Welch Christmas Party

We had the Welch cousins Christmas party on Saturday. It was very fun, loud, but fun! It was held at my mom and dad's house, which was nice cause it's so close to us. We had delicious food, and fun games of wallyball, and lots of catching up. Santa even made an appearance.

Here is Alex letting Santa know that all he wants for Christmas this year is a ball!

Here is Max enjoying Santa from a safe distance. I didn't get any pictures of Max with Santa, because he was crying and I was intervening.

Thanksgiving Pain!

This year for Thanksgiving it was our turn to go with my mom's side of the family, the Allreds. I always look forward to it because I get to see a lot of my cousins, and we play! We always play dodgeball, lightning, volleyball, and anything else we can think of. My favorite is volleyball, just because I'm not as good at the other stuff. Well this year, I forgot to bring my game shoes, and I sprained my ankle sooooo badly! I took this picture a week after it happened, and the bruise is so massive! It feels like it's never going to get better :( Oh well, I still had fun, and next time I will remember my gym shoes!

My Cute Puppy

One of Max's favorite places to be is in Molly's kennel. He climbs in there almost everyday, and is always hiding his toys in there. Of course Molly doesn't mind because she really likes to chew on his toys. So they are both happy at least :)

I Love to See the Temple

We have a pretty cool view from our house. A few foggy mornings ago, I took these pictures from our driveway.

Family Pics

We got our family pictures taken by Kellee Smith. She is from Star Valley, and her sister Janna is my age. She did such an awesome job! We love them! So she has a contest on her blog www.momentsbykellee.com and if we get 40 comments on our pictures we win a free 8x10. So go look at her blog, and then if you want leave a comment too :)

Halloween Fun

Halloween began on Tuesday when we went to our ward Halloween carnival put on the young men and young women. Alex went as Luigi and he really enjoyed the spook alley. Then on Friday Alex had his preschool party. He decided to go as batman.

Personally I love batman's pot belly, personally I like the old Adam West batman best anyway :)

Got an awesome bat painting at the party!

On Saturday we all went trick or treating with the Gilberts for a little bit, and then we went to Wellsville for some more trick or treating and a party. Alex said he wanted to be Luigi, and the rest of us decided to join in! Max is an octopus, and I think it fits right in with the water worlds.

On Halloween my mom had a spooky dinner. Most of us dressed up and then we ate some creepy food! It was very fun.

Pumpkin Babies

When Alex was a baby I took this picture of him in a pumpkin.

So this year, of course I had to get one of Max in a pumpkin too!

Happy Birthday Max!

Today is Max's 1st birthday! He is such a sweetie! We are so glad to have him in our family. We had his farm birthday party on Saturday, and of course he couldn't have cared less, except for the cake. Max eats everything, and his own personal cake was no exception. He cried when we were singing to him because he just wanted the cake. Then he cried when I took the crumbs away!

We had the party at Grandpa and Grandma Welch's house in Cove. Lots of people came, including Grandma Dottie, the Gilberts, Hills, Woolfs, and Hedins were all there. I made some cute cakes, but I can't find my camera so if I do I will put those on there.

Love you Max! Glad you were born.

Off to Rexburg!

Last Friday we traveled up to Rexburg Idaho to visit Mark's mom and dad. It is Dotti's birthday on Wednesday so I made her some Moose cupcakes. On Saturday I got to go to my Great Aunt Lila's funeral in Idaho Fall too. It was good to see family and to remember the good times with Lila. Saturday evening we went to Beaver Dick Park, yes that is what it is called :) We tried to use the boat that Mark's mom and dad recently acquired. It didn't work very well, but we still had fun.

Dotti has a moose joke going with her sister, so I made these for her birthday. Unfortunately they melted into moose puddles on the way down :(

Mark and Alex making waves

Alex wouldn't pose for pictures today so I had to take one when he wasn't looking :)

Labor Day

For Labor Day we went to Star Valley to visit with Dustin, Lindsey, and Deegan. The weather was perfect, and we had lots of fun. We visited Pom Pom and the guys did some golfing. On Saturday we went to Jackson. We saw the shoot out, and we went to eat at Bubba's. The only pictures I took were of Max and Deegan playing together, oops.

Alex's First Day of School!

Alex started his first day of school today. He loves his teacher Miss Maggie, and I am loving it too :)

Stein Eriksen Lodge

This weekend we went to Provo for a BBQ at Mark's boss's house. Instead of heading home after the party, we stayed at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City. It was very nice, and it is so fun to have Mark back home after selling in Texas for the summer.

Mark and Alex enjoying some breakfast in bed.

Since I don't have a girl, Max gets to pose for this pretty picture for me :)

Stand for Something!

Max is starting to pull himself up now. Especially when he sees something he wants!

And, alas, I cannot resist a bare baby bum :)

Lincoln County Fair!

My dad had some work to do in Star Valley this week. So we tagged along and went to the fair, and spent time with Linds, Dustin, and Deegan. Alex loved riding on the rides! He went on one ride that went around really fast. He loved it, and went on it three times! Unfortunately an adult had to ride with him on that one. I went twice and Grandma and Lindsey went once. I thought Lindsey was going to puke, but luckily she made it.

Max and Deegan are going to be such good friends!

Max at 9 Months

Max went to the doctor this month for his nine month check up. He is still a skinny little man, but the doctor says he gained a good amount of weight this time. I don't know why he is so skinny; he eats everything that he can get his sticky little hands on! Other that that, he is doing great. He just started crawling, and he is throwing out new sounds everyday. Also he just started doing this cute tongue clicking thing too. He is so sweet and very cute. We love him soooo much! Here are his stats:

Weight: 16lbs 12 oz 5th percentile

Height: 27 3/4 inches 40th percentile

Head: 17 3/4 inches 45 percentile

Mesa Falls

After the parade, we went to Mesa Falls for a picnic. It was so pretty! I love the rainbow that it makes, and of course Alex loved it because he loves to throw things in bodies of water.

There was a little gift shop and museum. They had some animal pelts that you could touch, including this porcupine! Dottie and I touched it very carefully :)

That night we went to Eclipse with Dan and Michelle, and I really liked it. Mark slept through most of it though :) We had such a great trip to Rexburg, and we hope to go again soon!

Ashton Parade

Three years ago we came to Rexburg for the 4th, and Mark's mom rode her horse in the Ashton parade. Of course we went to watch, and it was a sweet parade! Just like the ones I remember growing up in Star Valley. So we were really excited to go to it again this year. Mark's mom was excited too, because she didn't have to ride her horse in the parade this time. Of course they threw candy, but they also gave out ice cream sandwiches, chocolate milk, and bouncy balls!

I really liked this hearse float, I know I am weird.

Go Fly a Kite

We spent the 4th of July weekend and Grandpa Tom and Grandma Dottie's house. We had so much fun I am going to divide it into three different posts. Day 1 Alex rode the 4 wheeler and got to fly Grandpa Tom's kite. It was so cute! Then the kite went under the power lines and almost flew away, but it all worked out in the end.

Aquatic Center Fun

Jenna had the day off from work today so we all went to the pool with her and Grandma. Alex calls it the swimming cool, and it totally was!

Sorry Max, next time I will remember your hat

Alex really liked going on the "tricky" slide

Memorial Day

We went to Star Valley for Memorial Day this year. I love Memorial Day! Ok, I am weird. I love going to the cemeteries and spending time with my family.

We went to see Pom Pom, and Alex always has to go get the sad bears.

Alex freezing by Uncle Alex's grave.

Dad let us know on Memorial Day that we were going to be working cattle. I had to give a worming shot. It was hard at first, but I was dang good at the end :)

Alex and Jenna on one of his many rides.

What can I say, this kid is so cute and sweet! Please don't ever turn two!