Memorial Day

We had a lot of fun on Memorial Day we went to the Rose Festival, it's a carnival type thing in Portland. We took Denton through a little petting zoo, which he really liked. We were feeding the animals little pellets of food and he wanted to eat them so he was a bit upset that I was feeding them to the animals. We had some good old carnival food and just enjoyed the sunshine as a family.



They had a kids play area where we got to sit and relax a bit and Denton got to get out of the stroller and play, he had a lot of fun!




Denton fell asleep on our way back to the car, he was very good the whole time we were there eventhough he skipped a nap.

Our Home and Garden

(Photo above)Our front door is just to the left, we have such beautiful and colorful flowers around, I LOVE IT!!! Our complex has a lot of beautiful flowering bushes.

Here are our peas that are on our porch, they are doing quite well. I will soon plant the strawberry, cucumber and tomato they will stay on our porch also.

Here is the garden I planted on Saturday, hopefully it will grow. Darwin kept Denton entertained while I planted which was very helpful. I often tell Darwin the story of the little red hen, really it can apply to many situations, now I get to use the real story! I was really excited when we moved into our complex last year and they told us they offered a gardening spot, they offer from a 5x5 to a 40x40 spot, I got a 10x10 because I didn't want to start too big. I have been waiting almost a year to plant my garden because we moved in a bit to late last year for me to plant. I am really excited for some yummy veggies, wish me luck!

Profile

I love Dentons profile, it's great when he holds still for long enough to get a good picture of it. When I had my first ultrasound done of Denton we got a great profile picture, somehow in my pregnant mind I didn't understand that he would come out with that same profile. When Denton was born I was amazed he looked like the ultrasound picture, DUH!!!!! Next time I get pregnant I won't be so surprised that my baby looks like it's ultrasound picture when it is born. I know, what a blonde!

So I am starting to have some anxiety about Denton turning ONE, I thought I was ok with it but the closer it gets the more emotional I get. I keep thinking about what a GREAT year this has been and how much fun I have had watching my baby learn and grow. (I'm crying about it while writing this by the way) Really I know it's not a big deal, it's not like he is moving out or getting married, he is just turning ONE, I just can't believe how fast time has flown by.

Dance Dance Dance!

When we got home from Utah Darwin was playing with Denton and noticed that he has started to dance when he hears music, I guess you call it dancing. We think it's pretty cute! He is crawling everywhere and getting into everything possible, we are childproofing as he finds more and more things he can reach and get into. He has started to try and pull up on things he gets on his knees and sometimes gets one foot on the ground but thankfully his legs aren't strong enough yet to push his body up.

Our Trip To Utah

Denton and I had a really fun time in Utah, we got to see a lot of our family and friends. Denton got to hunt for Easter eggs and meet a lot of animals. While on this trip I found out that Denton loves animals,we don't have any animals so I didn't know that about him. He got to see many animals when we visited Cabella's (he really liked watching the big fish swim) horses, dogs, cats, ducklings and chicks. We also had fun at the Tulip Festval, even in the rain. He also learned to crawl and clap while we were there. He is a really good traveler he slept well even when we moved to new sleeping quarters about every othe night. I got to do lots of hair, which I really liked because I don't get to do hair very often up here, plus it gives me a little one on one with each person. I can't believe in just over a month Denton will be 1, time really flies when you're having fun!