Our Semiannual blog post:)

Wow....it really has been forever and I almost gave up on the whole blog idea, but decided to try it again:)  Anyways, we have a had a very busy, but fun summer.  We were able to go camping, to the park, to the library, and work on keeping our house clean to show many times as we are trying to sell it.  We have had it on the market for a few months and have shown it quite a bit, but still haven't had any offers:(  Earlier in the summer we bought a 1.5 acre lot in Kimberly.  I know I know....I can't believe I am heading over to the east side or Filer's big rival, Kimberly Bulldogs.  Once our home sells we plan to build a home so it has been fun to do a little home touring and day dreaming. 
Raegen is growing up so quickly.  It is so fun to watch her grow.....some of the many cute moments lately have been:
1)Whenever she is in trouble or doesn't want to get her hands and face cleaned she says gamma gampa(hoping they will save her)!
2)She is a fabulous singer....especially to Band Perry since I have been listening to it alot lately.  She has the uh oh uh oh down on the song "If I Die Young"
3)She loves Hadley and Nenna and Baby meaning Kyndal, but she can't quite say Kyndal's name.  She also says Treb and Aiden so cute!
4)She loves any baby whether it is a doll or it is real.  She needs their binkey, blankie, bottle, etc and usually begs to take 2 or 3 babies and a puppy into the store with us.
5)She is a great dancer....especially when the guy rocking the rap music passes our house and she puts her hands in there to the rap beat....so funny.
6)She misses Aunt Bookeee alot!  When my phone rings and I ask her who is calling me, she says Bookeee.
7)She is barely starting to watch TV and sit still for a few minutes at a time.  However, her only show of interest is Barney so I have the show memorized.  She loves the baby bop hop, and the alphabet parade.  Every letter to her is an O or T or M.  M because she loves MandM's.
8)We are headed to visit Eric's family tomorrow and Raegen is so excited to see her gamma and gampa.  Gampa shares yummy trail mix with her and gamma is just so fun.  Becca is in town and it seems like it has been forever since we have seen her.
9)Raegen loves the water(wa wa) and her bath time.  She is a little fish and will get in the bath with her clothes on and not even think twice. 
10)Her favorite food is spaghetti....when we went out to dinner for my birthday this week, the waitress tried to take Raegens plate with a few bites of spaghetti left and Raegen threw quite a fit letting the waitress know she wasn't about to waste that spaghetti.
11)She has quite the sense of humor and mimics everything we say.  Eric said something to me yesterday sarcastically and then followed it by saying JOKE and Raegen said Joke right back to us.
12)She is so very active, loves to be outside, and most of all loves to run and keep my running all day long.  I am now working very part time (1-2 days per week) and so I absolutely love all of the extra time we have had together.
13)She has become an excellent sleeper and usually sleeps through the night.  Naps are a different story because she would still prefer to cuddle and be held for her entire nap, yikes, that's usually when our house desparately needs cleaned.  However, I have decided that she grows up way too fast as it is so I really should love every moment including holding her occasionally for extra long naps.
14)Next week we are headed to San Diego on a work trip and family vacation.  We were planning to take Raegen to Disneyland, but decided to postpone that when she screamed and wiggled her way out of the safety belt on the fair ride.  We plan to go to the Zoo and Sea World as well as the beach so it should be really fun.
15)Cutest saying ever....Happy Birfday Mommy! Cake! Cake! Cake!  She really is a beggar an knows how to get her way.
Well, as you can tell we are loving every moment....and who wouldn't with such a sweet little girl.  We are looking forward to the beautiful fall season!  We hope you all are well too!

Raegen Kynlee’s One Year Old Birthday Fun

Our little miss Raegen Kynlee is one year old and we can't even believe how fast it went! She is the light of our lives and we think she is pretty cute(a little biased I know). We had two birthday parties for her. We had one on January 21st in Filer at my parents and one on January 28th in Shelley at The Gray's. She loved her birthday cake, that was in the shape of a cupcake, but sure was a dainty little eater. The little kids enjoyed the cupcake piñata and are probably still working on eating the candy from it. Thanks so much to all of the friends and family for coming to her parties and spoiling her, we love you all! Below are some of the pics from the parties!

Unfortunately, a few weeks after she turned one she got really sick for about 10 days and let me tell you it was a long ten days for both of us. I sure appreciate all of the help from my parents though while Eric was out of town! It sure made me thankful that we live so close to our wonderful family and friends.