One Year

Yesterday our baby Graham turned one year old.  It's a little strange to think that he's not just a teeny baby anymore, and it definitely doesn't feel like a whole year has passed already.  The other day I was looking for some jammies for Graham at the store and I came to the realization that Graham is a little boy and not a baby.  Time flies.  We love Graham so much and are so grateful for his sweet little spirit in our home.  I am overwhelmed with gratitude to our Heavenly Father that we are blessed with such a wonderful boy.  He is such a blessing to us and we love him to pieces.  He has the best little personality, too.  Graham is always happy.  Always.  Rarely do we have a day where he is upset or just plain grouchy.  He keeps us entertained and is so loving.  It's been fun watching him grow over this last year and see what kind of a boy he is.  He loves to play.  He gets really excited when Matt gets home from school and can hardly contain his little body from all the excitement.  And he is so. dang. cute.  (I realize all parents think that about their kids, and we're no exception.  : )  )  Here are some pictures of Graham's first year.

 Graham's very first picture...moments after he was born.  This is the expression he was making the second we laid eyes on him.  So cute.

One day old.  Cutest face ever. 

1 Month.  Look how teeny he was.

2 Months.  Just starting to smile...one of his best characteristics.

3 Months.  Story time.  Now Graham's a pro at turning pages. 

4 Months.  Go Cougars! 

5 Months.  Easter basket. 

6 Months.  We couldn't find any bibs this day.  A towel worked just as well.  Better, really.  : ) 

7 Months.  Peas.  Yum. 

8 Months.  Cheeser face.  Now whenever we take his picture we get some kind of cheesy expression.

9 Months.  Graham does Disneyland.  How cute are baby Mickey ears? 

10 Months.  Our first attempts at coloring.  He still eats crayons.  We're working on that. 

11 Months.  Swinging at the park. 

 12 Months.  He's a really fast crawler.  Really fast.

Happy Birthday, Graham.  We love you to pieces and are so grateful that you are part of our family!  We can't imagine our lives without you!

Happy Birthday to our Sweet Baby, Graham

Happy Birthday, Graham!  We love you SOOOOO much!

We'll tell you all about the big day later.  : )

Happy Halloween!

Do you like Graham's costume?  We tried to come up with a really cute costume for him, one that would be clever, and this is what we came up with.  I used my Silhouette to cut out the fabric, and it was a dream.  An. Absolute. Dream.  I plan on using it to cut much more fabric in the future.  The possibilities are endless.  : )  But back to the costume...

Graham didn't really mind wearing it...

But he wasn't too crazy about the hat.  Hat off.

Much better.

But he wasn't super happy about being pinned down so we could color his nose and put on his hat.  He was only sad for a few minutes then he was better.

Our ward did its annual Trunk or Treat.

And then tonight we took Graham out to a few houses.

"Yeah, candy!"

"Yes!"

 

After we had Graham changed out of his costume, Matt gave Graham a piece of candy.  

And in lightening speed, it was gone.  I think he liked it.  Then he got new clothes again.  : )

getting ready for Halloween

Friday night we carved a pumpkin!  Can you tell what it is?  I'll give you a clue...   "Na na na na, na na na na, Elmo's World."  It's pretty cute, right?

Graham chose out the pattern (okay, not really), and Matt cut most of it out.  He did a really good job.  

Graham helped clean out the pumpkin, but it was gross!

Eww!

But he liked it when it was all carved.

Then Graham helped us put it outside and light the candle.

"Spooky!"

Halloween books

Graham got some really cute books from his Grandmas for Halloween!  We love books.  Especially books for Holidays.  We were excited to get packages in the mail, especially when we weren't expecting them!  Thanks Grandmas!

Arizona State Fair

Earlier this month the Arizona State Fair had $1 admissions for opening day so we decided we'd go see what the fair had in store for us.  If greasy, fried foods is what you were looking for, you wouldn't be disappointed.  If large, prize vegetables and hand-sewn handicrafts is what you were looking for, you would be very disappointed.

The fair was rather entertaining, and there were tons of people there.  It was, however, mostly food vendors and carnival games.  There were a few buildings with animals, but not near as many as my dear Idaho State Fair.  I love that fair.  It's great.  I love the agriculture buildings and all the things fairs are supposed to have, and when I saw that the Arizona fair only had one table of vegetables, I was very sad.  : (  But we did get to see lots of very interesting people, and Graham got to see a few animals.

If you can see it, take a look at that sign.

Matt and Graham got to pet some animals.  Graham was a little hesitant at first, but he did pet a few.  (And pardon the butt-shot of this animal.  Sorry, little goat.)

Graham pet the pig,

But didn't want to touch this one.

play time!