St. Patrick's Day!!!

          Nixon woke up so excited for St. Patrick's Day!!! We started it off with green scrambled eggs,
          green milk, and green buttered toast :):) Nixon loved it, I couldn't believe it, I thought the green part
          would scare him from eating the eggs, but he ate every last bite and asked for green ones the next day,
           it was so cute!

          One of our most fun morning breakfasts together, wish we could have green eggs everyday:):):)

                                                            Then it was off to preschool!

                                                          What a funny little guy!

    Then when I picked Nixon up from preschool the leprechaun left green balloons in our car! He also hid a
     green present under Nixon's pillow with green apple gum,new monkey kid scissors and other fun treats!
     What a sneaky little green guy hiding stuff everywhere! Nixon loved it and kept looking around all day
      for other things he might have left, it was so precious- he said it was like Christmas Eve!!!

            Another clover!!! Getting ready for playgroup on St. Patrick's Day!!! Sugar cookies with
            green frosting and green sprinkles!!!

           Nixon's best friend Braydon came over for the fun, we made leprechaun hats,did some coloring   crafts, frosted our cookies, and listened to Braydon's "Earth Angel" cd, it was so fun with these little guys!

                                       
                                                                            Best Buds!!!!

                                      I sure love these two!!! Look at those adorable faces!!!
                                  

Christmas in California!!!! Nixon's Special Early Delivery From Santa!!! And:) Some Catching Up: Nixon's 1st Day@Preschool!

                                     Ahhhhhhhhh Mr. Sun, we've missed you!!!!!

                           Loving the beach at Christmas time, Nixon sure had fun playing!!!

                        Playing in the sand on the beach is one of Nixon's favorite places to be!

My sister Molly and I and her cute new little puppy Troy(what a sweet little puppy he is)!!! Oh how I missed my adorable sister!!!!



So funny, Nixon wouldn't stay in for a picture!!! So it's Morgan and I with this Sunny Santa:) in Santa's Beach House in Laguna,  what a riot!!!

Christmas Eve: Nixon and his sweet Gigi opening a fun gift, It was the story of Christmas about Jesus!



This is so special to me, this little Santa and reindeer were my Nana's and I always remember seeing them at her house when I was a little girl and we'd visit for Christmas!!! Now my mom has them for little Nixon to see!!!

                                               Aunt Molly and Nixon on the ferry boat!



We found a fun pelican friend for Nixon at a parade by the beach in San Diego after the ferry boat ride!!!

We also saw Minnie Mouse, Nixon was so happy to be there and Molly and I had so much fun together, we sure love visiting! Mom thanks so much too for all the fun Christmas gifts and fun dinners and the day at Seaport Village and eating at Harbor House!!!

Two peas in a pod!!! Nixon loved Troy so much and they were best little buddies, I couldn't believe how cute they both played with each other!!! Nixon was so good with him and he was so good with Nixon!!! He was so sad to leave his new best friend!!!



                                    Nixon's Best Buddy!!!! We miss you Troy!!!

Daddy and Nixon always playing so fun at the beach!

What a cool sandcastle they built!!!! Nixon sure loves the sand and

always loves building and playing and doing anything with his sweet Dad!!!

 

Some Fun Before We Left For Cali :

Daddy and Nixon building a snowman!

 

                    Nixon was so excited to build a Big Snowman with his Dad, they had so much fun!
                               
                                  Oh so adorable, Nixon and his snow buddy!!!!

                                   

                                   AND NIXON'S EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT!!!!!

                 We had a pre-Christmas morning and Santa brought Nixon a four wheeler on a
                                     special delivery!!! He was so excited to ride it!!!!!

       Look at this little tough guy, just like his Daddy he is a really good driver and very safe and steady!!!

So before we headed for California Nixon got to see Santa and Mrs. Claus!!!He was so cute with them and asked Santa for a cell phone and a computer :) shows the times we're in huh! He later got a leapster phone to help learn numbers and letters and a fun computer that does letter and numbers too!!!!

                                   Some Fun Catch Up Memories Before 2011:

                                   After Summer was over, Nixon started Preschool!!!

Here he is with his teacher Mrs. Walton, fist day of school!!!

Nixon loves the tree mural at preschool!

And Nixon and I go horseback riding at Daddy's work party, so fun!!!!

Thanksgiving at Aunt Carole and Mich's in Paradise!!!

Morgan, Nixon and my cousin Trevor's cute little Isiah sledding!!!!

Nixon and Simon crashing and laughing,they just loved sledding: that's what they wanted to do all day over and over!!! Nixon seriously came in only to eat Thanksgiving dinner! He went with Morgan and I, then, Grandpa David and Grandma Tami, and then again with all his cousins!!!! So much fun!!!

Here's Nixon at the kid's table on Thanksgiving with Isiah, Simon, Alexandria, and Isabell!!!

So cute!!!! We have so much to be thankful for, WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE ALL THESE SWEET LITTLE ANGELS IN OUR FAMILY, OH I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!!

Pin the "I'm Thankful For" feather on the Turkey, so fun!!!!

 After all the sledding fun, Nixon all cozy now in his jammies and he and Isiah and Simon pinning the feathers on the turkey, so cute Aunt Carole had us all write what we're thankful for and then the kids pinned them on the turkey, they loved it!  Ahhh thanksgiving's the best holiday: family- good food- remembering all our wonderful blessings!!!!!

       Nixon's Christmas Preschool Program!!!Look at him pointing at Morgan and me, so sweet!!!It was so much fun!!!!! I wish I could go see him perform it over and over again, it was so fun watching him singing and being  so cute with all his little friends in the back row! He has just loved preschool and has a wonderful
       teacher!  They sang such cute songs and it was such a precious memory!!!! Love you so much Nix!

                     Nixon 3rd at the top with his friend Charlie on the right! The program was so adorable!!!
     
                                                       Nixon's got a gun!!! :):)
 A little pre-christmas party at Grandma and Grandpa Thayne's house- Nixon got a gun, so fun!!!!
             Grandpa David, Grandma Tami, Danielle, and Emily! Love you guys that was so fun!

       Nixon and his sweet cousin Simon with their Christmas guns! Leanne taking a picture in background
                                                               with Dad and Tami!

         We took a trip to Midway with the West Family, here's Nix in Park City with their cute kids!

We ate at Cafe Galleria and then Nixon got in the fun car there in Midway!

                        
                                     We got to see Cathryn while we were there too!
              Nixon loved her shop and especially the fun antique cars-thanks Cath we love you!!!

 

We did it!!!! The Hobble Creek Half Marathon!!!! (last summer catch up)

Shauna,Jessica,Kim,Mykelle,Me,and Nicole- also Morgan and Kim's husband in background if you look close:) only picture we have!

WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!! HOBBLE CREEK HALF MARATHON! Morgan and I and all these beautiful gals and some lucky men:)in our neighborhood trained and got in great shape and ran the Hobble Creek Half! It was so fun training with everyone and Kim, thanks for getting us in gear!!! Not to mention Kim receieved a necklace for top 100 in her bracket, way to go Kim!!!! We all actually did great on time- following pretty close after her! Great job everyone!

The Cabin in Montana!(Another Summer Catch Up:)

The Drive to Silvergate, Montana! Funny traffic situation with the buffalo!:)

 

                                              

                                              " Hey you people built a road in our way!!!"
 Nixon having a fun time on the drive eating popcorn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vacation to the cabin and we see a Grizzly Bear and her adorable little cubs, Nixon loved it!

 

 

 

This is right on the side of the road in Yellowstone! We also saw a male Grizzly right on the front porch of the cabin this year, and there was no way to get a picture because we couldn't leave the cabin at all.....it was right at the front door, I tried to take a pic from the window and only got glare, it was one spooky night!!!!!! It was so funny too because Morgan were talking to Uncle Doug about seeing a bear and we all really wanted to see one and we said to have a positive mental outlook and that we'd see one! Sure enough we not only saw one, bur a male grizzly right on our cabin porch!!!
Since then Morgan and I are firm believers in PMO, positive mental outlook!!!! :)

 

Here is another pic of that neat mother grizzly and her cubs, again another one and another testament to PMO!!!



Seeing the Soda Butte, yahhhh we know we're in Montana!!!!!
 

Nixon and his new little buddy in the background!

 

                       Nixon having so much fun with this little deer in front of the cabin!







                            

Fun at The Trading Post in Cooke City!

Dad, Tami, Nixon, Uncle Doug, Morgan, and me in Cooke City!
Grandma Tami was in school and got to come for just a few days so here are the
some of the few pictures we have with her! :) So glad she could make it!!!



Daddy reading Nixon a story, so sweet!


Mmmmm....  Wilcoxin's at the General Store with Tami and Dad, the best ice cream ever!!!! Thanks for such a wonderful trip we love you Dad and Tami!!!

 

 Look at that happy face!!!

                                                                  
                                                           Getting a "milk nickel" as Grandpa David says, at The Cooke City General Store!

                                                                             


                                     Love this little exploring "river rock" guy!!! So cute!
                                         
                                                                  

                                                                                


                             Exploring in Cooke!
                    Sure love this nature loving little boy!!!!!!!!!!!!
So neat to make special memories with him at the cabin where I grew up going!!!

Sure loving giving this little love bug a hug and getting to go on little adventures around
Cooke city with him and see all the old cabins and beautiful nature!!!!
 

Look at my two sweet guys!







Grandpa and Nixon, it's "dew-wacking" time!!! Grandpa was so fun to play baseball with "little guy!"

 



                                                             "I'm going to get you Grandpa"









How I always remember Montana, My dad catching a big FISH!!!!




My grandpa is teaching me to fish!!!!!!

Nixon with Grandpa David and Uncle Doug having learning
"the ropes" of Trout fishing!!!

"Same old group" at Tout Lake!

So craziest story ever, My Dad was fishing here at Trout Lake and caught a
 big fish and just as he was reeling it in an otter swooped up and stole his fish right off his line!
She was a mother and brought it to her baby and they ate it up immediately on the bank as we watched in complete awe!!!
We couldn't believe how fast she jumped and grabbed the fish and yanked it off my Dad's line and took it so fast, we were all in shock especially my Dad loosing his fish to a hungry otter!

Here's the otter again after her fish eating!

Such a crazy otter fishing story!!!!!


Enjoying the bridge on our hike up to Trout Lake, we love it!!!!

 

Best hikes ever in Montana!



Uncle Doug fishing with Nixon too, so nice!




Morgan's favorite, "Crazy Falls"

 

                                         

Doing what those Thayne Brothers do best, fly fishing!!!!

And Nixon and I tagging along for the......Fishing, fishing, fishing!

 Dad and Doug still fishing!!!

Such a beautiful scene right there with Doug fishing away, reminds me of
so many scenes of this gorgeous place I grew up watching
as a child!



 Hiking, hiking, hiking!

So much beauty here!

Say cheese! Love carrying this little "stow away!"

 Fun hiking with this little man!




Look at that little happy face!!!

 




A little slice of Heaven!!!!

 Do we have to leave???

                                          

 



Nixon playing with the river rocks with Daddy at Yellowstone Falls!

These falls are one of my favorite places to be in the whole world!!!!

                                                  
                                                       I love seeing two of my favorite guys in one of my favorite places!

                                                                               



So many fun places to go!!!

Nixon's favorite thing at the cabin, THE SWING!

I've never loved the swing more than with this little guy on my lap!



Daddy and Nix swinging away!

Our little firewood helper!!!!

Grandpa with his little sidekick relaxing and watching the evening beauty in Montana!

 

Their view of the Amphitheatre at Night! 

 

Mom and Nix hiking back to Trout Lake!

 

Daddy and Nixon playing in the lake!

More adventures with Uncle Doug at Trout Lake so fun! And Uncle Doug bought Nixon
a fun Yellowstone t-shirt in town!!!
 

Playing in the dirt, what Nixon does best in Trout Lake!
What a fun trip we had.... I already can't wait to go back to Montana, never enough time there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!