Easter weekend with the Clayton Family

This Easter weekend we went to St. George. Saturday we went to Snow Canyon for some fun in the sun and the sand. Strollers don't push very well in the sand so most of the walk Kaden spent on shoulders. We played a VERY LIVELY game of 500... needless to say the advantage went to the tall men. Kaden had his own retreat under a blanket cabana.Grandma and Kelsey were Kadens cabana girls.For the next hike to the caves we voted to stay in the car. Kaden thought it was a blast!This is Kadens friend Kaysen. They are 3 days apart.... can you tell by their sizes??After the outdoor activities we went to Applebees for Kilies birthday. Kaden found Grandpas hat very entertaining. Before we went to bed we colored Easter eggs. Kaden had his own egg.....Of course he just tried to eat it.The finished product!This picture is due to my WONDERFUL, TALENTED sister Heather. Who is able to create such wonderful backgrounds to place our pictures on! I still can't believe my little baby is learning to walk. This was all 6 girls getting ready in the bathroom Sunday morning. Claudia is missing because she is taking the picture... thank goodness for big bathrooms.
My cute little Easter bunny.



Kaden loved looking through his Easter basket. What a SPOILED baby. We are still working on the sugar detox from this weekend.
What a great weekend!!

Kadens NEW Tricks

Kaden is becoming quite the accomplished baby. Here is a video of his latest and greatest tricks. The first one on the video is of him being SUPER MAN! I swear to you he has like super muscles in his back. He has been able to do this for months. Also in the last week he has started to really move across the floor, he started taking steps and he now drinks from straws and sippy cups. I feel like he went from a baby to a little kid in a week. OH MAN! He is growing up way to fast.

Kadens latest photo shoot

Never give me a camera when Kaden is around.... I simply can't stop taking pictures of him. I want to capture every second because I know it won't last. Besides, who could resist??? He is just such a cute baby to take pictures of. Anyway... here are the latest pictures (The sad thing is I choose 10 out of like 60.... ridiculous I know!) I am also mad because a few of them came out blurry but they were so cute I still had to add them.

This was when I was TRYING to get his attention but he was intently focused on Curious George! My favorite part of this picture is the LARGE belly hanging out over his pants.

Who could resist this face? I mean COME ON!

I wish I wasn't so zoomed in on this so you could have seen the entire effect. What a poser.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... I call this the angry gorilla face. Every time I look at it I crack up laughing.... to the point of tears.

Lub my hubby!

Just for a Laugh

Every Little Piece!

I was sitting on my bed tonight with Kaden. As I was playing with him I was overwhelmed with how much I love every tiny little piece of this little baby. So this is a tribute to my tiny little perfect angel.

Bright little eyes are filled with such wonder, and lashes incredibly long.

Little sweet nose so perfectly placed on a face that could never do wrong.

Beautiful smile with 2 little teeth that can easily melt any heart.

Small little ears that miss not a sound and lead to mind that's so smart.

Innocent face and dimples so large that simply say I LOVE YOU!

Busy quick hands that never are still with so much exploring to do.

Round little belly so soft and so fair that always wants something to eat.

Chubby thick thighs I can't help but squeeze help make little baby complete.

Ten tiny toes on two tiny feet with many places to see.

One perfect body I love and adore. My baby he always will be.

I LOVE YOU KADEN!!

Kaden Footage

Okay due to demand for Kaden footage we have taped a little bit of the latest. Kaden is on the brink of crawling. However he has his gears stuck in reverse. He gets up on his knees and hands and then pushes himself...... backwards. It is actually quite funny. Also I included some footage of his first official basketball uniform. Unfortunately even though it is a 18 mo outfit and he is is only 9 mo I have a feeling it wont fit him by the time it warms up. :) Yay for BIG Babies!!

VALENTINES DAY

Everyone always wants to know "what you did" for Valentines day. I knew that Chris had put mounds and mounds of thought and planning into this day so I took a camera along with me to document the day with pictures. Needless to say he did an AMAZING job!!! What a wonderful husband I have. I just can't believe I was the LuCkY one to get him!!






The morning started with me waking up to a dozen roses and a card laying next to me on my pillow. ( It was a great way to say good morning)



After I got up and got ready for the day, Chris chauffeured me to work. We made a stop at Carls Jr. for breakfast... (I can't get enough of their sour dough breakfast combo.)









What a sweetheart..... a beginning to a great day!



Once I got to work the party started. This is my friend Sarai at work. She was kind enough to send an email to the entire company telling me happy birthday.


Truthfully I spent most of work taking pictures and continually clearing off my desk that kept piling up with an assortment of things.


So I did what any reasonable person would do, I called it a day! Chris came and took me to...


YUMMY!!!! We only had to wait in line for about 25 minutes. (Not bad for the Cheescake Factory on Valentines Day)

Once we got seated and presented with the 15 page menu we ordered the following.
1. Appetizer: Crab and Cheese Wontons ....my FAVORITE
2. Raspberry Lemonade
3. Rigatoni
4. Crusted Chicken and Pasta
5. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cheescake. Wow~ for anyone wondering it was awesome.








We loved the meal, but mostly I just loved being able to spend the day together. My Fabulous mother took Kaden for the day. Thank you Thank you!

I also got the following presents. (Being my birthday you knew that was coming)
This awesome Green purse
A beautiful new CTR ring
A workout program I have been begging for
And an all day full treatment pamper care package.
(Yes he spent about 4 times more than he sould have)

After lunch we went and saw the movie Definitely Maybe. I am still deciding on my final verdict for the movie. But it was definitely a Chick Flick with a love story.

Yes that is right your eyes don't decieve you. We did make a short stop to the emergency room. But no worries all was well. :)

I dont know what these faces are.. but they make me giggle so I thought I would share.

The finale of the night was a dinner play at the Desert Star Theater. The play running was My Valley Fair Lady (spoof on my fair lady). It was hillarious. We laughed so hard. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys food and comedy.

All in all it was one of the best days ever. Chris did this all by himself and it was all a surprise. What an amazing man. Yay for Valentines Day and Wonderful Husbands.

-Oh and I couldn't leave out my Valentines Present to him!!