Family Party

We were able to go down to my parents and have a family party for Truman. He is a pretty big deal...the 2nd great-grand baby on my dad's side (the other one is 13), and of course my parent's only grandchild as of now, so he's pretty spoiled at this point. He also received gifts in the mail from Rick's side of the family and some phone calls wishing him happy birthday. Truman, you have got a pretty great family!

 More presents.

 Kissing his new baby. The last few times we have been to the store, Truman had been wanting to hold the baby dolls, luckily my parents found him sort of a boy/turtle Cabbage Patch Kid. Rick was more accepting of his son having this type of "doll".

 His sweet camp chiar from Great Grandma Barbara.

 Truman's Aunt Stefanie made him this AMAZING owl cake! Oh, and Truman got the whole top layer to himself!!

 Aunt Amanda made the cupcakes along with a matching cupcake stand and Truman's initials!

Thank you Aunties!

Cake in the curls.

Gotta love the Alfalfa hair sticking up. What a cute kid!

Birthday Videos

We were trying to teach T how to blow, so he could blow out the candle, but he came up with his own method.

What a great way to end the day!

Happy, Happy Birthday Truman, dear!

I can't believe our little baby boy is 1! He is getting so big and so fun. We spent his actual birthday in Flagstaff with just us, and then we headed down the hill the next day to have a little family party at Grandma and Grandpa Cross's. Here are some pictures and video from his actual first birthday.

 He woke up happy and ready to have a fun filled day!

 Then we went to the Church and played with some friends.

 Rick came home early and Truman was tired, but not wanting to nap, so...

 ...we went for a walk.

 Then, Truman opened his presents before dinner. He got a sweet cell phone from Dad, since he is always wanting to play with ours....

 ...and a photo book of his family from Mom.

 And then, time for CAKE!!!

 MMmmm...chocolatey kiss for Daddy! So nice.

 "Three!" We taught T to put both of his arms up over his head like a ref does to signal a 3-pointer. So, I assume this is his way of telling me that the cake was worth "3"...thanks buddy!

Finally, bath time and playing with some new ducks, and off to bed after dropping off of the sugar high.

We are so grateful to have Truman in our family. He brings us so much love and joy. We love watching him play and grow, it really is our favorite form of entertainment. He is a good example to us of how to be friendly (he will walk up to anyone and motion to have them pick him up or sit on their lap). He makes us laugh everyday and we can't wait to see what the next year will bring. He is such a happy, smart and good little boy. We love you so much Truman!

Valentines Day

This year we had a mellow Valentine's Day. We made a "fancy" dinner of Halibut with tomatoes and artichokes and then for desert we baked a chocolate souffle. Thank you to the Food Network for the recipes.

Everything turned out pretty good. Truman was the most popular this year because he got the most Valentine's cards, but I scored the best gift from Rick, one of the Glee CDs. Awesome! I think I've always been a fan of Valentine's Day, but having a family of my own makes it a little more fun to celebrate.