Happy 1 year Birthday Oakley

Wow! I can't believe my baby is a year old. I just look at him and I have to hold back the tears. He is such an amazing kid and the best thing about it is he is mine. I am the most blessed person in the world to have him in my life! I guess no matter how old he gets though he will always be my baby.

On a lighter note. We a had a rockin' party for him. I made him a cake that was the coolest cake ever. I do not bake or decorate anything I might bake, so the fact that this cake actually turned out is amazing at best. He loved it though and that is all that matters. He dug right in and tore it up. There really wasn't much left of it and to tell you the truth he ate most of it. If you look at the pictures it looks like he is wearing all of it but there was a lot there. He had such a sugar high he even took his first 6-7 steps all by himself. I think I was more excited than he was, but we all made such a big deal of it he knew he did something big.

Oakley got so many presents,he is having a hard time trying to decide what to play with. I made him his first pair of chinks(chaps) to go with his new rocking horse that he has already rode a million miles on. ( I know it is amazing that he can go a million miles in 4 days)

We all had a lot of fun. My baby is growing up, I guess I better get used to it. I just hope that he knows how much his family loves him! Happy Birthday Okee!

Goodbye Grandpa Witbeck

I know it has been awhile since I have posted anything but the death of my Grandpa Witbeck merits something of a post. I have been enjoying my newfound role as stay at home mom and we have been starting a new business so I have been very very busy. Grandpa has moved me to slow down though and think of my family. He was truely a remarkable man who could make a friend anywhere he went. He spent countless hours nursing us back to health with his garlic tea (nasty!), teasing and joking with us, and telling us stories of when he was a boy or when he was in World War II. We always looked forward to being able to go to Canada and see him or him being able to come to the states and see us! I am very sad to see such a wonderful and noble man leave this world, but I am comforted that he is not suffering and that he is with his family. I know I will see him again someday. Thanks Granpa for all that you did for me. I love you and will always love you!

Take this job and shove it!

So I am a little excited to say that today is my last officail day at Halliburton. I am so glad to be done with all the drama and crap that goes on there. On the other hand I will miss some of the friends I have made there. So I guess you could say it is a little bittersweet. I know it will be worth the sacrifice though to be able to stay home with my kids!

Sweet Pics

While we were out roping the other night a friend of our snapped a few pics. These are a few of my favorites! I am so excited about how they turned out I had to share! They are beautiful! Nicole is so talented! Anyways I am sorry I posted so many, but I coudn't help it.

Growing Boy!

Wow! Oakley is growing so fast! I can't believe it. I was looking through some pictures the other day from when we went to Disneyland and I couldn't beleive how small he was. It seems like he isn't even a baby anymore, even though I know that he still is. He is crawling all over the place getting into everything. He pulls himself up to things now and if he trys to pull himself up and can't he throws the biggest temper tantrum! He is even talking now and says some words like Dad, Mom, Dakota, Uh Oh, and hi. I also taught him to whinnie when you ask him what sound does a horse make? He is so cute and funny I can't even believe what my life would be like without him.

Happy Birthday Dakota

So this is a little late, but I figured I would get it in here anyway. Happy Birthday Dakota! She wasn't with us for her birthday but I think we made up for it with all the parties when she came to see us. We had a good time. We partied it up the the Bethers family and then we partied it up with the Witbeck family. Dakota got more My Little Pony stuff than you can shake a stick at and was overall spoiled rotten. She is growing so fast. It is hard to beleive that she already five and going into kindergarten despite James' and my better interests. Her mom is hell bent on her going though, so I guess we make the best of it. She is smart though so she should be able to hold her own. Anyways time flys and I hope the next 15 years don't go by as fast as the first 5.

Happy Birthday Dakota!

What are you here for?

So yesterday we went out to Primary Childrens Hospital with Oakley. Our doctor here told us that the saggital suture of his skull of starting to fuse early. However when we got there the doctors that looked at him said there is no way that he is fusing early. We really don't even know why you are here. His head is round and he is just fine! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was a big relief to know that he was fine. I knew he was...but it was nice to have a some professional reassurance.