18 Months and Counting

At 18 months:

Your favorite TV show... Chuggington 

Your favorite food... beans, frozen peas, bread or toast and noodles (Grandpa Darrell has passed on his love for Mac and Cheese.)

You often stop to... watch commercials on TV. Your favorite commercials usually have a car in it.

You can say... 2 or 3 word sentences

                           "Where he go?"

                           "What's that?"

                           "Gotta go!"

You are independent... try dressing yourself 

Your favorite activity to pass the time... Reading or coloring! Most mornings you ask to color in your highchair.

Your obsession... trucks and hockey

Your groove... wild music gets your moving. The faster the better. You enjoying dancing to TV commercials (especially the Telus phone ads).

You are a boy... who wrestles on the floor with Mommy and Daddy

You are very... particular about things being put away in the garbage. You often clean up after your messy parents.

You have learned... to feed the dogs and cats after spending 1 week with Grandma and Grandpa on the farm. You kick cats too, but we are still debating who taught you that habit!

You can climb... to get to things you want. No need to ask for adult help.

You have become... very cuddly and enjoy sitting with Mommy and Daddy for quiet times. This is a surprise as you have never much of cuddle bug before now.

Scrapbooking Update

Since I started working I have had little time to spend on my scrapbooking. This weekend I was able to spend an evening with Kendra and take a few hours to be creative. Wow! Has Rhett ever grown in the past year. 


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Photo Shoot - 1 Year Old

It is impossible for me to pass up the opportunity for a mini photo shoot. Beautiful and willing models and a great background... who could resist! 

Happy 1st Birthday Rhett

Summer birthdays are fantastic. To celebrate Rhett's 1st birthday we headed to our favorite campground for the weekend. Family and friends came to play and party. Rhett spent most of the afternoon pushing his ride-on car around the campsite and playing. As with most young kids, he opened one present and was satisfied. After some encouragement he slowly made it through them all. Trucks and farm animals remain his favorites. Oh, he did have a tantrum when I tried to get the toy TV remote controller and his new Toy Story Woody doll out of the box. Packaged toys can't be opened fast enough for little boys. Greg cooked burgers and hot dogs before we dug into the cake. Rhett reached for the cake as soon as it was placed in front of him. He was covered in icing before I could light the candle. Everyone agreed to let him dig into the cake himself and we could salvage what remained, but he only destroyed the nose which was easily scrapped off. His buddies Burke and Mason helped him blow out his candle. I have to admit that I got a little tear in my eye as we sang Happy Birthday for the very first time. Time has passed so quickly this year. It was wonderful to have our friends and family join us for this small, but important moment in Rhett's life. 

Monkey Cake

I am very proud of my first attempt at a decorative cake. I have never been so happy to see someone destroy one of my creations as I was watching Rhett tear into this poor monkey's nose. 

Our Family of 3

We took advantage of a hot afternoon to escape to our favorite camping spot by the creek. We cooked bush pies on the fire and enjoyed a nap in the cool shade. Rhett enjoyed his first dip into the creek. The cool water didn't seem to bother him at all. 

Family Photos 2011

1 Year Later - A Mother's Thoughts

Framed Scrapbook Layouts

These are a couple of scrapbooking projects I have been working on recently. The framed layout was given to my dad for Father's Day with the special pictures of Rhett's first branding. I used my digital scrapbook program to create the layout of Rhett, Rachel and Jake. It is the best picture we have of the 3 kids together. I plan to hang this layout on my bedroom wall with my other family photos. 

Father's Day 2011

On Father's Day, we decided to cut Rhett's hair for the first time. It was starting to hang in his eyes and look fairly unruly. Rhett stayed quite still and Grandma Beth did a great job. However, as I look at these pictures now, Rhett doesn't seem very impressed. Maybe he was aiming for the long, shaggy hockey hairdo. Sorry, buddy! It will grow back. 

Stanley Cup Finals

We cheered. We cheered loud and Daddy taught us a couple of bad words too. It was an unfortunate end to the Canucks' season, but we will be back to cheer again next year. 


PS - Don't worry there is no beer in the bottle. He is practicing for his 19th birthday.

Our Beautiful Baby Boy

Photo Taken By: Kendra Fahselt