Afton's one year photos!

I know these are a little (super) late but oh well. I've been busy!
Brett and I weren't sure if we wanted to get professional one year photos done but I am glad we did.
It actually took two separate visits because Afton melted down during the first one. As we were waiting for the people before us to finish Afton pooped and it wasn't until then we realized we had NO wipes in the diaper bag.
Ok - no big deal. Brett went to change Afton and realized we also had NO DIAPERS in the diaper bag. What kind of mom am I?
Luckily we were in a department store so I ran and bought diapers and wipes. By the time this was all done Afton had a diaper rash and it was 7:00 at night. She wasn't herself after that so we finally left but not before getting some of the meltdown on camera.
The second time around we had a better experience. I stocked the diaper bag, we went in the morning and luckily we didn't have to wait for anyone else to finish.
Here are a few photos of my sweet little (oh my gosh I have a) one year old!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Book

When I saw this idea I knew I had to make one
for Afton. I had so much fun going through pictures
and searching for colors! The book is tiny enough
to carry around in the diaper bag and the lamination
makes it washable! I love it and so does Afton!

Strawberry River

Fishing with dad on the Strawberry River.

I LOVE the drive,
I LOVE talking,
I LOVE walking through sagebrush,
I LOVE the pressure of the water
on my waders as I step into the river,
I LOVE concentrating on my line,
I LOVE the smells,
I LOVE landing a big fish,
I LOVE eating junk food and drinking soda
I LOVE hanging out with my dad!

Name blocks

I have been wanting to make something using Afton's name
for a while now. I was going to (and still might) use big
wooden letters but I wanted something small and I also
wanted something Afton would play with!

So... I made these blocks. Afton LOVES them and I actually
had fun making them!

Happy Halloween

Afton is the cutest little witch I've ever seen. She loved the pumpkins and even left her hat on for a few shots. Her little tutu was made by Grandma Watrous and has little bats and cats on it. Too cute!

 

 

 

Brett and I were pirates this year. Instead of a parrot we had a little chicken!

Fun in the Fridge

Afton LOVES the refrigerator! Every time it opens she comes running! She loves to take things out and climb inside.



Mmmmm - raspberries!

 

 

 

 

 

 My mom made these adorable aprons for me and Afton! We loved wearing them while we made yummy chocolate chip cookies!

Scrapbook pages for sale!

My cute sister in law Tiff has gone digital! She is in the process of selling her page layouts! They are 12 by 12 and some are assembled, some are not. If you are interested check out her blog!

Scrapbook pages for sale!

Afton turns one!

Afton is one! I can't believe I have a toddler! Afton's birthday was on the 8th of October but her party was on the 10th. Here are a few pictures from her birthday party. We went to a park in Lehi and had lunch, cake and ice cream. All of the grandparents came along with aunts, uncles, cousins, and even a great grandma. The weather was beautiful and Afton's birthday balloons were blowing in the breeze. Everyone spent time eating, talking, throwing a football, and playing on the playground.

Afton didn't want anything to do with her birthday cake and when everyone sang Happy Birthday she started to cry! Other than that she was happy and completely content to walk around with Grandma Watrous and play on the playground! Afton was exhausted when we got home!

Afton's actual birthday was awful - she and I celebrated by throwing up all day! Luckily the party wasn't planned until that weekend! Poor kid!

Afton received many wonderful gifts from friends and family!
Car seat, baby doll with a bed and a blanket, musical clock, jacket and hat, onesie and dress, hat and gloves, musical stacker, cloth tea set, musical-talking phone, books, levi's and a hoodie, Mr. potato head, a cute shirt, shorts and a t-shirt, and a wooden alphabet set!

We are so grateful for friends and family and we appreciate everyone celebrating this wonderful day with us!

Afton's first twelve months!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Really?

Let me just start by saying, "I am a dork"! I have had blogger troubles lately and I am really behind but I just wanted to mention how disappointed I was that people quit commenting on my posts. All of the sudden they seemed to just stop and I assumed people either weren't logging on or they didn't care enough to comment. So here is where the dork part comes in... I FINALLY decided to investigate and found I had changed my settings to verify each comment before it was posted. Ohhhhhh! NIce - so I am no longer disappointed and I am grateful to have friends and family reading my blog and want to encourage you to keep commenting because I love it!
Tons of pictures to come - I don't know where to start! Afton is walking, talking, making animal sounds, and is now officially a toddler. Check back soon!

Walking already?