14 months tomorrow!

Zander is 14 months tomorrow! Here are some pictures of him with his favorite blanket. Zander took a binky for the first 6 months or so then stopped he now snuggles this blanket. He is now walking more than crawling. He is getting more confident in turning and pausing. He walks with his blanket in-between his legs so he doesn't trip...it is super cute. He also bites his blanket, smells it and does quick face plants from a sitting position to the floor to snuggle it. He is having a hard time eating big kid food. He still loves his yogurt and baby food. I have been successful in feeding him a PB&J twice this week. He also loves cheese. He likes to drink from a zippy cup but prefers to watch it drain onto the counter and floor (mom doesn't think it's so cool.) Zander is transitioning from two naps to one. Some days I miss the two naps other times I don't. Zander has 10 teeth (including two molars) I think this is helping in the food department. Zander loves to snuggle and sit on laps. He loves to follow us. He can go up stairs but not down. He loves baths and splashes like a mad man. He can say ut-ohh, mom, dad, and tries to say hot. We love him more and more each day.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. We were sad not to spend it with my family but Dustin's Aunt and Uncle invited us for a great meal and great company. As we were leaving Cohen walked past the kitchen held his had up and said..."Sorry guys, I can't stay." He had a blast!

DISNEY!

WE HAD A BLAST IN DISNEY WORLD! IT WAS EXHAUSTING FOR ME BUT WE SURVIVED! THANKS MOM AND DAD FOR THE MEMORIES!

A year ago tomorrow...

Zander was fighting for his life. That week was by far one of the hardest weeks of my life. As this day has been approaching I've been reflecting on some of the things I learned (or was reminded of) during this challenge. I learned to always have a prayer in your heart...because you are never alone. Trust your gut and don't take no for an answer. The power of the priesthood is real and fathers who are worthy bless our families when we need it most. Church hymns and songs can bring strength, comfort, and the spirit faster for to me than anything else. It also made me realize just how lucky I am to be a mom...and that at any second that can be taken away from me. I am so lucky to have a second chance at being Zander's mom.

Love you baby Zan

I saw this casting call for Nicole Hill and thought I'd see if she was interested in our little skeleton...this is what she took. When he saw the back drop she wanted to use he said:

" but mom I don't like purple."

He did great I was surprised how well he listened.

Our Family Pictures 2011

I was a little disappointed in how my family pictures went this year. I learned a lot about some mistakes I made. I love a lot of the images...just not happy in his process and felt that his style was really missing from our shoot.

Halloween

Halloween was so much fun this year. Cohen understood it more and he was really excited about being a family of skeletons. We celebrated Halloween twice, once in Disney World during Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party (pictures to come) and a week later at home. Cohen loved getting all the candy and saying trick or treat. We went to a trunk or treat and then came back to our neighbor hood to do some more trick or treating.