Cardon's date with Auntie

Cardon had the cutest date ever this Valentine's.

AUNTIE SUZI!!!

Valentine photo shoot

This year for Valentine's we decided to make some homemade cards that Cardon could take around to a few different family members.

We got him dressed up in his tuxedo that my mom bought for MaryAnn's wedding (hopefully it will fit better by then) and set up a make-shift back drop.

We had a lot of fun with our little photo shoot and although I am NO professional, I think the pictures turned out nice.

Hope everyone had a great Valentine's!

Cardon's first day in Nursery!!!

For Christmas we stayed in town this year and spent time with family. Cardon was the star this year and received the most presents of anyone...Surprise, surprise. It was fun to see him open his presents and get excited about things.

This year we tried something a little different. My siblings, their significant others, Clayton and I drew names. The family is getting so big and none of us wanted to go broke this Christmas. We had a blast trying to figure out what to give each other. I drew MaryAnn. I knew exactly what I wanted to give her! She and Mike already had chairs but they didn't have a table so I searched high and low on craigslist (I am the queen of that site) and I found the perfect table for $15! Luckily I had the chairs in my garage already (Clayton and I used them when we were newly married too) and was able to paint the table and chairs colonial red without MaryAnn having the slightest idea. Since I found the table for so cheap I was able to get her some plates and table linens to match. Mike drew my name and got me the BEST sheets ever!!! If anyone knows me well at all they know that I'm obsessed with bed linens. I have several sets and anytime someone comes in town to visit I have an excuse to buy more... I'm crazy I know.

All in all we had a pretty good Christmas and really enjoyed spending that time off from work spending time with family.

For New Year's Eve we had decided to hang out at my parents house to ring in the New Year. We had homemade pizza, played games and watched movies. Then around 10:30pm my mom decided that we needed to go somewhere great to see the fireworks. Normally that would mean a hill, unobstructed field, or tall parking garage but not this year. Some how we ended up on the strip (don't worry, Cardon was at home asleep with Grandpa). Normally we would stay as far away from Las Vegas Blvd. as possible but we had a blast! It's always fun doing something spontaneous with my mom.

Trip to SLC in December

At the beginning of December, Clayton, Cardon, Mike, MaryAnn and myself took a little trip to Salt Lake City.

While there we spent a lot of time with family, celebrated MaryAnn's birthday, took a lot of pictures, played in the snow, and spent some time at Temple Square looking at the lights and watching the Mormon Tabernacle Choir rehersal.

We also took a quick trip to Provo for MaryAnn's dress fitting.

(I can't reveal the dress in it's fullness until the wedding in May...sorry)

So like any typical mom, I'm completely enamored with my child! I take pictures of him doing just about anything. He is so crazy and rotten to the point that I know I got exactly what I deserved! He has a mind for exploring and getting into trouble. He does the most random things that just make you laugh! Every day he gets smarter and cuter!

Here are a few pics of Cardon just being Cardon!

(please excuse the huge pile of laundry...it was wash day and he decided to jump in!)

But even crazy kids must sleep some of the time...

Oh how I love being a Mama! Wouldn't trade it for the world.

Fun fun day full of Firsts!

November 13th was a great day!

We bundled up Cardon for a day at the Airshow and an evening at Sam Boyd Stadium for a UNLV Football game. It was the first time he'd been to either. He really loves planes and always points them out when one is flying over head. He had fun at the airshow but would probably have enjoyed it more if he was older. We'll try again next year.

As for the football game... it was cold and he really didn't get into it that much. He prefers to watch it on T.V.