One year old!

Derick has now tuned one year old. Let me just say that he is much happier this year then what he was last year. I do not miss his colic one bit! On his birthday we got him a bit Tonka dump truck. He really likes to go for rides in it and put rocks in the back of it. On his birthday we played outside with him for a long time. He was having a great time. That night he had Lydia and Clare from church come over for a little birthday party. They had Elmo cupcakes and ice cream.

A few days after Derick's birthday we had family come from Grand Island to celebrate. It was fun to have Russell's and my family's together. It is always a bit wired but fun. Lindsey and Brett came early to help me get ready for the party. Lindsey decorated the Elmo cake and did a great job. If I would have done it it would have been a disaster. Russell and Brett made chocolate covered pretzels. We also had little smokies, spinach dip, pasta salad, chips and dip, puppy chow, and a vegetable tray. Derick got a tun of toys. Most of them are annoying Elmo toys that make a lot of noise. But he also got a train, tools, cloths, books, and a magic writer. I think there was a total of 2 Grandpa's , 2 Grandma's, 4 Aunts, 5 uncles, and 3 cousins. It was a house full.

We are so thankful to have Derick in our family. He is such a joy and he make us laugh every day. We are so blessed to have him. His little smile and his giggle melt my heart. He loves his daddy so much. I love to see how excited he gets when he sees Russell. I am so thankful that we are an eternal family. The Lord has blessed us so much this past year. We love you Derick.

What would you like me to cook for you?

Derick back at work in the kitchen. He loves to help out while we are cooking. He will sit on the floor and play like he is cooking. It is so cute to watch. He loves all kitchen utensils. I am fine with it until I go to bake and can't find a dang measuring spoon or cup. When I lived with my parents I never could figure out why my mom never had a complete set of measuring spoons or cups. Well Derick has taught me a thing or two about that. I only have one kid and my mom had 6. I bet she went through so many sets for measuring spoons and cups. I now have a better understanding.

All Ready For Easter Sunday

We went to Grand Island for Easter to see family. Derick looked so cut in his new little outfit. I made sure to find him an Easter outfit because I had such a hard time finding a Christmas outfit. He looks so handsome. We had to split our time between Russell's family and my family. It was a bit tricky because the dinners were only a half hour apart but it worked out OK. My parents put on an Easter egg hunt for all of the grand kids. It was a bit crazy. Derick walked over to one egg and picked it up and he was happy just sucking on one. He only had 25 more to find. Joe Joe and Cassidy made sure to help him. It was fun to be home and spend time with family. We had not been home since Christmas. Now I am looking forward to the 4th of July, for another big family bash. But by then we will have 2 babies!

Peek-a-boo

Derick has learned how to play peek-a-boo and cover his own eyes. It is so fun to watch him play. He will cover his eyes for the longest time because he is peeking through his fingers. He then will finely pull his hands away and say boo. At times he plays this by himself and then just laugh at himself. What a funny boy!

He is now walking!

Yes he started walking April 11, just 10 days before his first birthday! It is so much fun to watch. He has not mastered how to stand up just in the middle of the floor without help. So he crawls over to the couch and stands up and away he goes. I love to watch him. My favorite part is when he gets going to fast and wipes out. It never gets old. He just looks around and gets back up.

As you can tell he loves to play with all my kitchen utensils. The pot that is on the floor behind him is used with his wooden spoon to stire. It gets kind of loud at times. He has even managed to wake Russell up with all of his stirring.

Along with the wooden spoon he loves to play with measuring spoons and measuring cups. Some days I wonder why we even bother with toys.

Dress-up

Why is it so fun to dress your kids up in the most out of date cloths? I get a good laugh out of it. Russell was given a bunch of cloths from someone that he works with. Most of them were to small for Derick but he kept pulling this outfit out of the box so Russell put it on him. He then walked around the house like it was no big deal. Russell and I just sat there and laughed. Oh what it would be like to be a kid and not have any worries in the world and not care what others thought of you.