365 Days

From day 1...

To day 365...

It has been such an incredible journey this year. The things we have learned, the love we have given to you and received from you, the messes you've made, the words you have spoken, the smiles and giggles you have shared with us, the playtime we have enjoyed with you... 

It has all been such a wondrous adventure. And we have loved every second of it.  Your smiles, hugs, kisses, love has kept us going. You have kept us working hard for every minute of happiness. We have loved this first year and we are looking forward to the many years to come that we get to watch you grow and learn for yourself. 

The little man is now a big man. Everyday he melts my stony heart. He keeps me on my feet. He is so smart and is always showing us how much he watches us, which helps us be better all the time.

At 1 year:

27 inches tall.

23 pounds.

has 4 teeth TRYING to come in... they are so stubborn!

Walks everywhere! 

can sign: please, thank you, more, eat, drink, milk.

blows kisses! (he just started this when we video chatted with Nana and Papa Wilson on his birthday!)

waves bye bye.

kisses mom, dad, nana, papa, good night.

favorite foods: avocados, peaches, sweet potato, cheese, milk, but he will eat anything we put in front of him.

sleeps at least 12 hours at night and take 2 naps a day for 1-1.5 hours each.

he copies his dad all the time.

loves bath time and swimming!!!

loves to read!

loves dogs.

Alden is such a fun boy, and I love him more than anything. He makes me want to be the best person I can be. I'm blessed. Truly.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG AL! We love you and are so happy to be your parents!

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In other news! We found an apartment!! YAY! We don't move in until the middle of October, but that's okay because we can't move our stuff from Utah until the END of October... It will be fun... HA! Things are going good. Jared and I are both enjoying our jobs, and Alden loves to stay home and play with Grandma Snyder and Candy dog all day! Things are good, and we are thankful for all the blessing we have received in the last month... The Lord is good. We are reminded everyday. 

Looking forward to all that we have coming our way!

Much love,

Rachel Lynn