Fun- a water dish!

Happy Birthday Liam!

One year ago today we welcomed our little man into the world! He was born at 9:53 pm and weighed 7lbs 15oz and was 20.5 inches. I can't believe how much has changed in that short precious year! Right now Liam is climbing on our moving boxes and unpacking for us. Its alittle counterproductive but oh well. I can't believe how wonderful being a mother is and I am so blessed to have the opportunity to stay home with him. I can't imagine our life without him. I am still amazed at how incredibily blessed women are to have the opportunity to be the mother. What a divine role that is!






At 1 year Liam...

• weighs in at 20lbs 9 oz
• is 29.5 inches tall
• He is stubborn! He knows what he wants and it takes alot of effort to distract him!
• Loves Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwiches
• Doesn't say obvious words yet but talks all the time
• He sings in the car
• Loves to climb- anything taller than the carpet he climbs- his newest height is the chairs at church
• Always has something in his mouth and keeps it there indefinitly
• is addicted to his pacifier
• has 12 teeth!
• loves his sock monkey
• loves his puppy, Riley
• can stand very well but hasn't built up the courage to walk yet

Happy Birthday my precious little baby!

Maybe I should go to the dentist...

Liam had a tooth sticking straight out of his mouth. I touched it and then it fell out! Then I touched my own tooth and it fell out. Well, that started a domino effect and soon my hands and mouth were full of teeth! To top it all off my gums fell out too. The worst part was that the teeth in my hands as well as my gums were all black and nasty. Needless to say, I was thankful to wake up to a mouth full of white teeth that are still solid in my gums and my gums are still part of my mouth.

oh so tired

Playing is hard work! He fell asleep in the hallway with his leg on the wall!

oh the joys of packing

I had no idea how hard it would be to get ready to move with Liam around! He is one busy toddler! If we were just moving it wouldn't be so bad. Just throw everything in a box and call it good. Since we are renting out our home we have to go and plaster and touch up the walls with paint, fix the doorbell, fix the sprinklers, fix the closet door, paint the back door, hang the cabinet... and the list goes on and on and on. We have exactly 1 week left to finish and have the house cleared out. We just got a storage unit here in Greeley so I am trying to organize everything so if we need something it wont take hours to find.
Liam is a great helper with packing. He pulls everything out of the drawers for me. Then he pulls it out of the box I just put it in. It is all taking at least twice as long as I had hoped! He is so proud of himself that you just can't get frustrated!!!

Feeling Left Out!

Since like a dozen friends moved this summer Justin and I were feeling left out. So, we are moving too. I promise, it is not nearly as exciting as everyone else's move. We decided to go live in my parent's basement for the fall semester. We are trying to save up for a single family home. With the housing market here and since we already own a house we need to save up a 10% down payment, 6% closing cost (hopefully the seller will help) and the 2 months resevere mortgage payments for our current property. We were told if the market turns and is officially no longer a declining market then we don't need to save nearly as much. We decided to take advantage of my parent's hospitality and jump start our savings. We will be back in Greeley in December though. We will probably rent a small apartment for the remainder of the lease that is current on our duplex (Aug 2010).

Its kind of scary to do this but I think in the long run it will be good. If it doesn't get us into a house at least we will have some reserve money in the bank so Justins stress level will drop.

To All our Greeley Friends- Don't Forget about us! Loveland is not that far away and we will be back!

A wonderful surprise visit!

We got a call on Saturday evening from Grandma Karen, Justin's mother. She was on her way home to St. George, Ut from Soda Springs, ID and decided to turn left at the fork in the road and come to visit instead! It was finals week this week so it was such a blessing having a in-home, on-demand babysitter! We tried to convince her to stay longer but unfortunatly she doesn't think her work would like her calling in sick on the first day back from summer vacation!

Well, Liam's 1st birthday is about 2 weeks away (I can't believe it!) so we did a mini birthday party with Grandma Karen here! It took Liam a long time to try the cake. He just played with it and through it on the floor! Silly boy! He really liked the Little People's farm though! I think his favorite was the Winnie the Pooh Laptop! Now he has his own buttons just like mommys!

Liam sure enjoyed playing with Grandma Karen! He got pretty attached to her. Every morning when we would walk around the corner to find Grandma he would get a concerned look on his face and then a huge smile when he found her!

She left this morning and we miss her already. We are devising a way to convince her to move closer! 10 hours is just too far!