Back track to March...

My mom came to visit back in March and I can't believe I haven't done a post of her trip. It was short and sweet and exactly what I needed at the time. My parents live in the North Pole--aka Montana-- and I was so excited for her to get to come to our gorgeous coast and soak up the sun. Of course, it rained 95% of the time. But, the 5% Mr. Sun decided to show his face we were outside on the beach ready to greet him. She was only here a few days and we packed in lots of eating at our favorite places, fisherman's wharf, walking the bike trail, Point Lobos ( which was, as always, amazing), and of course sinking our toes in the sand listening to the waves. Here are some pics that are way past due, my camera died so most of the good pics are on my Mom's camera, good luck never getting those from her:)...love you Mom.

Come again soon and stay forever.

Crazy squirrel that followed us around for food at Point Lobos

K, you can't see it very well, but that little puff of water shooting up on the left and right is a whale spouting water!! Point Lobos was rad.

China Cove, Point Lobos. Bill vowed then and there to come back with friends and/or family and swim in that cove, we couldn't go down due to Harbor Seals pupping season.

Now having gone to Hawaii and it being summer, I can't believe how pasty I look here.

Get some sun girl!

Grandma & Cade at the beach

Sweet pea cuddling Grandma

Walking the bike trail

Going to dinner at one of favorites, Fisherman's Grotto on the wharf. So yum.

Lately I've been giggling a lot about::

My boy's pigeon toed-ness.

this is what we get for trying to sleep in and letting Cade crawl around the house...

Our boy turns 1

Has it really been a year already? I realized I haven't done an update on my boy in a while and this is the perfect time. We were on a plane to Hawaii on Cader's actual birthday last wednesday and he was an angel. I know it's becoming cliche to write directly to your kids on blogs, but later when this is bound as a journal I want him to read how we felt directly.

Sweet baby Cade,

Wow, I'm already teary. I'm sure if you are reading this you know your Mama cries at the drop of a hat already. You are so special. You light up our lives and everybody around you. Even grumpy people put a smile on it when they see you because your joy and

dimples are just that infectious. You love to play, you are curious and you prefer ritz bits over any other food ever. You take one fantastic nap per day, any more and we pay for it royally till 11 or midnight. In fact I can hear you wakin

g up right now babbling and yelling for me. Your big baby blues are mesmerizing and your sweet face looks just like your handsome dad. In fact, I have not had a single person tell you look like me, but that's okay because you daddy is pretty good lookin. You love to watch sports on TV with our dad, especially the Giants. You love this goofy show called Yo Gabba Gabba, no joke you could watch it for hours- you did once on the way to Las Vegas last month because you were screaming and we had 3 hours left. You are constantly exploring and learning about what's around you. Sometimes I'm convinced you could babysit yourself because you concentrate on things for so long. You love the beach. You love to go on walks in the stroller. You love to talk to your cousin Vance on skype.In the last 2 weeks you have developed a nasty attitude,

(throwing stuff when you don't want it, spitting out your

food, yelling directly at us when we do something you don't like etc...)

which I'm sure you get from your Dad:) You are starting to want to walk, but I think your 99th percentile noggin is making it a little hard haha! You are so smart and your great sense of humor was obvious very early on. You have giggled and laughed for months.

Cade, you are the light of our lives and I can't wait to

see what the years bring...this first one has flown by and ha

s brought more joy than we thought possible. When you were a newborn I put here on our blog something your dad said that still rings true. He said:

" The love a parent feels is the closest you can feel to how Heavenly Father feels about us."

I'm Famous Ya'll.

So remember when I posted the picture of the dry erase board I made for my sister? Yeah, well, Shelley from The House of Smith's ( where I saw the idea) saw the one I made and featured it on facebook because she loved it so much!! What? I seriously have butterflies, she is so cute and her blog is too. Check her out on theouseofsmiths.com for cool DIY and decor ideas.

Here's the link to her facebook page:):):):):)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/House-of-Smiths/112455755475420?ref=ts

Tall Family 1st ever photo shoot!!

We have been in Hawaii...it was paradise.

Had our family's first shoot, it was picturesque in a

peaceful bay at sunset. More pics of the trip and our

adventures to come...for now here are some of our

shoot that I edited:)

PS- My baby boy turned 1 the day of our flight out to Kona, time flies.

This does NOT feel right.

It's May for crying out loud.