Ronnie's One Year Old Pictures

Here are a few of Ronnie's one year old pictures.  I had a cute girl who I am working with take his pictures and she did such a great job.  Ronnie wasn't very interested in smiling, but they turned out really cute!

He's just such a cute little guy!

Happy 1st Birthday Ronnie!

Ronnie is One Year Old!  I can't believe it has been a year!  Garrett and I have absolutely loved every single minute of being a Mommy and a Daddy and it really helps when we have the best/cutest little guy in the whole world.  We feel so blessed to be the parents of this wonderful boy and each memory this year has been wonderful!  Each "First" has been such a fun experience and memories that we can't wait to tell little Ronnie when he grows up.  We love you Ronnie boy and look forward to every year to come!

A Tale of Two Birthday Parties

So, I have been thinking about Ronnie's 1st birthday for quite a while.  I love being a mom and throwing my son a birthday party was so exciting.  Garrett and I decided that we wanted all of our family to be a part of his birthday.  Because it is easier for just three of us to travel, we decided to have his birthday at home and because we both have big families, we decided to have two parties, one with my family and one with Garrett's, so lucky Ronnie got two parties for his birthday.

The first party was at my mom's house Saturday Afternoon.  The theme was Over the Rainbow.  Of course everything was Rainbow and lots of colors.  We ate lunch, played games, open presents and ate cake.

 All the cousins eating lunch!  It was so fun to have you there!

 Ronnie and his best bud Traeger eating lunch.

 Ronnie enjoyed his cake!

It was a wonderful party!  Thank you to all of our family who came, grandparents, great grandparents, cousins, aunts (no uncles).  We are so blessed with a wonderful family who made Ronnie's day great!

Then,

We had another party!  That night we had dinner and another party with Garrett's family.  It was great to have his siblings, grandparents, and great grandparents come.  Cheryl served a great dinner, Ronnie opened gifts, and had some more cake.

What a great day!  We love our family so much and we are so glad we got to spend Ronnie's special day with you!  Thank you for all of the gifts and all of the love!

Happy Birthday little Ronnie!

Happy Halloween! You're the One that I Want!

Happy Halloween!  So, it was kinda fun to come up with something for us to be for Halloween.  I wanted to do something where we all went together so I got a bunch of ideas and this is the one that we decided on.  Grease Lightning!  (although it is so funny that no one knows who we were.  All my kids asked me at school what I was going to be and they all looked at me with blank stares when I said "Sandy" and then Ira's girls didn't even know either! Funny!)

I had a lot of fun making the Jackets.  I just went to the D.I. and then cut out the letters with vinyl stickers.

We went over to Garland with Ira's family for dinner and a Trunk-or-Treat.  It was Freezing!  But we had a good time!

 Ronnie's Jacket says "Lil' T Bird"

 We poofed up his hair and you can't really see it in the pictures, but I kissed his cheek with lipstick on so he had a cute, little kiss mark!

This is what Ronnie ended up as by the end of the night.  It was so cold!

Ronnie's Laugh

So, today I was in the kitchen doing the dishes and I heard this wonderful sound!  I had to come into the living room and this is what I found.

Daddy can always make Ronnie Laugh!  What a happy, little boy!

Playin' at the Park

While the Fall weather has been just so awesome, we have spent a lot of time with Ronnie outside playing at the park!  He is really starting to love the idea of playing at a park.  He can crawl around on some of the equipment, just starting to like the slides, and loves the swing!

Ronnie's Hyper Time

So lately, Ronnie has been having a "Hyper Time".  After dinner, a little bit before bed time, Ronnie gets happy and hyper!  It is quite funny! 

Laundry Basket and a New Sweater

Ok, so yesterday I was doing the laundry and apparently Ronnie thought the laundry basket was just the funnest thing ever!  He just sat in that thing and played forever.  He would climb in and then look up at us with the biggest smile!  Of course he had a few crashes, but he is a tough boy.  I really wanted to take a video because he was just being so cute, but my camera was running out of battery and I barely got these pictures. 

Also, yesterday we got Ronnie a new sweater to wear to church because our church is a little on the chilly side and of course I was so excited to dress him up today for church!  He is just so handsome!  My little Missionary!

I love the look on his face!