The year has flown by!

This last week was fun. We went to Mill Creek Canyon on Saturday for a picnic. It was a beautiful day and we stopped on the way to get some sandwiches, we got Andrew a grill cheese and when we got to the picnic site he ate the whole thing! My boy definatly has an appetite just like his Daddy. We got some fun pictures and fresh air.

I cant believe my Baby turned 1! WOW the year has just flown by so fast. Looking back he has come a long way from the NICU and tubes. He has caught up faster than the doctors had thought and if you were to meet him now you would have no idea he was a premature baby! I am so proud of the little boy he is becoming.

 He has such a sweet and loving personality with a hint of goofiness. He always makes us laugh and smile. He has 5 teeth and is still working on walking by himself. He loves patty-cake and giving wet slobbery kisses and pushing cars on the floor with Mommy. Paul and I could not be happier with his development and we are so blessed that the Lord sent this special spirit to us to raise in the gospel. I only hope and pray that we will give him every opportunity he seeks in life to grow, develop and explore. Parenthood has brought our family so much closer and my love for Paul has grown as I see him become the best loving and caring Father to Andrew. We are so happy in this season of our lives.
Until next time, have a fabulous week bloggers!

Long time no talk?

Oh my, i have been so bad this month about updating the blog. We have just had so much fun since last time I forgot to share with everyone. :)
Paul started school and he goes every Tues. Thurs. night. He is enjoying it as much as anyone enjoys MATH. (yuck)
My mother came and visited a couple weeks ago and we had fun. We drove to Fairview  to see Grandma and for Andrew to meet her and Grandpa. They adored him and he was a really good boy. We went to lunch then got some ice cream.

The next day we had a Wardell reunion which was the first one we had been to for about 3 years. It was nice to see everyone and Andrew met some of his 2nd cousins.

We went to see our cousins new home and attend a party there. It was a lot of fun, good food and family and friends.
Then the next day we went to a good friend of Paul's family for dinner, I made some spar ribs (thanks Mom for the recipe) they turned out delicious! Andrew had a lot of fun with all the kids and made some good friends.
I am now working with the Webelows  (spelling?) Scouts. They are a great bunch of boys and they also adore Andrew. Paul is at school while i am with the scouts so Andrew tags along with me.

We went to October Fest in near Park City and went to the top of the mountain where Andrew played in the rocks, i had to watch him close so he would not put them in his mouth.

I am really excited about Halloween and am getting our costumes put together. It will be a lot of fun for Andrew.

This is short and sweet this time, i dont have a lot of time to write today. I will catch you all later!

Hike and tons of FUN

We have had so much fun being back in Utah. The weather is beautiful! We are doing daily family walks in the evening and last weekend we went to Timpanogos Cave. It was a 1 1/2 mile hike up the mountain and 3/4 of a mile in the cave. Windy but nice day and the cave was a cool 40 *F . Andrew loved the sights and the hike on Daddy's shoulders. Tomorrow we are headed to October fest at Snowbird. Family fun with music and food....could not be better.
We went snow shopping this last week and got a nice deal on some new ski's, bindings, boots and poles for Paul, a ski outfit for me and a snow suit for Andrew. Also got a couple of hats and gloves all for the price of one set of ski's! If you know how much ski's cost than you would know that we walked away with a killer deal! We are so excited for the winter here, we probably will not be saying that next year. We plan on sledding a lot with Andrew and Paul will be hitting the slopes every weekend. I plan on going a couple times with him if I can get a sitter for Andrew for the day. Next winter we will put Andrew in ski lessons. :)
We are slowly getting our little condo put together, I am creating a design plan for our bedroom right now and am excited to get started and become a savvy but creative shopper! I am loving it! When it is done i will post pics but it will take some time.
I am still looking for a part time job or do some day trading. I am doing well with it now but it is all practice. I hope to be able to make that my part time job, I know it works because I have heard of stay at home Moms doing it for extra money and are quite good at it too. This gives me hope that I can have my cake and eat it too! Will keep you posted on that at well.
My Mom is coming in town next week and we are so excited to see her and spend time with the family! Andrew is growing so fast and will probably look older to her. His hair has grown so much I think it is time for a trim. We cant believe our baby will be one at the end of this month! Time has flown by and it has been a roller coaster. This year has been an exciting one for us as we watch him grow and discover new things, we have been so blessed to have such a healthy and active boy. He has the sweetest spirit and is so loving, there are never any bad days when you look into his deep blue eyes that are filled with so much love and he cracks such a sweet smile. It just melts my heart every time. I don't know what we have done to get the privilege of raising such a honorable spirit but I am forever grateful and honored to be Andrew's Mother. I only hope I can give him the best of what I have and not let him down. We are so blessed! I am so proud of Paul and the Husband and Father he has become, my love for him is deeper than I have words to express and I am so lucky to have him by my side to raise our children. I am so filled with Joy I can say that this is one of the best years of my life. I LOVE MY FAMILY!