Taite's First Birthday

Our baby girl turned one...I can't believe how fast this past year has flown by. Taite took her first steps, is eating big girl food and is developing quite the personality. She reminds me of London a bit as a baby...she is into EVERYTHING. There is not a cupboard (with baby locks on it mind you) that she cannot open. Her favorite pastimes include eating toilet paper and shoving entire rolls of it in the toilet, spreading my bathroom floor with all my toiletries including my makeup, eating the dirt out of our garden and pulling all the dishes out of every drawer and cupboard. She is so fast too! But she is also the sweetest thing you ever saw and such a momma & daddy's girl. Here are some photos of her first birthday...which, by the way, was celebrated at our house with just our immediate family (there were 38 people there and some were even missing...it was kinda crazy but fun!).


It's not a party without atleast one wierd pic of Glen.


Taity-lady's first cupcake



Then she decided it would be fun to attack me with her cupcake hands.





She didn't like all the singing I guess.

Pretty birthday girl.

Black Rock 2009

Good friends...good times....good food....I mean really good food! Our camping trip consisted of 6 adults, 6 kids, 2 motor homes, 2 quads, 2 motorcycles, one pilot, one rhino and one rocket. We endured snow, wind, rain, a broken hand, a broken rhino and throw up on the ride home but it was all worth it.


The setup.


It's all about the rocket Jared built.



Daddy and Sutton




London on the Rhino








The gals...who is that hottie in the middle?




The guys.




This was pretty much what happened all weekend...Jaxon chauffering London everywhere...it was so cute!

Easter 2009

We spent Easter Sunday with the Bailey's at grandma & papa's house. The kids had a lot of fun doing the egg hunt and found lots of eggs with money inside!


London & Monroe


Sutton with his $$$$$

Sutton (3 yrs), Taite (10 months) & London (6 yrs) on Easter morning.

The kids after they found their Easter baskets.

Taite's photo shoot - 10 months old

A friend of mine owns a photography studio/school and needed a baby model for a class that was being taught. The following photos were taken by aspiring photographers. They did a great job and Taite loves the camera!

Christmas 2009

Christmas just keeps getting better and better with each passing year. First off, the holidays are so much fun with kids. And as the kids are getting older they are beginning to understand the true meaning of Christmas...it's fun to give gifts to each other but remembering the gift of our Savior is the most important. I think one of the best parts for London and Sutton was going to the store to help pick out a present for the families helping families program. On Christmas morning, London exclaims "Mom & Dad, the little boy got his gift today and I think he is so happy." It was nice to see that she wasn't so wrapped up in her own Christmas morning gifts that she forgot about others. We also watched the Nativity story which they always love and we talked about Jesus' birth and why we give each other gifts at Christmas.

Taite's favorite part of Christmas is attacking the tree. She loved the beads and the lights!

Sutton on his longboard...with his pirate sword!

For London it was a special Christmas with her first American Girl Doll...Kit!

The kids got a special visit from Santa Claus aka Great Grandpa Bailey!