2013 was such a fun year. it was definitely a year of growing and stretching as we adjusted to our new roles as parents.
*this is going to be really long. i should have started a blog a long time ago. these are basically all just phone pictures. we need to upload all the pictures from our good camera. oh well.
in january we went on a quick weekend trip with friends to lava hot springs, idaho. our friends had babies around dash's age and it made for a fun weekend.
myles' first birthday party
daddy and dash
when he was very little dash would stare at the tv
dash at two months
so handsome and so small
dash sick for the first time ever. we also finally found a binky he liked, after buying like 15 kinds.
in february we celebrated our second wedding anniversary, valentine's day, and my birthday all within ten days of each other. on my birthday i stopped eating french fries and drinking soda, it was a goal that i set for myself for six months. that was a big deal for me, i love fries. i did it!
dash at three months. he was our string bean.
reacted this way when he saw his dad on the tv
loved all his monkey toys the most
dashy valentine
valentine's day dinner with mom and dad at milagros
this is one of our favorite pictures of him ever
in march lisa and presley came to visit for a few days!! they're our favorites! at the end of march, dash and i went to california for a week and stayed at mimi and grandpa's house. dash went to the beach and to disneyland for the first time.
dash at four months
we used to go on a lot of walks with mary and myles and dani bree and carter. we miss these walks!
baby's first beach day. it started to get really windy but we loved it anyway.
watching tv with grandpa
first time to el cholo's for dash, it's a bledsoe family favorite. they have the best green corn tamales.
lindsay came home from her mission in new jersey
easter sunday!
trying on his swimsuits for hawaii
in may we took our first vacation as a family of three to oahu, hawaii with our friends scott, kristi and annabelle haslam. we flew out of las vegas, and were able to spend a few days with paige and andrew there before our flight. we had so much fun with the peterson/lemmon families.
it was so beautiful. we stayed at the marriott beach club in ko'olina. we definitely want to go back. it was our favorite hawaii experience thus far.
view from our balcony
we would sit outside after dash went to bed every night.
larry climbing a tree
hanauma bay
during the summer months larry played in a softball league in orem again with his friends, and we had fun making it to some of his early evening games. we went to the park and to the pool so much. dash fell in love with the swings, so we would end up at the park all the time. we loved going on walks together as a family, and we hiked a bunch. dash and i went to california again in june. we stayed in my parents' la canada house for the last time (they are currently building a new home in an area called brightwater in huntington beach). we love going to visit mimi and grandpa! we spent the fourth of july in utah with friends, dash went to bed before the fireworks.
dash's first time to the baseball field. i tripped holding dash and we fell. it was horrible.
my best friend!
rangers!
our friend scott played at the provo rooftop concert series
we took some family pictures in june. dash would always put his hand in his mouth when he thought he might be thrown in the air.
craft lake city
to make summer in utah bearable we had to go to the pool, a lot
dash loves when dad comes home from work
owl's game
we went to lindsay's homecoming talk
bryan and mary kaye had arie on june 6th
father's day breakfast
dash started crawling during his eighth month
orem carnival
i love this picture. seeing how much lar loves dash has been the best
we saw grandma and grandpa a lot in the summer!
cutiest
swings
more swings
and more park days
seeing lisa and presley in california
dash's first time to temple square
haircuts!
ten months and loves swings
also loves walks
and balls
four generations
dash and adylee, he loves jordyn and adylee. they're his mini moms.
usually he's happiest sitting in a high chair out to eat. we love to eat out.
first fry after 6+ months
in september dash crashed a girl's trip to new york city with my mom, sydney, paige and i. larry, my dad, brandon, and andrew went to denver for a broncos game at the same time. larry claims to have eaten the best meal of his life on that trip at elway's steakhouse. dash and i went to california again for a week at the end of september/beginning of october while larry took the lsat. it is always such a fun treat to visit mimi and grandpa steve. dash went on breakfast dates with grandpa every day and loved them. we got to see lisa and presley too!
dash spent the majority of the trip to new york in the stroller. he was a total angel the whole time. he travels so well.
syd, paige, and i
casey and harper showed us all around, we love seeing them!
larry at the bronco's game in denver
cheesecake factory with mimi in california
presley and dash!
during general conference weekend in october i randomly took a pregnancy test and it was positive! i took the test before a session and forgot about it, and larry found it later. we were so excited! in october we also threw a small first birthday party for dash with family and friends. dash turned one on halloween, and started walking that very day! he was the cutest lion for halloween and actually liked trick-or-treating. daddy stayed home with us and played all that day. we think dash knew it was a special day.
pratt wedding
we went to corn belly's with the pratt's. it was so much fun. thanks for taking us!
we tried to take family pictures, but dash screamed the whole time. he was too cold. but i love this one.
pumpkin carving for trav's birthday
daddy surprised dash with this teepee for his birthday. he loves it. he likes to tip it over though :/
cute birthday boy. we had a dog themed party for dash because he loves dogs. we had hot dogs j-dawgs style and dash tried cake! he eventually loved it.
playing on slides on his birthday
seriously loves anything that makes music
playing with new birthday toys
reading with dad before bed
dash and lindsay
this little lion
grandma fran came trick-or-treating too!
in november we found out our baby is a boy! we are so excited to have two little boys running around, i just pray that this next one comes with at least a little sense of self-preservation. larry started a new job at qualtrics and loves it. we also celebrated larry's 28th birthday. i surprised larry with a fun night away in salt lake city. it felt like our dating days. it was the first time we left dash for the night, and he had so much fun with his aunt sydney and uncle brandon! on larry's actual birthday he got the cookie cake he'd always wanted, and we had a fun pho dinner with friends. we spent thanksgiving in utah with the caughlan family and had a great dinner up at his parents house.
that's our boy!
very happy for a birthday cookie!
dash had a fever that went to 105 that night, it was pretty scary :( thankful for the priesthood and my husband
thanksgiving
we went to salt lake to stay the night spontaneously. dash loved all the pillows and had a blast
in december we went to larry's work christmas party, and i threw a bridal shower for one of my best friends, lindsay tippetts (wright). we went to the festival of trees, one of our favorite things to see every year. we spent christmas with both of our families, and loved being able to get together with everyone. my parents came up to utah for a long time and it was so fun to see them, especially my dad since we don't get to see him as often. we skyped with my little brother elder alex on christmas day, and loved being able to see his face! he comes home march 4th, and we are counting down the days.
2013 was a very good year. we were healthy and protected. we received countless blessings. we grew closer together as a family and we are happy! we really enjoyed seeing dash learn so many new things and meet so many milestones. we are so lucky to be his parents! we are so excited for 2014 and to meet our new little.
