Happy Birthday Ian!

Ian turned ONE on January 19, 2010 and we had a blast celebrating day after day. We had his official birthday party at our house on January 17. Ian was in rare form as he soaked up the attention he received from family and friends. He was hesitant to dive into his birthday cake and was NOT happy about wearing his birthday hat at all. Ian was too enthralled with his guests to open presents so Fred had to do it for him. Our living room now looks like a display room at Toys 'R Us, but Ian's happy and enjoying his new toys. It was a bit nostalgic hosting his one-year birthday party. It didn't seem too long ago that I was holding him on my chest only seconds after he was born. My mom used to say "It's been a joy watching you grow up," and now I understand where that statement comes from. Ian has brought unconditional love, joy, and peace into our home and hearts that goes beyond understanding or even explanation. Happy Birthday, little man. It's a joy watching you grow up...

Palo Duro Canyon with The Liggin's

Fred's parents and sisters came out to Amarillo for Ian's first birthday. We enjoyed showing them the West Texas sites, especially Palo Duro Canyon.

I Love My Yogurt!

It's interesting to see which foods Ian will eat. Some days it's guacamole and not applesauce, while other days it's vegetable casserole and not spaghetti o's. But he always eats yogurt! He loves it and cries when the carton is empty.

Tide-Texas-Title

We dressed Ian up in Texas Longhorns gear as watched Bama win another National Championship title with our new friends Kade, Jena, and Kreed. Who knows where he'll attend college between our connections to the SEC and now living in Texas, but he looked adorable in a Colt McCoy jersey.

New Year's Eve Dinner

Ian joined his mom and dad to welcome in 2010 at Kabuki Japanese Steakhouse for his first New Year's Eve. After dinner, he came home and ran hard until 7:30!

Ian's eleventh month

It's hard to imagine that our precious bundle of joy is almost a year old. But here it is, his eleventh month. He walks like a pro and rarely falls...until the game of "chase" begins. He gets so excited and energetic that he often loses his balance and bites the dust face first. No worries though...he's up and running within seconds. "Dada and mama" are spoken randomly throughout the day, along with other sweet sounds that we love to hear. Ian plays hard with toys that make music and loves to read, especially books about "Spot." He's learning to drink from a sippy cup, but still prefers his bottle over everything, including table food. Spaghetti has emerged as his favorite meal, but I've recently learned that any food covered in marinara sauce will do the trick. He's turning into a little boy...a happy, healthy, excited, loving little boy who has changed the way we see the world. The Lord picked Ian to change our lives and that he did.

Playing at the Paramount Activity Center

Ian and I have recently started spending a couple of hours during the week playing at the activity center at Paramount Baptist Church. He loves the different tables, especially playing with the legos.