He can WALK!!

Teydon has been able to walk holding on to things ex. couch, wall, toys, and fingers. He also has taken 1-2 steps by himself. Friday night we were helping him practice walking and he got to where he could take 5-8 steps. He's still a little wabbly and falls a lot but he'll get the hang of it. It is so cute to watch him waddle. He still would rather crawl but we keep encouraging him to walk. We also went to Hardware Ranch and took a sleigh ride and saw the elk. We went on Saturday with my grandma, 2 aunts, Steve and Nickole. It was so cool to be able to ride so close to the elk and them not really care. Teydon loved the horses and would watch them intently when the other sleighs would come up to us. He also enjoy the elk but the horses were a fav. After the ride we enjoyed some hot coco. Life is so perfect!!

Nov. & Dec. happenings!

Christmas

New Years!
Christmas tree hunting!
Teydons 1st Santa!

Daddy and his buddy!

Lights at Temple Square!

I can't believe all the holidays are over. Time really really flies when you have a baby/toddler. November and December flew by! Thanksgiving was delicious. We ate 2 meals, we went to Dan's mom's in the early afternoon then to my dads that evening. My dads was eventful, we deep fried a turkey at my dads but forgot some of the ingredients so Dan had to go back to Newton to get it. Then their oven quit working, it wouldn't heat up. Then my aunts keys got locked in the car. We did get to enjoy the delicious meal! We went and got our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. We have enjoyed the snow, we went snowmobiling the Sat after Thanksgiving. We went and saw the lights at Temple Square with my dads side of the family. It was fun to see the lights, its crazy how many lights they can put on one tree. The temple is so pretty in the night!

We enjoyed work, ward, and SAR Christmas parties. We went on a snowmobile ride Christmas Eve day with Dan's brother Steve, his wife, her brothers, and my dad. It was a lot of fun! After the ride we went to Dan's mom's for presents, rice crispies and chocolate milk! Teydon was a lot of fun with Christmas, once we showed him his stocking and toys from Santa he went right to them and played with his trucks. Unwrapping presents, once you started it for him he would pull at the wrapping paper but as soon as it was unwrapped and emptied he was moving on to the next. Not real interesting in what was inside except for him walker toys! By the time we made it to my grandparents he was pretty bored with the unwrapping things :)! We enjoyed spending time with family! ! Christmas morning my dad and Sami came over to watch us open presents. Then that afternoon my mom and Sam came and we opened more presents. It was nice to spend the day just at home being lazy. We got lots of good stuff!

New Years Eve we went to Dan's moms she had a party out there. Teydon did really good about staying up the whole time! He did have cousins to play with so sure that kept him going. We toasted sparkling cider and shared a kiss. We were home and in bed by 1, Teydon sooner than that he feel asleep in the car! New Years Day we went for a COLD ride! There was some nice powder, besides the cold part it was an awesome day of riding! We really enjoyed our holidays and sad to see them over. We are so thankful for all of our blessings, family and friends. And so excited for the year to come and all its adventures!

Teydon is 11 MONTHS!!

Wow where does the time go? How can I make it slow down? I can not believe that I have an 11 month old. He is so much fun though and my love is growing even deeper for him!

His accomplishments/personality:

• He claps his hands
• Waves
• Sometimes signs more but by capping not finger tips together :)
• Is so close to walking, he walks along things (walls, couches) and got 2 walker toys for Christmas and loves to walk behind them! He has taken 1 or 2 steps by himself but then chickens out and goes to his butt.
• Loves music every time he hears it he dances!
• Has started to throw fits when he gets taken away from something he's not supposed to have. :(
• Smiles when you tell him no, then continues doing what he's not suppose to. Its so hard not to laugh/smile at him.
• Crawls up stairs really good
• Just learned a couple days ago to crawl down the stairs BACKWARDS, YAY! But will still stop and sit on the stair he just crawled to.
• Loves to ride the snowmobile with daddy!
• LOVES daddy! Cries when he leaves for work, or leaves period.
• Loves toilets and toilet bowl brushes. YUCK! We now close the door to the bathrooms.
• Loves to play in the bath tub! Stands up pretty much the whole time :).
• Hates to have his diaper changed
• Hates to get dressed/undressed. Guessing he has more important things to do.
• Most of our cabinets have locks on them now, we got tired of putting things away.
• Loves to empty out the dishwasher.
• Loves the vacuum will follow me all over the house! He like to touch it, like the vibration I guess.
• Likes to copy us and thinks its funny when we make the same noises he does.
• Daddy can get him to laugh the hardest and the longest.
• Loves his grandparents.
• Likes to play with his cousins.
• His first word was mum. :) Can say ha-aka hot and puts his hand up to feel the heat, and dad-the newest word he learned.

We are so thankful everyday for Teydon in our lives! He has brought so much joy and happiness to us! I love being a mother!