Happiest first birthday!

Welp he did it. I tried to stop the hands of time or at least slow them... But to no avail. My boy turned ONE. And while I may have shed a few tears of gratitude and the tears of heartache because your heart heart hurts that he's growing so fast... You better believe I showed up on his birthday with my biggest Pom poms and smile and cheered on my growing boy. I stayed up till the wee hours of the morning baking cupcakes and wrapping his gifts, all the while reminiscing about that wonderful day when we welcomed him into the world. Oh my sweet boy, what did we ever do without you?



Presents were waiting for him when he woke up (is that a ball I see?)
Pancakes were made topped with his favorite: peanut butter. (like mother like son).
He was dressed in his birthday outfit...



Seriously, do they come any cuter?

He decided to show off with his first three steps (cue Pom poms and mega phones)!

And you can bet we had cake:


He didn't like it that much... Hint of sarcasm there.

And that's it. All the sudden he's ONE! Oh my boy, how I love being your mama!

Something BIG happened at the Leavitt household yesterday. Our UNLV rebels beat North Carolina(the number one team in the country)! You better believe we were there cheering them on!



It was a big game for the little guy, so big he just couldn't handle it and dozed off for the whole second half. And his momma soaked up his sleepy little self. These moments of sleepiness are far and few between!



My two boys. My big boy was wishin he could storm the court with everyone else!


And for proof that I was there, a family photo.

And we celebrated with a slurpy for him and pumpkin hot chocolate for me!

The husband may or may not have come home and watched the game again on tv. Just for kicks and giggles.

It's a good thing he's so cute



Because he's been trying my patience today. He's in a screaming phase the past two days and mommy doesn't know what to do!
On that note, he's found a friend:



Good thing that friend likes to scream too:)

you know you have a true friend when you receive a letter in the mail and you open it up to find this beautiful surprise






Tears were shed. A bad day was made a great day. And this November as we are extra thankful, I am thankful for dear friends!

This puppy is almost 11 months. Wait, what?! 11 months?!! It's crazy how fast time has flown! We've been busy with Halloween festivities (trunk or treat, chili, caramel apples, pumpkin bread, and chasing the puppy around the house).
We saw the Anderson family this weekend. What a treat to see them, the fall leaves, and experience the first snowfall! Mmmm seasons, how I miss them!



Here's the powdered sugar mountains






Aunt Siddle



Aunt dee the college student



Kinny the cheerleader and Dee



Great grandma Kathy



Grandma beck!



And we celebrated an almost one year old. He was spoiled!



And judging by the sleepyhead, we had a wonderful trip!

Going to Utah always recharges me! My cup runneth over.

Bring on thanksgiving, birthday celebrations, and Christmas. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year!

Sometimes it's rough being a kid.



Especially when mom turns on her hair dryer!

Sundays scream strolls. Not walks, per say, because walks sound like work, but strolls, strolls are leisurely.. A time for self reflection, for teaching, for singing primary songs, for visiting the playground. Yes, Sunday strolls are my kind of magic.






My baby boy with his jack o lantern smile... Hello fall!












Strolls wouldn't be complete without a game of peek-a-boo. He won by the way!



I found a street that had trees that were semi autumn looking. So you better believe we walked up and down it at least four times!



And last but not least, I have a saying in my house that goes like this... "if your dirty by the end of the day, it's been a good day." Cue dirty socks.
It was a good day!

Decor

With a new home, I have been stressed, excited, stressed about getting the decor just right! We've got some paint on the walls, and some pictures hung... But the cutest decor of all is underneath our kitchen table.






Yep. My decorations don't even come close to the cuteness of this boy. Our table is his little fort, and I have visions of this boy hiding under it in the future to stay away from "the bad guys" or putting blankets over it to make a cave...

I love having a boy.

Also, remember how he is up up and away on my stairs? Ya, he fell down them yesterday. All of them. Bad mom award? I think so!

I was so excited to find a pumpkin patch! So on
family night on Monday we went as a family to check it out!
I love fall. Love it. And I'll be the first to admit that the time that I really dislike Las Vegas is the fall time. There aren't any pretty leaves changing, (although on our walk the other day there were some little dried leaves from bushes that were crunching under my feet and I got all kinds of excited) and the weather is still hot, and the air doesn't smell like crisp autumn air.
So to keep from going into a semi depression, I have to do little things to keep me excited about fall. Like make hot chocolate when the air conditioning is on a little too high, bake pumpkin bread, go to the craft store and get fall leaves and flowers to bring fall into my home, and go to the pumpkin patch.


Here is my little punkin wit his pumpkin.



He was as happy as me. Like mother like son?!



Our little family. Yes my husband and son are both representing UNLV. And incase you were wondering, basketball season begins in less than two weeks.

Here's my autumn porch, don't you want to come visit?



And I wasnt joking about going to the craft store for my autumn leaves. Pictures to tide over my mom...















Ps anyone willing to ship us a box of fall leaves?! I'm dying to take a pile and jump in them... And smell them, and crunch them. Yes, I'm still 5 years old.

O ya, brother is ready for Halloween. Here's a hint on what he's gonna be: he makes a sound that goes Ruff ruff ruff.

He found the stairs...









Up, up, and away!

When your a sleepy Sawyer, sometimes you have to hold on to your crib and smash your face against the side of your crib also to get a good nights rest...

Yummo

And he actually liked it.

I may have slightly gagged when I smelled it. Good thing I don't have to eat it!

Nine months

The stats are in:
20 1/2 lbs (50%)
29 1/4 in. (75-90%)
Head circumference: (75%)

So we have a tall little guy on our hands! And oh how we love this not so little guy!

Go Rebs

It's our favorite time of year... College football... Which leads to college basketball! We went to a Rebels game last night and Sawyer just didn't know what to think! But he did clap his hands when the fans around him clapped their hands... Kind of like his mommy!



(and yes, those would be little air jordans on his feet. Our first purchase when we found out we were having a boy!)

Long time no post

Sorry for the delay in posts... We've been hangin w this pretty lady



(Sawyer was sad to say goodbye yesterday at the airport)!

It's hot in Las Vegas.


And because we don't have a pool, we go over to play in the fountains! It's a fun way to cool off!!