Justin, Ashley, Keaton and Aisley: August 2011

Friday, August 26, 2011

A celebration.

Can't believe the ride it has been.
Can't believe it's been a year.
Still can't believe he is ours.
Forever.

One happy little birthday boy!

Keaton's 1st bubble bath. :) Getting all clean and ready for his birthday party!

Isn't he looking like such a big boy? Here he is all dressed up and ready to party! Justin and I sang "Happy Birthday" to him all day and he just smiled and cheered probably wondering what all the excitement was about. :) (And look, BreAnne, he's is even wearing shoes... for pretty much the first time in his life.)

Keaton and Murray. (From Sesame Street, Keaton loves him!)

At the park in West Point for his party. Eating his 1... I can't believe my baby boy is 1 year old!

Look, he is even kinda holding up one finger.... ha, ha. Not intentionally I am sure, but nonetheless.

"Yep, mom, I'm 1!"

"Hmmm, give me that please!"

"Yuck!" I don't know what it was he didn't like, the cake, or the fact that his hand was all messy. This face just cracks me up.

Keaton has been a little bit sick lately. I took him to the doctor the day before his birthday and the doctor says he is not only teething a bit, but he also has a majorly bad sore throat. So, he has been a little sad, won't eat, and cries a lot when we put him to bed sometimes. After his party, and back in Orem, Keaton just was so sad and did not want to go to sleep... So, I decided to sit with him in his room and put away all his super cute birthday clothes and presents away, and he just absolutely fell in love with playing with these hangers. He turned in circles over, and over, picking them up, putting them down, and hitting them together... until 1 in the morning. Oh boy!

Still my baby.

I took these pictures the night before Keaton's birthday. I guess I just needed one last picture of my baby. Cause a 1 year old is no longer a baby right? (He'll always be my baby.)

Monday, August 15, 2011

naptime... and Richard Paul Evans!

Here is my baby boy asleep in his crib for nap time. (Keaton usually sleeps in his swing for nap time, but last week I decided it was time to switch to the crib?) This lasted for almost the whole week... Then I gave up. Keaton sleeps and has slept all through the night in his crib all his whole little life, but when it comes to taking naps he has never done a super great job at taking a substantially long nap in his crib. And, sadly, I value and look forward to nap time much to much for him not to take a very good nap! So, back to the swing he went...

Oh, well. There are worse things than Keaton being almost 1 year old and still sleeping in his swing, right? I think so. Keaton has been a little fussier lately than is normal for him. I think its a combination of a little cold and perhaps some discomfort from teething. Keaton now has both of his two little bottom teeth just barely poking through his gums. (His second tooth started coming up just a couple days after his first one at the beginning of August.) Only 9 days till this sweet little boy is 1! I can hardly believe it!

On Friday, August 12th I dragged Justin and Keaton along with me (our friends David, Krystal and Sarah Mulder met us there) to hear, meet, and get Richard Paul Evans signature! He was speaking at the Provo City Library about his brand new young adult book titled Michael Vey. (It is a great read and I highly recommend it!) It was great to meet Richard Paul Evans. He is a writer I not only love to read, but also, a writer I really look up to. He writes high quality, uplifting, and inspiring books that demonstrate the importance of high moral standards and family values. It was especially neat to hear him talk about his new book and how special it is to him. (Honestly, I could go on all day about this man and his books, but instead of boring those that don't care to hear about it feel free to ask me if you would like to know more about what I think about Richard Paul Evans, his books, or his new book Michael Vey. I would be more than happy to share!)