Last month I had a wedding of a family we know so Rob showed up with this handsome guy….it was fun to have them there to hang out with and take a few pics of!

When I bought this sweater Rob asked me if our child was a pirate…what?! He is crazy, it’s just too cute on him. I need to work on doing his hair more often….whenever I do put gel in his hair it just goes flat in no time so I figure I might as well not do it! haha.

Today I came across this quote on Pinterest….it was what I needed right now!

“God is eagerly waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as he always has. But he can’t if you don’t pray, and he can’t if you don’t dream. In short, he can’t if you don’t believe.” ― Jeffrey R. Holland

RJ is such a funny little boy….here are a few games we like to play together….and yes, it’s picture over kill but I just can’t help myself!

He has figured out that he can now climb onto things…into things….who would have thought a laundry basket could be so fun!?  Anytime I get the basket out, even if it is full of clothes, he will pull all of it out and either get in it or push them around the house.

Another game he loves to play is “Where’s RJ?”  I will throw his blanket on his head and ask that over and over again until he pulls it off…or until I give in and take a peek…he also loves it when I put it on my head and he pulls it off, he is just too cute!

He is such a sweet boy and is so much fun to play with! He is always making us laugh and definitely keeps us on our toes!

My Mom gave him her old cell phone and he just loves to carry it around and push the buttons…and of course he loves our phones, remotes, home phone…basically anything that lights up and has buttons! He is definitely his Father’s son and loves all technology! haha.

and it did not go well….

He was crying before Rob even set him down, poor kid.

Let’s hope it goes better next year!

RJ is a blanket kid, no question about it.  He would always hold it up to his face and one day I realized he really does sniff it! He thinks it’s pretty funny when we take it from him and pretend to sniff it…he laughs and pulls it out of our hands. One day I snapped a couple pics of him and his blanket….

I can not even believe my baby is one year’s old…it’s just too much. I hate the thought that he is growing up so quickly but I do love seeing him learn and grow.  I loved holding and snuggling him as a newborn but I absolutely LOVE this stage. He is so funny and it’s amazing to watch him pick up on what we do and learn from us…well it’s amazing and scary all at the same time! haha.

I didn’t manage to get a good picture of him in how onesie I made him but here he is chillin’ with the MASSIVE tiger my Mom gave him.

Rob was definitely anti a big party…are we surprised? We did a family party the Sunday after his birthday and had dinner and cake!  I decided on bread bowls and soup…thanks Mom for helping with the food! I made a potato soup and she made a turkey chili.  And no, I did not buy the bread bowls…those were purchased from a local bakery and they are delicious!

Months before his birthday I had decided to make a caterpillar cake…like the one from Baby Einstein because RJ loves watching them but when I found this cake online I changed my mind.  Rob was really into making the mound nice and big…it actually weighed the cake down to where it started to look all smooshed but he didn’t care, it had to be big and manly! haha.

I don’t know why this pic looks so crappy on the blog…it doesn’t look like this in photoshop, can’t seem to figure it out so disregard the ugly coloring. lol.

I was really happy with how it turned out! The balloons was an idea from Pinterest and I liked it a lot…this pic isn’t the best but it was really cute.

RJ was so spoiled!!! We are grateful for our family and friends who love him and brought him such fun gifts! It was cute because he actually got the idea of opening presents…I still had to help but he was understanding the ripping and pulling.

And now for the fun part….cake!!!!

He was a little hesitant at first but once he realized how yummy and sweet it was he dove right in!  He wasn’t too crazy with it but it was still fun to watch him!

I was lame and didn’t take many pics of the guests….I need to work on that!

Do not pay attention to my crazy smile, I think I was mid-sentence and we didn’t take another one….oh well!

We love you RJ and feel so blessed and lucky to be your parents! Happy birthday big boy!!

I have no idea where RJ comes up with half of the stuff he does but for about a week he has been carrying belts, dog leashes and anything long around his neck.  The minute he sees them on the floor he instantly picks it up and drapes it over his neck and walks around the house all happy and proud of himself.  One day I put Rob’s beanie on his head as he was walking around and he thought it was pretty great! Squeeze that boy he’s just too cute!  Some of his facial expressions in these pictures crack me up, he’s always been so expressive!

And as he took a break to snack on some cheerios he had to share with his best friend Naiya!

What a fun Halloween this year was….being able to dress up your kid is the best!  A month or so before I started to think about what to dress RJ up as and I decided on Bam Bam.  For some reason I had it in my head that I wanted to make his costume this year so let’s just say this was perfect for me because there isn’t much to it!  Heather helped me with the shorts…I really only know the basics of sewing.  I thought it turned out super cute!  That night we went to a neighborhood BBQ and then went home to pass out candy.  My Mom and Tina and Kenny came to hang out with us that night and it was fun to have family over.

Feast your eyes on the cutest baby ever!!!!

I let his hair get long so I could spike it straight up….

My Mom always dresses up for work and since she came straight from work she was lookin’ a little crazy….she’s hardcore about this people!

The night before Halloween we had a Stephan BBQ to welcome Bob back from his trip and we thought it would be fun to dress the grandkids up in their costumes for everyone to see….aren’t they cute!?