Sewing

I made a blanket last night(with Julie's help) it turned out so cute!! This has been my 3rd sewing project! I love the fabric and hopefully Jayden will too! It was so fun to make it for her!

Candy

Jayden loves anything and everything! I think she has a sweet tooth. Although she doesn't hardly get sweets, I am still pretty sure she is a fan!

Yesterday I was doing some cleaning and in my purse she found an unopened box of Reese's Pieces. I thought that's totally fine since she can't open them. A few minutes went by and I hear her going mmmm! Mmmm! I look and she had chewed a hole in the box. She was loving it!

She is so cute. Now I know I can't give her any boxes.. she might chew her way to see if the candy is in there..

We just love our cute little Jayden!!

Jayden

Jayden now signs:

All done

More

Milk

Help

Down

.. I can't think of what else!

She sings:

Old MacDonald had a farm

Twinkle twinkle little star

ABC's

Happy Birthday

She says:

Mama

Dada

Baby

Up

Happy day

E-I-E-I-O

Bye bye

Buh bye

Here you go

Thank you

I can't remember what else

She sings all day long some days. She loves to read books! She turns the pages and points to the words and pictures.

Everything she does is so cute. She thinks she is really funny laughs after she says stuff.

She walks everywhere! Its so cute!!

I love every minute of it.

She doesn't ever give Denny attitude. She gives me attitude all the time!!! Its so funny. She also throws these little tantrums, when things don't go her way! Arches her back. Throws herself on the floor puts her face in the carpet and cries mostly fake cries.

I don't get it.. she is 1.. isn't that a 2 year old thing?

She also loves phones!!! She puts it up to her ear and says hi and goes on And on. Sometimes she puts random toys up to her ear and acts like it's a phone.

We just love her!!!!

Idaho

We went to Idaho this past week. It was so fun to see family and friends. Jayden had so much fun seeing everyone and playing with her cousins! We are driving home now and its so nice that its only 7 hours.

Lots to do when we get back. Laundry, cleaning, organizing. Temple on Friday, prep for lesson on Sunday.

We have a busy summer coming up. 3 family reunions. Baby blessing. Indiana, California and Idaho. Busy busy! I'm trying to save money for our Indiana reunuion to send Jayden and I. Hopefully I can save enough! I so badly want to go!

I'm so glad we were able to visit and have Jayden see everyone. She changes so fast! Its such a fun age!! Plus she is such a wonderful child! So happy!

Jayden's 1st Birthday!

Jayden Turned 1 yesterday! We celebrated her birthday on Sunday! It was lots of fun!
We had church and then we came home and got ready for a BBQ.
We ate and had lots of fun with family! Even Mike, Ann, Jarom, Mitchell and Jimmy were there. My sisters and their families, my parents and brother were also able to come.
After we ate she opened gifts which she got a dress, cute pants and a little baby doll from her Aunt Sheri! Books from her Grandma Collins and her Uncles (Russell, Doug and Benson). Cute outfit from her Aunt Traci, Cute little Dollie that her Aunt Julie made her! It's so cute! You did an awesome job! A carseat from her Grandma & Grandpa Bland and her Mom & Dad. A gift card from her Uncle Chris (We get to go shopping :o) ) Then we also got her a little stuffed animal Monkey.
Thank you to all who came and those who brought gifts! We are so thankful!!!!
I just can't believe that she is 1. Time flies by so fast! She is just as sweet as ever!
She said Uh-Oh yesterday for the 1st time. So cute. She also says Mama where are you? (her cousin Tatelin sayd that, and so she learned that from her. It's sooooo cute!!)
she has 5 teeth and 4 coming in. She is just so sweet.

Javon & Emily's Wedding

We were able to make it to Javon & Emily's wedding. They were married in the Portland Temple and the sealing was amazing. They look so good together and are so happy. Emily made a very beautiful bride!
I only took a couple pictures with my phone, and I didn't get any pictures of Emily :( But here is a pic of Javon with cousins and friends.We were also able to go to their reception it was lots of fun! So fun to see family and friends! Congrats Javon & Emily!

Let's play catch up! :o)

This is little Jayden relaxing in her stroller. She always puts her feet up. She does that in carts at the stores too. She is so adorable.
Wow.. I haven't done a post in a while.. It seems like lots has gone on.. Let me see if I can remember all that has gone on..
We had some changes within our stake, they split 4 wards and made 5. I kept my same primary calling (I teach CTR 6 class, which my niece Denver is in). Denny was the Gospel Doctrine Teacher in our old ward, and now in the new ward he is the Young Men's President. It's fun and we both are loving it.
It's very fun that Jayden gets to see a few cousins everyday. They all make her laugh a lot. It's so cute.
Tatelin and her had some rough beginnings but I believe it's a lot better.
Denver, Tag and Jayden all get along very well.
Denver always asks: "How is Jayden so tan?" It's adorable. :o)
I wish she could be around all of her cousins all the time!
Denny is still looking for a job while he is also working hard on his online marketing. He has been working on getting quite a few websites up to sell supplements. It is coming along well, just a little bit slower than we would like, but at least it's moving! He has put A LOT of hours into this and we know it will pay off!
Today we went to Home Depot and bought a few plants to put in our house, it looks so nice with plants. Jayden loved looking at all of the flowers and plants they had. Of course she enjoyed all the people who smile and wave and say how cute she is. She enjoys the attention.
I hope I didn't miss anything.. I feel like I might be..