Underwear Hat

Logan is pretty well potty-trained now and he LOVES his underwear. Tonight he was "helping" me fold laundry and he was in charge of "folding" his underwear (fairly simple to fold-cause you just put them in a pile!) not only does he love underwear- he also loves hats. As you can see! He ran around like this for probably ten minutes. He thought he was the coolest thing ever. Half the time he had it pulled over his eyes so he couldn't even see and he was running into things so then he started running around with his arms out it front of him. Steve and I were laughing which only made him do it more! It was so cute, and also hilarious. Funny little kid! Sorry it is such a bad picture-I took it with my cell phone.

Then and Now.

This past year has just flown by, I thought it would be fun to see how much Bronson has grown and changed in the last 12 months.




At Birth.



1 month












3 months













6 months













12 months

Bronson's First Birthday

Well, yesterday was not Bronson's first birthday, however we had a party anyway. His actual birthday isn't until the 16th but since we are celebrating with each side of the family we are having two parties. He just adores music. Anytime there is music on, or even Logan singing the ABC's he starts "dancing". So we planned a music themed party. We had a lot of fun breaking my seemingly indestructable pinata-which I was shocked by because I was just hoping it was strong enough to hold the candy-

I worked really hard on the cakes- (made all three of them by myself- a small one for Bronson and two big ones for everyone else)- and then the frosting FELL off of the sides of the big cakes so they looked terrible at the party. I was very frustrated. I am just glad I got pics before they fell apart.

Instead of "pin the tail on the donkey" we did "pin the note on the saxophone". I didn't get any pics of it at the party, but I got one before shot with Logan (the reason he has no pants on is because we are potty-training right now.) I cut out little music notes and had the kids try to stick them on the saxophone.

We have video of Bronson eating his cake but my photo program isn't working, so here are a couple pics. He was pretty funny, he was being so careful and delicate, picking the frosting off the top. I actually had to help him smash it a bit so that he could see that there was more than just frosting.

Some good friends came to celebrate with us, though it was so hectic I barely got to say hi to them (sorry Tanya, Amber, and Katie! I really do appreciate that you came!) Lastly, here are some pics of the present opening.

More Pinata Pics

I haven't posted any more pics of the pinata because I was just layering more newspaper, but last night I did more visable work so I thought I would post updated pics. I have only done the top, still have most of it to go, but you get the idea. I also put the candy inside. Fun Fun!--By the way, I was planning on doing this in white and brown but for some reason there is no brown tissue paper to be found, I even went to a craft store and party store, oh well.

Pinata Progress

Bronson's 1st birthday is coming up real soon and I decided that it would be fun to make a pinata for the party. I have not made a pinata since middle school, but I am still hoping that I will be able to manage it. I decided on a guitar shaped pinata, and I made the frame for it last night. Today Logan and I put on the first coat of paper mache, there will of course be several more to follow. Here is a picture of the progress thus far. --Also if any of you have pinata tips I would love to hear them!

Bronson's New Trick

I love how excited Bronson is about this door. I only showed a small clip, but he did this for probably 5 minutes straight. One of the most rewarding things about being a mother is watching your child figure out something new. He is just so proud of himself.

Story worth blogging

I know I have been a slacker when it comes to blogging lately, but the problem was I just didn't have anything that seemed blog-worthy. My days are all pretty much the same. The past few days though have been anything BUT normal- after this I could use a little normal!
Friday night we had an impromptu gathering take place in our little apartment. the "guests" included my sister Becca, her friend, my sister Jen, and her husband Ben. Any of you who have ever been in a room with me and my two younger sisters know that we get a little crazy when you put us together. I think it comes from the fact that Jen and I quote "Friends" non-stop and Becca is so fun to tease and mess around with.
We were so loud and hyper that I am surprised that Bronson didn't wake up sooner. We tried putting him back down but a few minutes later he was up again, this time with a stinky diaper. Becca took that as her cue to split. That was smart of her. I changed him and handed him to Steve figuring he was a bit hungry too. While I was in the process of bottle-making Bronson began throwing up all over Steve (this seems to happen to Steve a LOT, the kids LOVE to throw up on him). I ran to help and Jen started a bath for Bronson.
After that Jen and Ben took off too.
Well, we got him all cleaned up and laid him down in his crib, and he began throwing up AGAIN. I, stupidly, picked him up so he wouldn't be laying in it and he continued throwing up on ME. This continued till about 4 am. All day Saturday he wouldn't eat or drink anything so we were getting concerned about dehydration. I called the pediatrician and they wanted me to bring him in. At the doctor's office they gave me a syringe and had me inject Pedialyte into his mouth. She left the room to check on other kids and I got him to take nearly two ounces before he threw up all over me. I am sitting there with Bronson on my lap and the nurse still gone and we are both completely drenched in purple vomit. I am calling out into the hall that I need some help and two LONG minutes later a different nurse came to help me. I literally looked like I had had an episode of uncontrollable diarrhea. It was all over my lap and along the inside of my legs. They cleaned up the chair and the carpet as best they could and had to take the chair out and put it in a back room. I had an extra outfit for Bronson, but, silly me, had not thought to take a change of clothes for ME. They sent me home with further instructions for taking care of Bronson, and a garbage sack to sit on so I wouldn't ruin my car upholstery. I was SO embarrassed walking out into the waiting room. It was horrible!
On a postive note, Bronson seems to be doing much better now!