EiGhtEen MoNthS

I can not believe that my not so {LiTtle} boy is 18 months old today. He is growing and learning so fast that I can hardly believe my eyes. I can't get enough of this kid...everyday he amazes me. He is the smartest kid with the best personality and you can't tell me that this isn't the cutest face ever!!


He is our little sponge. We really have to watch ourselves now because he will copy any thing that we say. For example: I am always trying to tell Tatum "Good Job" when he does something good. Well the other day he was in my bathroom stacking my hair spray bottles and after each one he added he would say "Yay, GoOd JoB". Some of my other favorite words he says are Memo {Nemo}, Outside, Pa-Pa {Grandpa}, Where'd it go? and I just love all of his animal sounds. He is the sweetest boy and is always happy. I just love my little TaTeR-Tot!

One {CrAzY} Week!

This last week has been kind of crazy for us. Heres what we have been up to...

As you all know, Tatum has been teething. This last week he has gotten 4 teeth... 2 of which are molars!! The poor kid wouldn't eat or sleep and just wanted to be held. Thank goodness for Motrin and Teething Tablets!

I have never been way into sports like Eric, but this last week I have spent all of my free time watching the Olympics! I have watched everything from Fencing to Gymnastics. My favorite is Womens Beach Volleyball...Misty May and Kerri Walsh are awesome!


And because of the Olympics, it took me a while to finish Breaking Dawn...which I thought was a perfect ending to the series!


Eric got his motorcycle. After a whole lot of protesting, I gave in! He got it from his Dad, so naturally we are getting a great deal on it! Tatum has loved riding on the motorcycle. He calls it a "Vroom-Vroom".


We went with some neighbors to the Gardens at Thanksgiving Point. It is so beautiful there. Tatum had so much fun splashing in the fountains with all the other boys. The all were soaked by the end of the day!


And Tatum got a sand box for the back yard. He could spend hours outside playing in it. Tatum and Dad had fun making sand castles together. Although he has had it for a week, he still is a little hesitant getting all the way in.


And the best part?? Tatum will be 18 months old in a week...which means only one more week until he goes into nursery!!

Can I just say...

...I HATE Teething!!!

Why I LOVE the TeToNs...

The Lounging...

The Junk Food...


The Olympics...


The Volleyball...


The "Snots"...


The Water Balloon Launching...


The Baby Sitters...


And The Scenery...



We had such a blast this year. And the best part is that I actually survived! It really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be...I mean I did have 70 people there that loved to help. About 10 minutes after we arrived, I had 4 of my uncles putting my tent up. My Mom was such a big help, she loved taking Tatum and showing him how to throw rocks in the river...

On our way up there we stayed a few days in Bear Lake. We spent a day out on the lake and rented some wave runners, got endless amounts of there famous raspberry shakes, and attempted to do fireworks by the lake. We didn't succeed because there was a cop that seemed to be following us that night. We had to improvise with sparklers back at the house.

{I love how white I look compared to my sister}