Happy Birthday Baby Cakes!

Rex and I were lucky enough to make it to Kelsey aka Baby Cakes 1st birthday. It really meant a lot to me to be able to make it. I've missed so many important days with Ivy that I knew I had to be there!

Ivy and I decorated the back yard. Ivy had picked out great decorations and even framed pictures for each table. LeeAnn aka Honey and Amanda did an AMAZING job making the cakes and cupcakes and all the food.





Cake dug right into her big cupcake! She knew exactly what to do with it. It was so cute! She's a hoot - I love that kid. She and Rex get along very well and it's so fun to watch them interact. It really sucks to live so far away. But I'm glad we get to see them when we can. She got a little ride around toy and we got Rex to push her through the house, it was adorable!



While we were in SLC Ivy and I took Rex to get his 1st "real" haircut. They have a place up there called Cookie Cutters and they only cut kids hair so they know what they are doing. He needed a nap so he was good the 1st few min and then he started to get a bit cranky. But his hair turned out very cute!

Happy 1st Birthday!!!

Wow what a great year! It's truly amazing how much our little baby has grown and learned this year. Time just goes so fast though. Sometimes it's hard to remember when he was so small and cuddly.

We are so grateful to have such a wonderful little person in our lives. He's so happy and giggly all the time. He always has a smile for everyone even strangers that just say hello. He really can brighten a room and lift people spirits even in the hardest of times with his joyful personality. I'm filled with overwhelming emotions when I think of just how great it is to have Jadon in my life - I am so happy I am his mommy.

Really I don't know what to say. It's hard for me to put into words how I feel about my boy. All I can really say is he fills my heart and he's absolutely amazing. I look forward to the years to come and watching him grow and learn even more.

Cheers to you my not so little baby boy!

As a memory for you Jadon- we had your grandparents over for dinner on your actual birthday. We all ate pasta and peas and garlic bread. And then you got to play with a cake grandma and grandpa Brogan got for you. You didn't really enjoy eating it very much and were a bit apprehensive about it. But eventually you dug into it and smashed it all over. It was pretty funny! It's very nice to have your grandparents so close. You really get excited when you see them and enjoy spending time with them!

We love you "Rex" - you're the best little boy! Happy 1st birthday!

Party time!!

Woohoo!! The party day finally arrived!

What a great weekend, wow! I feel so blessed to have the life we have. It truly is wonderful. Becky and Bryce came down Friday evening. Ivy, Jeff and The Cake made it Saturday morning. It's overwhelming feeling to know that people care so much about Rex to make sure they were able to come to his very special day. Even if that means renting a car or leaving the house before the sun is up after working a 12 hour shift.



We had invited a lot of people, a few couldn't make it for various reasons but that's ok. Rex had a great time playing with his grandparents and all of the other kids there. He loved the attention and was a good boy the whole time. We bought a play tent with a ball pit thing in it. That was a big hit for kids of all ages.





After everyone ate and played for a while we decided it was cake time. Everyone gathered around his highchair and sang him the birthday song. Then we let him loose on his cake... and then we waited... and waited... haha... he didn't want to dig into it. I gave him a few bites and he seemed to like it and he eventually piked at it a bit. Then he decided he was interested in the plate it was sitting on so he tipped it over and got the plate. Such a silly little guy.






We took his gifts home to open them. That seemed to work out very well since his attention span it's that long yet. On the way home he reached over to one of the gifts on the seat and tore up some tissue paper. He thought that was pretty great.


Anyhow, he got a lot of great things! I'm certain we will not have to buy him any clothes until he reaches 2T! He also got several fun toys and books. Ivy had a very special book made for him, it's all custom to him. It talks about how much we all love him. I look forward to reading it to him for years to come. It will always remind us of them and his 1st birthday.


After the party we got to hang out with everyone and it was nice to just relax and not be in a rush and let Rex & Cake play together. Sunday we all went to the pool. All the kids LOVE the water. I think that's Bryce's favorite part of coming down here. After the pool we went to a BBQ event that was going on. WOW it was super hot but it was kind of fun to go try the foods and get out of the house. All in all it was just a super nice weekend of spending time with people we love and celebrating our little dude!

*The photos are from my phone so I don't have a bunch of good ones of other people. But I wanted to add at least a few on here