Cookies!!

Dallin and I spent the afternoon decorating some Halloween cookies. Really he did more eating but we had a good time together and he loved it. Whenever he gets a chance to help in the kitchen he is up for it. I love it when he is my little helper!

Here is the final product. We made ghosts, pumpkins, and cats. Dallin was sad that there were no bats or witches.

Here is one cookie that Dallin did before he sat and ate three cookies. I think that is one cute pumkin face!

Update: Just to let you all know, Tayah is doing a lot better and the rash is almost all the way gone. Thank goodness.

I don't think this is mild, do you?

I took Tayah in to get her 12 month well check and she got her vaccines, which includes the MMR. They told me that she could develop a mild rash up to 14 days later which is not contagious at all. Well it has been 10 days and she woke up this morning with a slight rash. I took her to my little sister's house and went to a baby shower. When I picked her up the rash had gotten worse and a few hours later it was even more red and scary looking. So we went to Nowcare and the Doctor said that it is a reaction to the shot. However, it is one of the strongest reactions she has ever seen. My poor girl! From what they told me at the Dr. and from what I got off google, it should go away within a few days. She has no fever and is acting pretty normal.

I left a message for her regular pediatrician and I am going to talk with him on Monday to see what he thinks. I don't remember Dallin having any reaction at all, so this is pretty major to me.

She looks sad in this last picture, but really hasn't been. I just thought I would let you all see my spotted little girl! Let me know if you have ever seen this in your kids or heard about...

Tayah's Birthday Party

The Party:

Here is the birthday girl. If you look close, you can see that Mommy and Daddy gave her earrings for her first birthday. She did so good while getting them pierced, and barely even cried! What a big girl.

We had our families over to celebrate our baby turning one. We had dinner and then we opened her presents. She got spoiled. She got several darling outfits, some books, and a few toys. We gave her this little trike, which we had to pull her off. She loves it. I love it too, because it changes to grow with her.

When it came time for her to dig into her cake, she was so cute. She was so careful and only took tiny pieces, but I am sure that she would have sat there and ate that cake for hours. She also was sharing her cake with everyone and would hold out a piece to feed you. It was so darling and sweet.

The Cake:

My Mother-in-law has an amazing talent when it comes to decorating cakes. She even did our wedding cake, which was beautiful! She went all out on her "littlest princess's" first birthday cake! Or should I say cakes...

This is the cake she made for Tayah to dig into.

This is the cake that we served to the adults at her party.

And these are the darling cupcakes that we served to all her cousins at the party. I can't believe all the work Grandma Ruth put into these. We loved them and really appreciate all her love and kindness.

Happy 1st Birthday baby girl! We love you!

Hawaii

We had the best time on our trip! We spent a week on Oahu, with Dax, Kami, Chris, and Mitzi. It was a much needed break, we spent a lot of time relaxing on the beach and just hanging out. It was great! Here are some pictures from some of our fun activities...

We went to Kualoa ranch and went on an ATV ride. It was so fun. The lady that was our guide let us go where most groups don't go. We saw some amazing views from on top of the mountain. We rode through rivers, and on some steep and rocky trails. When it was over, we were dirty and dusty, but we loved it!


The day we went up to the North Shore we took some time and went to the temple. It has amazing grounds and is so pretty. I loved it!

This is the view from on top of Diamond Head. We took a short hike up there and it was well worth it. You could see all of Waikiki and Honolulu. We stayed right off Waikiki beach, which is right behind Brian and I in the picture.

The day that the rest of the group went to Kauai, Brian and I stayed back to go snorkling at Hanama Bay. It was so fun, we saw two sea turtles and a lot of beautiful fish. We really enjoyed going there, this picture is at the same spot that we had one taken when we went there on our honeymoon.

We took a Catamaran ride for a sunset sail. But there were so many clouds that we couldn't see the sunset. But it was so fun. When we were heading out, us girls were sitting on the nets and got so wet. It was way fun.

We really had a great time and did so many other things that I didn't mention. I am so glad that we had this opportunity to go. I am sure we won't be doing it again for a few more years, so these memories are going to have to last a while! Thanks guys for a great trip we loved it!

Happy Birthday Tayah!

I can't believe that a year has gone by so fast. I can remember your birth so clearly. I spent the night in labor and you finally came at 5:32 in the morning. Our lives were changed forever with the sight of our baby girl. We love you so much and can't believe how big you are. You are growing up so fast. Happy Birthday Tayah Ruth! We love you!!