1 Year...Happy Birthday Baby Rhonen

Good Morning Birthday boy!



Playing with his new toy,

Banana Bites for breakfast,

First Cupcake,
Happy Birthday to our sweet baby boy!

Happy Mother's Day

What a wonderful holiday, Mother's Day! It's a day to be appreciated and pampered by those that love you. A day for reflection. A day when simple tasks become the most important task at hand. It's a day that we, as mothers, feel we deserve... because after all the self sacrifice we should get at least one day to be worshiped!

On this day last year I was going into labor with Rhonen. Eighteen hours later he was welcomed into this world and our lives changed immensely. Mother's day for me is a reminder. The beginning of a life, the pure joy of a child, and the power of being a mother. It is an instinct that comes sometimes later in life, but has somehow always been there, dormant inside waiting for a child to awaken it. Nothing has ever given me more joy, sense of worth, or purpose than mothering. I look into his eyes and know that as I am helping teach and mold him, he is making me into the person I always wanted to be, a mother.

Boy Stuff

More swinging fun

Sweet Sunday

Last Sunday Rhonen and took a drive up to Billie Park in Paradise to visit some friends. We all met at the park and it was so great to see everyone and their respective children. I think Rhonen's favorite thing was the mulch, oh and the cute little girl standing next to him :)

11 Months Old

Rhonen was enjoying some honeydew melon today...as you can see :) He has quite the appetite, which makes us nervous for the teenage years. Oh well, one thing at a time. This month he has been working on his balance and walking skills. He can now take about five steps if he sets himself up correctly. Most of the time he wants to go faster than he is able. He's going to be a quick little guy. He does a lot of baby babble and we can tell he's trying to tell us something, what that is we're not sure. Rhonen has six teeth and two more are about to come through. I can't believe his first birthday is next month! This has been an amazing year and we're thankful to have had so much time to spend with him.

Rhonen helps teach elementary kids about nutrition!