Chase's 1ST Birthday Party!

I know it's a little late, but we have been really busy these past couple weeks. Anyways haha, Chase turned 1 year old on May 25th,2015. We decided to have a big family party for him to celebrate! We invited Stewart's family, and my family over to our house for a BBQ. We had to have a BBQ, because it was also memorial day. We had a good turn out, but not everyone could be there. Thanks so much to everyone who came, and we missed those who couldn't be there! About Chase: Chase has grown up a lot in the past year, and i know that he is only going to get bigger! He can say NO NO!, YAY YAY!, MA MA!, DAD!,HI!,and UH OH! He suprises us everyday with all of the things he learns, and he is so smart at figuring out small things. He has brought us so much joy to our family, and we don't know how we would go with out his adorable laugh everyday! We can't wait to see what this next year brings us, and how much he will grow! WE LOVE YOU CHASE!!!!

Christmas Day 2014

On Christmas morning we woke up, and played the stair game before Chase could open his presents. The stair game is where you go down the stairs but mommy tells the kids how many steps they can go down. It works perfectly at our house, because we live in a split level house. It has been a tradition in Stewart's family for years, and when we get more kids we will line up oldest to youngest like we did in my family. Chase got a high chair, bathtub toys, onesies, socks, and formula from Santa Claus this year. From mommy and daddy he got tons of different toys, new pjs, new outfit, and diapers. Stewart got a broncos hat, broncos sunglasses, survival fire started, survival book, stocking stuffers ,and new shirts I got new a new bathrobe,new pjs, diamond earrings, and a new laptop! The laptop was a graduation/christmas gift! We also got a surprise on our front door step this year..... someone dropped off a whole box of presents for our little family! Stewart got a gun cleaning kit, and a bag to put his handgun in.I got 4 scarfs, body wash, nail polish, and lotion. Chase got a new sunday outfit,and a toy train! Thank you to whoever gave us those gifts! It is so nice to have kind people out there! At Grandma Teri's house (my mom)- We went over there and had a really yummy lunch! Then we exchanged sibling gifts, and opened gifts from my parents. Chase got a jumperoo, new outfit, and new toys from Grandma Teri and Grandpa Gene! He also got a new outfit, toy balls, and blocks from my siblings. Stewart got 2 cabelas gift cards, and money from my parents. He also got a speaker that can be put in the shower so you can listen to music from my brother Tyler I got 2 gordmans gift cards, and money from my parents. I also got a new necklace and a rocky mountain chocolate factory gift card from my sister in law Emily We are always so thankful to my parents for all they do for us! Thanks Grandma Teri and Grandpa Gene!!!! At Great Grandma Ialiens we had another christmas party! We ate food, and then opened presents! Chase got new books, diapers, and toys from my grandparents and aunt chris! He loved them! Stewart got a cabelas gift card, and a survival book from my aunt lisa and grandparents I got new cups, a blanket, and a target gift card from my aunt tracy and grandparents We got the chance to go to my Grandma and Grandpa Wilkinson yesterday too! That was a lot of fun to see everyone and eat yummy food! Overall we had a great Christmas!!! We love all of our family sooo much!! Thank you to all of you for making it special!!! Chase opening his gifts from Santa! Sorry thats all the pictures i got yesterday, because we were rushing all day! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Christmas Eve 2014

For Christmas each year we usually go to Grandma Teresa's house to celebrate with their family. We usually open pjs and give sibling gifts. This year was a little different, because we didn't end up going to Grandma Teresa's this year. It ended up that our little family, and some of Stewart's family all got sick. So this year we stayed home at our house, and celebrated with just our little family. It was actually a lot of fun! We watched Christmas movies, ate chocolate, and had a fancy dinner. I love my little family, we had tons of fun and i wouldn't change them for the world!

Being a mommy!

I can't even begin to describe how much i love being a stay at home mommy! I love being there for Chase everyday, and watching him grow. Waking up to his smiling face in the morning is what makes it the best job ever! We are so lucky that Heavenly Father sent us Chase, because he makes us want to be the best parents we can be! I wouldn't change anything in this world at this point in my life, because i LOVE my job!

Gingerbread House Contest!

Every year my mom does her annual Gingerbread house contest. As a family we come up with a theme for our house, and what our secret weapon (toy) we are going to use to make it stand out. We decided this year to go with Santa Claus's house haha. I decorated the house while Stewart put together our chocolate santa that spins! I also helped Chase with his gingerbread house, and he loved looking at it! We ended up winning 1st place! I guess we will have to think of something really creative for next year!

Grandma Teri's Christmas tree!

I don't know what it is, but Chase absolutely loves Grandma Teri's Christmas tree! He is always looking at it, and wanting to touch it every time we come over! I think it's so cute that he gets all excited to see it every time we visit her! I am loving to see that Chase already has the holiday feeling! We love him sooo much! I'm also getting him into the classic Christmas movies, because i love them.

Christmas Decorating time!!!

We were so excited to decorate our Christmas tree this year! This is our baby boy's 1st Christmas! Daddy helped Chase decorate the tree, and mommy took the cute pictures! We decided this year to get a fake Christmas tree, because we were afraid of Chase crawling around with the pine needles falling on the carpet. This way we wouldn't have to worry about him swallowing the pine needles! Hopefully next year we can go back to the real Christmas tree, because i sure to miss the smell of it! We are so excited to share this holiday with our families!