Sledding

We took the kids out for a little sledding down the long windy driveway.  I felt like we were in a J.Crew photo shoot, but we did get some good pictures out of it.  Tate of course loves to go fast in the sled; I really had to chase after him a couple of times!

Faster Mommy Faster!

The Tate Family in their best J.Crew pose

More photos, really?

Tate telling Henry how to smile for the camera

1, 2, 3 Smile

Tate:   "Works every time Henry; trust me!"

Big Sky big fun

We had a wonderful invitation to join our friends the Bowman's and the Tate's for a weekend in Big Sky.  There was room for all of us (6 adults and 4 kids) as we stayed in an amazing house and had a weekend full of skiing, eating, and playing. Rylie (2 1/2) was Tate's idol and he spent many minutes trying to chase Rylie and practice walking.  We can't wait to go back!

Out for a ski; Lone Peak in the background.

Molly and Ross (7 months)

Moms and baby boys

Walking

Playing in the indoor waterfall!

Rylie, Henry, Casey, Tate and Ian getting in on the action

Ring-Around-the-Rocking Horse

Tate's loving his new rocking horse even if he can't get on and ride it by himself.

Peak-A-Boo

Tate's favorite game is hiding and peaking.  He loves to play it any chance he can, especially during dinner time! 

Practicing eating yogurt on our own...

And getting it everywhere!

Where's Tate?

Peak-A-Boo

Giggle giggle

Cake Time

I made carrot cake cupcakes frosted in blue and yellow frosting and a cake shaped like a Swedish horse to match his rocking horse.  We gave Tate one of the cupcakes to try and he ate almost the whole thing! He also tried to share with Owen, but every time Owen got close enough to get a piece, Tate would eat it instead. Luckily Owen got his own cupcake. We are still working on sharing. :)

The cake and cupcakes

Being very careful and using both hands

Yum Yum!

Party!

Even though Tate's birthday was on Thursday, we celebrated it over the long weekend so that both sets of grandparents could be here to enjoy the festivities.  In addition to grandmas and grandpas, we had about 10 people over on Saturday afternoon.  Tate's little friend Owen was the only other kid and yet the party last well after Tate went to bed at 7:30!  Tate got lots of great new toys, books and clothes including a cool rocking horse. He wasn't too interested in actually opening the presents but loved playing with the ribbon, tissue paper and of course the toys.  We all had a great time playing with the two boys and catching up with friends.  What a great reason for a party! Thanks to everyone for coming and making it such a fun time.

Sitting with Grandpa Ole

Testing out our new wild ride

The rocking horse was a present from all 4 grandparents

Owen 15 months old

1 year old

I still can't believe Tate is already a year old!  Where did this past year go?  I remember going to the hospital and almost every detail about those first few days, but some of those months in between are a total blur. 

He has grown into such an active, talkative little guy; everyday he does something new that impresses us.

Busy busy

Hi Mom

Birthday Boy!