It's time to DANCE

I cannot believe it's been a year!  What an awesome year it was.  I knew I was going to go BIG for my little guys BIG day, but it was quite time consuming!  Here are the fun pics of Jaden's Dancy Dance party...  Enjoy.

 My sister Trisha made the cake

 There's a party in my tummy

 The birthday Brobee

 gift boxes

P.S. Having a December baby is CRAZY!  Christmas and birthday party planning was nuts and the house is BLOWN up...  But we had a blast!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

It is so cool to have a child during the holidays... it just brings back all of the magic you experienced as a kid!  This month has been soooo fun and it's only the 3rd!

New holiday tradition: The Polar Express in Williams, AZ.  So worth the money, and I totally got teary eyed when the train pulled into the station... just knowing that I was about to see Santa.  Here's a picture of Jaden meeting Santa for the first time!

That was last weekend...
This past week we got crafty and made our own ornaments...
So easy...

Salt Dough Ornaments

(makes 12 small hand prints)

4 cups flour

1 cup salt

1 1/2 cup water

• Combine ingredients and knead dough for 15 to 20 minutes
• Roll dough out and cut around hand or cut circles out for making hand imprints
• Use a toothpick to etch in names/dates, and use a straw to make a hole for ribbon to hang on the tree.
• 
• Bake in the oven at 300 for 30 minutes
• Allow to cool
• Pant with a varnish to make the ornament last longer
• allow to dry
• decorate with any type of paint or glitter
• 

waking up happy

Today is the first day in MOTHS that Jaden woke up this morning Happy!  I am soooo... HAPPY!  He is the best, sweetest baby, but he is always crabby when he wakes up.  Today is a good day!
Jaden is 11 months old
Favorite food: lo mien
Favorite TV show: Blues Clues

 Here are a few crafts I've created lately...

Memory Shadow Box:

so easy and a great way to display all of your wedding items as opposed to them sitting in a box somewhere!

And here is my new baby food making secret...

Bamboo Steamer... it's a life changer!!

there are 2 levels, so I have the sweet potatoes steaming on the bottom (they take longer) and the apples steaming on top!