Enjoying the fall colors up Hobble Creek canyon

We like to take Smokey up the canyon to play and have some room to run around. He loves it! And now Eider is finally big enough to enjoy being out there too; he loves walking around and he really loved walking through the grass taller than him :)

and as always, the colors were beautiful! It was so pretty and peaceful!

Smokey was all smiles! well, as much as a dog can smile ;) It is so cute to see him out there-he is totally in his element.

Eider's 13 month photos at Cascade Springs

Playing video games

the only time Eider will sit still....

I think we are creating a monster! :P

Eider walking

Sorry I haven't posted for a while...it has been a very busy summer...and I've become addicted to facebook, so when I'm on the computer, I'm usally on there :)

This video is long overdue, but I'm so proud of my little guy walking, I just had to post. He has been walking since the first week of September.




I'll post more shortly >>>

Family Pictures

We took family pictures this past week up South Fork canyon. It was a lot of fun to take pictures with our little one year old! He is growing so fast!

Thanks aunt Keri for taking our pics; it's always fun to work with you!

1 year old today!!!

Today is Eider's first birthday! It has been an exciting one! With three birthday parties and lots and lots of cake!

It's funny; as I read back on my posts a year ago, I realized how much I have changed as a person. Before I had Eider, heck, even when I first had him, I was so scared I didn't have it in me to be a good, loving mother. But now, a year later...I have found a love I have never known before. I would sacrifice anything for my little guy...without hesitation!

I'm grateful for Eider in my life -- he has made me want to be a better person...oh how eternally grateful I am for his presence in it.

My my, how a year can change everything...

Here are some pictures of his birthday cake happiness:

ohhh...whats this?

Jess decided to give him some war paint with the frosting

Lickin' the plate clean...yum!

Our happy little trouble maker

Stuffing his face with chocolate cake goodness!

Eider's silly faces

He only ate 1/4 of his cake though

Marble, Colorado August 2009

We had a wonderful time at Jess' family reunion in Marble, Colorado this past week.

With lots of fishing, hiking, sightseeing and just spending time with family!

My teef!

Eider has FINALLY gotten some teeth!
and he knows how to show them off...

Work that camera baby!!

See my new tiny chompers

Shooting range fun

Being married to a cop does have it's perks...like being able to shoot at a nice shooting range whenever we want!! We usually have the whole place to ourselves...so it's always a fun time!

We enjoy taking Eider with us...he is such a trooper! The loud shooting doesn't even bother him...although he's not really into wearing the earplugs! :)


He left the earplugs in for a total of two minutes and then decided to pluck them out!

The cogs are turning...ohhhh-waaaa-haaaa-haaa! a bullet!



Dave, Jess and Nate blew the fluff out this poor little teddy bear

Jess telling Allie how to shoot his AR-15

Me shooting a .308...so much fun to shoot!

Eider shooting a .22 with Jess...he grabbed onto it like he'd done it a million times

Me shooting pump action .22...always fun...I feel like I'm in a western ;)

Eider just chillin' while we shoot

Eider crawling

Sorry again for not posting very often...life seems to get in the way...

Anyway, here is our little guy crawling around like he owns the place :) and then he tries to eat the camera!! He is so funny!



Eider has been crawling for about two months now...he is also learning how to stand and pull himself up onto things.

We are just beginning to experience the goose eggs and fat lips with him falling down, tripping, and running into things with his big 'ol noggin!!

We have experienced the first "rolling down the stairs" moment...I couldn't help but laugh (after I screamed at the top of my lungs) to myself as he tumbled down the stairs and hit with a loud "thud" at the bottom (i know, I'm a terrible mom!! but it was so funny, and he wasn't seriously hurt, so I can justify it!)

He is really growing up and becoming a my little toddler! I love it!