Calgary Zoo

So I decided that I was going to have to do multiple posts about our Canada vacation.  It was a fun filled packed week.  I loved Canada!  It was pretty cold, especially at night!  We visited arrived on Sunday and was greeted by a ton of family.  The remainder of the week was spent as follows... visiting family on Monday, Calgary Zoo on Tuesday, Spruce Meadows and a Family BBQ on Wednesday, shopping on Thursday, Waterton National Park on Friday, Mike's Wedding on Saturday, came home on Sunday (today).  There are so many different things in Canada.  

The pictures I have here were from the Zoo...I hope you enjoy!

If you look at this sign without reading the bottom part...it was pretty funny!
This huge Elephant was in the enterance of the Zoo.  We took this picture when we were leaving and Kayden was so tired!
Kayden was so cute and would hold my hand while he was being pushed in the stroller!
This bear was so close.  I did not zoom in on this picture!  The animals are so close it was pretty amazing!
This is Ryan and I on the bridge you have to cross when walking into the zoo!
It was raining while we were there so we bought the ponchos so we could walk to the main lodge to wait out the storm.  It was nice because a ton of people left when it started raining so when the rain stopped there weren't many people around!
Mark and Gayle waiting for the rain to stop!
When you are bored this is what you do...at least Mark does this...He is practicing to be the next Rocky Balboa!  It entertained many!  I will post the video later!
This tiger was pretty darn close to us.  
Kayden enjoyed helping me push the stroller.
Kayden loved getting up close and personal.  He also loved the monkey on his back!
Ryan, Kayden, and Mark (a.k.a Papa) were quite the bunch at the Zoo!
Kayden probably would have walked the whole Zoo if he hadn't gotten too tired.  He was a little champ!
Kayden and Ryan watching the Elephants!
Excited to start the day out at the Calgary, Alberta, Canada Zoo!  This is the best zoo we have been to so far in our life!  We loved it!
Mark ran up this hill and started jumping up and down just like Rocky Balboa...like I said he is practicing to be the next on!
And the fun begins here!
Mommy and her little man!  I so love this little guy and our trip to the zoo was so much fun!  Kayden was so good and we loved spending every minute with him at the zoo!  Kayden we love you ... you are such a cute little guy!

He is a total boy!!!!

So I don't know how often I have said this, but Kayden loves Papa Workman and Papa was so nice and let Kayden help him mow the lawn on saturday! Kayden was in seventh heaven. I can't beleive how much Kayden has grown lately. He does something new and exciting everyday. He is so sweet, but he is getting a little attitude. He is kind of crazy at times. He has found that he can catch me off guard by doing what I am asking him to do then take off running the other way. He thinks it is pretty funny! I have found that he actually gives me this look that says he is going to run off so now he doesn't get to far before I catch him! Anyway, here are some pictures of the little guy that I love so much!
Picking the dirt (that is almost not there) off of his hand!
Helping Papa Workman mow the lawn!
I caught him playing somewhere that I didn't want him.  He is trying to run!
My HOT hubby helping his dad as well.  
Ryan and his mom took Kayden to the zoo.  They had a great time and Ryan had to snatch some pictures of Kayden on the Deere!
Kayden loves cars, tractors, trucks...
He also loves sitting on his dads lap and help Ryan win the game on XBOX!  Kayden plays with the playstation controller though!
Kayden helping mommy...mommy has to get to the gym too...
Kayden is so tired!
And last, but not least, this is my latest project that I have done!  Gayle actually did one similar to this so I just took her idea, but I thought it turned out pretty good!  I did a matching one for The Living Christ as well.  Now I just need to get them hung up!

Delectable Dining

Hey all...I started a recipe blog.  I am open to letting anyone be authors.  If you are interested in wanting to share recipes with people then let me know and I will add you as an author.  It is a way to get our favorite recipes in one spot and to share the love with others.  Let me know if you are interested!

FHE at the park with the cousins...

I finally let Kayden get dirty without making a big deal about it and being the BOY he is, he loved every single minute of it.  I guess we don't take him to the park very often.  We are going to have to more now, but he wasn't as into the toys as I thought he would be.  He just loved the sand.  He had sand caked to his head.  When I say caked...that is what I mean.  I took him outside and rubbed his head for a minute and he thought that was pretty funny.  Then I put him in the bath, put shampoo in his hair, then got a fine tooth comb and combed the sand out.  It was pretty crazy!
Cute little Brooke kept us laughing.  Her favorite movie lately is about Nephi and the other day Jenny walked in the bathroom to check on her and Brooke said, "Don't touch my mommy, I am filled with the power of God!"  So funny.  She also is trying to be a good example and she will tell everyone, "I a good ample!"  
Kayden would sit on this toy and just watch everyone else.  If no one was around he didn't want to be sitting on it though!
It is a dark picture, but Brooke and Kayden were holding hands.  They were so cute.
Here is the cute little Brody.  He is so darn cute.  He is so good too!  Until his diaper started leaking all over me.  That is when I passed him back to his mommy.
Brooke just being Brooke...cute as ever!
Great Grandma Carling was just as much into the playground toys as the kids were.  She made it all the way across too!
Kayden thought everything was so funny!
Can't forget cute little Landon.  Landon wouldn't sit still long enough to eat.  Too much to do, so little time!
I thought this was so cute of my little guy!
Great Grandma Carling got up on the toys so I could be down on the ground taking pictures.
Great Grandma Carling showing Kayden how to work this toy.  I was laughing so hard!
It was pretty funny!
She made sure that Kayden was comfortable before she left his side.
And last, but not least...Grandma Workman joined in on the fun.  It was a great FHE!  

Kayden's Workout

So Ryan and I were sitting and watching Kayden play...we love just watching him.  It is the best.  He goes and picks up these things that Ryan uses while doing his work out.  So OBVIOUSLY from this video Kayden has been watching Ryan because he picked these up and would say, "Up, down, up, down"  it was so stinkin cute.  Ryan and I were so surprised.  I wish my camera did sound so you could hear Kayden...but I am glad you don't have to hear me!

What happens when LeeAnn watches Kayden...

Only when LeeAnn watches ANY of the neices and nephews do things happen.  They are usually pretty interesting too.  This time she didn't try to drown Kayden and she actually didn't do anything to bring this on...except lock herself out of our house.  Let me just say though, I felt so bad for LeeAnn and she felt worse for the whole situation.  For those of you who don't know who LeeAnn is...It is my sister and she doesn't have the best of luck at times while watching babies.

So she was watching Kayden on Friday while I was at work and Ryan was at school.  Kayden has her so wrapped around her finger that it isn't even funny.   So he wanted to go outside.  We have one of those door knobs that it may be locked on the outside, but you can open it from the inside.  Well, when she went outside she 'unlocked' the door and closed it behind her.  Well, a half hour or so later she realized what she had done.  It was only 9:30 and Ryan doesn't get home until after noon.  So she went over to Deena and Aarons and they called our landlord to see if she could come let her in.  She said she would be here no later than 10:30.  Deena texted me to let me know what was going on so I would know why LeeAnn wasn't answering if I tried to call.  Well, I got a call from Deena at 10:45 saying that the landlord still wasn't here.  By this time Kayden was tired and grumpy and ready for a nap.  So I took my lunch early and came home to let her in.  While I was in the car driving...completely unknown to me...Kayden tripped at Deena and Aaron's and hit his eye on the corner of the picnic table.  It cut his eyebrow pretty good, but it looked worse at first than it actually was.  When I saw it I felt so bad for him.  I unlocked the door and cleaned Kayden's cut.  Well, you know how I mentioned how tired Kayden was...He never took a nap that day until 5:00 PM and I had to rock him to sleep by holding him so tight that he couldn't move.  Poor little guy.  But I felt bad for LeeAnn that this happened while Kayden was in her care and that these things only seem to happen to her.  

LeeAnn...aka KUKU...we love you and appreciate all you do.  You are a great aunt and we don't know what we would do without you.  

....Here is our attempt of getting a picture of Kayden's shiner...

Welcoming...

Brody Workman to the very proud sister of Brooke Lynn Workman and the proud parents of Tyler and Jenny Workman. Brody entered this world on April 28th, 2008 at 11:54 a.m. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20 3/4 inches long. He is the sweetest little baby. Kind of reminds me of Kayden when he was born. Brody...welcome to the Workman Family. We love you!

One year older...

I had the pleasure of going to Disneyland for my birthday. It was so much fun. I loved it. I was so tired by the end of the day but it was so worth it.  Ryan's parents had Kayden one night and my sister, LeeAnn (aka Kuku) had him the other night.  Ryan and I have never been away just the two of us and it was a lot of fun.  However, we really did miss the little guy.  Everything we bought at Disneyland was for him.  It was great to get into Disneyland for free...Happy Birthday to ME!
Ryan and I always have to get our picture taken here.  This is at California Adventures.
We got stuck on the ride 'Pirates of the Carribean' in this spot.  We were there for like a half hour.  It wasn't too bad though.
Please ignore my rolls of fat.  I hate this picture of me.  Ryan looks great though!
Then just some other random pictures.  Kayden loves to do this with Ryan.  Kayden thinks he is really playing.  It is pretty funny.
I just think he is so cute.  I was trying to get a good picture of his eyes.  They looked extra blue on this morning.  The only type of picture I got was one of him as a little boy...not my baby! :(
He is so cute.  LOVE HIM!