GO D-BACKS!!!!

This was at the zoo!  (The picture above).  We went there of Friday for a little get-a-way with Grandma, Brooke, Auntie Elsie, and the neighbors!  It was the perfect day to go and Kayden was super stylin' with his little sunglasses!  Don't I have the cutest little guy EVER?  I think so!!!!

Then on Saturday, it was off to the DBACKS game!  Fun, Fun!

Go D-BACKS!!!!!  Well, to me baseball isn't very entertaining, and this particular game was so exception . . . that is, until the 8th inning!  On Saturday we took Kayden to his first Diamondbacks game.  Aaron, Deena, and Landon joined us as well!  It was a good time!  Landon and Kayden were wearing the same outfit so afterwards we went to Mark and Gayles and took some pictures!  They were so funny!  Landon, however, just wanted to attack Kayden, so I just kept the pictures a-snappen, until he was done beating Kayden up.  It was rather comical!  And if any of you know Kayden, well, I'm sure you can figure out what he did . . . he sat there and took the abuse!  He may be a little TOO laid back!  Anyway, here are the pictures!  I wish I could post all of them, but that would take WAY too long and I want to go to bed sometime tonight!

Ryan isn't proud to be a dad or anything!  You can't tell he adores Kayden, can ya?  HAHAHA

Do you have cruise control??? . . . Use IT!!!!

So we went to Utah last weekend to see my cute pregnant sister, Annette (and her husband, Neal) and my grandma Bingham, who isn't doing so great!  It was a wonderful trip and so much fun!  It was too fast though!  Ryan's little sister came with us so it was a lot of fun.  Elyse and I picked Ryan up from work on Thursday night and we drove to Vegas and had gotten a room on Priceline.  Then we left early the next morning and took a little detour around Ryan's mission stomping grounds!  A lot of the families had moved so we didn't stop to see anyone!  When we were almost to Nephi, Ryan got pulled over for going 90 in a 75 zone!  Funny thing was that he had been pulled over in that same area almost 2 years ago.  The officer was very upfront with Ryan about it and told him he was going to get a ticket.  So the officer wrote him up for 10 over so we didn't have to pay the higher ticket.  So the officer then looked in our car and said, "You have cruise control on this thing!  I suggest using it!"  This officer was so much nicer to Ryan than the last one!  That night (Friday) we went to Ryan's mission reunion.  Ryan had a lot of fun talking to old mission buddies and I had fun trying to get Kayden to fall asleep!  We then went to Annette and Neal's house and stayed with them and there dog, Oakley!  She is an amazing dog.  I didn't know a dog could be trained so well!  The next day we saw Cameron, my dad, and my grandma and aunts that were at my grandma's house.  Annette and Neal were amazing hosts and hostesses!  They made amazing food and I ate way too much!  Then on Sunday morning we came home.  Kayden stayed in his carseat from Layton to Kanab.  We took him out in Kanab for almost 20 minutes, because he was so excited to be out of his carseat!  It was so cute!  We made the trip on Sunday in about 12 hours!  Not bad for having a baby with us.  He had so stinky gas though and was really tempting us to keep the windows down!  HE STUNK SO BAD!
This is Kayden in his Hawaiian outfit that I thought was so cute!
This is my dad with Kayden!  Kayden liked his wheelchair!  Funny story . . . when we were headed to see my dad, my little brother was with us, and his phone rang and he kept saying, "Okay, we are one our way . . . Okay we will hurry dad . . ."  Anyway, Cameron got off the phone and said my dad had fallen out of his wheelchair and couldn't get up.  So when we got to my dad's Ryan and Cameron hurried in to help my dad and he had fallen asleep on the floor.  So they woke him up and picked him up (which is not an easy task . . . I am just glad Ryan was there to help Cameron).  So the picked him up and I asked how he had fallen out of his wheelchair and he said he had fallen asleep and when his head bobbed it bobbed forward too far and he couldn't stop from falling.  Moral of the story . . . wear a seat belt . . . even in a wheelchair!
This is the cutest Grandma in the whole world.  She was so happy to have us there!  Kayden would just sit there and smile at her.  She thinks that he is the only baby who would smile at an old lady like she is.  She makes me so happy.  She hasn't been feeling that great!  So I am glad that Kayden got to meet her!  He doesn't know how lucky he is to have meet his great-grandma Bingham!
KAYDEN LOVES CARROTS!!!  You can't tell, though, can you!
Kayden loves his dad!  This was the other morning before Ryan went to work!  Ryan just adores Kayden.  It is the most precious thing to see when Kayden sees his dad after he gets off work!  Kayden would rather see his dad than me after work!
Kayden loves the washcloth now to suck the water out of!  It grosses me out so I don't let him do it very often!
This is my amazing nephew, Micajah! He has a love of soccer and would play it 24/7 if his parents allowed that! In this particular game, Micajah scored 3 goals. They lost the game 5 to 3. He was the only one to score! Kia . . . you are amazing! I love you buddy!

A Whole Lot of Firsts . . .

Well, the past couple of weeks have definetely been a learning experience in the parenting aspect of life. Kayden has changed our lives so much and we count our blessings everyday because he has blessed us so much. We enjoy being parents more and more each day as we watch him grow and progress. BUT, babies grow too fast. He isn't as cuddly as he used to because he is rolling and wants to be doing that all the time. I love it though. He seems so happy with himself once he has accomplished getting somewhere. He will just look at me and kick his little legs and punch his little fists as if he is saying, "Look at me!!! Look at what I can do."
Kayden's first haircut.  Gayle, Ryan's mom, did it and we had a little fun while doing it.  It can be in a foohawk (below) or the 'Ryan' way (above).  I think he is looking more and more like Ryan everyday.  Ryan was the cutest baby too so I don't mind.

Kayden eats rice cereal every morning and night.  He loves it now.  It took about two weeks of trying before he would really give it a chance.  You can tell he enjoys it because of his messy face.
This past weekend, we were able to go to San Diego Zoo with all the Workmans (and Westovers).  It was a blast.  Ryan's parents gave everyone tickets for Christmas this past year and all we had to pay for was gas and food.  It was a great trip.  My first Workman trip and I hope there are more to come.  It was amazing!  Thanks Papa and Grandma!
Kayden loves papa and papa loves his 'big boy combo'!  Mark is always so willing to take time away to pay special attention to each of his grandkids.  I think most people would after waiting 7 years for a grandchild.
I just love this picture.  Kayden was laughing at Papa.
One of our family pictures at the Zoo!
All tuckered out!  He fell asleep like this on Auntie Elsie!

Happy Easter.  Kayden and Landon were Easter Bunnies and Brooke was a flower!
We went to the San Diego Temple on Sunday morning before going to the beach and coming home.
It was beautiful on the grounds.  So green!
Isn't the ocean beautiful.  If you look close enough the part that looks like my hair is sticking up is actually a surfer.  Good timing Elyse!
It was a great little trip!  We really enjoyed ourselves and look forward to another sometime!

YIKES!!!! He's Rolling :/

I went through a phase that I forgot to take any pictures. So I have redeemed myself a little bit and taken quite a few the past week or so. Yes, he is rolling. He has it completely down from his back to his stomach but struggles a little going from his stomach to his back. He is doing really good. He has a tooth now as well. Yikes, is the only word I can find to describe that! Anyway, enjoy the pictures!
My little photo shoot with the little man.  Look how big his eyes are!!!!  He chews on his constantly.
He is trying to grab the camera.  It may not look like that but I was holding the camera out to the side and trying to get him to smile.  He just wanted the camera!!!

Just CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!!

So, He went from doing this!!!  Let me just say he went from just PLAYING!
To this!!!!  Oh, it gets better.  Just keep on scrolling down!
TO THIS!!!! YIKES!

Cousins, Cousins, Cousins

I was just thinking tonight how lucky we are to have such great cousins for little Kayden.  Although he hasn't met a lot of them I still think he is the luckiest person in the whole world because they all love him already. David, my nephew, did inform that that he did need to meet Kayden soo. Anyway, I was realizing how bored Kayden would get if it wasn't for Brooke most days.  Not that the babysitters are boring, it is just that Kayden LOVES his cousins.  Brooke has decided that it is her job to take care of Kayden and she does a very good job of doing just that.  She makes sure she shares her toys and she makes sure he has his pacifier if he needs it and she talks to him in baby talk and he loves it.She gives him his bottle.  Although this is a bottle that belongs to her doll, but it is the thought that counts.
Giving Kayden his pacifier! Sometimes she plays tricks on Gayle and will act like she is going to give it to Gayle, but then takes off running. It is really funny!
Dana thought that Zac would show no interest in Kayden, but he always had to know where the baby was. It was so sweet. I am glad that Zac has gotten to meet Kayden and I hope that although they don't see each other often that they will still be little buddies!
Then there is Landon! Kayden and Landon are going to be good little friends because they are so close in age. Landon and Kayden kissed each other the other day, but you could tell it was completely by accident. Actually, they were both hungry and found each others faces to suck on! It was rather comical! Kayden loves Landon and we can't wait to see them interact more as they get a little older!!!

Well, now, here are just a couple pictures of Kayden trying SOOOOO hard to try to get stuff off his lap in the BUMBO chair. It is so funny. He closes his hands too early, but he did figure out yesterday how to pull Aunt KuKu's glasses off her face. I was very proud of him for finally grabbing something. It did take a couple of tries, but he did it!

I haven't been the best at taking pictures lately so I will try to be better!

Surprise

Before!!!  I know, I know I look homeless.  I wasn't wearing any makeup and I didn't do my hair before I got it cut!


After. Much better! No more damaged ends! A little shorter than I wanted it, but oh well. It will grow back!

Tagged AGAIN . . . Thank Jenny

Well, I think this one will be good for me to do.  But if you want to read a fun little post then I would read Jenny's.  She is good at stuff like this.

10 Years Ago:  I was at a very awkward stage.  My mother had just passed away and I was living with Keith and Dana and that was fun, but I remember one thing that I know happened.  I had just 'broken up' with this boy and I thought I would be a jerk to him so I was and I thought that I would also rebel and not do my math homework.  EVER!  Well, Keith got my report card and there was a big old fat D-.  Oops!  I went and talked to my teacher the next day and ended up with a B in the class.  I learned a lesson . . . never get Keith mad!!!!!

5 things on my to-do list today:  #1  Clean my room!  My least favorite job! #2 Get Ryan some razors so he can shave.  He has been patiently waiting for these for over 2 weeks now!!!!  Sorry love!  #3  Go to Ryan's cousin's wedding reception at the Wright House (I have only been there for singles parties . . . never for a wedding!)  #4 Clean the bathroom and #5 Clean Kaydens room!  Man, I better get busy!

5 snacks I enjoy:   I like a lot of things, but I love applesauce with Peanut Butter (Thanks Erin), fruit snacks, oranges (only from Grandpa Carlings tree though), Chex Mix, and Garden Harvest Crackers!!!!!

What I would do if I suddenly became a billionaire:  Buy a house, Go to Europe, Invest, Spend $ on Scrapbooking, and let Ryan buy season passes for every sport he enjoys (which is ALL of them!!!)

3 Bad Habits:  I would rather dink around on the computer than clean my house!  I have been so much better lately, my house is always clutter free now (for the most part)!  I talk on the phone all the time and I should be doing other things!  My attention span isn't very long!  I find reasons to talk myself out of doing things that I should be doing!  If this doesn't make sense just call me and ask me about it!  See . . . you would be letting me talk myself out of something if you called me!

5 Places I have lived:  Brigham City, UT,  Ogden, UT,  Rexburg, ID,  Tempe, AZ,  Mesa, AZ

5 jobs I have had:  Early Morning Cleaner at BYUI, Telemarketer, Bank Teller, Gift Shop Asst. Manager, and Toys R Us

5 Things people don't know about me:  I would love to own a scrapbook store, I would love to invent something that a mother couldn't live without (like a BUMBO chair . . .  I couldn't live without Kayden's), I really would like to finish my degree (finding one first would be a good thing), Geckos terrify me (ask Ryan he has a hay day with this one), and I wish I had sung more throughout High School.

And Now I get to tag you guys!!!!!

Erin 

Taryn

Nikki (I can't wait to read yours.  Your writing skills amaze me!!!0

Krista

Kristen

Growing TOOOO Fast

I am sure you all know who I am talking about in the title.  It seems like just yesterday this little guy was brought into our lives and he is already three months old.  He has been so much fun to have around.  So I hope you enjoy the pictures I am posting today.  
Kayden and I go walking with Brooke and Jenny on the mornings we don't work. It was rather chilly (at least for us Arizonians) on some of the mornings so Kayden would be all bundled up. He falls asleep on our walks and looks so warm and cozy the whole time.
Lately, Kayden's favorite 'toy' has been his burp cloth. He always grabs it and holds on to it like in this picture, but most of the time he stares at it and moves his hands just enough to get it in his mouth. He is getting really good at it.

Kayden always has a smile on his face. If he doesn't all you have to do is look at him and he thinks it is the best thing in the whole world. He is so cute all the time. Lately, he would rather talk than eat and so he will eat a little and the look at me for a minute or so and talk and then go back to eating. I like to take pictures like this so I can send them to Ryan at work so he doesn't feel like he is missing out on things. Ryan loves it too. I usually get a call from Ryan not long after a picture is sent wondering what Kayden is doing! Kayden LOVES LOVES LOVES his daddy!
Kayden loves his daddy so much that he told me to write this sign and take a picture of him holding it. I thought it was a good idea!
Some of you have probably heard me talk about a BUMBO chair. Well this is what it is. Kayden has been wanting to sit up all the time lately so I bought this from someone off craigslist. I love it and so does he. I got a little tray for it and he sits and plays with his toys in it and I just move the little chair with me wherever I am. I just got it today, but I was able to get so much more done because of this. It was wonderful! Great little invention!
Here is my shout out! I actually have a couple of them. This is little Landon. He is getting so big, but cuter by the minute!
Here is Brooke! She is so fun! She is always laughing and she loves being able to walk all over the place. He favorite game is for someone to say they are going to get her and take off after her so she can run off somewhere as fast as she can. So cute! This is my cute sister Annette! I just think she looks so cute pregnant. She is half way there!

Well, that is all for now. I hope you enjoy the pictures and I hope you all think my baby is as cute as I do! :)-