Dalling Family

Summer Fun!

2010-11-17T21:50:00.000-08:00

Summer water fun with the neighbors!

Val Dean's Friend Lauren
Vivien any given day......always DIRTY!

Val Dean and Viv having a lunch date!

Val Dean on another lunch date....what a cheater!

Still likes to fit in any small space.....pretty creative!

Steel Days 2010

Viv is fearless and loved the rides!

I made this pretty dress for Viv.... in 2 seconds she will be covered in dirt!

Val Dean taking his girl Jayden on a little drive.

Swimming at the pool..... 3x a week!

Fearless Viv....this was her 1st time of the summer

and she was sure she could swim by herself.

Cautious little Val Dean...double safe!

Val Dean loving mommy!

Beautiful Baby Girl! Handsome Big Brother!

A few Holidays Over the Past Year!

2010-11-17T21:34:00.000-08:00

Easter 2010

Christmas 2009

Just a cute pic around Christmas time.

Little Viv's 1st Birthday!

Halloween 2009

Val Dean's 3rd Birthday!

Okay slacker, lets just catch up the last year!

2010-11-17T20:39:00.001-08:00

These are our family pics from last year! A little outdated but still cute!

UNDER CONTRUCTION

2010-01-29T12:24:00.001-08:00

I really wish I had time to update our blog.......it's just not in the stars right now.
I am a little particular and I have to add all the events since October so they will be in order. It's just going to take some TIME.......let me know if anyone knows where I can find some.

We love you all and hope all is well.

Thanks, The Dallings

Halloween 2009

2010-01-23T21:05:00.001-08:00

Most 3 year olds are what the their parents want for Halloween.......

However Val Dean is not your ordinary 3 year old! A few times he toyed with idea being Dr. Brockmyer (his neurosurgeon) but in the end he finalized on the golfer.

Viv on the other hand had no choice...... a hand-me-down Chicken costume!

Murdoch Grandkids minus Akoy

Grandma's yummy treats!

Val's Birthday Yikes 32!

2010-01-23T21:03:00.000-08:00

Val loves chocolate cake for his birthday
so i decided to indulge him a little and make "better than Birthday? cake"
At 32 blowing out the candles is really overrated.

Go for it kiddoes!

I wonder if Val Dean stole daddy's birthday wish!
You snooze.....you loose!

Val Dean and Daddy have silly string wars. This time Val Dean won!
The first time Val startled Val Dean while watching a movie. It was so funny he was crying "no daddy..... look now i am all dirty!... my hairs dirty and my nose is dirty. Get the dirty off!

We laughed but Val Dean informed us it was not funny!

So Val Dean got daddy back this time!

HeE hAw FaRmS

2009-10-12T19:15:00.000-07:00

For FHE tonight we went to Hee Haw Farms just down the street from us. It was a blast! We went with our friends the Rossel's. There was so much to do. I was surprised at all the fun activities they had.

Animal Train Ride

Hay Ride

Petting Zoo

Pumpkin Patch

Huge Slides

World Famous Gigantic Pig

Carousel Swings

Mini Corn Maze
Pony Rides

Hay jump

and more. Anyway the kids thought it was a blast and so did we. What a fun place for Halloween parties or get together's.

The Cute Rossel Bunch
Val Dean and "his girl" Jayden. Val Dean and Jayden loving the petting zoo.
Mommy and Vivien

Daddy and Val Dean
Val Dean is so afraid of animals. We hoped he would get over this fear, but no luck this year.

Right here he is terrified of this sheep and screaming not to see the baby pigs in the little barn.

Once again..... he did not want his picture by the Gigantic pig.
This picture does not even do this pig justice.

His name is Leroy and he weighs 1200 pounds!
Unlike her brother, Viv liked the gigantic pig.
Daddy and viv on the Animal Train.

She had the biggest smile on her face the whole ride.

The train was this cute line of animals made out of metal barrels.

Val Dean wanted to ride in the train by himself, but that was not going to happen.

So he settled for ridding with daddy.

Val Dean and Jayden held hands the entire evening. It was so adorable.

Val Dean and Vivien loved the big swing.

They were both giggling during the ride.

For some reason Val Dean loved the mini corn maze the most.

He ran through it over and over.

Below are a few memorable pics taken last week.

Wrestling buddies. Believe it or not Vivien thinks this is funny about 50% of the time. Unfortunately the other 50% she is screaming.

My boy and girl twins. At least that's how I feel.

They are in the same size diapers and clothes now!

I just love waking up to this face.

And yes those are Christmas PJ's, but they still fit.
Making cookies with Nana. Lets hope none of you ate any of these cookies! LOL

UPDATE UPDATE

2009-09-16T20:06:00.000-07:00

I start every blog entry the same way every time....... "I know it's been forever since my last entry...I suck at blogging, yada yada yada....". Now that I think about it, that's the way all my journal entry's start too! Ha Ha. I guess it's just not where I spend my time....obviously. I must say, I do applaud all the wonderful mothers out there that seem to get it done on a regular and consistent basis.
We have had a Crazy and busy summer. We went to an awesome retreat in Vegas, Lake Mead area, Bear Lake, Rexburg (numerous times), a cabin in Sundance a few times, a cabin in Alpine Wyoming with all our law school friends, California, and probably more I just can't remember. Too bad I don't really have many pictures to prove it. I always think I'll track down the pics others take, but then I never do.

I did manage to get a few fun pics from the past month.....

Vivien's first Solids. She did great! A much better eater than her brother ever was.

Val Dean was very upset that Vivien was eating food. He did not want her in a high chair at all. He kept saying " No mommy.... Vivien can only have mommy's milks. Stop feeding her..... that's Val Dean's big boy foods. So I put him in his high chair and feed him too. He accepted the reality of it pretty quickly.

This was Val Dean's favorite part of Bear Lake.

Vivien and Val Dean are best friends lately. Val Dean is always asking if her can wake her up from her naps to play.... of course I always say no and follow up with a threat of what will happen to him if he does.

Vivien gets nearly 100 kisses and hugs from big brother each day. When she is standing straight she is only about an inch or two shorter....poor kid...she'll pass him up before she is one for sure. Although he has grown 3" in the last four months. He only grew 2" from 6 months until four months ago. They said his surgery might have stimulated bone growth. We are so excited. I pray that he can make it to four feet. At least reach a door knob or light switch.

Vivien started crawling about a months ago. She picked it up so fast. She is a very busy girl. Such a contrast from Val Dean. You nearly have to rope her to the changing table when you change her diapers.

She started "cruising" about a week after she started crawling. She stands for a second on her own too. I am afraid she is going to walk soon and I'll never be able to catch her.
Val Dean is Jackal and Hyde these days. A perfect angel one minute and then the next a little devil. He is in time out half his life. I am not sure what this phase is but I hope it passes soon.

This is what he does when you ask for a "cheesy smile".

Not a dull minute with this guy. He says the funniest things lately. Today he told me not to call him Val Dean anymore. He said, just call me Buzz, okay mommy. (his nick name). 20 minutes later he changes his mind.

Val surprised me with a much needed new sewing machine for my birthday a couple weeks ago. I was so excited. He rarely comes up with a good suprise like that. I absolutely love it!

One of my latest projects. I am making this quilt for my little sister. I still need to bind it. any takers! That part I am no good at.

SUMMER!!

2009-07-28T13:06:00.000-07:00

We have been so crazy busy this summer. The poor kids have been subjected to gypsy life. I don't think they have slept in their own beds for more than three nights in a row for the past two months. Hence why I have not been updating the blog.

My awesome brother-in-law took these pics last week. Vivien is so much fun lately, she is starting to crawl and get into a sitting position. She self entertains for like 30 minutes at a time. She is so happy. I just can't believe how blessed we are to have such a perfect baby.

Val Dean just loves his baby sister. They are really starting to play and interact together. Val Dean is also starting to be such a protective big brother. He tells me when she is crying to help her and when she she is sleeping to check on her. The other day his little cousin lightly tapped a toy on her head and he went over pushed her and said not hit her.
It's been about 9 weeks since Val Dean's surgery. The doctor said his neck is not fusing as fast as they would like so needs to wear the neck brace for about four months instead on two. He has progressed to a point now that we can remove the neck brace while he is sleeping. Which is a huge relief because he would take it off at night and tear off all the pads and parts into about 10 pieces. Overall he is doing so well, you would never know he had a surgery (except the neck brace). He just runs around like any other kid, fearless and crazy.

We are Home!

2009-05-28T20:17:00.000-07:00

Val Dean got home from Primary Children's hospital on Sunday. Each day he is getting better and better. Although the nights are long; The kids seem to wake each other up all night long. Today he was the happiest he's been in a while. The pain has made him so moody. He is getting a custom made neck brace next week, which will be so nice because his current neck brace is too big and cuts into his shoulders. He also gets his stitches out on Monday.

My parents gave Val Dean these balloons when he got home. He liked them so much he insisted holding them while he watched a movie. He even held them while he slept that night.

Primary Children's has a playroom that Val Dean was able to play in the day before we left. He was so sick of his hospital bed, it was like Disneyland. At first he could not walk at all, he looked a little tipsy for awhile.

Little Viv has been such a great baby. She is so low maintenance. She just smiles every time you look at her. We are so blessed to have her!

The long and bumpy road

2009-05-21T08:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Val Dean's hardest day yet. He was SO irritable. It's hard to see our little guy so upset and discontent. The pain and meds make his pretty angry. He couldn't sleep or calm himself at all yesterday. Needless to say it was pretty exhausting for the both of us. Val had to go back to work, which I was not prepared for.

His x-rays show that the surgery was a great success. So now we just have to deal with the after math. They had to take him off of morphine because his stomach was shutting down, so he is in more pain now. The loratab just doesn't seem to touch the pain like the morphine. He is also having difficulties keeping his oxygen up, so he has to be on oxygen all the time.

He hates all the cords and IV's connected to him. He is constantly ripping the oxygen, neck brace, and monitor leads off. And yesterday he ripped the IV out of his foot.
He seems a little better this morning. He slept really good last night and is napping now. YEAH! Originally, we thought we could leave today or tomorrow, but that does not seem like it's going to happen.
On a positive note.... We are staying at my aunts condo arcross from the conference center and this is the view out my window. It's even better at night!

Again thanks to all your for your love, prayers, and support

Surgery Update

2009-05-18T22:38:00.000-07:00

Val Dean was so funny in the pre-op room. They gave him some drugs to calm him before they put him under and it made him so loopy. He was giggling and saying the funniest things. He kept kissing Val and then started licking his face and saying he wanted to taste daddy. Then he wanted Val and I to kiss him all together "a family kiss". His kisses would last about 20 seconds. It was so funny!

This is Val Dean on "drugs"SO SAD!! I just died when I first saw him. It was so hard to see him so helpless.

The doctor said when he started he was a little nervous because his neck instability and abnormalities were much worse then he expected. In the end, after a little over 3 hours surgery the doctor said he was amazed at how well it turned out.

The surgery placed a horseshoe shaped metal plate down the back of the neck. The top part was screwed into the back of the skull and the two side pieces screwed into his c-3. Because his c-1 and c-2 vertebra's were so deformed they had to take two 2 inch pieces from his ribs to build up the vertebrae. So it was like two surgeries in one.

He was in a substantial amount of pain after the surgery. He just seemed like he could not get comfortable. I hope that tomorrow will be a little better. Thank you to all our friends and family for all your prayers and support. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.

Val Dean's surgery!!!!

2009-05-18T21:25:00.000-07:00

FINALLY!!! Val Dean's neck surgery is finally here. After months of wait, the doctor has dicided Val Dean's neck is too unstable to go any longer with out neck surgery. I have been so nervious, but am so glad the day is finally here.

We had to start the process Sunday night with some blood work. Val Dean said he wanted to get in the trunk with his luggage.

The start of our journey Sunday night. It was difficult start. They had to poke him a couple of times. It was pretty traumatic.

Monday morning Val Dean said he was ready for surgery. He had a great attitude all week, which was really surprising. He said in his prayers every night "bless Val Dean's surgery can fix Val Dean's neck".

His surgery got postponed for a couple of hours which I thought was going to be disastrous because he had eaten since 8pm the night before. However he was so pleasant, he loved the waiting room toys.
He had great support with both grandmas there to spoil him!

One project accomplished a hundred to go

2009-05-16T21:09:00.000-07:00

Although it's been 6 months since we moved into our new house, I still have a hundred and one unfinished projects, and decorating has defiantly not been on the top of my list. However at last I have finished making my curtains. I have been working on them here and there for over two months. It took me forever to decide on the fabric and style. The style that I picked in called back tab. They are kind of a mix between rod pocket and grommet. They are a fairly new concept so there was really no pattern for them and I had to figure it out on my own. I am so excited that they are finally done. Next step....hang something on the wall.

Easter

2009-05-14T09:26:00.000-07:00

For Easter this year we went to Rexburg. We shared the day with Val's family and my grandparents. It was so fun to have so much family around. The kids always love being adored by new faces.

On Saturday we had an Easter egg hunt at my grandparents. Val Dean thought hunting for Easter eggs was just about as fun as trick-or-treating on Halloween.

Luckily they had a limit on how many eggs the older kids could find.

Val Dean defiantly took his time,

Daddy fit in a little time before golf to help Val Dean find eggs. As you can tell he did not want to stop for pictures during the Easter egg hunt.

We spent Easter morning at Val's parents. They have a cute tradition of hiding the Easter baskets. Val Dean thought it was fun searching for his basket.

Val Dean was pumped to get MORE Cars the movie characters

Viv was content with her $1.00 bunny!

Val Dean showing mommy his gratitude for the Easter gift.

We had a big Easter dinner with my grandparents and all my cousins. Here are some cute snapshots of the rest of the day.

Val Dean knows he is small, but I think he believes he is much smaller than reality. He is always trying to fit in or on small toys.
I have been waiting almost two years for Val Dean to fit in this suit. I was beginning to think I might have to wait until his wedding day. But at last he fits in the 6-9 month suit.

This kiddo's looked so cute I had to have a family photo. Vivien and I had matching dresses and sweaters for Easter.

Having a girl is more fun than I ever could have imagined.

Me and my beautiful sisters.

Snap shot update

2009-04-08T14:21:00.000-07:00

Since I am a horrible blogger I thought I would post some random snap shots of the fam from the last month or so.

This is about a month ago. It was at the time the best weather we had seen in about 5 months. So we went to the park.

Here are some pics of Vivien. They are in date order so you can see that she gets chubbier with each pic. It's only over a month span.

Chillin with Uncle Mathew who recently moved to Portland. We miss you Matt!

Val Dean doing a little light reading before bed.

Warning: If anyone tells Val the pics below are on here I am in deep trouble. It's safe to say he never looks at the blog.

In my defense Val Dean asked to wear baby sisters accessories, there was no force involved here, and as you can see he thought it was great fun!

He looks so cute in leg warmers. He looks like an adorable walking baby.

Museum Fun

2009-04-03T16:27:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago we took Val Dean to his Neurosurgeon for a follow up from last November's neck injury. They measured the neck instability and it has gone from 6mm of instability to 11mm. In November the doctor explained that they usually have to do surgery to fuse the neck around 8mm, therefore Val Dean now needs to go through with the surgery. The doctor is nervous to preform the surgery because Val Deans vertebrae are so small and deformed. He wanted to wait until he was three but apparently that is no longer an option. We scheduled the surgery for this coming Monday the 6th, but yesterday the doctor called us and said they do not have the hardware small enough for Val Dean in stock. He said it may take a few weeks to get a new one, however the doctor is gone for the whole month of May, so we may not be able to do the surgery until June. This is unfortunate because it means more neck brace. It is so hard to keep a two year old in a neck brace. It drives us both crazy. I will post the new surgery date when we figure it out, so all our sweet friends and family can say a little prayer for him.

Anyway when we thought that last week was his last week for fun before the surgery we decided to take him to the Discovery Museum at the Gateway. He had a blast and here are a few pics of our fun day.

Val Dean and Daddy drawing cartoons

As you can see Val Dean loved the helicopter the most.

Just about every day Val Dean asks to go to the helicopter with uncle Brayden.

Vivien didn't get to play but she is always happy just being around her family.

Uncle Brayden, cousin Nolen and Val Dean going on an emergency run. The museum had a whole pint size village for the kids to play in.

Val Dean is a little, (okay a lot) scared of animals, even fake ones, so uncle Brayden helped him out on this fake horse ride.

Val Dean giving mommy kisses!

They get along to much better when there are two of every toy!

We had a blast, maybe we will go again before the next surgery date.

Valentines Day

2009-03-04T15:15:00.000-08:00

As usual I am pretty behind on posting updated pics. Here are a few Valentine pictures.

Early in the morning we gave the munchkins little Valentine presents.

As you can see Viv loved her little Valentine bunny.

No surprise Val Dean was thrilled with new Lightning McQueen and Doc Hudson mini cars. He is obsessed with the movie "Cars".

Finally a trip to the photographer

2009-02-13T11:49:00.000-08:00

Although Vivien is 9 weeks old, we finally got her newborn pics taken. We also decided to take some family pics, and some pics of Val Dean at the time. (no need making two or three trips to the photographer, these things stress me out like no other). We had them taken at Pretty Pictures in American Fork. www.prettypicturesinutah.com
So here are a few pics.

January

2009-02-11T22:48:00.000-08:00

Well it has been awhile since I have updated the blog. Usually with a new baby mothers are posting new pics weekly or even sooner. I know I stink at this, but at least every once in awhile I get around to adding a few new pics.
This month has been so hectic. I lost my cell phone AGAIN, and have had a heck of a time borrowing one that works for more than a day. I have also been without my computer for sometime which is partly why I have not updated any pics. I feel so cut off from the world with out the Internet.
Last week Val Dean got sick with RSV, he was in and out if the insta-care and doctors all week. Vivien was a little congested at the end of the week but seemed okay, then on Sunday she started coughing and throwing up whenever she ate. On Monday the doctor ordered chest x-rays and sure enough she has Bronchial Pneumonia caused by RSV. We have the worst medical luck! so we have been in and out of the hospital all week. I swear next time I am going to make sure I don't have a baby in the winter.

Well here are some recent pics of the kiddos

They can play in this toy for hours.

Val Dean and his girl Jayden. I tell Val Dean not to feel bad Jayden has to bend down so far to kiss him, because this is how mommy kisses daddy.

After taking this photo Val Dean wants me to take pictures of him everytime he bathes.

This pic is proof as to how sick Val Dean was. He never falls asleep on us like this.

Christmas

2008-12-29T18:58:00.000-08:00

Our family always enters in the room in age order. Val Dean was so excited to be first!

Of all the toys Val Dean got for Christmas these two cars were defiantly the fav. Of course Val bought them last minute on Christmas Eve.

The poor man's Elmo. I can't belieive how expensive the talking Elmo's are!

Daddy and Viv. She is always held. She is a little high maintenance and Daddy can't stand to not give her want she wants.Grandpa and Viv just chillin.

Cousin Nollie and Val Dean got matching dumpster trucks.

Vivien Grace Dalling Blessing

2008-12-29T18:02:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we blessed our little angel. All of Val's siblings but one were in town for Christmas, so we decided to bless her a little early. We blessed her at my parents house because she is still so young and I didn't want to take her to church yet.

Vivien Grace was named after my grandmother Grace Murdoch. She made this bonnet for my baby blessing, she also made the blanket behind her, which is pretty amazing considering she is nearly blind.

Snapshots

2008-12-21T16:14:00.000-08:00

Here are some more recent snapshots of our little Vivien Grace.

And they say newbors don't smile! I know it's not the greatest pic but to catch a newborn smile you need a super-duper fast shutterspeed.

She is so skinny has has her moms never-ending torso.

Announcing Vivien Grace Dalling

2008-12-11T21:17:00.000-08:00

Vivien Grace was born on December 5th at 6:04. She was a skinny 6lbs 15oz and 18in long. We got to the hospital around 1:00pm dilated to a 3.5, at 4:00 pm I hadn't changed a bit, then at 5:30pm I threw up and apparently that threw me to a 7.5 immediately, 30 minutes later I was about to 10. After three small pushes our sweet little girl was here. It was a fabulous labor! Couldn't have asked for anything better. She is healthy and absolutely adorable. She looked like a c-section baby, her head and face were perfect.

Val Dean is doing considerably well with the new addition. He has yet to call her by name. He always refers to her as"my baby sister". He is really sweet to her but like most adoring sibling, in her face a lot.

We are so excited that she is here and can't wait for everyone to see how cute she is.

Some More Cute Pics

2008-11-03T14:15:00.001-08:00

Val Dean loves to drive the car. Every time we get in the car he says "I wanna drive, i do it. I drive the chummy". We are not sure what "chummy" means but he is consistant about saying it when we are getting in the car and we know it has something to do with the steering area of the car.

Such a handsome little guy!

Mommy and Val Dean at a park. He is obsessed with going to the park, however he is really too scared to go down the slides by himself.

Daddy and Val Dean having fun at the park on family night!

We are attempting to potty train. Val Dean loves to use the potty but never tells me that he needs to go unless I am changing his diaper. Then he says "I wanna push on the potty".

Val Dean calls this hat a "cool dude hat". I guess he learned it from one of his many admiring uncles. Val Dean looks so much like my little brother Mathew. Their baby pics are so much alike it crazy.

Hallowen

2008-11-03T13:52:00.000-08:00

For Halloween this year we went to a cabin up Provo Canyon. It was really fun and there were lots of yummy treats! Val was Don Johnson from Miami Vice, Val Dean was a scary but very cute Vampire and I has a pregnant mommy.

A bun in the oven, get it haha!

Sweet lil' Vampire

My sisiter brittany was a 80s prom queen. Her hair was great, it was so huge, and looked just like the 80s girls.

Val Dean after a long night of treats and partying!

Pregnancy Requests!

2008-10-29T14:18:00.000-07:00

I have had a lot of people ask for pregnancy pics, so to all of you.....

I am 33 weeks yesterday.

This pregnancy is going great. After about 24 weeks I stoped throwing up daily. I seem to be getting bigger every day. I feel like I have a 30 pound weight in my belly.

Just in case you didn't hear, we are having a little girl. We have not picked out a name yet, but I figure I have another month to decide. We have an ultrasound this Friday, so we are excited to see her again.

I am due on the 16th of December, but I have an inducement date on the 11th of December because I don't want to be in the hospital so close to Christmas. My doctor worries that I may come early because they have found that I have a heart shaped uterus, but Val Dean was full-term so I am not worried.

Little People Halloween Party

2008-10-29T13:10:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we took Val Dean to a Halloween party for the local Little People in Utah. They have parties fairly often and although Val Dean is too young to understand any differences, he always enjoys a party. He loves to be around other kids and of course loves the treats at parties. We decided to dress him up as a Vampire, Val tries to teach him to tell people "I want to suck your blood". I think that is going to be a weird phrase for him to learn when Halloween is over. When he saw himself in the mirror after putting on the costume he said "oh it's so cute". ( Val's not sure which phrase is scarier.)

Val Dean's favorite part of the party was decorating cookies with mommy.

Let me restate the above, his favorite part was actually eating the decorated cookie.

Finally a girl my size! This little girl is a few weeks younger than Val Dean. She is so cute, Val Dean is going to have to keep tabs on these girls.

Although he is not doing himself any favors by stealing her treats!

Needless to say Val Dean was popular with all the girls!

We all had a blast. Little kids in costumes are so cute normally, but when Little little kids are dressed up it's beyond adorable.

Rexburg Fun

2008-10-14T09:25:00.000-07:00

Fun in Rexburg with Grandma and Grandpa Dalling and cousin Payton in Rexburg.

Val Dean loves shoes, especially his Crocks. Cousin Payton's shoes are no exception.

Earlier this summer ( I know I am way behind on blogging!) while visiting Val's parents we took Val dean a fun splash park in Rexburg. He absolutely loved it. He was too scared to go down the slides but loved all the fountains.
Val Dean and Daddy after a lot of fun.
He kept trying to get a drink but as you can imagine a little too much water at once.
Got to love those crazy smiles!
Val Dean and his cousin Payton after swimming was over. So much play just wore Val Dean out. He laid on his Grandma's shoulder for probably 20 minutes.

Summer Fun

2008-10-12T19:43:00.001-07:00

Val Dean and Mommy visited the Discovery Children's park at Thanksgiving Point. Val Dean had a blast. They had this huge boat that sprayed water and Val Dean just loved it. I didn't know the park had a water feature so we pulled a WT diaper and tee-shirt swim suit move.

Val Dean and mommy in the caves.
This was a very dark cave, but with a flash you can't tell. Val Dean kept going into the darkest crevasses. He would sit down and say night night mommy and play sleep. He is so funny, he just loves hiding in small places.

Funny Day

2008-07-22T10:36:00.001-07:00

Val Dean got this shape sorter for his birthday last year and absolutely loves it. The other day he showed me just how much he loves it.

He kept laying on it saying "ohhh" and then would give it a kiss!

He is such a loving kid. He always gives his toys loves and kisses!

Lately, Val Dean's favorite activity is watching Baby Einstein. As you can see he gets a little too close to the T.V.. While watching the movie he insists on having his "chair" and "treat". The treat goes in the cup holder of the chair.

Surprisingly, he gets the humor out of it too! I can't believe he knows which parts are supposed to be funny.

Of course Val say's he must get his sense of humor from his dad!

Carnival

2008-07-22T10:20:00.000-07:00

Last weekend while Val's parents were visiting we took Val Dean to a local carnival for some weekend fun! We thought he might like some of the kiddie rides, however there was only a few that they let him on.

Since mommy is prego Daddy was nice enough to take him on all the rides.

Val Dean loves TREATS! and I love cotton candy! so I was so excited to give him cotton candy for the first time. The result was a little disappointing to say the least. He hated it and got upset that it made his fingers sticky. He said "yucky" and wanted me to immediatly wash his hands off. He hates to be dirty; gee wonder were that came from?......Daddy!

The little guy loves little

2008-07-21T21:09:00.000-07:00

We Bought Val Dean this little chair since he loves anything little. (and because he could not get into any other chair)

I wish I could tell you this is one of the only times he has played in a box, however it's probably the 100th. Getting inside small boxes is one of his favorite things to do.

My brother-in-law has a mini cooper and Val Dean thinks since it's small it should be his. Every time they come over he wants to go play in his car. I told him when he turns 16 we will buy him a mini cooper. It's defiantly plain to see mini is in his Genes.

Cousin Payton's first birthday

2008-07-21T20:47:00.000-07:00

As you can see Val Dean loves to swing!

Me and cousin Payton

Parties are so much fun!

The other day I put two Pringles in my mouth to look like a duck, then I quacked around the kitchen to make him laugh. When he found some Pringles at the party a week or so later he put one in his mouth and started quacking. It was so funny!

Val Dean loves to feed others about as much as himself!

Mommy's little helper

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Like most kids Val Dean is extremely interested in the vacuum. He desperately wanted to help me. He also likes to ride in the carpet vacuum.

New Wagon

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Val Dean insists on being outside at all times so we bought him a wagon. In the wagon with him are his cousins Hannah and Nollie. Needless to say they all loved it.

Our little angel

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I Know... I am adorable!

Val Dean AKA; Buzz is growing up so fast. He is starting to really talk a lot. He says about 30 words consistently. It is so fun to hear him say new words. He is obsessed with being outside. All day long he says "outside" and pulls my finger to the back door. We are having a blast watching him grow up and hope to keep you posted more frequently now that we are bloggers.

Welcome

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Hello Friends and family! We have finally fallen into the blogging world. I am still figuring out how all this works, so our blog is nothing impressive. Hopefully this can help us stay in better contact with all our wonderful friends and family.