Friday, February 15, 2013

Bowen's FIRST Birthday!

Taralynn, Kory and Bowen got to visit us for a week! 

It was "the happiest week on earth!"
They got here just in time for the Super Bowl Party!  
Yummy food, extended family and even a great game for those who watched it to the end!




The next day, Taralynn and Kory headed to Disneyland and enjoyed three days there and time together.  They said they had a great time and the park wasn't too crowded.  It had been a long time since either of them had been there.

BUT my three days with Bowen were better than Disneyland!  
I was definitely the happiest girl on earth!  He is a good boy--with lots of personality and lots of energy!  We loved every minute of our time together!

We went on walks to the park, around the zoo, to Visiting Teaching interview and to friends houses!
He loved being outside doing ANYTHING!  
He even went on a pre-Marathon run with Amy and Grandpa!

He enjoyed breakfast with Grandma...
Lunch with Aunt Amy...
and greeting Jason after school, ready to PLAY!
He LOVED going up the stairs...and up the stairs some more!
Someone usually had to rescue him when he tried to come down the stairs! 
He even got to stay up a little later on Family Night to go shopping for a new TV for Great Grandpa Mel's Birthday!
We never had a problem getting him to sleep at night!  Pretty much wore him out during the day!
We had three wonderful days with everyone when Taralynn and Kory got back.  

Kory, Jay and Jason golfed--they were all winners!  I'm not sure I understand how that worked but they had a good golf day.  We were sorry that Kory didn't get more golfing in.  We know he loves that.  

My Mom brought breakfast one day.  It was the biggest, best breakfast ever!  My mom is the best!  She really went the extra mile to be able to spend time with Taralynn, Kory and Bowen.  

Friday was Bowen's BIRTHDAY!  It was a very fun day, complete with a carousal ride and a treat at the mall, cake, ice cream and presents!  Taralynn went to a lot of work to make it a perfect first birthday for him.  I was really happy that we got to be a part of it.

Taralynn is a wonderful, kind and loving Mother!
Kory is a fun and loving Dad!
He loved  pizza for dinner and was so happy until...
...the candle got blown out and taken out of the cake!  We are not really sure what happened, but he was NOT happy.
But after eating some cake and taking a bath the presents made him happy again!  He especially enjoyed the tags on the gifts!  ha.  We loved just watching him do whatever!  It was funny how much time we really did spend just watching Bowen!  

Sunday morning came and we had to say goodbye.  It's always hard...and it gets harder every time! 


 But, thankfully, there was no crowd at the airport and no problem getting through security...
our miracle of the day!

I love family time. It is the best time of life for me.  Families are central to Heavenly Father's plan.  I'm so happy I have mine!  (and if you are wondering if we thought of Scott during this week--the answer is YES!  We were happy he sent pictures to us to enjoy this week)


Love,
Lori

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