Little Daddy

Graham has been so spunky lately, really standing up for himself! But he has also been so caring and sweet with HIS baby! He likes to carry his baby around with him, and dress him up.
He likes to take care of him when he gets hurt. And Graham is usually the one to bump him into things. But as soon as the doll hits his head Graham says "Uh oh baby owee, kiss him better" And then he rocks him and rubs his back and head.

It is just the sweetest thing!

He likes to try to feed him and put him down when he is tired. "He says night night baby!" And gives him a big kiss.
Sometimes they play hide and seek and he takes him to the store! He is a new staple at the house!
Now we REALLY DONT need another baby, cause Graham brought a new baby in for us!

Graham is 2 Already!

Christmas time also means its Birthday time at our house! Graham turned 2 this December! We had his little Birthday party in St George with all the cousins!

He LOVES dogs right now so we made some Doggy hats for all the kids and played a few games!

I made a few doggy cupcakes! And Nana and Papa helped blow out the candles!

We played "Doggy Says" and then hunted for bones on our hands and knees!

Graham wasnt a huge fan of his Doggy hat! :)

But he sure loved being a dog!

And playing with Coltons dog!

We opened presents and had cupcakes at our house with Grandad!

And Graham and the big boys LOVE their Cars Geo Trax! THANK YOU Grandad and Gramzie

I am in shock that Graham is 2 already! When he wakes up in the morning I look forward to that ear to ear grin as I walk into the room and hear "Hi mama, wheres dada" EVERY MORNING! He is so funny! Its hard to except he isnt a baby anymore! He loves trucks, "Moo Cows" (and cows are anything with 4 legs), Dogs he wants one SO bad, and action figures! He calls them "that guy" and he wants EVERY guy! His favorites are the ones with hats, he loves to put hats on guys!

He is a big helper, he loves to take his diaper to the garbage and just started putting his bowl in the sink! He is always excited to go on trips so when he sees me getting ready to go he runs and grabs his shoes and coat and hat!

He defiantly wants to be a big boy! He wrestles and plays with his brothers like he is just as big as they are! Which leads to lots of bumps and falls, and usually he hops right back up and is back in the game!

I have to say my favorite thing about Graham is how affectionate he is! He LOVES to cuddle! When he needs a break he walks right up to me and jumps in my lap, nestles his head into my arms and rests! It is one of the best parts of my day! He is such a tender little boy! I am so glad he is here in our family... he completes us!

I am having a world of trouble because there are way too many cute pictures of Graham!

One WONDERFUL Year With Graham

Over the holidays Graham turned 1! Its hard to believe its been a year but he is getting so big and trying so hard be be as grown up as the big boys its hard toaccept he isnt a baby anymore!I made him a bath tub cake for his birthday and I think he loved the Jello (water inside the cake:) as much as the cake itself!
I found a few pics of our little Grahamy to show how much he has grown and to remind me of how little he was!
All dressed and going home...
First bath...loving those bubbles!Looking ruggedly handsome for his Blessing! I have to say those are the best kiss me cheeks EVER! Exploring and lifting up his head, trying to figure out where all the noise is coming from!He has always had a sweet still calming personality and that has added a important element to our family! I love just kissing those chubby cheeks and resting with him for even just a minute!
I love this picture you can see how his curiosity is growing and his ability to play and get all dirty is getting better and better!
All ready for the wedding! Gotta love that bow tie!Playing with the family can be memorable and slightly traumatic We went out hiking and he loved being outside and was getting used to playing with the big boys!His first bath where he splashed and played with the big boys! Spencer and I have started calling him Grahamy Pants... I dont know why but its our go-to nick name! Dont worry Graham by the time you can read this I am sure it will have worn off! :)For his 1st Halloween he was an itsy bitsy spider
And now at a year old he is still a sweet little boy with lots of opinions a big appetite and a hunger to be on the move! He can crawl so fast and is taking 5-7 steps at a time, soon we will have 3 big boys running around our house!Your Dad and I love you so much Baby Grahamy thank you for being a part of our family!!! I cant wait to see what you will grow into and the wonderful boy you will become!
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Love Mom!

Messy Messy Messy

Graham is really starting to be more independent! He wont let us feed him anymore he HAS to feed himself! It makes a HUGE mess but who cares right?
ahmmmThis stage only lasts so long and I remember HATING it with the other kids and this time I just want to roll with the spilled spaghetti, crunched up cheerios and love his messiness!
Enjoy it with meCause when those big eyes look up and smile at you all you can do is smile back!!


And yes a lot of these look similar but I just couldn't pick they were all so darling!

Growing Boys

We had a week and the kids didn't slow down one bit! Graham started army crawling even faster this week and even pulled himself up (on my VERY dusty shelf, don't mind that!:)

The garden has taken off! We have harvested a million zucchini, about a dozen tomatoes, a LOT of broccoli, one pepper, 2 dozen or so strawberries, bowls and bowls of lettuce!

We had a few things not work out like the yellow squash, the cucumber, the watermelon and the peas! But for our first year I am super proud of it! Spencer is VERY excited about his "veggie tales" sunflowers! He reminds me he needs to check on them every day! Once they became taller then him he couldn't stop talking about it!

Brylie and Ryker are back in town for a few weeks and so all the cousins have been playing together AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE! This was labor day weekend BJ was cleaning off the trampoline and they all got in on the action! Later that weekend I went out and jumped with them and then we all played duck duck goose! It was a blast! Cooper and Ryker would run every time even when it wasn't their turn! It was darling! They all love being around each other!

Spencer started riding his bike without training wheels, on the first day of trying!! He is still working on starting and stopping by himself but he is sure on his way!