My Biggest Fear

So as of right now there are so many fun and fabulous things that Rafe can do:

He can - say hi, no, don't, mom (of course) dad, kaka, woah, occasionally he will say shoes and cheese, and he tries to say thanks but its just a cute little sounds he makes. This past weekend he started staying Ahhbree. One of my twin little sister's name is Aubree. So i told her he was saying her name and it made her day. A funny little sorry about that. I wanted to show Aubree so I told Rafe to say it and he did... He is quite the little performer =) then I asked him to say Auty (for Autum) and he didn't say anything. Then I asked him to say Brooke - which is my other sister's name and he said KAKA!!! HA HA HA we all laughed so hard. Good times. He can also do the signs for "more" and "all done"! and they are awesome because he knows how to use them and it makes communication for us much much better!

So yesterday at church (9:00 AM church that is! Does anyone know how difficult it is to go to 9:00 church with kids? It's a freakin JOKE! - ) anyway so while we were sitting out in the foyer area Rafe found a new friend. Riley who is 3 and as cute as a button. They were having a blast. Rafe plays up for his age really well, he gets bored with kids his age and younger pretty fast. This Riley character was so great and keeping Rafe so so SOOO entertained. Well there is this stupid totally useless set of stairs that the kids love to play on. The only problem? Riley can go down the stairs facing forward and Rafe can not. I repeat - CAN NOT! He isn't balanced enough, isn't tall enough to reach the bannister, and just doesn't have the leg strength. Low and behold - today I was folding his laundry when I heard the most sickening gut wrenching sound in the whole world. I heard my baby fall all the way down our stairs - only making sounds when the wind was knocked out of him as he landed on another stair. I was franticly screaming his name at the first loud thud I heard but I didn't see him until he was plummeting toward the ground at the bottom of our stairs. Thankfully he only cried for a very brief moment then he reached for Crey which was awesome because he is such a Mama's boy that it was nice to see he really just wanted his dad. The funny thing about Rafe falling down the stairs is I had a terrible feeling like I knew it was coming... I didn't want it to and I was really dreading it but now that it's over with... hopefully I feel a little more at ease when he is on or by the stairs. I really hope he learned his lesson and he doesn't attempt it again.

Rafe Turned 1!

Rafe turned 1 on 12-09-2010

I honestly can't believe he is already one! For his birthday we threw a family party at my parents and had a blast!

First we ate dinner then we decided to do presents! Surprisingly he was pretty excited about the gifts he received and not just the wrapping =). He was spoiled rotten at his party =) he got so many fun gifts. I will try to remember them all!

He got -

An awesome rideable fire engine that he rides everyday! Thanks Grandma Toupin

A fabulous plastic phone that he totes around with him quite often Thanks M.A. and Spence

A fun stackable ring set Thanks Aust and Tara

Some fantastic PJ's and a complete wood block set that he gets out at least once a day to play with - Thanks Grandma Ell

A super cute sweat shirt and fun bouncy ball Thanks Makelle and Michael

A play piano which he loves dearly Thanks Brooke and Dustin!

It's cake time BABY!

Ok as a parent sometimes you invision how you think something will be or turn out or even specific pictures you will take on your child's first birthday. I did not get what I expected...

I got soooooooo much more!

I love being a mom more than anything in this entire world!!!

Grand Targhee!!!!!

It's Tradition!

Every year for the MLK weekend Crey's entire family goes up to Grand Targhee and skis all weekend long! It is always a vacation we look forward to! This year just for kicks I put Rafe on skis and took him on a run. He surprisingly liked it and played with the skis in our room for quite some time after his first ski debut. I think he will be a great skiier! It's just in his blood.

-As far as resolutions go I have done pretty darn good. I didn't blog last week but - I really think I will get better. As I am blogging right now Rafe is standing up on my computer desk patting my computer. It's not safe, it's not practical, and it's not a smart idea. But sometimes as a parent you just do things in order to get things accomplished! This is one of those times.

We purchased a new mattress yesterday from Knight Mattresses. They are going out of business so we got a killer deal. We have been sleeping on my old mattress since I was in Jr. High. It was high time for a new one! We debated over upsizing to a king but decided to stick with a queen. I am generally pretty dang excited to go to bed at night. Rafe just wears me out - but tonight- I am literally counting the minutes until I get to go melt into my new mattress. It will be heavenly!

Goodbye until next week!

Hello 2011!!!

Well that year flew by! I can't believe it's already 2011. Where did the time go?

Well I have decided to make a few

New

Years

Resolutions!

1. Blog once a week. If this is going to be my journal I need to give it a little more TLC.

2. Shave my legs as often as possible - until I can afford Laser Hair Removal. I know this one is gross and weird but it's for Crey (obviously) and I actually take my Resolutions very seriously.

3. Deep Clean/ Organize one thing or part of my house a week.

4. Shoot more in film.

5. Shoot more in general.

6. Cook 3 good dinners a week. This may sound pathetic to some - I would much rather bake then cook but I am really going to try to make better home cooked meals.

7. Keep my car clean.

8. Read my Scriptures with Crey more. We read them separately but I think it would be more fun to read them together.

9. Go to bed at the same time as Crey. He is really a night owl... I mean really.... He often stays up until 2 or 3 AM doing work stuff, so those nights can't count but other than that I think this would be a really fun and positive thing for us.

10. I want to try something new - I heard about this from a friend. Her and her husband set a side 1 hour a night just for the two of them. They can watch a movie, read, or just chat. I love this idea. So I will inform Crey of this later.