field and far away from the tractors. It was a perfect place to go and a fun family activity! Thanks for the tip Julie!

Chase in heaven...Just him his tractor and his steering wheel!

Chris and Chase

Can I have this one?

On Friday we headed to my nephews baptism. It was actually a 3 for 1 deal. Both nephews were baptized and little Sadie Jane was blessed. She is such a cutie and had a grin on from head to toe of course until the blessing came....and then she let us know she was upset for being laid down. It was so cute to see them all dressed and white and to share in there big day.

Cute little Sadie

Drew and JesseI just love this pic of Shelby and Sadie....such a great big sister!