Playing

The weather has warmed up recently, so we have been able to go outside and have a little fun. Truman and I have taken a couple of walks on the golf course during the afternoon. Sometimes he doesn't want to be pushed, he would rather walk by himself. I like to find a good flat spot and then let him out of his stroller and we play. He played with his ball for about 5 minutes and then figured out it was much more fun to push the stroller, which is now one of his favorite things to do on a walk.

 We actually saw a TON of deer poo, a coyote, and a blue herron on this walk. Such exciting wildlife on the golf course!

 T is also fascinated with the diswasher, so Daddy let him climb on in (after bracing it) and go wild. He threw all of the silverware out while saying, "Uh-oh!".

The Friday before Spring Break, Rick didn't have any class, but he needed to go to campus to work on an assignment with a classmate. Truman and I decided to stop by and Rick hooked it up! Truman got to play with all of the fun equipment that the physical therapy students get to use. I think Rick should take him to school more often.

Trouble

Figuring out that he can push things around to where he wants and then climb on them, in his desired location.

"Yeah, so what, I climb on stuff all of the time when you aren't looking."

Elden's Crack....

We actually got out and did something this weekend!! This is pretty big time for us. The weather has been pretty nice (in the 50's) so Rick's classmate, Beau, set up a group hike. We headed to Mt. Elden on Saturday afternoon for about a 2 mile jaunt up Elden's Crack...ironically Rick's Grandpa's name was Elden, so Rick felt slightly awkward at the beginning.

Drink break...don't worry, Truman thew that sippy cup in the dirt, that's how he likes things.

Starting to see some water! Truman got switched to Rick's back at this point so that Rick could use his hands while doing some minor rock climbing...probably not our safest move as parents.

We had great views of Flagstaff pretty much the whole way.

Our final destination. There was a little waterfall and pool. We were hoping to see some ice waterfalls, but we think we were a couple of days late.

Truman absolutely loves being outside, even in the Bjorn. He pointed at things and jabbered the whole way. He had a great time. Thanks for packing me Daddy!!

Mr. T hangin' out at the top, throwing rocks, sticks, dirt, and lovin' every minute of it.

We also had Holly and her BFF Lorena come up on Friday. Lorena is going to apply to the NAU PT program this coming fall, so she came to check things out. Hopefully we were able to answer most of her questions and give her some helpful information. It was fun to have family up to visit. We ate a lot of fruit and sugar and had a fire in the fireplace on Friday night. It was good to catch up and hear about Holly's cookoo school stories. Good times all around. Come back and visit again ladies!!

All, in all it was a really good weekend. Rick had 3 tests this last week, so having them all done, he was able to relax and spend a lot of time with Truman and I. I loved it :)

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.