Happy Thanksgiving!

We spent Thanksgiving Day  at the Pearson residence. As always the food was great... I seriously could have just eaten the yummy yams and stove top stuffing and been completely satisfied. 

After dinner I spent the evening planning out my shopping for BLACK FRIDAY ... one of my favorite days of the year. ... call me crazy but I love the excitement... sure I'll get up at 3:30 in the morning, stand in line at Walmart for an hour in the rain just to get that DVD that's on sale for 2 bucks! ... so fun. And I have Christi... Drew's sister... to blame for my love of black Friday shopping. My first year married Drew warned me about her... after waki taki's and a plan of who grabs what and who stands in line while the others run... I have been hooked. 

I love this time each year where we reflect on things we should be grateful for.

I have many things to be grateful for:

just to name a few...

A husband who works hard and smart... so that I am able to be home with the Ty guy each day

A healthy baby that cracks me up all day long

My family

My friends

My religion that brings me peace, happiness and understanding

The beach 

Chocolate... in all it's forms

Down Comforters

Good movies

Good laughs

Hot Tubs

Photography

New adventures

and Drawer organizers

I hope every one had a great Holiday! 

Ty's talking... so funny

So... Ty's starting saying a few words and I love it!! When ever you ask him a question he answers with "YA" ... it's so stink'in cute... and as you can imagine Drew has a lot of fun with it... making fun of everyone he knows. ...let's just say Ty thinks a lot of Drew's friends are gay.



This video shows him playing his favorite game ... Peek-a-Boo. Also he hasn't quite gotten "daddy" down yet.
...oh and PS Drew has just gotten home from the BYU vs UTAH game and has lost his voice and is a bit depressed.

Here are the few words he says:
Mommy
Buddy
Doggie
Binkie
Fishies
Mum ... means Monkey
Deee ...means drink
"wadis" .... as he points to the TV... I think it means "watch this" ... he loves Baby Einstiens.

It is so fun! I about freaked out the first time I heard him say binkie and point to his binkie... now he's been picking up words and it's so fun to watch him. When he isn't using understandable words he still is always talking to us... and everyone. It's hilarious... the kid doesn't shush up!

Daddy's Boy

One thing I've loved about becoming a parent are the pleasant surprises. One of them being how much I enjoy watching father son bonding. Ty is so into Drew and I love it. What Dad does he does. Here they are sharing Drew's favorite treat ... popcorn .... and watching football together. Drew always seems to have a 44oz drink of Diet Coke or Diet Mountain Dew in his hand when he comes home and had to switch to D-caff because Ty screams his head off if he doesn't get to drink what Dad drinks.
I don't say it enough... Drew is such a great dad. He told me once when we were first married that he wasn't into babies all that much (He loves them when they're older and can wrestle around) so I shouldn't get mad at him if when we had a baby if he didn't want to hold it all the time. From the minute Ty was born until the present we fight over who gets to hold him... of course unless he's crying or poopy right :) I think it even took Drew by surprise how quickly you fall in love with your babies.

Fall is 'leafing' to fast

Fall has come and gone so quickly. It actually snowed the other day and I was not prepared for it... mentally or clothes wise. I love the colors and peacefulness of fall. There is something calming about the crisp air and beautiful leaves. I had to get a picture of Ty playing in the leaves outside is grandmas house... these were actually taken a week or so ago... now you can find snow where this beautiful pile was.
Although Drew is excited that Snowbird is now open... I am not fond of winter and yet here it is and it lasts sooooo long. Any suggestions for things to do indoors with a one year old?

Little Pirate

Our little Pirate... he LOVED the sword.... hated the hat and held on to his candy bag for dear life. Even by the end of the night when his bag was full he was dragging behind him as he walked along... it was so cute.
This year was so much fun. I don't think I've been trick-or-treating since 8th grade or something! We went over to Drew's parents house where his mom made hamburgers that looked like spiders... so cute. And then we all went trick-or-treating and had a blast. The weather was perfect and the Halloween spirit was so thick... loved it!

Cousin Carson

Cousin Autumn

Cousin Ali

The three youngest cousins

So... for the last few years for Halloween Drew has thrown on one of his Dolphin's jerseys and has gone as a Dolphin fan or Ricki Williams as a Halloween costume... this year he bought me a Beck jersey so I could join him.

All the cousins... minus Colton and Isabel... together on Halloween. Don't they all look so cute!

Ty's One-Year-Old Photos

How cute is this little man! He had his pictures taken by the same girl who took his six month old and sealing pictures back in March. ...Alaina... Digital Darkroom ... it's listed on my favorites.
We went to Wheeler Farm and got some really cute shots of him.
He looks so posed... but we really didn't "pose" him.

There's somthing about Ty in Ties that I absolutly love... maybe it has something to do with his name... I da' know... but I love this kid in a cute Tie... even if it is with jeans!

Okay... this one cracks me up! Mostly because this is the face he makes when he's yelling "MOM" ... when we needs me for attention purposes only.

Such the man... waiting for his lady.

A Week in Mead

We had a fabulous week on a houseboat in Mead. Every year for like the past 10 years or something Drew and his high school buddies take a trip to either Lake Powell or Lake Mead. Now that most of the friends are married, the wives and kids get to come along... Lucky us! It is great to get away from work... household chores... and cell phone service! through the years the number of people who can make seems to dwindle... people get busy and money gets tight... but we have a great time with whoever can make it.

Ty and his girl Sophie helping drive the boat.

Ty even got to do some wake boarding with Dad!!
So... I was out swimming one morning for a work out and I see in the far distance the jet ski coming towards me... but I didn't see any one riding it... until it got closer and there was Ty driving the jet ski with Drew ducked down below him so I couldn't see him... it was the funniest thing... to see Ty driving by himself... and happy as could be.
The first few days of the trip were a bit cold and windy... but Ty still loved and wanted to go for wave runner rides. .... here I am taking him on a run... we're bundled in sweatshirts under our life jackets! ...but we still had fun.
Ty had such a great time. We took him last year when he was only a month old... so this year it was so fun to watch him pay and fall in love with the wave runner and jet ski... he could play on them all day.
The boy did lots of fishing... this year with scuba gear and a spear. ...Don't you love Koby as Scuba Steve!!




Fishy Lips.... the entire trip!!
Lots of fun playing in the sand.
Except sand and chocolate chip cookies don't mix... but then again try telling that to Ty!

Family photo
Okay... so Tom, Koby and Drew all started a contest the week before the trip to see who could grow the best mustach... Boys can be so weird. ... I think Tom totally won this one.

Ty on the jet ski.

Ty Wake Boarding.