The Birthday Cake

As promised here are the pictures and video of Elijah eating his birthday cake.

Elijah the Big Boy

So today my baby turns one! I can't believe how time flies... He has been an incredible baby and an absolute joy to have in our home. His little personality is really starting to show itself. His favorite little word is uh-oh. He says it when he knows he's in to something he shouldn't be, or he hits something. It's so cute. Here are some pictures from the official day. We will be having his b-day party when my mom is here in a few days! Cake pictures to follow! :) Here are some pics and videos of him at Happy Joe's for his first b-day. Apparently he didn't like the flash because every shot I got he was making a funny face!

Shem's Wedding

Chad's youngest brother, Shem, got married on Friday the 12th of June. We were happy to be able to fly down for this special event. Rachel was excited to ride on a plane again. Elijah flew for the first time and didn't like it much. It's a long flight without a lot of movement. All in all it went well. The wedding was beautiful and we had lots of fun seeing friends and family. Here are a few shots. We didn't take many photos because we were so busy.

San Diego Fun

We decided to take a small family trip to San Diego before Chad's brother, Shem, got married. We flew in to AZ on Monday the 8th and took off for San Deigo the next morning. We spent a little time on the beach, but it was too chilly to enjoy the water. We spent the whole day on Wednesday at Sea World. Rachel really enjoyed all of the shows. She told us that San Diego was her new favorite spot. :) I thought I'd share a few of the photos that we took on the trip.

Elijah's 1st Haircut!

We took Elijah to get his first haircut on 4-12-09! He was so excited and happy that everyone was paying attention to him, he didn't even realize he was getting a haircut!
BEFORE....



DURING.....


What are you doing back there?


AFTER

EASTER SUNDAY

We took the opportunity to take some pictures on Easter Sunday. We had such a great weekend.

Nauvoo

This Easter weekend Chad and I decided to take a trip to Nauvoo to see the sites and enjoy the temple. We stayed in the Willard Richard Home. That was a different experience (with the bathroom across the hall and no locks on the doors). We had fun and were happy that we finally made a little time to tour all of different buildings that we hadn't been able to see yet. Here are some of the things we saw...

They have some yummy treats here!

Ever wonder where the phrase sleep tight don't let the bed bugs bit came from? Well, these people knew it was essential to tighten the ropes before going to bed.

Rachel's learning all about Jonathan Browning and his gun making skills.

Chad's teaching Elijah all about how to preach in the Hall of the Seventies, which was the first MTC.


Rachel and I on the Oxen Ride.

We're ready to make our way across the plains! We learned all about why the pioneers preferred oxen over horses.

This was the common room of the Willard Richard home where we stayed.

Go Fly a Kite

Rachel and I attempted to fly her first kite...but it was a little too windy. We're excited to try again soon.