Off-track FuN

We had such a good time while I was off-track. We did lots of fun things... these are few of them :)

Baylor and I went to the Living Planet Aquarium with my mom, Michelle, and Aspen. Baylor was so intrigued by everything. He would get as close to the glass as possible and follow everything. I love seeing him get so excited about things.

The South America- Brazil room

The Utah room

I went to FOUR showers! This is my good friend Callie who lives in Maui!!! Her baby shower was especially fun because I never get to see her. I also went to 2 baby showers for my awesome sees Michelle, and a bridal shower for my friend Amanda aka Mandz.

And of course, we had to go to the ZOO! We love seeing all the animals and Aspen and I thought we better go check on baby Zuri :) Luckily it was a pretty nice day and she was out.

B was crackin' me up looking at the giraffes. I tried to turn him so I could take a picture and he wouldn't stop looking at them. Looks like he loves them as much as me...

It was time for Baylor's 12 month check-up. He weighed 21.5 pounds, which is only the 22%. BUT he started life in the 5% and has averaged the 22% this whole year so it wasn't a surprise. His length is 29.92 in. which is the 46% so he's pretty average in height.

We also went to a Jazz game with all of Russ' family. We got to sit by Brian, Britnie, and Brooklyn which was fun. The kids looked so cute in their Jazz gear. And even though the stupid Lakers beat us, we still had a BlAsT!

Gooooooo JaZz

And the BEST part of all, was getting to spend 3 whole weeks with my little man. There is really nothing better than being with him all the time. He makes me smile and laugh all day long.

Who Dat

The Superbowl isn't just a game and food for my family, it's THE SUPERBOWL!!!  It ranks right up there with Christmas and Thanksgiving... We look forward to it all season long.  

WE are all die-hard football fans.  

My mom got us all these awesome shirts to wear.  Even Baylor got a shirt... she cut the logo out and sewed it onto an outfit.  

I LOVE MY FAMILY

And we know how to have fun.  This picture just gives me smiles... with the exception that my husband was hanging my precious child upside down...

And words cannot express how much I love my Baby B.  

It's pretty much a guarantee that he will love football as well :)

I was a little torn this superbowl because I like both teams.  Surprisingly enough, Russ and I don't have an NFL team.  I like Austin Collie, Peyton Manning, and the Colts.  But then there was Reggie Bush, Drew Brees, and the Saints.  We all decided to cheer for the Saints... should have bet some money... but thought they deserved their turn in the spotlight.  Their fans deserved it too.

The Cousins.  

It was so cute how Baylor kept laying his head on Braxton.  

Love them all

And this is my beautiful sees Michelle who is about to give me another fabulous nephew.  I am so excited, I can hardly stand it.  She is going to be induced on the 24th if he doesn't come sooner.  And cute little Aspen is finally going to be a big sister, and Brax is going to get a brother.  

Woo Woo for being an aunt and even more for family.

It's started

It's safe to say that Baylor is VERY ACTIVE.  Now that he walks everywhere, he has become quite the little explorer or shall I say snooper.  We put cupboard locks on the doors with the garbage can and cleaning supplies, but I didn't want to put them everywhere.  He can unload this one in about 8 seconds flat.  This was the result of me cleaning up our breakfast.  At least he hasn't figured out how to open drawers yet...

How long does this stage last?!!!  

Still love him to pieces.

Us Lately

Baylor got to have his first sleep over at our house this week.  His cousin Aspen is off-track like me (wahoo) and so she came over to have an "s.o."  She was so excited to wear their twiner monkey p.j.s.  Aspen and my sees Michelle bought the red ones for Baylor before he was even born and Aspen has patiently waited until they could both wear them together.  We finally had the perfect day.  

B also helped knock her front tooth out!  She had this tooth, that was SOOOO loose, yet she wouldn't let anyone touch it.  Well, Baylor didn't ask... he just grabbed at it and out it popped.  We were all laughing, and she finally had that darn tooth out :)

My other niece Allie is on another track, so she couldn't sleep over, but she came and played until it was time for bed.  We had a train going with all of B's ride on toys.  All 3 of them just giggled.  Even Bronx got a turn (he was thrilled).

The movie they are into right now is 'Annie'.  I got many performances, but my favorite was their kick line.  Remember when Daddy Warbucks takes Annie to the movies... Well I got it live.  They were cracking me up.

"Let's go to the movies.... Let's go see the stars...."

Baylor is loving his cars lately.  Take a close look at his lips because he's making the car sound.  He makes it every time he pushes cars around.  Classic.

bbbbbmmmmmmmmmm

And the other thing he keeps doing lately is biting the spoon when he's eating and NOT letting go.  Then he just starts smiling and laughing (keep in mind, he is still biting down on the spoon).  He did get another tooth this week so maybe he was just looking for some comfort... that and a laugh out of me :)

Everyday is an adventure.  Everyday is a laugh.  Everyday brings a smile.

All Jazzed Up

Last weekend, we went to the Jazz game.  It was lots of fun like always.  During the 3rd quarter, an employee came and talked to us about being in one of the Bear's skits.  They placed a couple in front of us and the guy was all decked out in Nets gear.  Long story short- the Bear brought balloons over to draw attention and the guy ran in front waving his hat so he would be on the jumbotron.  Bear clipped his hat to the balloons and it went flying.  This whole time, we were on the jumbotron and then we got sprayed with silly string because we were in the line of fire.  Baylor wasn't too sure about the silly string, but we had a good time.  

sIlLy StRiNg AtTaCk!!!

The aftermath

After all the excitement, Baylor became very intrigued by Russ' hat.  He just kept studying it.  

I LOVE this boy

We love the Jazz and had a great family night out!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAYLOR!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy bAyLoR!  

I can't believe how fast this year has flown by.  Baylor has brought so many smiles each and everyday.  What better way to celebrate such a sweet boy... than by partying!!!  We invited all of our family over for a Buzz Lightyear bash.  My sister took the cutest pictures of B, dressed up like Buzz for his invitations.  (I'll post them later)  We had the party a day before his actual b-day because Russ had school.  We all had a GREAT time! 

It's an understatement to say that he was spoiled... although, I like to call it well loved :)

The CAKE!  It was my first attempt at actually decorating a cake, but I like how it turned out and Baylor seemed to like it too.  And if you can't tell... it's supposed to be Buzz on the moon...

The BOY!  So excited when everyone started arriving!

After pizza, it was...

Present time!

A ride on dump truck from Grandma Julie and Grandpa Bill!  WAHOO!

Happy 1st Birthday Baylor!

He got all shy when we sang to him, it was so cute.  Then he just smiled when we put the cake in front of him, like- seriously mom, I get to smoosh it?!

And it didn't take long for him to DIG IN!  I wish we had audio of this... he just kept saying 

mmmmm... mmmmmmm.... mmmmmmm... over and over!!!

His cousins couldn't resist... Gotta love Braxton and Cole!

All of his cousins!

By this point he was DONE- in all aspects :)

Allie, Cole, Aspen, Braxton, Brooklyn and Baylor

This morning, his actual b-day, I had to go to work :( 

But never fear, Grandma Julie whipped him up some birthday pancakes

And this is the birthday boy WALKING!  I guess he decided to master it before his big day!

I love you Baylor!  I hope your first birthday was as much fun for you as it was for me!!!

New Year's Eve

Welcome 2010!  We had a fantastic New Year's Eve.  We went to dinner at the Stein Eriksen Lodge.  It's always fun to go up there, and of course dinner was delicious.  Russ and Debi brought up their cute neighbor girl to watch the kids (Baylor and his cousin Brooklyn) during dinner, so we enjoyed some time with just the adults.  

The Olsen Family (minus the kiddos)

After dinner, Russ, Baylor and I headed back down to SLC to ring in the new year with my family.  When we got there it was about 10:30.  Baylor woke up going into the house and he wouldn't go back to sleep until after midnight.  I think he could feel the excitement or something because I can usually get him back to bed pretty easy when it's that late.  He wasn't a big fan of the noise makers the kids were blowing but he was sure a trooper for his first New Year's Eve.  He went to bed right after midnight and then we played games until about 2:30 am.   Nothing beats Q.T. with the fam!

HaPpY nEw YeAr!