Sunday, July 19, 2009

Lathan Turns ONE!

One Year Old

One Day Old



Oh, my Baby Boy, where did this last year go? You are such a blessing from God. I remember the day I found out you were a boy, I was overwhelmed with excitment and Daddy, he was jumping around, shouting words of happiness, not that we would of been upset if you were a girl, but we didn't realise how much we wanted a boy, until God gave us one.

Born July 14, 2008 at 8:14. You weighted in at 8lbs and 14 ozs. and you were 21 inches long, what a big guy, but still so little. Now, a year later, you weight 23.9 lbs and you are 31 1/2 inches long. You are such a happy boy, but definitely a momma's boy. You love playing with your sisters and dancing. You are can light up any room. You smile and wave at everybody. You love to share, especially your food, you offer it to any and everyone. You walk very well, while pushing a toy or holding on to furniture. You should be walking any day, but I prefer for you to wait a little while longer. You say, mamamama, and dada. You also say Daisy (our cat), Izzy (grandma's dog), ouch...not sure where you picked that up, probably your sisters fighting. You love to give kisses, especially to me, I'm so lucky. Still not sleeping through the night, but you do go to bed by 8pm, wake between 4-5am and nurse and then go back to sleep till 7am. You still take a 2 hour morning nap and a 2 hour afternoon nap, which is so nice...for me! You are such a perfect fit for our family, so loving and layed back. You are a lot like your Daddy. We love you so much Lathan, and can't believe it's been a year. Happy Birthday, Boy!

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Lathan's First Haircut

Before During
After


Yesterday, I took Lathan to get his first real haircut. My sister trimmed the back a couple months ago, but I made her stop because..... I decided I'd wait till his first B-day, and boy did he need a haircut badly. We went to Doolittles, they have a great staff and many distractions for the kiddos. HE loved sitting/standing/jumping.....(there were no straps!?!?) in the truck and the lady that did it, she was quick and careful. Now my baby really looks like a big boy!

Monday, July 13, 2009

Party Pictures














These are some of the party pictures. What a great day. Thanks to all the family and friends, that were able to share this special day with us. Tuesday is Lathan's actual Birthday, which is bitter sweet. I just can't believe how this year has gone by, in the blink of an eye. My baby isn't much of a baby anymore. He is getting into everything. We now have gates up and cabinets locked. I will post the dreaded, lol, 1 year blog as soon as that day comes.....wait, that's tomorrow,but I'm gonna enjoy the next day of him being 11 months old.



Lots to do for my "Little Monkey"

For Lathan's 1st B-day, we decided to go with Monkeys and what else goes with Monkeys but Bananas. So, I used yellow and brown as my main colors and went to work. I have always loved planning parties, but for some reason, never had the time....wonder why? But for Lathan's Party, I started planning a couple months ago, and let me tell you, things went so well!
Setting up, the girls couldn't wait to get the party started!

My sister and her friend came early to help me and Ryan set it all up.

Ryan sporting the banana necklace that I made him wear.

The Balloons!

I made the pinata, fairly easy, just time consuming. I loved the result!

These cupcakes took me a while too, but well worth is. Everyone seemed to love them.

Close up

Yes, I am proud of them!

And the onesie, this was probably the easiest thing I made.



What a GREAT party! Posting more of the actual party pictures in a bit!



Sunday, July 5, 2009

Happy 4th of July!


What a WONDERFUL 4th of July! We got to spend it with so many great friends, right in our neighborhood! Hope everyone enjoyed their 4th!