Looking Back...

A single photo of Everett each month this past year, man a month makes such a difference!

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Birth Day

July 3 2010

Everett Turns ONE!!!

Everett's birthday was last Sunday. Jarom and Steph were spending the holiday weekend with us, so we went on a fun picnic to Camp Floyd, it was hot, but a nice drive and delicious food :) Veggie tray, fresh salsa and chips, and cheese and crackers. WE had shish-ka-bobs for dinner and ice cream for dessert. The next day, the fourth we made some cakes for the BBQ, and I made a smash cake for Everett, but we had a scary experience with Jarom having a SEIZURE, the ambulance came and everything, it was seriously scary, you ca read all about it here on Steph's blog. Anyway, we didn't have time to do Everett's smash cake at the BBQ we only had time to stop for a quick bite and head back to the hospital, so we're doing the party today with the family :) More photos to come :)

We did manage to get these cute photo's before the incident ever happened though...

Everett LOVES:

-bath time

-splashing

-going swimming

-when daddy comes hme

-getting up from his nap

-snuggling Stephanies Belly

-bananas

-yogurt

-cheese

-bread

-pulling things off/out of shelves, baskets etc

-playing fetch with himself (throwing things like clothes or toys from one side of the room to the other and then back again)

-messing up folded laundry (doesn't care for it as much if it's in a messy pile, he likes to unfold it from a pile...little goober)

-laughs when he eats something he likes

-laughs when other people are laughing

-sings along to the radio, hymns at church, whatever (He was rockin' some Justin Beiber this week while we were getting ready for the day)

Everett can:

-give kisses

-BLOW Kisses

-Wink

-if you say "Everett How old are you?" he puts up one finger, and then he claps 'cause he's so proud of himself!

-WORDS he can say: Mama, Dada, no-no (nose), and cracker (cah-guk)

-climbs up the stairs, starting to learn to go down the stairs (backwards :)

-walk around the furniture, but not standing on his own yet...

-finally drink from a sippy cup, bottle, straw, and officially weaned (I have mixed emotions about that...)

This cool tree had a little hobbit hole that was just his size...this kid is so easy to take photo's of, I had a hard time narrowing it down...I can't get over how grown up he looks though...
See his finger? We were asking him how old he was, "one" {cute}
Made him this super cute birthday hat, and he kept it on all morning, the elastic was super thin, and I put it behind his ears, he totally forgot about it being there...

That's our house in the background, on the right...
Love those BIG brown eyes and the eyelashes..i love them! {WiNK!}
His top two teeth are coming in too!


he LoVES aunt Stephy, he especially loves snuggling her belly, it's the cutest thing!
I can't get over how big he looks today, and when I check on him after he's alseep in his crib and cover him up with his blankie, he looks SO big all stretched out asleep in his crib, he used to be so teensy! Remember?

But now look...so big!

I honestly canNOT believe he is already a year old, I mean people said the time would fly, but I find myself tring so hard to keep him little, he's still the best snuggler, especially in the morning...it's pure heaven. I just can't believe how much love my heart can hold for this little boy...Happy Birthday Everett!

Ocean Love :)

So, we took Everett to the beach. He LOVED it so so much! He loved the sand, he loved being able to crawl on and on wherever he wanted! It was perfect weather too, not too hot, but pleasant :) We played in the sand, and chased seagulls, and splashed our feet in the shallow tide. He loved it! It was a challenge to get him to look up from the sand for a picture, we got some darling ones though! I just wish John had been there to see how cute Everett was, loving the beach!

Could he get any cuter?!!!

funny face, I love all of his expressions!

See his tongue sticking out? That's how you know he's concentrating, ha! Cute...

Wanna frame this one of me and the boy...he seems so grown up! Almost a year old...BOO.

Cute mom and dad, it was so fun to be home and to have them all to myself! I didn't have to share them with ANYBODY!!! Lucky me!

Building sand piles with Grandpa...

Clovers at the Rhody Park

We went to Hendricks park, it was beautiful! We Call it the Rhody park because of all the Rhododendrons, they were GORGEOUS!!! Along the path we saw this clump of clovers and planted the little man there.

This is Everett's newest trick, Michael(Woodmansee) taught it to him, when we say wink, he closes his eyes tight, he totally thinks he's doing it, and it's theeee most charming trick ever!

Seriously, lotta clovers!

Oregon part 1

We got back form oregon today, the trip was no less than delightful! It's midnight though and I am pooped...just wanted to share a few photos, there will be more, lots more, we had so much fun! Thanks mom and dad for taking such good care of us for a few weeks, we miss you already!!!

My Dad and Everett were kind of inseparable, it was pretty darling, though it put grandma out when she tried to take him when dad had to go to work, and Everett just shied away from her tighter into grandpa's arms...he was like his little shadow, so cute, and My Dad just ate it all up! I LOVED watching them play together!

ha ha, shy little man...