Library and Valentine's wreath

Yesterday Deegan and I made a trip to the West Sahara library. First off I will say that Las Vegas has a ton of libraries. There is one in every part of the town. So we checked out West Sahara on Friday afternoon and enjoyed it. We got LOTS of great books. I read to Deegan every night but I am trying to start reading to him more during the day. I try to turn off the TV and just go in his room and read some books. Some days he will sit there and listen and some days he will only listen for about 2 pages and then he wants to go play. I am hoping to find a new favorite book out of selection.

Last night was craft night with some of the mommies at Angie's house. We made Valentine's Day wreaths. They turned out really cute! I cleaned up our front door and porch today and hung it up. I couldn't believe how dirty our screen door gets. After a quick rinse with the hose, it is nice and clean! We also have our Valentine's Day flag hanging outside. I love my little flags! I am trying to get some for every holiday.

Angie, Dorothy, Bonnie and me.

Today we went to the park. The weather was beautiful. In the 60's and sunny! I made a big bowl of fruit salad and we took it to the park. Deegan enjoyed climbing all over the stroller and trying to push it. I wonder if he will be walking by end of next month? I am going to be scared when he is walking. I am going to be scared that he will fall and get hurt. I have to remember he is only 32" off of the ground, so his falls won't hurt. I feel like I always have my hand on his back because I don't want him to fall. First time mom here!!

Sleeping baby

He will always be my baby. He is not a toddler or a kid or a one year old...he is my baby boy. And will always be.
So sweet when he is sleeping.

Well-check ::: 1 year

Yesterday we went to Deegan's 1 year well-check appointment. Before we went into the doctors office, I was thinking about just over a year ago we were taking Deegan to his newborn doctor appointments. We were nervous new parents asking questions about EVERYTHING. He has grown so much in a year! Our awesome doctor, Dr. Rosemary Hyun, is so sweet. Anywhere we go (doctors office, grocery store, Target, etc) people are always commenting on how good natured Deegan is. They ask if he is always this happy? He is! He is always in a good mood and smiling! Dr. Hyun said most 1 year olds don't let her put the thing in their ear and they cry, but Deegan just sat there! He is such a good boy. He only cried when he got his shots.

At 12 months Deegan is - 31 3/4 inches tall (90-95%), 25 pounds and 13 ounces (75-90%) and 48cm head circumference (75-90%). So he is perfect! She looked in his mouth and said it looked like his bottom 2 molars will be coming in first. She said I could start giving him children's motrin because he is over 24 pounds. I gave him some last night and it was the first time in 11 days that he slept through the night! 8pm-7am! For the first time in 11 days I got good sleep! It felt so great waking up this morning!

Crazy hair! It is time to trim the top a little more. It is too long!

Deegan has really begin cruising all over the furniture. Yesterday at the doctors he walked along 7 chairs in the waiting room! He will walk all along the couch and go from couch to coffee table. He still hasn't learned how to get down. He will just stand there and cry. I have been trying to put things on the ground for him to go for (keys, remote, etc) but he just whines! He will figure it out soon! He has enough padding on his butt with the cloth diapers, it won't hurt him if he falls.

He scratched his left eye on a book the other day

He fell and it scared him!

Weekend in California

We had a great weekend in California. We celebrated Deegan's birthday on Saturday at my parents house. Then on Sunday we went to Disneyland. It was a quick weekend but we had a great time.

The party at my parents house a lot of fun! My family was there and so was Kevin's family. All of Deegan's cousins were there too! I forgot to get a picture of Deegan with all this cousin. Deegan got an awesome truck that his Grandpa Clawson made for him. He made it at work and it was all made out of metal. The hood opens and the doors open too. There was a bed in the back that had a tailgate too and lights! He put a lot of work into it. Deegan loved it! All of his cousins were fighting over it. Kevin's dad use to build trucks for Kevin's and his brothers when they were little, so it was just perfect for him to make Deegan one (Deegan is the first grandson on Kevin's side). The truck is still at Kevin's parents house, since we flew to California this time. Hopefully Kevin's parents will come out and visit soon and can bring it with them.

Deegan and Reagan going for a ride!

Deegan and Reagan in the truck! 

Beep, beep here I come!

Grandpa Larry bringing out Deegan's birthday surprise!

This picture is Kevin's oldest brother, Curtis, playing with the first thing that Kevin's dad made for them. It was a forklift. 

Here is another truck that Kevin's dad made for them. This one was made all out of wood. It was a truck with a trailer. Kevin said him and his brothers use to all fit in the trailer!

We also got to go to Dylan's birthday party on Saturday. His party was at 5:30pm and Deegan's was earlier that day at noon. Two birthday parties in one day! Deegan and Dylan are 4 days apart. We were excited to be able to go to his party too!

This picture is from Deegan's party. Dylan is already walking!

Then we went to Disneyland for a few hours on Sunday. My brother works at Disneyland hotel and got us in for free. Ryan, Sarah and Lily went with us and we met up with Heather and Dylan. Deegan got his first pair of Mickey ears and got to meet Mickey Mouse! We only stayed for a few hours. Deegan was getting tired and I think a little overwhelmed. We went on Snow White, Pirates and the carousel.

Birthday pudding

He is ONE years old!

Today is Deegan's 1st birthday! The past 2 nights I was up with him at 2:36am because he wasn't feeling good. He was either up crying or sleeping on my chest. Well last night he work up at 1am and I thought I would be able to cuddle with my birthday boy, but he fell back asleep pretty quickly. But since he woke me up and I was thinking about this potential job that I might be starting in a few weeks, so I was wide awake just laying in bed. I turned over to look at the clock at it was 2:43am! It was his birthday. So I sneaked into his room to see if I could take a few pictures with my iPhone. I didn't want to wake him since he was already up once earlier in the middle of the night. It was too dark and the pictures didn't turn out :-( But at least I got to cuddle with him just an hour before his birthday.

I started thinking about some of the newborn memories I have of Deegan...
I remember when he was so tiny that I could hold him sideways in the chair and his legs wouldn't even touch the arm rests.
I remember going to bed at night and was afraid to cover my face or ears with my blanket because I was worried I wouldn't hear him on the monitor. Now I can hear him with the doors closed!
I remember getting up in the morning with him and we would just lay in bed and play and talk. I really enjoyed those mornings of just him and I.
I remember we use to rub his cheek to see if he was asleep before we would put him down...or we would tickle his little foot.
I remember being so paranoid about cleaning his bottles and making sure my hands were always clean. My hands were super dry the first month of his life, from washing them so much!

I am so lucky that I was able to stay home with him for this past year. We talked about me going back to work when he was a newborn but that would of been when he was only 10 weeks old. I had 12 weeks off work but went on bed rest 2 weeks before my due date, so he would of been 10 weeks old in daycare.

Today he was suppose to have his birthday party at the park with his friends from the mommy group but we decided to reschedule it because he was sick and we didn't want to get anyone else sick. I am glad that we because we are flying to Orange County tomorrow and I wanted to make sure he was feeling better for the flight.

Silhouette SD machine ::: Giveaway

{.. I heart nap time ..}

I heart nap time doing a giveaway for a Silhouette SD Machine! I sooo want to win this. I would use it and so would Kevin. We could make cool wall decals for the house, he could make his own custom stickers for his little projects in the garage, I could cut out paper for crafts! This thing would be used ALL the time. I want to win!

The Silhouette SD Machine can make paper crafts, cut rhinestone patterns, cards and scrapbook pages, vinyl decor, glass etching, sketch designs, temporary tattoos, custom apparel and so much more!

Rockin' the hawk

I took these pictures after I got Deegan dressed today and he just looked too cute! He had on a new shirt that he got from Aunt Mary and Uncle Larry for Christmas and I put a little gel in his hair. Kevin and I love that our little boy has a natural mohawk. When we are out in public, people always say something about how cute his hair is. I wonder if his hair will every lay flat? One day a little boy asked if his hair hurt because it was spiky! 

Today he was hanging out in his new beanbag chair that he got for his birthday from his mommy and daddy. He was enjoying some goldfish crackers before we were off to run errands. We have a busy week ahead of us - playdate at Bonnie's tomorrow, shopping for a new digital camera, packing for California, birthday party on Wednesday. Hopefully we can get a trip into the library. I have really been wanting to get some more children's books. We have been trying to read more. We now read every night before bedtime. Deegan really loves it, and so do I. I now know the stories by heart, so I find myself just staring at Deegan as I read, just watching his face and his eyes wonder around the page looking at the pictures. Every night we read "Goodnight Moon" and "Love You Forever". We need some new stories to read. 

Deegan's 1st birthday party (party 1 of 3)

Today we celebrated Deegan's 1st birthday! We had a small party at the park with a few friends and family. We are having a second little party on Wednesday (his actual birthday) at the park with all the mommies and babies from the mommy group and then a third party (yes third! We are going a little crazy for the 1st birthday but don't plan to do this many parties every year! It is hard when we have friends and family in 2 states) in California next weekend at my parents house with all of his cousins.

The weather was perfect for his party today! We had snow just 12 days ago, so I was worried about having to squeeze everyone in our little house. I have been checking the weather like crazy and we were so lucky to have a change in weather and it was a beautiful 65º and sunny day in Las Vegas today. We knew that with the great weather this weekend, the spot that we wanted at the park would fill up quickly. So we set our alarm clock this morning for 6:30am and Kevin was at the park saving our spot at 7:30am! It paid off because around 9am some lady came by and wanted to take it but Kevin wouldn't let her!

The theme for Deegan's party was baseball. We decided on that theme because Kevin and I both played baseball/softball growing up and have always loved the sport. We both have lots of good memories at Angels basball games and hanging out at the little league fields, so we had all the goodies that you would find at a baseball game for the party. We had sandwiches from Port of Subs, chips, homemade potato salad (my mom's recipe) nachos, peanuts, Cracker Jacks, Big League chew, sunflower seeds and licorice! I also made cupcakes and we had a smash cake for Deegan. We got the cake for free, since it was his 1st birthday from Glazier's Market!

And yes, I made....the cupcakes, the invitations, mine and Kevin's shirts, 0-12 photo banner, goodie bags and coloring books.

Here is the invitation that I designed. They turned out so cute!

Thank you for everyone that came! The party was A LOT of hard work but turned out perfect! Deegan had a great time and ate too much sugar!

Embrace the camera : January 13

Trying out our first "embrace the camera". These pictures weren't taken today but they were from this week. We went to The Mirage to check out the Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat. We went with a group of mommy's from our playgroup. We had a good time but it was cold! Deegan enjoyed watching the dolphins swim around. They also had two 6 month old tiger cubs. They were so cute and playful!

Birthday week

Deegan's birthday is next week on Wednesday the 19th. I want to make sure we get full use out of his birthday shirt (that we got from Aunt Mary and Uncle Larry for Christmas). So he is going to wear it all week! Well probably not EVERYday but whenever it is clean.

I can't believe my baby boy is going to be 1! He has been changing so much. Just since Christmas (not even 4 weeks ago) he has started crawling on all four (but he still army crawls because he is faster at it), waving bye bye, going from crawling position to sitting position, pulling himself up to his knees, then pulling himself up to his feet and standing, climbing up the stairs and repeating words (his favorite is oh-oh). Every time he learns a new skills, it only takes him one day to perfect it. He still can't figure out how to get down from standing position. He just stands there and cries until I go and help him.

Before we know it he will be walking and talking!

He loves crawling up to the doggie gate. He probably does it 20 times a day! He is getting strong and starting to knock it over. It scares me. I hate when he plays at the gate. Also when I am in the kitchen, he just stands at the gate whining for me.

Happy birthday Daddy!

Today is my dad's 60th birthday! I asked him how does it feel being 60 years old and he says it is just one more year closer to retiring! Haha! He is a very hard working man. I can't wait for him to retire. When I was growing up he use to work the graveyard shift and he would only get a few days off a month! He worked so hard to support his family. He is a perfect example of what a husband/father should be like!


When I was single, I use to look for someone that was like my dad. A man that has a good job, that doesn't mind to work hard and someone that will take good care of his wife. I was lucky enough to find a man just like that!


A few childhood memories that I have of my dad -


Seeing him at my softball games. He use to sit on the side of the field in the grass. He would bring his chair and a big bag of sunflower seeds. He would always cheer really loud for me! It use to embarrass me. But now when I think about it, there weren't too many other dads there, cheering on their daughters.


In elementary school, all the kids were jealous when your parents brought you fast food for lunch. I remember my dad bringing me Subway for lunch on my birthdays. Since he worked graveyard shift, he was home by 10am or so, so he would come by and bring me lunch. I remember feeling like the luckiest kid in school!


I gave my dad a handkerchief at our wedding. I had it custom embroidered with this poem -
Daddy,
Your little girl is all grown up and has found a love so true, but a special place in my heart will always belong to you. I love you, Kelly

My first "real" blog

So I decided to start a blog. Well, I started one when I was pregnant and never updated it. I wanted to start one so Deegan could read it when he was older. I think I wrote in it twice. I also had a Live Journal. I started it back in maybe April of 2002. I met Kevin in September of 2002, so my Live Journal has a lot about us dating, moving to Vegas, buying a house, etc. I had a few posts about being pregnant. I will never get rid of my Live Journal. I love going back and reading old posts. So I guess I use to blog back in 2002! Before it was the "cool" thing to do! Haha!

So that is why I am starting this blog. I want to be able to go back and read about things that we have done. We are a very busy family. We like to go out and explore our city and do new things. You will never see us sitting at home watching TV. The TV actually is never really on in our house. I have even thought about canceling our cable. That just shows how much we DON'T watch it. We would be happy just with Netflix. So back on track, we are always busy doing things, so why not keep track of them. I think I stopped Live Journal because it was too hard to update. They didn't make it easy to load pictures and it was full of ads. So far this seems pretty easy. I will give it a week. I really don't want to spend too much more time on the computer. I already spend enough time on it during the week. As soon as I get off the computer I always think about a billion other things I should of been doing, instead of being on the computer. Also I am only on the computer when Deegan is napping. So nap time is very important. It is my only time to make phone calls, pay bills, clean, take a shower, make a grocery list, etc.

Maybe I should make myself a schedule. Like a Monday-Friday schedule of what kind of things to post. To help keep me on track. I have seen people do things like....Top 10 Tuesdays, etc. I have a lot of blogs that I already read, so I get a lot of ideas from them. My mind is always thinking of new ideas and creative things.

Are you happy Bonnie...I started a blog!