My first time decorating a cake. I even made the frosting myself. That's big for me:) It was however a box cake.
Hayden is his fathers son and loves sports.
Chocolate cake and formula yum, yum :)
Little boys = big messes
Yaaaahoooo!!! Bath time!!!Hayden's big day was Thursday the 17th but we celebrated with a little cake and ice cream on Saturday with some friends and family. He is getting so big and always the life of any party:) He got a sports stand and play set from my sisters family which he absolutly LOVES. It came with a bat which he carries all over the apartment. Tyler called him a little cave man and it fits perfectly so stay out of his way :) Bret and Hayden enjoy playing basketball together now. We got him an alphabet train which helps teach colors, numbers, letters and singing. He likes to push it around and chew on the alphabet blocks. We have lots of learning and teaching ahead of us... Grandma Van Zanten got him some bath toys which he played with during his cake clean up in the tub. The Betzold's gave him a couple U of M bibs. Bret was really happy.
We even had Grandma and Grandpa Anderson visit via web cam. It was funny trying to get Hayden to hold still long enough for them to get a good video of him:) Tyler was great because he became their spokesman by narrating and moving the web cam so they could kinda see what was going on. Also on the guess arrivals were Grandpa and Grandma Gregory who came down from Grand Rapids. We haven't seen them in a few months so it was fun to have dinner and play together with Hayden.
Our Relief Society lesson on Sunday was really wonderful. Each of the sisters shared a heart felt Christmas thought and then we all sang a favorite hymn to follow each thought. The spirit was really strong and I shared how grateful I am for all my many blessing from the Lord. Just before I turned 1 was when my parents discovered I had Cystic Fibrosis. The prognosis was not good. Now here I am relatively healthy and wonderfully happy married to a special, understanding and caring man with a little one year old of my own. He is very healthy and very happy all the time. I will turn 30 the day after Christmas. For me 30 is truly a blessing and here's to at least 30 more :)))
VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
3 comments:
and You Kari, are a blessing to our family! We love you lots! I loved this post....
Happy Birthday to you, Kari!! What a miracle you are. :) Which is a huge blessing to many of us. I'm so grateful that you've been part of my life!
I love your family pic on your blog! Totally makes me laugh. Miss you tons!
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