Birthday pictures

We finally got Austin's one year pictures back. They turned out pretty cute. (Really though, how could they not?) He didn't want to hold still for very long, so I was impressed that we even got these. I can not believe how fast he has grown. He just looks like such a big boy in these pictures.

They let me bring a cupcake for "birthday" pictures. The photographer thought it was amazing that he knew exactly what to do with it.

This is my absolute favorite! I think he just looks so handsome...even with frosting all over his face!

I decided that I was going to splurge and get this 10x10 collage. I didn't even notice, until Justin pointed out, that they had spelt our last name wrong. So, we get to keep this one until the reorder (courtesy of Target) comes in.

Here are a few others. They aren't my favorite pictures, but I am such a sucker for this little guy, I couldn't resist them!

5 Years Ago

Last Thursday (June 12th) was our 5th anniversary. Here are a few wedding pictures for old times sake! J, thanks for 5 GREAT years...and many more to come!

Austin's Tigger Party

We had a "little" birthday bash for Austin yesterday. (By little I mean just family that lives close by, which puts the headcount at 25 people!) Since he has loved Tigger more than any other animal or character over the past year, I decided to throw him a Tigger party. Here are a few of the decorations I got for the big celebration!

Grandma Jan made an amazing Tigger cake. It is truly amazing what she can do. I think she about gave herself a mental breakdown over this one because she had to redo the head a few time in order to get it to stay on. But, the end result looked (and tasted) wonderful!

We also had a pinata for the kids. Austin made sure he got to be part of the fun, then tried to help me after by trying to put the candy back into the pinata!

We opened ALL of his presents. I'll just put it like the aunts and uncles did...you could tell that it was a first child's first birthday! Oh well, we had fun, and he LOVES all his new toys.

Then it was time to eat the Tigger cake. Austin has had so much cake this week...he even tried to blow the candle out on his own.

Happy Birthday Austin!!

Today is Austin's first birthday! I can not believe how fast the last year has gone by. We had a really fun evening, filled with Austin's favorite things-Mom, Dad, food, and toys! Here are a few pictures of his eventful day.

"Helping" Mom with the frosting for his cake

We ate dinner at Cafe Rio. It is Austin's favorite place to go eat because he gets to eat a cheese quesadilla and black beans! Look at how happy he is!

Before the cake:

Yes, it is Funfetti. Do you think I would give my child anything else???

First Bite:

Diggin' in:

After Austin was finished:

Presents:

He seemed to really enjoy himself today. He really liked the new toys we got him, especially the toy puppy that he can pull around behind him as he walks.

Austin, we love you so much and are so happy that you are in our family. Happy birthday little guy!

Walking Update

Here are some more videos of Austin walking. It finally let me upload it. Of course now that I can post this, I need to video tape more.

This video is another really short one, and not the best quality, but if you listen closely, you can hear him say "bonk" when he falls! Pretty darn cute!!

It seems like he has really "taken off" with the walking thing just today. He walks pretty much everywhere...forget crawling...he has moved on! He walked from the living room to his bedroom today, and has now figured out how to turn while he is walking. It is so amazing watching him learn to do this, and seeing how quickly he is figuring it all out.

Memorial Day

Every year on Memorial Day, Justin's family (extended family and all) gets together to clean off the headstones of family members that have passed on. This year was extra special for his family because they moved his dad up to Bountiful from Nevada. We had a little ceremony to rededicate the burial site. It started pouring rain right before, but it was still a nice, special moment for his family, despite us all huddling under umbrellas.

Justin, his siblings, and his Mom

(Jason, Justin, Jeri, Julie, Jon, Jacki, Mom, and Jim)

Afterwards, all of the relatives went over to Justin's mom's house for lunch. It was fun to get to see everyone and visit for a little bit. The only thing that could have made the day better was a little sunshine!

Baby Steps

Austin took his first step on April 30th. He has been "running" along the furniture for what seems like a long time now. He would even stand there not holding on to anything, act like he was about to walk, then chicken out.

He finally realized that it wasn't so scary and started walking last week. Last Tuesday he started walking between things, then on Wednesday he just took off. He does still likes to crawl because it is much faster for him.

We are so proud of our little guy. The "stiff leg" walk is just about the cutest thing ever. I love how you can tell when he is tired because he gets a lot more wobbly!

I have been trying all day to upload videos so that I can post this. It finally let me upload this video. I know it is really short, and not the best, but it is the only one I can get to upload. I will try again tomorrow!