Birthday Boy!

This cute little boy had his 1st birthday on Saturday.
We had so much fun with family that came to celebrate with us!
Cookie monster was the theme. We had cookie monster cupcakes, cake and shirts that Skylar and I wore.
Treyden is such a joy. I really feel so lucky to have such a sweet boy come into my family.
He is crawling all over the place right now. Starting to stand a little on his own. Walks along the furniture. Loves going up the stairs.
He is such a momma's boy right now. He just wants me to hold him all the time. If I am not holding him then he want me by him.
He says Ashlyn when I tell him to. Not clearly, but he gives it good effort.
He is such a bright spot in our lives!
Happy Birthday Treyden Buddy!

Let's not state the obvious...

ok, i know i'm terrible at this blogging thing, but my goal was to be better. not perfect. so on that note...

tomorrow is February. I can't believe that. time is going by way too fast.

The year has been great so far.

This month we went to hawaii with some of the briggs family members. It was such a great time! We even left the kids for the first time. It was great.

Ashlyn had a birthday while we were gone so we had a birthday party for her when we got back. she is such a fun little girl. She sure is lucky to have lots of people that love her so much.

a little scare...

So, yesterday i had a little scare with my blog. I typed in the blog address and it said that it no longer existed.

It made me sick.

I don't blog enough.

That doesn't mean it's too late to start.

I think that sometimes i feel like i am not the most computer smart, so i let that hold me back.

I may not have the BEST looking blog out there, and i may not be the best writer, but i know it's important to keep memories.

I already find myself looking back a year ago and loving the memories that we created.

My dad is a man i look up to and he said something today as i was kind of complaining about how hard this stage of life is. He said "Traci, when i am gone and you are my age, you will look back and realize how fast time goes. Enjoy it because it goes too fast." I need to do that more. Take the time to appreciate the good times.

So anyway, i got the whole situation figured out and it was just a problem with my gmail account. It was a wake up call though to keep my thoughts and memories in writing.

I love my little family so much!

I am happy!

My life is good, I am so blessed.

Enjoying the decent november weather we have been having.

Ashlyns favorite chips are cheetos...that explains her messy face

Playing in the fall leaves

Oh man, I love this little guy.

Taking the time

New Beginning

I have decided it's about time to get back to blogging! More for journaling than anything else. I feel bad that it has taken me this long to get back to doing it, but like they say...better late then never.

Life is GOOD.

I feel seriously so blessed to have the 2 wonderful children that i have. We were just watching home video of the last year and WOW! What a year it has been. My little Ashlyn girl was 5 months when we found out she was going to be a big sister. Which was hardly believable because she was still such a baby. Treyden entered the world on March 5 and we love him so much. He is growing into such a strong, fun little guy.

We have enjoyed the summer so much. We bought a trailer and have gone camping a few times. Ashlyn loves it, but i think next year will be more fun for all of us.

We have also gone out on the Deer Creek Reservoir a few times. Ashlyn is such a water bug. I can't believe she gets in that water without a complaint (well almost) She is so fun right now! I love hanging out with her. She seriously is my little buddy. she is daddys little buddy too!

At the end of the day we like to unwind by taking a ride in the Jeep all together. It's quite a site! I ride in the back with Ashlyn and Treyden rides in the front seat (it's not quite as windy up there) Both of the kids just love it! We turn up the music..Lately it's been the black eyed peas and Ashlyn sings along. She seriously sings "Boom, Boom, BOOM" in the right tune and everything! She makes me proud...ha ha

Like I said before....LIFE IS GOOD!

Miracles DO Happen!!

WOW! It's hard to describe the feeling when something so AWESOME happens to someone you know. This family had a tragedy happen to them about a week and a half ago. their youngest child had drowned in their bathtub, but this little boy is awake! ALIVE! His little spirit is back.... i have been following their blog to check for updates every couple of hours, every day, i have become OBSESSED because SO many people have been praying for this little boy and the prayers are being answered! Check out their blog and start from the beginning. BE PREPARED TO CRY! www.stakerzxposed.blogspot.com What a cute little guy! I am so happy for them....
If it doesn't make you believe in miracles then i don't know what else will!!!

change of email

hey everybody!
my email has changed, so now i can't view a lot of the blogs of friends that have been set to private :(
my new email is traciwidd@gmail.com
friends-please add me so i can see all your cute families:)

WE ARE ALIVE!

ashlyn-9 months

if anyone still looks at our blog, yes! We are alive! i know its been since July that i have posted and i have good excuses, but we wont get into it too much. Lets just say with no working computer at home, a baby and some other things, my blog has taken a back seat!


Just had to let you all know (if you dont already) that i am expecting again! That's right, my 9 month old is going to be a big sister at the age of 14 months! After a bit of shock, We are super excited (it took us 3 years to get prego with Ashlyn) we found out its a boy! YAY! one of each!

July

July has brought the heat! It has been great to finally feel like it's summer here. I love the evening walks we take here in midway to get a sno-cone and hanging out on the porch! Summer is great.

The 4th of July was fun. We spent the weekend in Manti where they do a great old town celebration. They have a parade on the 3rd and my nephew, Tanner was so adorable riding his decked out bike! The next day we participated in potato sack races, 3 legged races and climbing the greased log pole. We set up chairs and blankets under some shade and camped out there for the day. It was really nice and relaxing and i hope we can do it again next year!

Ashlyn loves eating her hands

our patriotic girl

our little family

love her smile

Widdison grandkids

oh so serious!

look at that nose! don't know where she got it, but i know it's cute!

Last weekend was my 25th birthday. Skylar and I went to Park City and went on the Alpine Slide and the Coaster. (Highly recommended) A bit overpriced, but we had a lot of fun!

We have gone to the lake a few times now and are lucky to be able to have such beautiful places to go that are so close.

That's all for now.