Our Month in Colorado

I can't believe that we spent 6 weeks in Colorado.  It seems to have gone by so fast.  I am glad to finally be home, being gone for 2 months was hard, but going through my pictures already make me miss it.

 We spent as much time as possible with Jed, Kaitlyn, and Hadley.  Watching Blaiden and Hadley play together, now that Blaiden can walk, they had a lot of fun.  Hadley would get mad sometimes because now Blaiden can go over and take her toys which she did not enjoy, but for the most part they had fun.  When ever they would see each other the first 5 minutes would be full of hugging and kissing.  They even got to take a few baths together.  Hadley would "help" me give him a bath but would always end up in the tub.

 

 

 On 12/12/12 Hadley turned 2.  We went over to her house and watched her open a few gifts, she got a puppy from her parents.  That weekend she had a big birthday party at her Aunt's house.  It was a Minny Mouse party and Hadley looked so cute in her outfit but she was a little tired and so she was a little grumpy.  After a while she came around and started to open her presents.

 

 I took Blaiden and Hadley to a Christmas party at church and they got to meet Santa.  Hadley said she would only go to see Santa if Blaiden went with her.  They sat on Santa's lap for only a little bit and then Blaiden started crying.  Hadley told Santa that she wanted real trees for Christmas from the movie the Lorax.

 

We spent some time over at Grandma's house.  She has horses birds, cats, and dogs, and one of the dogs even had puppies that we got to see.

Blaiden had a great time while we were decorating the house.  He broke several of G-ma's decorations and loved to play with the tree.

We did some cooking and cleaning.

One night we all went out to dinner and ate some pizza.  Hadley and Blaiden got to ride a horse but as you can see Blaiden did not like it very much.  After dinner we went to the parade of lights.  It was pretty short but that was okay because it was a very cold night.

Overall it was a very busy month and we packed in as much as we could.  

Happy New Year

New Year's Eve was going to be a fun night where we were going to play games that we got on Christmas.  However that did not happen.  The night before, Fred stayed in Denver after the Bronco game and was heading home. I caught the flu that everyone had on the day after Christmas and was very sick all day.  When Fred got back to the house he watched Blaiden while I slept most of the day.  I tried to stay away from Blaiden so that he would not get what I had and it helped because he did get his flu shot this year.

This was the first time that I had been really sick since I had Blaiden and it was so hard to take care of him.  Every time I had to get up and chase after him I would get sick to my stomach.  It was a good thing that my Dad came in to check on me several times during the morning before Fred got home so I could rest or run to the bathroom.

New Year's Day was more of the same.  I felt way better then the day before but still not 100% so we just stayed at my parents house and relaxed for the day.

Day After Party

Since our family is starting to grow and we have to split time during the Christmas holiday My mom decided to start a new tradition a few years ago.  The day after Christmas we have just our family over for a party at her house.  We don't get gifts for each other on Christmas but we draw names and give those gifts on the day after.  My mom and dad also gets us all a gift.  This year with 9 people and 2 gifts each our tree looked like it was Christmas morning all over again.  Last year we had to miss this party because we didn't make it home so we were excited to be there this year.  Fred had to miss the party again this year because he had to head back up to Ft. Collins to be back at work on Thursday. 


My Mom and I spent the day getting ready and cooking a great dinner.  In the afternoon we learned that Kaitlyn, Jed, and Thad were all sick but we thought it would still be best to have the party because we couldn't find a better time to have it.  The party was a bit of a bummer and only lasted about 2 hours.  Those who felt good ate and then we opened our gifts.  It was nice to get together but it's to bad people didn't feel well. 

Blaiden's First Christmas

We spent the night with my parents and woke up about 6 to open gifts there.  Jed, Kaitlyn, and Hadley came over and it was a great morning.  Blaiden had fun, I think, but I think he enjoyed watching Hadley and playing with her toys more then opening his presents. 

Once we were all done we got ready and headed up to Creede to spend the day with the Korpi's.  It was a great day.  Blaiden got spoiled up there and he got a lot of practice opening presents.  At first he would open a gift and then just want to play with that toy.  we kept having to take them away so he would open another gift.  After a while he started to figure out that there was fun stuff under all that paper and worked a little harder at opening them.  That day his favorite toy was a set of nesting balls from Uncle Casey.  A few other great gifts were a 4-wheeler from his Great grandparents and a sweet book from his Grandma.

 We also went over to to Fred's dad's house to open gifts.  Blaiden loves it over there because they have a dog named Bella that Blaiden absolutely loves.  Every time we are over there all he wants to do is play with her.  We all got some great things there as well.  Blaiden got a pair of NFL pajamas but his big present from Ukki and Tonka was a trike that I can push from behind and take on walks.  It arrived the day we got back home in Ohio and we might get to take it out on our first walk tomorrow!

Christmas Eve

This year we got to spend Christmas Eve with the Larsen side.  Our tradition is to all get together and eat a big dinner, then we tell stories and the kids do a small talent show, then to end the night we all get to open 1 present.  The gift is always pajamas that you get to wear that night!

This year the party was at Kit and Melissa's house.  We had a sandwich bar with all kinds of breads and meats, it was very tasty.  Melissa loves the story of "The Christmas Orange" so we heard that and then she gave each family a chocolate orange (YUM!!). Then kids then sang some songs and played the piano.  Once all of the kids were done it was time to open presents.  This was the first real present Blaiden had opened and he was not really sure what to do.  This pictures turned out great and it looks like he is tearing the paper off, but it didn't really happen that way. 

This last picture of the night was one of our whole family.  The last time we took a photo of all of us was when Hadley was about 2 weeks old, so we needed a new one. 

Eleven Month Birthday and Merry Christmas Eve

Eleven Months Old

 

My Appearance:  Well we are still on the road so I don’t have the exact numbers on what I weigh and how tall I am.  I think I have gained some weight because when I take a bath my belly looks pretty round and I also think I have grown because I can get into almost anything I want.  I got a hair cut a couple weeks ago and since then people say it has a tint of red to it.  I guess I get this from Mommy because her hair turns a little red in the sunlight.  I am starting to fill out a little this month even though some of my pants fall off of me when I standing.  My thighs, arms, and belly are all a little thicker then last month. 

Milestones:  The day after my ten month birthday I decided that it was time to walk and I haven’t slowed down since then.  I am so good at walking now that I can almost run.  I think that walking is a blast and can’t believe that it took ten months to figure it out.  Just a couple weeks ago I figured out how to stand up by myself, I no longer need help from furniture to get up.  I get lots of practice doing this because I still fall a lot.  I also got my first cold this month.  This was not fun and I felt really sick for about 5 days.  Mommy and Daddy gave me lots of cuddle time and that helped me feel better.  I got my 7^th tooth this month, this time it was a bottom tooth. 

Daily Routine:  My routine is not much of a routine anymore.  Mommy and I are staying with G-ma and G-pa while Daddy works up in Fort Collins and things are a little wild at their house.  Some times I have to take my naps in the car or at someone’s house but I always end up back at their house to go to bed.  I have had a lot of fun trying to play with all the Christmas decorations and have broken a few of G-ma’s things.  I love to play with the Christmas tree, there are so many shiny and sparkly thing on it I just can’t resist it.  I also love when my cousin Hadley comes over to play.  I can keep up with her a little better now and so we have fun playing together.

Special Events:  Well we are still traveling and so things have been a little different but I can adjust pretty well.  This month has been really special because I have got to see all of my extended family.  I have spent time will all my Grandma’s and Grandpa’s, Aunts and Uncles, and even my Great Grandma’s and Grandpa’s.  I have had fun being the center of attention and really know how to keep the attention on me.  I have met Santa Clause twice this month and gotten some pictures with him.  I was not to sure about it the first time and then the second time I really didn’t want to see him and started crying so Mommy would take me back.  Tonight is my first Christmas Eve and I got to open a present.  I didn’t really know what was going on but Daddy helped show me what to do.  I had fun and Mommy and Daddy said I would get to open a lot more presents tomorrow on Christmas.

A Korpi Weekend

When we got into Colorado we came to see our family the first weekend before Fred had to go up to Ft. Collins to work.  It was a surprise to our families because the original plan was to stay up in Denver, go to the game on Sunday and then Blaiden and I would get a ride back to the Valley with my mom on Monday.  

On the next weekend Larry and Tonja picked up Blaiden and me to head up to Ft. Collins and spend the weekend up there with all the Korpi’s.  It was the first time Phil and his girlfriend Felisha, Casey and his girlfriend Stacia, Fred, Blaiden, me, Larry and Tonja had all gotten together.  It was a great weekend.  We got some shopping done, spent a ton of time together as a family, and had a wonderful Christmas dinner. 

Every time Blaiden looked at Casey he would smile or laugh.  It was so cute.

I am not sure what was wrong in this picture but Blaiden really does like Tonka.

Felisha is a great cook!

Look at all them Korpi boys!