*Valentines Day 2010*

This Valentines Day started with Zayne making Valentines for people, it was fun working with him, trying to teach him to say LOVE.... he didn't learn it. Oh well. Well here is a picture of him after finishing the Valentines...

After work on Saturday I came home to find balloons and a ROSE from Zayne, it was cute, I love having him as my Valentine.

Here is Zayne in his Valentines pajamas I got him, they say "Future Heart Throb"....

I am beyond in LOVE with my lil' man, he makes me smile everyday without fail. I can't imagine life without him..... I mean how could you not be happy when you have this boy as your VALENTINE!?!?!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

PlAy-DaTeS

Zayne has been having so much fun on his play-dates lately, so I took some pictures at the last two play-dates so you could see how cute they are. They started out with just Zayne and Havyn, then word caught on about the play-dates so we had two more kids join, Millie and Gabe. I don't have pictures of them, YET!

Here is Havyn and Zayne Playing in Zaynes cop car....

Zayne trying to but Havyn like he always does when she is in the car, those two always are in the car together....

Snack Time

And sharing a seat....

Here are two videos of them playing...

~Wanted to Share~

So I was laying in bed the other night just thinking about how much I love Zayne and I started thinking about how I am so lucky to have him. I was thinking about when I was in jail and I was due to get out soon so I asked for a blessing. I am not that religous but I knew I didn't want to get out of jail just to end up going back. I asked for a blessing to help me stay off drugs, to give me a reason to never go back. And just over a month later I became pregnant with Zayne. That was the answer to my prayers, a reason to stay clean. It can't just be a coinsidence, I know that God answered my prayers. He gave me the one thing he knew I would never hurt. Zayne was an answer to my prayers. And everyday he makes me smile, and sometimes makes me think I am about to go crazy. He tests me everyday. And everyday I come out on top, stronger than the day before. He gives me reason to wake up every morning and reason to work towards a better me. He is the reason I am who I am today. Without him who knows where I would be or what I would be doing. Just wanted to share this.

January Fun

January has been such a fun month with Zayne. His personality is showing more and more each day. I love watching him grow and learn. It is amazing the things he picks up from us. Like everytime we take the gate down he runs to the couch where we usually lean it against and smacks it letting us know that is needs to be put there. I was getting his bath ready for him the other day and he knew it so he got under the bathroom sink grabbed his toys and threw them in the tub then went back and got his bubble bath and shampoo and threw them in too! He is amazing. And the all time best story of the week is when I was cleaning the kitchen and I look over and he is sitting on the floor with the Pancake syrup pouring it on the floor! The kid is sneaky! So I go grab the syrup and put it away, grab a wet rag to clean his hands and feet and pick up the syrup off the floor. So as I am cleaning up the syrup he comes hauling around the corner with a dish towel and sits down by me and starts scrubbing the floor. It was beyond adorable.

I am beyond in LOVE with this 20lb. little man. He is so much work and takes so much patience on some days to keep from freaking out but I would not change it for a thing!

Here are some pictures I have taken this past month...

Zayne walking around in his beanie and drinking his V8 Fusion... he loves that stuff, and best is it is a full serving of fruits and vegitables in each serving! You can't beat that!

A close up of him......


Zayners playing in his tent....


Smile!

Close up!



Ha ha I love this picture. After I got him ready that morning he ran to the mirror and checked out his outfit and made smiles at himself... so cute. But I think I should be worried?

This is my Dad's favorite picture of him...

This is Zayne and his friend Havyn.. They have play-dates a few times a week. They are so cute together I could watch them play all day.


And last but not least these are the newest pair of shoes I bought Zayne. His first pair of Nikes.. I am so in love with them. Zayne likes the way they sound when he walks so he loves when I put them on so he can walk around the kitchen stomping!

I will try to keep up on updating the blog! Promise!

*~*~*~*Christmas 2009*~*~*~*

This year marked the 1st Annual Christmas Cookies with Grandma! We all grew up making sugar cookies with our Grandma so we thought it would only fit that Zayne and his Grandma picked up the tradition. This year Grandma did most of the work on them but Zayne helped a little bit.. well as much as a 14 month old can!

Putting his first cookie on the cookie sheet, such a big helper!

Enjoying his first Candy Cane while working on cookies...


Putting the toppings on the Cookie!

Next thing we did was on the day before Christmas Eve. We went to my Moms work Christmas party. Here is Zayne and I on our way to the party!

One of my FAVORITE pictures, he is just enjoying the conversation looking SO CUTE!! (Wearing his cowboy boots!)

Sitting on Santas lap didn't go as smooth as last year.....
But he recoverd fine. Here he is with his Aunt Courtney


Last picture of the party....

Now on to Christms Day! Here he is in his new Christmas Pajamas...
A close up... clearly doing his usual, eating...
Holding his Mickey Mouse that sings the Hot Dog Song. He loves it. He got this gift from his Great-Grandma Laidler, She loves Disneyland!

Holding one of his 15 shirts he got for Christmas! I got a little carried away with buying him shirts!

Eating his Pancakes with his new fork Santa brought him



Matthew wearing my Moms Snuggie my Sister and I got her..

Here I am wearing a new sweater/jacket my sister got me, looking very stylish. And the necklace was from Matt, he also got me another necklace and some earing that match!

Courtney wearing a shirt she got herself for Christmas

And lastly Zayne in his new police car Santa brought for him....

Hope you all had a good Christmas!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

~*~HaLLoWeEn 2009~*~

Here are some quick pictures of Halloween this year.... enjoy!

Carving Pumpkins

Courtney as Freddy Kruger

My lil' Lion

WaLkIn' BoY ZaYnE!

Here is some footage of him walking... i'm so proud! He did it just before his 1st birthday! He told me it was his personal goal to learn to walk before his birthday and he did it!