Sea World

My Mom and little brother came to visit us for McKay's first birthday! We had so much fun together while they were here. Here we are at Sea World. I love that McKay is finally at an age where he can enjoy so many more things. And, for me, being able to experience enjoying him, enjoying things, makes it that much more enjoyable!..ha, that was a mouthful! ;)

Coldplay

Melting Pot. Yum!





They shot up thousands of these fluttering, paper butterflies everywhere. It was my favorite. Loved it.




During the song, "Yellow", about a hundred giant, yellow balloons were tossed into and all about the crowd.


I am a HUGE fan of Coldplay. Most definately one of my favorite bands of all time. So, for my Valentines/Anniversary present, I was ecstatic when Jeff surprised me with tickets to see them in concert. I didn't think it was even possible to become an even bigger fan than I already was. It is. Best date ever! So in celebration of our Anni, kid-free (thanks Mom!), Jeff got off work early and we headed down to La Jolla, UTC. After browsing around Nordstroms for a bit (we had some time to kill, and it is after all another one of my favorites), we dined at the ever so delightful, Melting Pot. Sooo good. We had never been, and I've always wanted to try it. A little pricey, but not disappointing! Worth experiencing at least once in your life. So, after being completely stuffed, we headed down to the concert. A-MAZING. By far, the BEST concert EVER! Fun, clean, age-appropriate (or in other words, free from screaming, crazed 12 year olds) and chalk-full of pure entertainment. Chris Martin is so amazingly talented and sounds just as great live, if not better. Like I said, best date ever, best concert ever! Now, if only I could see them in London...maybe someday. ;)

Puppy Love

Our neighbor's dog, Zoe, had nine puppies! Chocolate labs. The cutest. McKay loves them!

4th of July Weekend

Good times at the Del Mar Fair. There are three must-haves every year at the fair: corn on the cob, kettle corn, and photos from the photo booth, of course! So fun.

My Monkey

Love my monkey, lovin his monkey.

Eleven Month Pics

In the "Yater" shirt.

So, no teeth yet...

McKay is turning 1 this week, and still no teeth. Perhaps we should get him this little gadget...ha ha, pretty freaky looking!

Year 6

Six years and going strong! To my best friend and love, no matter what I may tease you about, I most certainly couldn't live without you. I love you forever, like you for always, and look forward to each exciting leap of the way, with you by my side. Happy Anniversary! xoxo

Utah Round 2

Plane ride into SLC...McKay and I had the entire row to ourselves! Love that.


Went to BYU campus...stopped by the bookstore, bought a good book & some chocolate covered gummy bears, & most importantly, for Dad anyhow, snapped a photo.


Watched movies, Britt & I created our own theater seating with Grandma's wing-backs.


My dear Grandma, Glamour Lovely.


The so fun "ya ya".


More pics at my cousin's wedding. Shar & baby, Mom, Kapria, McKay & I, and Gigi.


With my cousin, Karleigh, my BFF growing up.


Reading books with cousin, Kapria.


My cute Little Monkey.

Right Now, In My World

Right now, in my world, life is pretty sweet.
Right now, in my world, life on the ground is the place to be. There are so many new things to touch, to feel, to grab and chew.
Right now, in my world, life has taught me some new tricks. I can hold my bottle, wave good-bye, give 'high-fives', say 'mama' & 'dada', eat finger foods, and go to sleep on my own, to name a few.
Right now, in my world, life sure is fun! I love to play and laugh with big kids, to dance with mommy, to play the piano, to splash in the bath-tub, to jump in the ocean, to mush up sand between my fingers, and to read bedtime stories too.
Right now, in my world, I am a wiggle-monkey! Always on the move, never want to stop. Never want my diaper changed or to be stuck in that car-seat. Just wanna go go go!
Right now, in mommy's world, I am perfect. I am sweet. Wants to cuddle always. Wants to freeze time forever. Wants to keep seeing the world, through my world, as long as time will give her.

Peeking Out

I love it. When McKay started waking up from his naps, I started sneaking into his bedroom to peek under the bumpers in his crib. He loves its. He laughs and sticks his little fingers out to touch my face, I love it. Now when he hears my footsteps approaching the door, I open it to find him with the bumpers pushed down, peeking out at me with a big grin in tact. I love it. I love it. I love it.

Frogger

We're going mobile! ...and I don't mean just rolling around the room anymore! McKay graduated from rolling to-sort of, kind of-crawling a couple of weeks ago. Tuesday, May 19th to be exact, just after he turned 10 months old (which is when this video was taken). It started out more like a breast-stroke atop of the carpet, but has further progressed into a "downward dog" type of motion. Who knows, maybe we'll have another swimmer in the family. Yoga instructor. Not so sure about. He sure can't get enough of being on the floor these days, and is definitely beyond himself that he's figured his way about. It's been a lot of fun watching this guy grow and move around. Never wants to stop. Rolling, is for amateurs.

Video?

WHY won't my video upload?!? Whenever I try, it takes forever and then just says 'failed to upload'. Help anyone? Pls!

9 Months

So grown up.


Of course, he waited until after his bath to spit up all over himself. Nice. Well, at least he thought it was funny.


Hard at play.


So hard at play he even fell asleep in his jumper!


So sweet when they are sleeping.


Looking all grown up in his little outfit.

Lame-O

My Husband going to Rio on a business trip for 10 days. Without me!?!? There is something wrong with that. Here are a few photos of his journey to Rio.


Working hard...


Eating Açai. The Açai bowls look so good!!!


Eating dinner with Jason Statham and Vitor Belford



He also, took a 1 day trip to Santiago, Chile


Hard at work, yet again.



NEXT TIME TAKE ME, PLEASE!