Happy Turkey Day

Grandpa Mike and Grandma Holly from Arizona decided to come and join us for Thanksgiving this year. It is so nice to have visitors and extra nice not to have to travel for the holidays!! We love to spend time with family, especially the ones we don't get to see as often.

It was kinda cold so we made sure to bundle up whenever we went out and about.

We went shopping (gotta catch some of those Black Friday deals), the boys went to the movies while the girls did the cooking on Thanksgiving, we made sure to visit the conservatory at the Bellagio to see the beautiful flowers and we also made a trip to the Ethel M Chocolate Factory to see all of the lights.


We had a great visit but most importantly we were reminded of all the blessings that we have and all of the things that we really are thankful for. We have such a great family, and amazing friends. We are thankful for the Gospel that is in our lives. We are thankful for the health that we experience and the jobs and home that we are blessed to have.

Birthday Boy

The Birthday Boy....

The theme of the party was "B"...we had B everything... Balloons, Bundt cakes, and a "B" buffett complete with bugles, Baby Ruth, brownie bites, bubble gum, blow pops....

These are the "birthday bundt cakes"...instead of cupcakes. This was a great idea at the start until I was at home (with the help of Auntie Laura) making all of these on Friday...

Present time!!

Blake's yummy cake made by our great friend Sue.

Our way of saying thanks to all those who came to the "bash"... Bubbles from Blake

We had a great day and most importantly it was a way to spend time with family and friends and really just think about the past year. WOW! We can't believe that a year has come and gone already. A year ago we honestly didn't know when we were ever going to get that call....and then we heard that a little one had been born and they wanted to hurry and get that baby connected with LDS Family Services... Well thank goodness they did because four days later that little baby was in our arms. The amazing miracle of adoption. And then a year later he is a walking, mumbling, ball of energy and we could not be more excited and happy to have him as our ONE YEAR OLD!

One year stats:
walking since 10 months
says - mama, dada, ball, nite-nite, bye-bye, barks (for doggie), blows kisses, waves goodbye
27.5 lbs, 31 in
pacifier only for naps and bedtime