Puppy Party

The invitations

    

The cake

      

The party (doggy) bags

  

The party

     

  

The car

    

The presents

  

The people

      

Sorry if you did not get your pic on the blog, I have many more pics so if you want me to email you any... let me know!  

So... Arlo is now one!  I know it is so hard for me to believe as well.  I look back at this past year and I cannot explain the joy and the love that Arlo has brought to our family!  He is such a sweet, amazing, happy, handsome, wonderful boy!   I love him so much and I am so grateful to all my friends and family who helped me give him a wonderful first birthday party!

I know 1 year parties are more for the grown ups, but he loves being around his friends and family and even though he is only one I know he had a great day.   Arlo is such a happy boy, but the things he loves the most are being outside, being with kids, playing, playing and water.  And what do you know?  Arlo's party had everything he loves.  We were blessed with the most beautiful weather today, Tallona let us use her house for the party so we had a nice big backyard to play in, and with everybody who came, he had plenty of friends to play with... so the day really could not have been more perfect.

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY BABY!!!!!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!

Party Number One!

Arlo had Grandpa Boone and Uncle Bryce come by on Sunday to wish him a happy birthday and to give him a birthday present!

Arlo wasn't to sure about the cake.. the blue frosting around his mouth was only because we had to put it in his mouth.  He really wanted nothing to do with the cake... It was kinda funny!

The present that Grandpa and Uncle Bryce got him... a wonderful new car!  What a lucky kid!

Thank You Brycie and Grampie!

Sleepy Boy

This adorable big boy is growing up!  In a few days he will be one!  But tonight he let me rock him to sleep for the first time in like forever... I love those moments!!!!

Boone Reunion

This weekend I got out of Phoenix and flew to Portland Oregon with my dad, brothers and sister.

It was my aunts 70th birthday and even though it was a small reunion it was so nice to get together with everybody.     Here are a few pictures... I did not take many because I forgot my camera so all I had was my phone.

A waterfall we hiked up to the top of.

View from halfway up.

Me in a hole... notice no Arlo... I left him at home with his dad and grandma!

My brothers... so handsome!

Dad and brothers at a fish hatchery... goofing around of course!

I have never seen a dam with the gates open.

My sister and I got a hotel room and this was the beautiful view from our window.  All night on saturday night we heard "Welcome to Jack in the box can I take your order?"  I was going to go crazy.

I do not have any pics of my aunt and cousins or my sister in law and nephew that I got to meet for the first time, but maybe if I get some I will do a pic post later.

Bye, Bye, fat rolls!!

Arlo is growing up... and by growing up I mean literally.

He has gotten so much taller lately.

It might just be that he is walking so I am always seeing him standing, instead of on the floor crawling.

But then, while I was looking at my boy I noticed...

Arlo no longer has his forearm fat roll!

What the???

Where did it go???

I miss it!!!!

Bye, bye baby fat :-(

Walking Video

Old Friends... New Clothes

A few weeks ago we were invited to dinner with two of Tim's old roommates.  We had a great time but Arlo had an even better time with one of his best friends... Caleb.  Caleb is Rob and Alexa's son who is 1 day older than Arlo.

Do not look too close because if you do you will see how naturally dark Caleb is and what a white boy Arlo is.... He has his daddy's complexion.

Once again I did not get a single picture with both boys looking at the same time.

This is the sweetest picture... Caleb was walking then, and Arlo wasn't so Arlo was hanging onto the chair mining his own business when Caleb came up behind him and gave him a hug and a kiss.  It was the cutest thing!!!!

The boys getting into trouble!

I just love watching Arlo play with other kids!

On another note... Easter was last weekend and believe it or not I did not get any pictures.  But we did get Arlo a new Easter outfit!  It looks so cute and I do not care what anybody says because sweater vests are the CUTEST!!!!!!

Last but not least... Arlo is officially a walker!  He started walking in early March by taking 2-3 steps before falling.  Mid March he was taking 5-6 steps before falling.  Then towards the end of March he would walk if you made him but he figured it was too much work because he would rather crawl than walk.  Then on April 1st (Aunt Niki's B-day) Arlo finally made the transition from crawler to walker!  I am so proud of him.