Monday, August 31, 2009

Ayden's 1st Birthday: Part I

Ayden's First Birthday: Decker Family Party

We were fortunate to have the Decker family in town this last weekend while they were here to throw Heidi and Cody's engagement party for the people who won't be able to make it to Portland for the wedding. While they were here we figured it would be fun to have a birthday party for Ayden just a few weeks early so they could be involved in those fun memories. So here are the pictures from the party on Friday the 28th of August. Thank you to the Deckers for making it such a fun night.

Ayden's big 1 balloon
We had a lot of fun decorating even though Ayden may not have even noticed :)
A Decker doggie pile
Playing with Uncle Cody and Aunt Heidi
Daddy with all of Ayden's presents
The spoils of the night. Luckily he has a lot of clothes now to carry him through to next spring.

He got lots of fun toys from Grandma and Grandpa Decker
Including his new ride :)
Playing with blocks
The biggest pizza in the valley - and really delish too!

Ayden's cake! We'll see if I can do better with his one in a few weeks.
Blowing out candles
Ayden actually didn't care much for cake...maybe because he'd had the flu or maybe he didn't like his hands being dirty, but he did have a little bit of fun licking the frosting off of his fingersLittle bitesMilk mustache :)

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Summer Updates

Sorry I have been slacking so bad on the blog front this summer! Here are some pictures from the last few months' activities.

Hiking In Big Cottonwood

One of my favorite trailheads of all time. ITS MINE I TELL YOU!!! MINE!!!
The wicked awesome waterfall/stream
Me and my baby bug
My men

Fun in the stroller

This used to be one of my favorite places to sit and just think...or to let the water deafen your thoughts so you can just relax and enjoy the surroundings
This is the view from my favorite spot
This is the view from the bottom

Visit To The Aquarium
Katie, Ayden and I decided to go to the aquarium in Sandy. It was lots of fun seeing all of the different fish and marine life, and showing them all to Ayden. He loved it!

Ahoy mateys!
Awesome camouflageI love jellyfish, they are so prettyThese frogs look like they are made out of wax because they are just so bright and shiny
Taking a look at all of the cute brown froggies

Ayden wants to play!Octi! Ayden's toy was much cuter than this one
Moon Jellies. They are so amazing I just stare and stare.
The grossest frog I have EVER seen!!! EW!

Nemo!Ayden loved the coral reef with all of the colorful fish and sea plants
The touch pool is fun but Ayden's arms were too short to reach the rays. Maybe next year :)
A shrimp I think?
Awesome sea grass


Cute little mini alligatorPiranha! Yikes!
Tree froggies! So cute!
These frogs are so cute and colorful...and poisonous
A tuckered out little Ayden on our car ride home. He held his new toy octopus the the whole way.

Daddy's Birthday "Beach" Party
We had a fun time taking my dad to "the beach" for his birthday this year. In reality, we took him to a park with a volleyball pit (the sand) and brought an inflatable pool (the ocean). He loves the beach so much we just had to! The icing on the cake was that we gave him a trip to the beach for one of his presents and all of the other gifts were themed around it!

Opening birthday presents :)
Sliding with daddyPlaying in the "ocean"Horsey rides! Weeeeee!
Yummy pickle!
Playing with Katie Nana!
Chowin down on the picnic grub
I got dared to sit in the carseat...so I did it! Go me!
Becks being Becks :)

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Engagement Photos

So I had the opportunity to take my sister-in-law's engagement photos a few weekends ago while their family was in town. It was a lot of fun and the pictures turned out awesome! Take a look on my photography blog: http://dedephoto.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Tags - Thanks A Lot Laura! :)

Honesty Tag
*8 honest random things about myself
*pass it on to 5 fellow bloggers
1. I am in love with photography. I haven't taken any classes so I know I'm not amazing, but it is my dream to make it into my own business that I can do to help support my family and to just have some fun!
2. I am a total dork. I may seem super shy until I get a little bit of a chance to get to know somebody, which consequently means that I might miss out on some friendships (like yours Laura - I'm still kicking myself for not getting to know you sooner), but when I feel comfortable around someone they will have the pleasure of seeing my retarded personality come out. :)
3. I am always on the lookout for a good friend. In more recent years I have grown apart from a lot of the friends I had...and true friends seem harder to come by. This is probably the hardest part of being a stay at home mom for me because my only really good girlfriends live 8+ hours away.
4. Like Laura I am also a in the closet singer. Whether its in the car, at home while I'm cleaning or rocking the baby to sleep, or even in the shower (everything sounds better in there) I LOVE to sing anything and everything. My husband always tells me I have an amazing voice, but I know that if anywhere it belongs in a choir where it can blend in. In other words, you won't be seeing me on American Idol anytime soon! Lol.
5. I am terrified of being in front of groups of people. Since I was just a little kid there has been very few things that scare me more than having to make any kind of presentation, speech, or basically do anything where I'm in the lime light and being forced to be face to face with people.
6. I don't like sweets. I don't like chocolate, ice cream, or most kinds of candies or sodas. Of course there are a few exceptions, but not many.
7. Not many people know this because its not something I'm particularly proud of...but I'm scared of the dark. Don't really know why...I guess maybe I just associate the dark with dark things. I could be happy living in almost perpetual daylight.
8. I love Love LOVE to dance! I haven't really been to any clubs or anything, but me and my little sis sure know how to bust a move when we hang out!!! We're a couple of crumpin fools!

Tag:
Michelle
Lizz
Cara
Tori
Carmen

8 Things

8 favorite books:

Oh gosh! Ummmmm...

  1. Twilight series
  2. Harry Potter series
  3. The Notebook
  4. The Wedding
  5. Scriptures
  6. Real Love
  7. Wait Till Helen Comes
  8. My journal and internet articles on parenting

8 favorite things that happened yesterday:

  1. Ayden and I looked at each other and broke into the giggles.
  2. I got to go see my baby pine tree "herb".
  3. Went for a stroll with my husband and son.
  4. Got to take lots of pictures!
  5. Slept till 11.
  6. Had pizza for dinner! Yummy!
  7. Watched a movie with my husband.
  8. Didn't get dressed till after lunch.

8 things to look forward to:

  1. Seeing my bff Michelle like three or four times in the next two weeks and having her move here next year
  2. Moving out of this apartment
  3. Hearing where Jonathan's brother will go on his mission
  4. My sister in-law's wedding
  5. Seeing Laura sometime in the next few weeks!
  6. Hopefully being a photographer one day
  7. Being able to paint the walls if I want to
  8. Having no car payment

8 things on my wish list:

  1. A better and bigger place to live
  2. More kids
  3. Learning to cook like my Grandma
  4. More friends here
  5. Having obedient children
  6. Nicer car
  7. Having a wonderful marriage always
  8. Never have to put my kids in daycare

8 things I love about winter

  1. When everything looks like its covered in marshmallow after it snows
  2. Being able to wear a sweater or hoodie pretty much all of the time
  3. Being able to use the fireplace
  4. Sledding!!!
  5. Hot chocolate and warm donuts
  6. Christmas...its my favorite holiday
  7. The smell of pine trees...whether its from a real tree or a candle I don't care!
  8. The music...I could sing Christmas carols all freakin day!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Photography...Here I come!!!

As you all know, I am trying to start up my own photography business. It is sort of slow going so far but I have at least set up a blog for it. Please feel free to view it at the address below...and hey, tell your friends and family!!! :) If anyone would like to contact me for pictures you can reach me at dedephotography@yahoo.com. Thanks!!!


http://dedephoto.blogspot.com/