When I Thought He Couldn't Get Any Cuter...

Oh man being a mom is the best!!! I am so greatful I can be at home right now with this cutie and see every little cute thing he does! He is finally crawling!! Although it makes our little place alot messier he is much happier that he can get around more and get what he wants. His new favorite "toy" is a fishing stringer that Grandpa Corts gave to him when he was here. Parker pulled it along the floor and Breitling just wanted it so bad that he followed it around the house and crawled without even knowing it. He is just growing so fast. He babbles like crazy now and of course his favorite thing to say is "ma, ma, ma, ma" I am sure he isn't trying to say mom, but I like to think so:)
We went fishing at a lake in town that I skated on all winter. Breitling was content watching us while he played with his favorite toy.
He loves to read lately! He crawls over to his book shelf many times a day and pulls off his books and flips through them and of course eats them too.

He pulls himself up onto everything lately and I guess it takes alot of stregnth to pull himself up because still every time he gets up he gets a huge smile because he is so proud of himself.

We were playing peekaboo with his bib. He has the funniest face espressions lately. I love this one when he puckers his lips up.

Daddy put him in the drier (not when it was running of course) and he thought he was pretty cool.

Breitling was invited to his 1st Birthday Party!!! Marshall is his best buddy and they both think each other is hilarious. We usually sit in front of him at church because it keeps Breitling entertained watching him. Here he is playing with the Birthday boy and his new toys. Breitling loved spinning the wheels. It is so much fun watching him learn new things.

He loves swinging. Here is another one of his new faces. When he is focused on something he pulls his lips tight in kindof a half smile. He looks kind of like his Grandpa Barlow when he does that.

Halibut Fishing Trip!!

Parker has wanted to go Halibut fishing for the entire year we have lived here(I know crazy to believe we have now been here over a year!). So our awesome friends took us out on their boat for a weekend adventure from Friday night to Saturday night. We didn't catch any halibut, but we sure tried and had fun catching other stuff. I thought once we went Parker would feel content, but now he just can't wait to go out again. I don't think a week wouldn't even be soon enough for him! Thanks to the Clerc's for having us for a fun adventure and especially to Moriah and Daison for playing with Breitling so much so I could fish a bit!!!
Breitling did great on the boat!! He loved watching the waves out the window and being rocked to sleep when the waves got a bit rough. Here is Parker and Breitling at the beginning of our journey. They were both grinning from ear to ear of excitement. Thanks Aunt Jeanie for the cute fleece outfit! I didn't think we would need to use it so soon, but its pretty cold on a boat in Anchorage even in the middle of summer.

Breitling is sitting watching Moriah playing with him.

He loved standing up on the ledge and watching the waves out the window when we went fast.

He felt so cool on the captains seat. He got a huge smile every time Daison let go and let him sit by himself for a split second.

Parker and Daison caught a rock fish.

Our friends had been out the weekend before and left some shrimp pots out so we checked them at the beginning of our journey and then reset them and checked them again on our way back home. Parker sure had a blast helping with that.

Here he is realing them in.

And I jumped in for a picture although I did not help at All. Breitling and I were perfectly content to just watch the messy process.

Here they are holding up some of their finds in the pots. I have never seen huge shrimp like this!

Parker throwing them back out.

And a video of them taking off the tails of the shrimp at the end of the trip. I apologize for turning the camera the wrong way, but hang in there because I got smart half way through the video and turned it:)

Last Random Pics From our Utah Visit

The first night we got to Utah my Grandma had a Fathers Day Barbeque at her place so my Mom and Dad and I went and had fun. Here we are with my Grandma and then a 4 generation picture. Pretty cool that Breitling gets to meet many of his Great Grandparents. I might add that aren't these the cutest little overalls on him. Thanks Grandma Barlow for them!

It is so cute how sometimes he will grab my hands and clap them together on his own. He loves the noise!

We went to Kennedy and Grace's softball which they won by a ton since Breitling and I were good luck. Here is Breitling clapping. I don't think he meant to clap at the game, but he just claps when he gets excited about things. It is so cute.

Breitling playing with his cousin Demi.

Although it was not quite my Birthday yet when we got home from the game I was surprised with a party. Wow, I don't think I have ever been that surprized in my life. My Mom had even managed to make me my favorite Punch Bowl cake without me knowing. Here I am blowing out fake candles since we didn't have any candles. Thanks everyone for the fun party! I am still spoiled rotten, some things never change!

Parker surprised me and sent me a package and here I am excitedly opening it! I got the cutest purse I had fallen in love with at the market and he took the hint and mailed it to me with some chocolate of course!! He is the best!

My last days in Utah my Mom and I went to lunch with my Aunt Margaret at the Garden in Salt Lake. Thanks Aunt Margaret for lunch!!

And we also stopped in Salt Lake and chatted with my Grandpa. Of course Breitling loved him since he is so fun with kiddos.

Here is Breitling and Will playing by my bed(my bed was on the ground) the night before we left. Will is only 6 days older than Breitling. My sister and her kids were also staying at my parents house while we were there and Breitling had a blast playing with Will.

Breitling is just starting to pull himself up on everything. This time he grabbed my toes that were hanging off the bed and struggled to pull himself up. It was the cutest thing how once he got himself up he got a huge smile and laughed because he was so proud of himself for accomplishing such a feat.

And after all that play he wore out and snuggled Grandma. So sweet. I am so glad that even though he is such a mover he will still cuddle once in a while even though it usually only lasts a second or two.

The Reunion!!!!

My parents planned an awesome reunion for our immediate family in Zions Utah. We all stayed in one big house and it was a blast. Everyone was there except for my brother's family in Hawii and Parker. Here is a recap of all the fun things we did there. Thanks Mom and Dad for planning a great reunion and everyone for the great meals!!!
This is everyone that came in front of the house we stayed at.
This is all of the grandchildren that came. My parents made them these cute cousin shirts. They have a stick figure of every grandchild on them. Thanks Mom and Dad for the shirts!

Breitling saying goodnight to his cute cousin Brooklyn.

All of the cousins have their different buddies and so they found places to sleep all over the house by their buddies. Here we are saying goodnight to Kaylee, Brooklyn, and Kennedy.

Alex planned a fun sailboat activity for everyone. We were split up into groups and given a random assortment of supplies that we had to use to construct a sailboat. The boat that sailed down a river fastest would win. Here is my awesome group and amazing sailboat we made!

I guess there was a river we were going to sail them on but it was dried up so we took them to stream on the mini golf course:) Here is the line up for the race. The green barge did the best considering the rocky environment of the course, but ours held its own and we had a blast.

Breitling went swimming for his first time! The first pool was freezing which explains his face, but he still liked it. At our hotel the next day we had warmer water and he LOVED it! He was doggy paddling like crazy and thought it was hilarious to splash.

Here we are watching minute to win it! My sisters put together our own minute to win it based after the tv show. It was hilarious and Breitling was fasinated, especially the part with balloons. Basically the show is a series of competitions using household items. We did ours in families and most competitions were with a parent and a child. Since my spouse wasn't there and my child is a baby I got to be on my parents team:) Back to the good old days of feeling like an only child:) We ended up getting the "butterfinger award" for some reason, but we did pretty good.

My Dad and I did the balloon competition together. We had to get 10 cups off the table using the air from the balloon. My Dad blew them up and I blew them off. We got it done in a minute.

This one you had to wrap a child in a whole role of toilet paper without it breaking in under a minute. I did it on Doman and well we didn't get it done, but it was fun:)

After we left the reunion my parents, Casey's family, Brian's family, and I went to Manti to go to the pageant. My parents were so nice and stayed home to watch the babies. Here is Breitling getting babysat with Kambrie. My guess is they were watching Dora which explains Breitling's excited face.

And when I came home he was fast asleep. Oh so sweet.

Visit to My Brothers House

Breitling and I stayed one night at my Brother's in South Jordan. My brother was so nice to babysit all the kids while his wife and I went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. My brother took tons of cute pics of the kiddos playing together.
His three year old took this of him and the babies. She did pretty good. Riley is about 3 months older than Breitling.
Riley and Breitling had a blast pushing each other around on the bus. Standing up alone while pushing something was new to Breitling so you can tell by his face that he was pretty proud of himself.

It was a pretty fun game putting hats on them and then seeing who got it off first. They were both too fast for us to even get a picture with hats on them both.

I wasn't here to see them playing with the cups but it is sure cute to see them interacting. It looks like Breitling is sharing with her but then he changes his mind and won't let her have it and then he wins in the end.