Thank the Lord

I am not doing this today...

July 3, 2008

And thank the Lord that tomorrow i will celebrate a healthy, happy baby boy turning 1.

Lately

Jack turns 1 in 3 days. 3 days from now i will have a one year old. It blows my mind. I am slightly depressed that my baby has grown so fast and has gotten so big. I absolutely love this stage though. Jack is moving, exploring, showing more and more personality and is even getting a bit more cuddly with his old mom!

In honor of his first birthday, Jack has decided to revert back to his old newborn sleeping patterns. He is out like a light from 8am till 3am... than the nightmare begins. He is up and crying on and off non-stop till 7am. He will not be comforted, rocked, have his back rubbed, or just fuss it out. He refuses. He will go on for hours.The ONLY thing that will put this boy to sleep again is nursing. He is teething, so that could be the culprit... but he will not sleep from 3am on.... let's hope he gives mommy a birthday present by sleeping through the night again.

Also, i have been tagged by Mrs. W to do a little about me thing... She did two of them, but i am combining them together.

favorite artist/designer: Marc Jacob, Chloe(bags) and Christian Louboutin(shoes)
I love to create using: my camera and editing
what inspires me: Telling stories of how Jesus changes peoples lives
most inspirational city: Kampala, Uganda
ideal weekend off: a trip to NYC with family and friends
favorite color: Green
favorite musician: (of all time): ummmm... Coldplay
favorite movie: Gone with the Wind
favorite song: of the moment.... How He Loves Us by John Mark McMillan
favorite song lyric: see above
If I could have any other job it would be: Photographer
I wish: My son would sleep through the night
What was I doing 10 years ago?July 1999: I was working at KFC/Taco Bell and waitressing. Probably about ready to start Soccer practice
What are 5 things on my to-do list for today? Get ready while Jack naps, Drop Jack off and go to Chiro appt, Re-edit Ituha's My World at work, Find something for dinner, go to Target and Babies R Us for birthday presents.
Snacks I enjoy: anything sweet.
Things I would do if I were a billionaire:Pay off all debt, including my family. Support lots and lots and lots of kids all over the world. Travel the world. Buy a huge lake house that my family could go to any time they wanted. Get a good personal trainer.
Places I have lived:Utah, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Virgina
Jobs I have had:Waitress, Leasing Consultant, Television Producer


O.k.. Now, lets learn about some things from these other wonderful ladies.

I tag:
Crystal from La Buena Vida
Sarah from Jason and Sarah
Sarah from NashVegas Clores
Jaime from Our Life...Complete
Tiffany from McClain Clan

Tag, you're it!

Book Worm

My little man is a lover of books. Lots and lots of books. He would rather be read to, flip through the pages and look at pictures than pretty much anything. He will drag his books all over the house to get us to read them to him, no matter how big or small that book may be. He has two parents who also love to read, so we are both very proud. In fact, my entire house would be filled with books from top to bottom if i would allow my hubby to decorate. (Don't worry, he has 3+ bookshelves all to himself, so i am not a mean wife)

Here is a precious picture that Ryan took on a Saturday morning. Jack was just quietly reading his books...

Love

In one week, my baby will be 1. I can not fathom how he can be so big, so fast already.

A year ago this time i was HUGE, covered in a horrific itchy rash that covered my whole body and ready to be done with the whole deal.

But it was all worth it...

Love this little guy. More than anything on earth.

The Glove part 2

We celebrated Jack's first birthday a few weeks early! We were with the whole family and could not let his first birthday go by without a party, even if it was early! We held the party at the perfect place, my Grandparent's house on the river.

I decided to just do cupcakes and no cake for the big people. I also decided to do fun cupcakes, not just the plain boring kind. They turned out pretty good for my first time using frosting tips. I also made some delicious cake bites.

See. Isn't it just the perfect party place?


Ryan did his share of the cooking, by helping with the hot dogs.

The deserts.

Jack got his own special cake. It was a banana cake with a cream cheese frosting. I was super leery of a sugary frosting, so we used apple juice concentrate. I don't know why i bothered so much, since he hates having his hands dirty and would only poke at the cake.

Here is a cute smiling picture before he freaked out because his hands were dirty and people( mom and dad) kept trying to make him eat the cake...

Present time!

Cute baby in sunglasses...also before another freak out.

Happy Birthday with Grandma and Grandpa Fedell

Why bother with cake and presents when you can walk?!?!

His favorite part of the whole party was the people, especially Zachary. He would get to walk with help with everyone and he loved it!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all!

Today is Ryan's first Father's Day.

Ryan is a wonderful, caring, amazing father, who looks out for his family and makes us his number 1 priority. I could not have asked for a better husband in the whole world, and Jack could not have gotten a better father. Ryan proved his wonderful patience today when Jack peed on him, not once but twice in a matter of minutes. Happy Father's day to you Daddy!

Happy Father's Day, my Love!

The Glove Part 1

We just returned from a 10 day vacation in Michigan that was packed full of family time. It was a crazy, busy fun time for all, but i needed a serious sleep date when i returned. Why are vacations so tiring?

Anyway, in order to go through everything, i am just going to have to break this sucker up into parts. And in order to not bore you to tears, i will post in pictures primarily. A picture is worth a thousand words, right?

One of the main reasons that we went to Michigan was to catch up with my Dad's side of the family. I had not seen my cousins in over 13+ years!!! In fact, i had never even met one of them! Since my Aunt's passing last May we decided enough was enough and got together. So, My Aunt Paula, Sarah, her husband Jason, Lindsay, her boyfriend James, Katelynn and Dakota all ventured to the northern Midwest and experienced some green. They are from Wyoming and it was quite a different scenery for them. It was so fun to reconnect and get to know each other again. We can't wait to do it again next year, and maybe even take a trip out west next time.

Here we go, in no particular order at all!

The WHOLE Andrew side family.

Hanging out at the campfire.

This lady started it all.

Pretty lady in Lake Michigan

Nikon vs. Canon... who won? :)

Baby after face planting it on the sand.

Jack loved Dakota the most. He got all the special waves.

Jack adores his Uncle Joel. He also approved of the baseball game.

Uncle Joel did Jack's hair...

The whole gang from Wyoming.

James, Lindsay, Aunt Paula, Dakota,Sarah, Jason and Katelynn