Cake Time!!!!

Great Kashton likes fire. He kept trying to touch the flame on his cake. I was trying to get him to blow on the flame but he would get his hand loose. He almost succeeded in touching the flame. Blake helped out Kash by blowing out the candle for him.

Kashton is thinking about where to dig in.

He choked on his first piece of cake. I didn't take into account the little pieces of candy on the side.

Now he won't even take another bite. What a little turkey.

Well this is the final picture. He basically played in the frosting and rubbed it all over his face. We will try again next year on the cake eating part. Until then Happy Birthday Kashton my baby boy. Love ya

Kashton's 1st Birthday Party

I think Blake was loving the fact that Kashton needed help opening his presents. However, Blake wanted the toy inside also.

"It's my birthday and I will cry if I want to.....Cry if I want to....You would cry to if it happened to you...."

Micah and I gave Kashton a wooden train. It has a light and whistles. Grandma was all over the fact that she could make a project out of it. They would be great christmas presents.

Typical child, his favorite toy was the sand shovel which was the cheapest gift. I purchased these because we had a trip planned to Mexico in November but since the swine flu and the killings going on down around rockey point the family canceled the trip. I guess they can be mountain toys now. You can never have enough pails and shovels when you have boys...right?

Great Grandpa Howard and Grandma and Grandpa Griffin gave Kashton a homemade chest. Isn't it beautiful. I guess I should say hansome. I am thinking that they should make one more and keep it on hand for us:)

Morning of Kashton's 1st Birthday

We put him on the 4-wheeler and showed him the go button and he was off. He makes the funniest faces. This is now my favorite picture of him.

Could not take pcitures without Blake wanting one. He strategically parked his jeep and then cheesed it. I think he takes after Papa Rick. The faster the better and he knows how to mauver the jeep like he has been driving for years.....scary I know. Thanks dad:)

When Kashton likes something he is good to voice it. I think he is trying to say he loves his new freedom with this 4-wheeler now he doesn't have to sit in the jeep with Blake and hold on.

We love having family time. I think the most used room in the house is the garage. Micah is such a great father. He is always helping his kids out with whatever toy they want to play with. I am waiting for Micah to bring out the baseball stuff. Anyway, Kashton was having fun with dad while he taught him how to hold on to the 4-wheeler.

TripleThreat Birthday Party

Kashton had a blast on the jumping castle. When he figured out how to slide down the opening he would not stop. Micah calls him his little Jordan because he always sticks his tounge out when he is having fun.

CJ and Rachel have a bouncer that they had at the party. Blake will not play on these and I am not sure why. We have tried a number of times and he will just cry and get out. Kashton is the opposite. We could not get him out. I had to have Justice go in and bring him out. Kashton is definitly going to be my little dare devil.

Blake was waiting patiently for his piece of cake and ice cream.

We went to the triplets birthday at the park. Blake and Kashton had alot of fun. They were so worn out. If CJ and Rachel want to do that anytime I am so up for it. Blake loves to play with his cousins and I love the fact he is worn out times 3:)

Brownies are good!!!

Forget the milk mustache.....just go for a brownie one. (Little did Blake know that mom made zucchini brownies so they are healthier than he thinks)

Fun in the Sun

Since Kashton started walking he is everywhere. He loves to push is older brother in the car up and down the lane we live on. We do this every morning before 10am because that is the coolest time of day to be outside.

Here is my baby boy. Kashton turns one next week. He is walking and has just started climbing. He is a very happy baby. I am so blessed to have great kids.

Teething.....I think Kashton found something to relieve the pain. Should we tell him that it is a horn for a bike and not something to eat.

Finally told him, but Kashton would not give this toy up. He is chowing down.

Pool Time!!

"The water was very cold, so Dad told me lay on the cement to warm up. My dad is so smart."


The weather has been very generous to us this year. I think we have had 3 days in the triple digits. It has been nice to play outside in the pool. I wish the grass grew in better. We are renting a house in Thatcher and the landlord does not want to pay for the water and grass even if we put it in for him. We are trying to get the old grass to grow back.

Kashton is my water baby. He did not want to get out of the water. He walks around the outside deciding where he should enter. he knows how to get his leg over the edge, but does not know what to do after that. There has been a number of times he has attempted a face plant.

I love it when my boys play together nicely. Water is the best toy to share. Funny how much boys like water but they don't like to be clean. I think Blake found every type of ball to add to the pool. I think that is to keep kashton busy so he can play with the pail.

Here is my dare devil. Blake goes down face first. Our neighbor's little girl came over to play her name is Ella. She thought Blake was crazy and wanted to get out when the slide came out. We love our neighbors. They are from Washington state and they are melting in this heat. They have six kids so it makes for alot of friends. Blake loves going over to play. I hope they stay for awhile becaus the father is itching to get back north where it is cooler.

Then after going down Blake jumps up and makes a shot. Let's just say everyone was exausted after swimming.

Cabin Time with Grandma

We are helping Grandma shell pecans. A chickmunk ate a whole through the sack so we are just enlarging it. We like to help mother nature:) The best part about helping grandma is that we get to eat the nuts. Grandma you need to learn to shell faster because my bucket is getting low. Fresh pecans are yummy!!

Yes, we are boys and we love to be dirty. When moms not around we limit our baths to one every three days instead of everyday. Thanks dad.

Nothin like chilling up in the mountains with Dad and Grandma. Especially when you get to eat what ever you want.....like cookies.

Micah and his mother took our kids and when up to the cabin. Bill and myself followed up two days later. We love the cabin. It was so nice. I think it was 75 in the day time and cooled off at nights. They redid the cabin floors to wood, it looks nice and easier to clean. Blake loved to get up in the morning and look outside to see all the chipmunks scurring around. Grandma forgot about the bag of nuts and they chewed a hole through her bag. It was hard to leave and come back to life. We are hoping to go up there throughout the summer to cool off.