". . . Day by day, minute by minute, second by second we went from where we were to where we are now. Time never stands still; it must steadily march on, and with the marching comes the changes. . . The tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly cleanded surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will disappear all too soon and that you will - to your surprise - miss them profoundly. . . Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey. . . For one day each of us will run out of tomorrows." -Pres. Thomas S. Monson

Monday, October 13, 2008

Hunter's First Birthday!



Well, Hunter turned 1!!! We had such a fun day... All the family came over to join us in celebrating Hunter's birth! It was so great. It made me reflect on all the wonderful things we love about Hunter:) Here's some of them:

* The way he gets so excited when you open his door in the morning.
* His hugs!
* How when you hold him on your hip, he puts his hand on your shoulder and he'll give it a little pump squeeze... it's adorable!
* He screams! Happy screaming, not mad. Sometimes it gets too much, but it's quite funny most of the time.
* He scrunches his nose and huffs & puffs.
* He scrunches his nose when he's fake crying.
* He scrunches his nose when he laughs... pretty much he loves to scrunch his nose.
* He says "Mama" after he wakes up and wants me to come get him.
* If you give him something he likes to eat, he'll say "more" but in his words, it's "mow".
* He can say "Dada", "No", "Mow", "Hot", "Moo" like a cow, and lots of other babbles.
* He loves to talk. We don't know what he says, but he tells lots of stories.
* He reads books! He'll sit on his little chair, open up his books, read aloud, point at the pages, and turns the pages. It's my favorite!
* He just started walking, and they are the cutest shaky little steps!
* When you change his diaper, as soon as the diaper comes off , it's hands to the wee-wee!
* He wrestles with Jersey and thinks it's the funniest thing in the world!
* When he's teething, he bites on things so hard that he vibrate-shakes all over!
* He loves to play in the water... any water!... whether it's Jersey's drinking water, our drinking water, the bathtub, pool's, the ocean, etc....
* He loves to play in the bathroom, and pull out all of mommy's make-up, hair products, lotions, and unroll the toilet paper rolls:)
* He loves to talk on our cell phones. Although not when "real" people are talking back; only his imaginary people:)
* He tries to feed us when he's eating.
* He also DOES feed Jersey when he's eating!
* When he stands at the window to watch daddy come home - he gets so excited!
* How he does this 'bear-crawl-like' thing whenever he's crawling on the pavement or grass. He hates it when his knees touch. It's hilarious!
* When he takes baths, he has this special orange cup he likes to fill up while the bath fills, and then drink it!

Well, I could go on and on forever... I already have:) But he is just too cute. We love you so much little dude!

13 comments:

Sharida said...

That is quite the list. lol You can tell you love your little boy SO MUCH!! But what Wonderful Mom doesn't?

I love your quote from Pres. Monson at the top! That's the one thing that really stuck out to me and hit home during conference. They just grow up so fast!

The Ostlers said...

I loved reading all of those things about Hunter! I have never met the little guy, but I feel like I know him :) You are such an incredible mom!

April said...

Happy Birthday Hunter! We are sad we missed it! He is such a doll! I agree with Annie! You are such a cute mom!! Love ya!

Skeem's said...

Happy birthday, what a big boy!! I can't believe he's a year!! He is so cute, I can't believe he's walking how fun..I love your guys family pictures they turned out so good:) well take care hopefully I'll get up to see you all soon!

JD and Alicia said...

already? he's a cutie! happy birthday hunter!

Jennie said...

he's soooo cute! i love all those things about him too! he's lucky to have such a loving family! his party was so fun! thanks for letting us share! love you!

Lacey Jay said...

He already looks SO big. I loved your list... Way cute:)

jodie rae said...

What a cute mom you are Jess! What a lucky little guy!

anne said...

O happy birthday!!! It goes too fast, doesn't it?

I love that quote on the top of your blog. IT's a good one.

~Paige~ said...

Happy Birthday Hunter! He is so cute and what fun pictures from his birthday! Kaiden loves little chairs that he can climb onto but he doesn't read to himself! haha Hope you guys are doing good! You look great in all your family pictures!

The Rogers Clan said...

Ty, Jess, and Hunter,
I love reading your blog and all that you share with us!!! Happy B-day Hunter! It looks like it was totally fabulous. You guys are so awesome and you are the cutest mom. Lots of love! Steve, Brandi, Mo and CJ

jodie rae said...

Happy Birthday Jess! I love that we share birthdays.. And I definitely remember our condo bday! How old did we turn? I think 19? Oh how time flies! Love you and Happy B Day!

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