Chilli Day

Izaks first big snow day... the snow was too deep for him to walk in so we found him a sled to ride in. Who needs a gym membership when you have a kid to pull around... best workout i've had in a while!!

park pics

okay i didn't take a lot of great pictures the other day at the park but this one's a keeper because you get a glimpse of Izak's mullet. time for a hair cut? brant thinks not.

caught red handed!

I recently learned that saran wrap has multiple purposes. A scarf, a chew toy and a wrap to keep food fresh. who knew?

Gully

Another day at the gully. This place is dog heaven and any place with dogs and piggyback rides is also heaven for a certian little boy.

Halloween

Even though Halloween is done and over, Izak tries to put on his chicken suit daily. It didn't take him long to learn how to say "Candy" and he's convinced he can't live without it. Now whenever we try to go for a walk around the neighborhood he tries to drag me up to the doorstep of every house he sees. poor kid, just when he thought he had the answer to support our sugar habit...

Update

It's been a LONG time since I updated our blog so here's a little re-cap of what we've been up to the past couple of months. We moved back to Utah end of August. The move back is always hard because we miss our CA friends so much, but the transformation was a little easier this year because we had something to look forward to. My brother Jason and his wife Angela and their two boys moved in with us! It's been nice having a girl to hang out with and in-house playmates for Izak. :) Life's been pretty good. Izak started walking about a month ago and thinks he's pretty big stuff. Brant's been working hard cutting down all our fruit trees in the back and trying to landscape our pittiful backyard and I've been busy just being a mom. Anyway, here are some pics so you can see what we've been up to...

Cute as a button

I know that all moms think their kids are cute but seriously... he's cute!

Nature hike with Grandma and Grandpa Wallace

Grandma and Grandpa Wallace came to visit over conference weekend and we decided to take them up Millcreek Canyon to get some fresh air. Grandma taught Izak how to throw rocks in the stream and he was in heaven right up until he had to go back into his carseat. He didn't leave without a fight.

Shoe Fettish

Izak has a slight shoe fettish. He's constanly finding shoes from around the house and trying to put them on my feet. I feel like Cinderella most of the time because between the four adults and three children in this house... most of the time they don't fit. He also likes to climb in my closet and throw my shoes off the rack so he can sit on it.

I like to EAT!

Izak is learning how to feed himself. At this point only about 10% of his food ends up in his mouth but hey, gotta learn sometime.

Roadtrip

Shortly after we got home from CA, we took a little roadtrip down to Arizona for a family reunion and stopped at the Grand Canyon on the way for a little site seeing.

gifts galore!

Izak had a great time opening all his birthday gifts! His friend cooper has this toy that shoots little plastic balls in the air that Izak is obsessed with so you can imagine his delight when he opened his very own ball shooter. as soon as he saw the picture it on the box he started screaming with excitement and pounding on the box. when that didn't work, he crawled on top of the box and continued to pound and pick at the corners in attempt to open the darn thing. we couldn't get it put together fast enough... needless to say he is in heaven with all his new toys.

pool time

We decided what better way to wash of a baby covered in frosting than in the pool. :) The dadies and babies put on quite the show with their balancing acts, splashing contests and attempts to fly.

mmmm CAKE!!!

Izak's Birthday Party

We spent this last weekend celebrating our little man's first birthday! I can't believe he's already a year old. We had a little party with friends on Saturday and Izak has been playing with his new toys non-stop. He thoroughly enjoyed his tasty cake and was on a sugar high for the rest of the day and part of the night. He didn't go to bed until 2 hours past his bedtime because he was so wired. He spent most of Sunday recovering but managed to squeeze a few hours of playing in between church and naps.

Watermellon Feed

Yesterday we spent the afternoon grilling by the pool with friends. Izak and his friend Coop were getting very impatient waiting for the chicken to cook so we thought we'ld hold them off with some watermellon. The devoured the watermellon in no time and made quite the mess. I just thought these pics are way too cute to not share with everyone.

The past two weeks have been full of parties and fun trips! We've been cramming in as much beach time as possible and Izak absolutely loves the ocean! The sand, the water, the waves, you name it he loves it! We celebrated our 4th of July this year swimming and playing volleyball with friends followed by a big juicy BBQ at Dave and Stacies house. The next day we took a little trip to the O.C. Zoo with Cooper and his Parents and finished off the day with a surprise birthday party for our good friend Tiffany. Last night we had a little girls night out and the dads stayed home with the kiddies for a change. Today we spent yet another fun day at the beach and Brant's went to a Dogers game tonight up in L.A. with some friends. I can't get enough of our summers here! Life truly is good!

We spent the day at a beach in Laguna last Saturday. Jessica, Tiffany and I played in the water with the babes while the menfolk went scuba diving. It was one of the funnest beach days we've ever had. Izak couldn't get enough of the water! The second I put him down he made a b-line for the ocean and when he saw a big wave coming he would scream with delight and wiggle and kick his little legs like crazy until I diped him in the water. This trip reminded me of playing in the water with my mom as a kid... good memories!