We are so excited, Wyatt has started walking this month! He is 13 months old, but if you take into account his preemie age he is actually 11 months. He beat his big brother who didn't start walking until he was around 14 months or so. Wyatt was doing really well with walking while holding onto furniture and then one day he just let go and started to walk on his own. Now we really have to keep an eye on him because he goes all over the place!
Last Saturday we decided to take the boys to the Denver Aquarium. Now, this aquarium is nothing like the amazing one in Oregon I used to go to when I was younger....but for Denver and being miles away from the ocean, it is actually a pretty fun place.
Morgan was so excited to see all the fish! He would run up to the glass and just stare in amazement. 
We saw all types of fish....big ones, little ones, fat ones, sharks, eels, turtles, bright colorred ones, seahorses, ones that looked like Nemo and Dori and they even have a tiger at the aquarium.
Wyatt doesn't look too enthused in this picture. Probably because I have him posing next to the "Diving with Sharks" tank!
It is kind of hard to see here, but there is a duck in this tank that would swim right up to people and let the kids touch it! It was a really fun day.
Since Morgan turned three in November I decided to enroll him in preschool. I researched it and since his birthday was after the cut off date he is actually in the 2's class. I thought about waiting until next fall to enroll him so that he would start in the 3's class....but I figured I would give it a try the 2nd semester of the 2's class to see if he likes it.
Here he is running towards the door, he is that excited! I am glad I am taking pictures of this now....because I am sure this will be a whole different story when he gets to High School! Morgan's first day went very well. His teacher is Mrs. Abbott. Morgan said they read stories, sang songs, painted, played outside and had fishy crackers and water for snack. I asked him if he is excited to go back next week and he said "Yes!"....so far so good!
Well, it seems like only yesterday we were bringing our preemie son home from the hospital.....and now he is turning 1 year old already!!
Wyatt's birthday is January 10th. We had a small party for him on Saturday, January 8th at my parent's house. We did a jungle theme - I always say Wyatt is brave like a lion because even though he was born so early he fought hard and was so strong, he did so good in the two months he was at the hospital and has overcome any preemie obsticles that were thrown his way.
This is kind of a dark picture, but his cake had Madagascar characters on it to go with the jungle theme.
We had family and friends over to help celebrate his milestone!
Wyatt got lots of fun gifts, he got very spoiled. Mommy helped him open them - just like Christmas he was more facsinated with the paper rather than the toy at first.
He got a mini basketball hoop from Papa John which he really enjoyed! Big brother Morgan shows him how to play.
Must have been one heck of a party if his pants are already off! The party actually was very fun, it was a great way to celebrate his 1 year birthday. We thought we would have more pictures of his messy face from his cake....but he was so tired by the time we did the cake that he really didn't touch it. Oh well, maybe next year!
So Colby and I did an absolutley horrible job of taking pictures this Christmas. We got so wrapped up in the kids opening gifts that we really didn't take any pictures. We did take a lot of good video though. But, even without the pictures to show it...we had an amazing holiday this year! We started out by spending Christmas Eve with just us. It was so nice to sit by the fire with my husband and two wonderful boys and enjoy the peace of Christmas. We watched "A Christmas Story" on tv and then put the kids in their pj's, put out milk and cookies and Morgan wrote a letter to Santa - he asked him for race cars, tractors and an elephant!
We had Christmas on Colby's side of the family on December 18th. It was lots of fun. We went over to Aunt Loni and Uncle Joel's house where we had a wonderful dinner and opened gifts. The kids got pajamas, socks, candy and oranges in their stockings! Morgan loves the little "cutie" oranges - so he gets a few of those each year in his stocking.
Morgan got a Buzz Lightyear doll from Papa John and Grandma Cathy. He absolutley loves him!
We had a great time and all the kids enjoyed their gifts.
Berta, our Day Care lady, always hosts a Christmas Party for the kids. Each year it is so much fun. The kids put on Reindeer antlers, eat yummy treats and sing Christmas songs while Berta's good friend Rod plays the guitar.
This was Wyatt's first Christmas party and he enjoyed the festivities very much.
Room full of excited kids and parents!
Wyatt enjoyed all the tissue paper flying around from all the gifts!
Each year the kids get a ton of gifts from everyone. Morgan can't wait to open them to see what exciting things he will get.
Here he is looking over a coloring book he got. He is very Thankful for Berta and all his wonderful friends at the Day Care.
