The First Year Adventure

I wish I could say that this birthday post took so long because I was coming up with something either delightful, witty or insightful to say. Although no such thing is contained in this post I can say that the first year with your first child is magical. I feel like I have never been happier. Although I have imagined and reimagined what it would be like to be a mother, I am happy to say my imagination was lacking. How could I be so blessed? What a magical adventure. We were so glad to have our wonderful family there to celebrate this special occasion with us.

Graham loved his airplane cake.

Maybe a little too much.


I think dad loved the birthday wagon more than Graham did. Maybe not.

Happy to be 1!

Happy Holidays...a bit late

How the holidays came and went in a flash. For those of you who have been wondering if we fell off the face of the earth, we haven't. We just moved which feels like the same thing. If I could give you one piece of advice it would be to never move over the holidays. We moved out of our old house the week after Thanksgiving and moved into our new house on Christmas day, living with the Oakesons during the interim. It made the holidays a bit chaotic, but we are excited to be Draper-ites and we are settling into our new home. Here are a few pictures of our holiday adventures.

Thanksgiving in Boise with the Mooso Family

and with cousin Jovie

A lesson in martial arts was the first order of business.

Graham's first Thanksgiving, cut short by the overpowering desire for a nap.

Graham's mistrust of Santa began in Boise.

Turns out he also mistrusts barbers.

He got his first haircut on Christmas Eve.

The excited parents had to wake up this sleepy-head on Christmas morning.

Max Hall jerseys were a must for BYU fans this year.

Happy New Years at the Tin Roof Cafe

with Uncle Jeff, Mimi and Grammie (not pictured).

As usual, Graham is a bit concerned about his parents and their hi-jinx.

Adorable Torture

Although we think Graham's monster costume is pretty darn cute we found it more fun to put parts other people's costumes on our helpless son. These are some of his favorite looks.

Halloween at Gardner Village

Thanks Erin! You are amazing.

Snorting

As long as I am in the posting mood, I decided the world was ready for this--Graham's snorting.

Top of Utah Marathon

Well, I did it! I finished my first marathon (possibly my last). Thanks to everyone who supported me and watched Graham during my longs runs. Thanks to my running buddies Graham and Scout. It was a good experience, but honestly I thought that after 16 weeks of training I would feel a big sense of accomplishement for around 16 weeks. It only lasted 2 days. On to the next challenge.

Love those chompers

So I have to admit that I love the fact that Graham's teeth are so far apart. Jesse sometimes refers to them as crazy, but I think it makes him even cuter. The first top tooth popped through on August 22nd and the other came out exactly one week later. Now he has four teeth total!

Another thing that amazes me about Graham is that his attachment to a certain stuffed animal has manifest itself at such a young age. I call him Barry the Bear and Graham loves to eat him, roll around with him and shove him in his face as he is falling asleep. It has brought back memories of all the stuffed animals that I have loved at the different stages of my life. He is definitely my son.