He's One!!!

My oh my. An entire year has passed since our sweet little Zachary was born. Where has the time gone?

We celebrated Zach's birthday this week and I think he had a fun day. Grandma and Grandpa Tuft stopped by right after lunch to give him a present and wish him Happy Birthday.
I tried to get a picture of him with his grandparents, but for some reason he decided to be a stinker and wouldn't sit still or even let them hold him. He got a really cute teddy bear, some clothes, and a fun dump truck. Of course Matthew and Ryan couldn't help but get involved - who else was going to help Zach open his presents?

After a delicious dinner of turkey steak from Maddox (Yum!), Zachary opened his presents from Grandma and Grandpa Tams and mom and dad. He got a piano from his grandparents with sounds a lights that he loves. He liked the Leapfrog farm animal magnets from mom and dad, but he LOVED the mailbox his daddy picked out. (Dad always knows what's best for his boys!) It was the hit of the party - even the older kids (brothers and cousins) couldn't get enough of it.

And onto the cake. My other boys were a little unsure of what to do with their first birthday cake, but Zach had no problems. After Matthew and Ryan helped him blow out the candles, Zachary dove right in. He had to touch each color of his choo choo train cake and especially enjoyed the oreo wheels.

He wasn't too happy when it was finally taken away so he could have a bath.

We love our Zachary and have enjoyed every moment with him during this last year. Happy Birthday little man!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

It was Kevin's birthday last week. I'll let the pictures tell the story.

Kevin and the boys ready to open his presents	A Monster Truck!	Putting the truck together
Zachary is excited too	Chasing the truck outside	Zachary laughing at the boys being chased by the truck
What are you doing, Mom?	Okay, I've had enough!	Happy Birthday to You!

Hooray for cake and ice cream!
Happy Birthday Daddy! We love you!

Birthday Extravaganza!!!

I love October - the beginning of fall, pretty leaves, cooler temperatures, pumpkins, Halloween, and three birthdays in one month! Is it any wonder that we are so behind on the blog?

Matthew had his 4th birthday about a week and a half ago. He was really excited about his birthday this year and had been anxiously awaiting the day he would turn 4 and be "big." He even started counting down the days on the calendar. "Mom, did you know that tomorrow after tomorrow will be my birthday? I only have 2 more days!" he would say. Kevin and I are starting to wonder what we are going to do when he gets too smart to figure out our code talk for presents! The morning was great. He got to go to preschool (one of his favorite things) where they sang Happy Birthday and made a birthday crown. His teacher even gave him a small gift which he raved about the rest of the day. He received several phone calls from family and couldn't wait to open presents after dinner. After presents we had Curious George birthday cake with some friends (thanks Jack and Cameron!). He still talks about his birthday and always reminds us that he is big enough and old enough to do things now because he is 4. I wonder what will happen when he turns 5! Ryan also had a birthday recently. It's hard to believe that his is 2 years old! He didn't quite grasp the concept of a birthday until it came time for presents. He was a little wary of the first one but after he got the hang of it he quickly became a pro! He loved his Shake 'n' Go Lightning McQueen car. Kevin and I tried to think of some different presents for him, but Ryan is obsessed with Pixar Cars. He knows all of their names and plays with them almost all day, every day. Does that surprise you coming from our boys? :) Sorry about the cake. I tried to make a really cool race track but I was a little short on time. I don't think Ryan minded though!

Happy Birthday to Kevin!

So it was Kevin's birthday last week and being the slacker wife that I am it is just getting posted about today.

It was so fun to see how excited the boys were for Kevin to come home and open his presents. We made his cake early in the day and then decorated the house with balloons and crepe streamers. I wrapped Kevin's presents and left them on top of the TV stand and Matthew kept looking at them and asking when daddy would be home. As soon as Kevin walked through the door, Matthew yelled Happy Birthday! and told Kevin to open his presents. Unfortunately he had to suffer through Kevin eating dinner first. But afterward we had a party!

Here's Kevin opening his presents - with the boys' help of course. He saved up for a new Playstation 2 and the boys and I were lucky to find him all of the games a racing fan would want. (Do you see why Matthew was so excited? Like father like son.) Now all Kevin needs is a steering wheel and he'll be set. It's a good thing he has something to live through vicariously to fill his need for speed!

Here's the boys watching the Pixar CARS game. They seem pretty interested, wouldn't you say? I couldn't even get them to smile for the picture - eyes glued to the TV, game controllers in hand.

And birthday cake! Nothing special - just Kevin's favorite - German chocolate. Yum!

We love you Kevin and all that you do for our family. You are one special dad and husband!

The Great Pumpkin

We went to the Red Barn in Santaquin with Kevin's family. Matthew loved the fact that we were riding to the pumpkin patch on a trailer pulled by a tractor.

Ryan thought the ride was great, but he really wanted to get down and play with the straw.


We had a fun time picking out our pumpkins and then went to Kevin's sister's house for pizza, treats, and birthday celebrations. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Tams for the gifts!

Disneyland and Birthday Albums

I finally created the web albums for our Disneyland trip and for Amy and Matthew's birthday. Of course we have too many pictures for the blog so you will have to follow the links to see the pictures.


For all you parents with little boys did you read that Disney will be adding on to California Adventures and creating a 12-acre "Cars Land" inspired by the Disney/Pixar film cars. It sure will be interesting to see what it turns out to be.

Click here to visit the Disneyland Photo Album
Click here to visit the Birthday Photo Album

Happy Birthday - Amy, Matthew, and Ryan

October is a busy month for Birthday's in our families. Last week we celebrated Amy's Birthday, this week we will celebrate Matthew's, and we will celebrate Ryan's birthday next week. I will post some pictures soon from Amy's party and Matthew's it was a great day. Last week we also welcomed two new cousins, Logan and Ethan. They were born at 24 weeks and both are doing fine.