The pictures

Now that was strange. This time they uploaded.

Jackson, Ryan, and Maclay at the goat pen
Ryan in the background, Kylie got a bigger horse.

Jackson

Ryan in the front, Maclay in the back. Did not dare get any further away from Jackson. He was too brave and kept letting go of the saddle horn.

Kylie, Jennie, Hayden, Maclay, Jackson, Marian, & Ryan

The battery on my camera died, so these are from my cell phone

Hayden - just as big as anyone
Ryan milking the cow
Kylie milking the cow
Maclay petting the baby goat

The Weekend

This weekend Jennie had Maclay and Kylie. Kelsey and Kambree had a dance competition in Ogden. Kambree's team took 1st place in their division. Kelsey's team had 1 1st place and 2 2nd place placements. Dora said they competed against 2 teams from Pleasant Grove.

Jennie came over and cut Ryan and Jackson's hair, then we went to the Farm at Thanksgiving Point. The kids got to feed some of the animals and ride the horses. They had a good time.

The computer says the pictures downloaded, but nothing shows up on my screen. I will post and see if the pictures post too.

Hayden is 1 year old!

Happy St Patrick's Day

Hayden turned 1 on March 10. He weighs 24 lb and is 30 in. tall. He is taking a few steps and has a mouth full of teeth. He has 4 front teeth, top and bottom, and his last molar has popped through, making 12 teeth in all. The last 2 are just shiny while spots on his gums, but they are definitely there. He has had and upper respiratory virus and an ear infection, but is doing great.

Above and below, opening presents. He got lots of toys and clothes.

But from Dad, a tricycle

Te next day Jennie found him standing on a chair. He had used the bike as a step stool and climbed up on a dining room chair.

Our grandkids have their own cake for their 1st birthday. We call it a "smash cake". Some of the grandkids dig in and others don't like the sticky frosting, having their hands and faces dirty, or the frosting is too sweet.

Hayden dug right in!

And it was "smashed"!

And stuffed in his mouth!

With frosting all over his hands, face, and chest.

After getting so sticky, he had a bath and was a very cute, clean baby, ready for bed.

He loved the bag that he got some presents in. Jennie said she could hear him laughing, and found him in the gift bag.

On Saturday we all went to Dora's house to tie a quilt. These 2 pictures are all of our Utah grandkids.

Kelsey and Hayden above, and below:

Kylie, Maclay, Ryan (with the airplane), Jackson, and Kambree.

This is Hayden walking this morning.

We went for a walk around the block (3 times around). Ryan pushed the stroller the whole way. By the 3rd circle, he did a pretty good job of keeping it going straight. He ran off the sidewalk a couple of times, while looking at an airplane up in the sky.
Our Washington grandkids are doing well, too. Cody took 2nd place in the wrestling tournament. He is quite athletic, and plays most sports. Little league baseball and football are his spring and fall games. He is getting big enough to ride steers in the rodeos. I think he has even been on a small bull or two.
Austin is getting ready for spring High School rodeo season to start, and plans to ride bulls in the Pro rodeos.

As for the rest of us, we are doing good. We have all had colds and coughs, but are all doing better today.

And so on.....

In all my bragging about the little boys, I forgot to brag about the big ones.

Austin made it to the 3A State (Washington) Wrestling finals. He lost out on the 1st day, though.

He is planning to bull ride again this spring. He will be doing some Pro riding, as well as High School and Jr Rodeo.

Stephanie and Melissa were in a talent show for a church youth activity over the last weekend. Melissa is head cheer leader at the middle school.

Cody has done really well at PeeWee wrestling. He is pretty athletic, and has Austin to "help" him out with his moves and pins.

Kelsey is just about ready to start with the spring dance competitions. She is getting to be so tall. She has always looked so much like Dora, but as she gets older, I see a lot of her grandmother Skeen in her. Some of her expressions, and especially her body shape.

Kylie loves to ice skate. She has chosen it over dance the past 2 years.

Kambree is wanting to go to Kindergarten so bad. It is hard to have a January BD and have to wait clear until August to start!

Jennie sent this to me this morning. This is Hayden at Day Care. I can't believe he will be a year old next week. He has been cutting more teeth. He has 10 or 11 now. All four of his front teeth are in and a couple of his molars. He has had a hard time this week, but is doing better.
Marian got helmets for the boys to ride their bikes this summer. Ryan is helping Jackson put his on. Everyone need a big brother, huh?

I LOVE 3-year olds

3 is such a fun age. Between the "why" questions are the "What happened?" and "What is _____ (Mickey, McQeen, Jackson, Hayden, etc.) doing? Personality traits are becoming more apparent. Imagination runs rampant!!!

Here the dogs are being fed crackers. (2-year old copy what 3-year olds do)

Daily cars, shoes, silverware, or whatever is lined up in a row.

These horses gallop across the floor. They also make horse sounds.

I just never know what he will do next!!!

"Mama Happy, Papa Happy"

For those of you not on Facebook, I wanted to share this cute story.
This morning, as I was checking my e-mail, blog, and facebook pages, Ryan was sitting on my lap. He kept kissing the computer screen where our picture for the profile is displayed. Then he would say, "Mama, Papa happy." When Paul got home from work, we were standing in the kitchen talking and Ryan came in and took us both by the hand, and led us into the living room. I have wall dividers that are picture frames, and he positioned us in front of our picture that Paul's niece, Lisa, took. It is an 8X10 of the one on the sites. He made sure we were in the correct position, then he stood in front of us, with his arms around our legs. He looked at the picture and at us, and said, "Mama happy, Papa happy." (Marian is Mommy, and Mama is his rendition of "Grandma" and Papa is "Grandpa")

Too cute not to share

Yesterday Jackson pulled his highchair over to the door, opened the door and pulled the chair closer, so he could see out. I heard him saying "car" and giggling. Next thing I new, both boys were up on the chair, watching traffic go by. That was the good part of the day. I went to the dentist while they were asleep, and when I came home, Paul was mopping up a flooded kitchen. Marian had gotten into the shower, leaving Jackson watching a movie and Ryan still asleep. Jackson climbed into the kitchen sink and proceeded to spray the kitchen. Fortunately it was cold water, but the cupboards, appliances, counter tops, and floor were completely drenched, as was he. Ryan got up in the middle of it, and probably was the one who got Jackson so wet. NAUGHTY BOYS!!!!
Jeff ended up working today. There was a funeral in his Mom's ward and one of the guys he works with is also in that ward. He was supposed to work today, but asked Jeff to take his place, so he could be there for the family. So we have Hayden.

After Jackson emptied is KIX on the floor, Hayden went over to help pick them up (into his mouth, of course.) I heard him giggling and he was under Ryan's quilt. I grabbed the camera just in time to catch him uncovering.

BOO!

Isn't he so cute?

Then they all had lunch and went down for their naps. Jackson had to sleep right next to Hayden. Ryan was on the other side, but moved over later.
It is so peaceful right now. The city has to water turned off for repairs, and so I can't do laundry or dishes. It is snowing outside, so can't do anything out there, so I am catching up on my e-mail, facebook, and blogs. If Hayden was downstairs, I would be cleaning or sewing, but need to stay where I can hear him when he wakes up.