Everyday is something new

I told Gayle tonight that I had to update my blog tonight, because Kayden is doing so many new things everyday.  He had Ryan, Mark, Gayle and I in stitches tonight.  He was so funny.  He is getting to the age where he loves putting on a show!  Anyway, tonight we were eating and Kayden did something and Ryan started clapping his hands.  Well, Kayden has NEVER clapped his hands and Brooke always tries to teach him how, but tonight...he clapped his hands and it was like he was doing it in slow motion.  You could tell by the look on his face that he was focusing so hard on making his hands touch.  

Then yesterday Kayden woke up and Ryan got him out of his crib and brought him to me while Ryan made his bottle.  (Yes he still takes a bottle and it drives me crazy!)  He drank his bottle and then we started playing with him and all of the sudden he started dancing.  He dances so funny.  He swings his head back and forth, opens his mouth all wide, and his eyes really wide!  It is so cute!  All you have to do is ask him to dance and he will bust out the little head motion!

I like to say things around Kayden like tickle, wow, dada, kuku, papa, and gaga (his blankets name is gaga).  He copies everything we say and continues to say it!  I love this age.

Anyway, more of what has been going on with us...Kayden was really sick this past week.  He was running a fever of 104 and it is the scariest thing that we have had as parents!  He was so sick.  He was lifeless and we could tell he was in pain.  We finally took him to Phoenix Children's Hospital Urgent Care and they said they weren't going to let him go home until his fever was down.  They kept us there for about 2 hours and during that time they gave him some Motrin because Tylenol wasn't working anymore and they did some blood work to make sure he didn't have a major virus that needed more attention!  They sent us home and said the fever could last up to 72 hours...It did...It was not fun at all!

Last week Ryan's grandma Workman, Aunt Linda, Cousin Mike, Allieta, and her baby Alexis came from Canada!  We had a lot of fun with them!  Mike got in a motorcycle accident in Sept. and hasn't been able to work so he decided to come down here to spend a week while he could!  He is engaged to get married in June and we are hoping to go up there for it!  It was an action packed week, but we had a good time!  I will post pictures later!

Anyway, I better go to bed!  I am getting really tired!  I just needed to write things down while I remembered them!

2 Down with Eternity to Go

Well, by the time most of you read this it will be my anniversary!  And I would just like to tell Ryan how much I love him!  He is the best husband in the whole world and I am so glad that I was able to snatch him up!  He means everything to me and I count my blessings everyday!  Happy Anniversary... To Eternity AND BEYOND!!!!

OK is OKAY

We had the chance to go to Oklahoma this past week to see my brother and his family.  He has 4 boys and they are a blast!!!!  Ryan and I flew out last Wednesday night after work and Ryan came home Sunday morning and I came home Tuesday afternoon.  We had a nice relaxing week!  It was great!  Kayden loved the 'doddy' (doggy) and loved being able to play outside all the time.  He did cut a tooth while we were there so he was a little on the fussy side.  My brother was so busy while we were there!  He is working 6 days a week and on Sunday he had meetings since he is the young mens president!  But I really enjoyed seeing him when I was able to!  Dana is a busy mother... she homeschools her children!  She is SO amazing!  She is so patient and is so excited to teach her children!  They love being homeschooled, but Dana is pretty hard core so they have to work really hard!  My nephews are getting so big!  Jacob will be 12 in July, Micajah will be 10 in February, David will be 8 in February, and Zac will be 4 in May!  They all love the super heros.  Jacob is an amazing artist and reader, Micajah is VERY athletic and a great writer, David can do store problems in his head as you read them to him, and Zac loves singing and being a super hero!  

Well, I hope you enjoy the pictures that I was able to get!
David and Kayden sporting the fohawk!
Kayden stuffed his blanket in the halloween bucket and was dragging it around!  It was so funny!
He looks like a little man in this picture!  I think it is great!  You can also tell how well he is walking in this picture!
Keith giving Kayden a ride on the tractor!  Kayden was in heaven!
The boys being...boys!  Zac looks so innocent in this picture!
At the zoo they had these chains and we had a little fun with them!  Look how skinny Ryan is!
Micajah is so handsome!
Fall leaves...it was so good to see colored leaves!  This is my favorite time of year!
Ryan and I at the zoo!  Kayden was throwing a fit so he didn't get his picture with us!
Again, the boys being boys!
Micajah in the gorilla thing!
Zac trying to be as tall as his brothers in the gorilla thing!
David is stretching it!!!!!
Jacob is too tall!
Is this picture on here twice???  OOPS
Kayden scooted right up to David and sat down on his lap!  Priceless!
My little Raiders!
Kayden loved Tipper, there dog!  I think Tipper really like Kayden as well!

I know this is a really quick post, but I thought you might like to see the pictures!  Enjoy!

My baby is ONE! Where did this year go?

Yup, that is right... Kayden is one and I am one in shock parent. So much to remember and so much to worry about. Am I doing things right. Am I going to know how to handle situations when they come up? I can't believe he is a year old. I couldn't be a happier mother though. He is the best little guy. So I have decided to give 12 reasons we love him, but there are so many more...
1. He has a smile that melts your heart.
2. He is so tough. Things that you would think would hurt a child, don't bother him.
3. He loves to laugh. If you laugh, he laughs.
4. He is a well of knowledge.
5. He loves to point at EVERYTHING. It is so cute.
6. He loves people, especially his cousins... Brooke and Landon.
7. He loves to hold my hand and walk beside me.
8. He plays so good by himself sometimes I forget he is around.
9. He still loves to take naps.
10. He kicks his legs when he is excited.
11. He always waits outside for me to get home from work.
12. He is ours and I wouldn't want it any other way!

Here are the pictures of his birthday party.  They are in reverse order so if you want to see them in order go to the bottom and scroll up!
He was so tired by the end of the day he just wanted to go to bed.  He actually was kicking his legs when I put him in his crib which means he was excited to be there.
Kayden got this train from the Stradling family (Ryan's Aunt) and he didn't get to enjoy it until he was the only child around.  Thank you Sherri, Darton, Mallory, Taylor, and Kylie!  Kayden loves you so much!
Every picture that was taken of me I have this dorky look on my face.  Kayden was annoyed that the paper was stuck to his finger.
Grandma and Papa Workman got him this table.  He loves it.  I set it up after he went to bed and when he woke up this morning he couldn't believe his eyes.  It was priceless.  Thank you Grandma and Papa, we couldn't ask for better grandparents.
Grandma and Grandpa Carling gave him these books.  He loves them.  I took them to church today and they entertained him for a while.  Thank you!  And thanks for letting us use your back yard!
He was a mess.  Poor kid couldn't figure out why I was holding him so weird.  He was just fine when I let him play in the sink to clean him off.  He was in heaven!
Can I be done now?
Not only was Kayden in heaven, but Brooke loved the sprinkles on the cake.  
Thank you Kylie... I think you are the reason he had frosting in his ear.  Kylie tilted her head and Kayden copied her and this was the result.
Should I stop eating this yummy cake yet or should I go back for more?
I can't get it off my arm...
Do you think I could fit anymore in my mouth!
Ready...Set...Go!!!
He didn't know what to think of everyone singing to him!
Kayden's great, great Aunt Joanna was able to join us and Kayden just loves her.  

Thank you to all who helped make Kayden's day so special.  It will take him a couple days to recope.  He is one tired, party boy!

Kayden's Date with Aunt Kuku

LeeAnn (a.k.a. Aunt Kuku) took Kayden the Mother Nature's Farm to the pumpkin patch.  Kayden had a blast.  Afterwards, she took him to Applebees.  He had a blast and when he got home he slept for 4 hours.  He was so tuckered out!  Thank you Aunt Kuku, you are the best!
Kayden walks all over, but I think this is so cute for 2 reasons!  He is pointing and he has his arms up in the air!
Always thinking...
So serious...
I love this picture because I can tell that he is loving what he is doing!
Kayden, the horse!  This one is for you Mark!

Happy Halloween

I didn't get too many pictures of Kayden in his costume, but the ones I did get were really cute!  He was the cutest little giraffe I have ever seen in my life.  I will try to get a copy of him crawling away from someone else, but I may just put him back in his costume so you all can get the whole effect of his costume!
This giraffe doesn't like to be held!  That is for sure!
That binkie makes his eyes look more blue then they really are!
He loves being outside!

60 and counting ...

I am so proud of my hubby! He weighs in on Friday mornings and as of this morning he is down 60 lbs. He has been waiting for this day since he started. He thought 50 was big, but you should have seen his reaction this morning.

GREAT JOB RYAN! I LOVE YOU!

Keep up the good work..
(If you don't know Ryan's story... look at two posts down! He is amazing!)

Kayden's First Camp out . . . My last . . . J/K

I don't know how many of you know how much I dislike camping . . . but this trip actually wasn't bad. We went up to Camp Lo Mia (where all the girls camps are for our church) and it was a lot of fun. I left work early on Friday and we were able to head up there and were there by 4:30. It was a lot cooler up there, but it felt nice. They leaves were changing colors and it felt like fall. It was beautiful. We went there for the annual ward camp out. Ryan and I are on the activities committee so we helped with some of the planning.  I felt like we were packing for a week long vacation, because I didn't know how cold it was going to be there so I didn't want Kayden or I to get cold.  Needless to say, I packed way to much.  I think that it was better safe than sorry.  Kayden was the only baby in our cabin that slept through the night.  We didn't get much sleep, but it wasn't because of the other kids... I hate that plastic on the beds.  Every time any one moved it was so loud.  We got home early afternoon on Saturday and Ryan has been working on homework since. 
I took a couple of new pacifiers with me and I handed Kayden them to play with before I took them out of the package and he thought that he could suck on them.  It was so funny.  He couldn't figure out why he couldn't get them in his mouth!
He slept most of the way up there.  I was glad because I knew he wouldn't be taking his evening nap.  He was the first baby to bed that night and the last one to wake up!
I forgot to turn this picture the right way, but this is Kayden's friend, Max Gannon.  He is so cute!  His mom is the head of the activities committee and so we were in the same cabin.  We just found out that Rachel (the mother of Max) and I are cousins.  What a small world!
Kayden loved this glow stick that he found.  
I guess I need to teach Kayden how to defend himself.  He just laid there while Max tried to wrestle him.
I tried this whole trip to get a good picture of Kayden and Ryan finally got this one... with his camera.
Kayden loved getting dirty.  I had to keep telling myself that it was okay.
He ate leaves as well.  Crazy kid.  
Aren't his gloves so cute?  
So sleepy!
Gotta love that laugh!

He loved being part of Explorer Unit 449 or 445 or 567 or whatever number Ryan decides to make up!
Kayden is walking but I think he was kind of intimidated because all the other kids walked so well that he couldn't keep up.  He tried though.
It was a fun little trip!  So glad I decided to go!