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.

Visitors

This weekend Aunt Amanda and Uncle Brannon came to visit. It's always fun to have family come and spend some time.

 Twinners! Gotta love the feetsie pajamas for all ages.

 Then, Truman and I had some fun with Amanda's new camera while she and Brannon went snowboarding and Rick was at school studying. Love this one!

 She has some really fun settings on that thing. Recently I have pulled out my 35mm slr camera and been shooting a little. It's been fun to start getting back into photography. I'm waiting for a roll to get developed and hopefully some of the shots turn out so I can post 'em!

 Some of the highlights from the weekend included:

- Pita Jungle

- A trip to the new Joann's store that just opened up here.

- Gel nails (Thanks sister!)

- Amanda's face after getting a kiss from Truman.

- Helping Brannon with his Scrabble games on his Ipad

- Laughing

- Mango sticky rice & brownies with ice cream

- Watching Truman draw on the Ipad, dance, walk, yell, eat, fart...he's pure entertainment

- Hearing about Amanda's snowboarding experience

We already miss you! Come back soon!

Walking Walking

Here's the little guy taking some of his first steps. We had been practicing with him for about a week or so at this point, but this is by far his best performance to date. We usually have to stabilize him for a bit, let him gain his balance, and then off he goes. He's doing great.

Crawling down the stairs

Ever since Truman began crawling we have been worried that he would have a little "run in" with the stairs that are in the house. We decided it was finally time to teach him how to go down them so that we felt a little more safe about the situation. This is a cute little video of him on one of his first attempts (it didn't take very long at all for him to catch on).

Caught "Box Handed"

How did this happen while I was working????

So busted...I think he learns things like this from Bear and Coco. He loves to shred things lately, mostly tissues and toilet paper.

Bed Head

T woke up with some serious bead head after his nap.

 The whole left side was pretty gnarly! If only I could not care like he does.

 Check out those unsymmetrical teeth...they complement the hair style perfectly.