We have a walker

3 days before Ben's birthday he was getting better about trying to walk, but then the day after his birthday it was on!

Every chance he gets to walk he does, he holds his little arms up to balance and he takes off! Craziness I tell you!! But I LOVE it!

I feel so bad for him cause he crash and burns ALL the time and he just get right back up and tries again! What a trooper!!

SO far he has walked from the dishwasher around the island into the den and to the computer desk, for you who have never been to my house that is quite the walk for a beginner!

Organi-Candy

My best friend Bonnie started an organic candy company in Durango and A LOT of her proceeds are going to a local girl that has cancer. Bags of candy start at $3.50! Every little bit helps!!! She takes paypal!!!

organi-candy.com

Visit the website for more info on CANDY FOR KIKI!!!

Happy Birthday/Halloween

Here is the first round of photos from Ben's party!!! We had a costume party!! So fun!!!

Robin & Little Red Riding Hood (scandalous)

Ryus as the JoKeR

Ryus, Ben & Paxton the BoXEr
Tylon, Alivia, Alli, Ben & Ryus

Chloe & Ellie

BATMAN, ROBIN & the JOKER
The cake and the goodies
Singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY
I LOVE CAKE!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

My sweet boy is one today!!! I still can't believe it!!! The sad thing is he has an ear infection on his birthday!!! But he is still being great!! I finished the top part of his cake late last night, I am little disappointed but what can I say...I am no Martha Stewart!!!

p.s. The top picture is his invite!

Playing in the Leaves

My little g-a-p tooth boy!!!!

Ben did not like the leaves being thrown but loved to sit in them!!

Oregon Pumpkin Patch

Everyone is posting their Sutherland Farm pics so it made me want to dig out our Lone Pine Farm Pumpkin patch pictures when Ben and I went to Oregon.

These are not very good photos because we had to hurry so we did not get caught with Ben sitting in the pumpkins!!!

The Ranch in OrEGon

My super duper good friend, basically my sister, has a family ranch in Oregon that we went to, to take pictures of her girls. Here are a few that I got of Ben!!! Ben loved the ranch and the cows, he really loved to dig in the dirt and there was something about the angel statues that he LOVED !

P.S. I have tons of photos from my trip that I am in the process of posting!!!

Ben was 11 months old yesterday and here is what is important in his little world!!

• Milk in a sippy cup, he chugs it like I am going to take it away
• Obsessed with opening every drawer in the bathroom and putting it all in the bathtub ( at least it is not the toilet yet)
• HATES to nurse
• Will eat everything, but loves avocado's, any pasta, nectarines, grapes, rice cakes, multi grain cheerios, cheese, watermelon, cucumbers, peas and carrots and edamame!
• When he is done eating he throws all the left overs on the ground
• Loves to throw his sippy cup on the ground and say "UT OH"
• LOVES LOVES stairs
• He can flirt with the girls already! thanks Ryus!!
• Blows kisses, kind of! he puts his hand on his mouth and says "mmmmm"
• Stands up on anything he can find and loves his little walker!!!
• Love's Cody dog and sits at the back door and call for him!!
• He loves his blankie, but not obsessed, it is a good mix!!

Baby on a Plane

So if you read my last post you know that I am leaving for Oregon on Friday!! On A plane, with a 11 month old!! I am scarred poopless to do this!!! I have my sucker ready for take off and landing to pop his ears any other advice? I was thinking a dvd player with cartoons!!

Oregon Here We Come

Friday Ben and I leave for Eugene Oregon on a Jet plane pretty sure I will be back again...I think!!! KIDDING!!! I am so excited to go back and see my friends, my college, go shopping ,eat some killer food, enjoy the beautiful views, watch the Ducks play and hang with 2 wonderful little girls!!!!! I can not wait to show Ben the ocean!!!

Very sad because I will not see Ryus until October 16th, he left for work and will be back Friday night and we leave for Oregon on friday morning so we will miss him before we leave, so sad!! I get back on a Monday and then he gets back from work that Friday so a very long time. Ryus is back to work, as long as he takes care of himself and does not push it, this is a good thing!!

Official

it has been 12 days since ben has nursed.So...I am going to say its official, ben weaned himself! It was bitter sweet and very hard at first, but now it is such a nice FREEDOM!!! Jessie I figured out how to wean our boys, just flick him! KIDDING!!

I am still pumping so I don't get engorged, and Ben love his half milk half breast milk. I wwas scared to give him milk at first but did not have much of a choice, but it has gone really well. When I give him him sippy of milk he chugs the whole thing at once!! CRAZY KID!

CrAsH!

Ben's first battle wound from trying to walk!!