Happy 4th Birthday Emma!

Emma turned 4!! She is becoming such a beautiful, happy, amazing little girl! I can't believe she is already four!!! She had a party this weekend with our family! We all had a wonderful time. She opened presents and had cake and ice cream. And then, all the kids ran around crazy, as usual!

Here is Emma opening presents, and all the girls watching.




She got a giant lollipop




Sitting by her cake. She is so adorable.




Blowing out her candles




All the grandkids together
-Alexie, Hannah, Alden, Hayden, Emma-




All the grandkids with Uncle Johnny




HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA!!!!

Alden's Welcome Party/Baby Shower

The church put on a baby shower for me, but did it after Alden was born. So, it became a Welcome Alden Party. We opened presents, had cake and punch, and everyone passed him around and held him. He slept through most of his own party, but everyone thought he was adorable anyway. He got some really amazing gifts. Some were homemade! The talent people have! I was very amazed and blessed for all these gifts! Thank you to everyone who came and gave gifts!! :)

Here are people at the party





Opening presents




Showing off Alden while he was sleeping in his carrier




He wouldn't wake up, so I decided we would pass him around while he was sleeping. He didn't care one bit. He kept sleeping.



It was such a wonderful party! So much fun!! :)

I Can Smile BIG Now!!! :)

What's In My Diaper Bag??

I read a blog from a girl who has a baby a month older than Alden. She put this on her blog, and I loved the idea, so I had to do it too!! :)




1. DIAPER BAG: I had such a hard time deciding on a bag, a family friend went a picked one up for me. I was so thankful! It is nice and big and has lots of little pockets where I can put little things.

2. SOCKS: I always carry a second pair of socks in the bag. This is because I will sometimes put Alden in sleepers, and he doesn't wear socks with them. If I change him into pants while we are out, he needs socks.

3. BURP RAG: This is a beautiful homemade burp rag. Alden doesn't spit up much, but we carry it just in case.

4. HAT: Winter in Idaho is cold. Whenever we go out, we slip a hat on Alden.

5. CHANGING PAD: This came with the diaper bag, and has come in handy many times!!!

6. DIAPERS: I carry about 5 or 6.

7. WIPES: I have a small carrying case of wipes.

8. NOSE SUCKER: I'm not sure what else to call this. Sometimes Alden will sneeze, so we will clean his nose out afterward.

9. BABY LOTION: Idaho is a very dry area. Alden's skin dries out if we don't lotion him.

10. BOTTLE OF WATER: This is for making bottles on the go. I have a bottle carrier in the bag. I put the water bottle in the bag with a gel heating pad so his water is warm.

11. MEDICAL BAG: This holds nail clippers, thermometer, his vaccine card, and other small needed items.

12. HAND SANITIZER: For those times when you can't wash your hands.

13. CHAP STICK: For me.

14. BOTTLES: I usually carry 2 to 4 bottles (With dry formula already inside, ready to go).

14. (Again) (I messed up on numbering): LOTION FOR ME: Again... Dry Idaho weather

15. FORMULA: I have a sample size can of formula if I need it.

16. CLOTHING: I try to carry shoes, onesies, a sweater and a sleeper with me

Johnny Drives The Garbage Truck

I was watching Johnny for my mom one day, and Lyndon had to stop by the house before he finished his garbage route. When he stopped, Johnny was able to go with him in the truck! He was so excited.
They drove out to the Idaho Garboligist office. Alden and I followed them in the car. When they got there, they had to pick up a dumpster and deliver it to a home that was close by. They had to pick it up with the trucks arms and drive it there. While they were coming up the office driveway on their way back, Lyndon had to "Adjust his hat" so Johnny was able to steer the truck for a few hundred feet. He was so excited to tell me about it!
What a fun experience!

Here is Johnny in the truck ready to go! (The drivers seat is on the right side of the truck, that is why he is sitting on this side. There is a steering wheel on his side, that is why he was able to steer while Lyndon fixed his hat.)

6 Weeks Old

Alden is still growing fast. He is changing so much the past few weeks!
He is weighing around 11 pounds and is 22 1/2 inches long (This is Lyndon and my calculations, we measured him this last week ourselves).
He is learning to smile and grins when Lyndon and I (Or someone else that will smile at him) walks up. He is loving his Baby Einstein playmat. He is reaching for toys that are hanging. His new favorite love is a swing that was given to us last week from a family friend, Katelyn. She has a son that is almost a year old and grown out of the swing. Thank you Katelyn! He loves it!
Alden had his first youth group experience last night. He was passed around to all the girls. He is also going to my dance and tumbling classes every week while I teach. Lyndon picks him up when he gets off work.
Alden is only getting up once a night now. Which, Lyndon and I are excited about. He goes to bed about 10:30 PM and wakes up around 4 AM for a feeding and then sleeps until about 8 AM. We are very excited about this!! He is eating around 4 ounces of formula at a feeding. During the day he eats every 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Here are some pictures of our little guy!

Alden with a little smile! :)




This is how he has been sleeping... Like he is thinking about something very important. SO FUNNY!




One of his new favorite things... Showering with daddy! Here he is wrapped up after his shower.

One Month Pictures

Here are Alden's one month pictures