Another Birthday Celebration

I know, I know, we already celebrated right?? Well, we had to do it this time around with my family and friends on this end of the valley. As you can see, Jackson's smile indicates that he remembers what cake is, and now has a new fascination for fire. What started out as a little finger poking around in the frosting turned into huge handfuls being stuffed into his mouth! I think by the end he felt a little sick. . . Needless to say he didn't have much room for his real dinner after that. All the kids took turns playing outside and playing with toys inside. Although it was fun to BBQ, it was a little chilly so we spent most of the time inside. It was as wonderful birthday!

Here to present the newly one,

handsome little stinker,

Jackson Mark Mumford!

Hogle Zoo

Steve had Monday off so we went to the zoo. It was very frigid, and we were some of the only people in the park. It was great because we could take the forbidden stroller into the exhibits and nobody was there to care! These pics explain themselves. That pic of the tortoise was taken 6" away from his face, no glass. Probably not the smartest thing to do. . . The animals were very active that day! Even the Python took a special interest in Josie.

3 Birthdays in 8 Days

This week has felt like a celebration everyday! Steve, Jackson and I all have our birthdays within 8 days of each other so we have been doing birthday stuff all week long! We started with my birthday. The highlight for Josie was getting a piece of that chocolate cake! She screamed with joy when she first saw it and couldn't keep her fingers out of it before we blew out the candles. Needless to say, she got the first bite (see hand in the picture)!





We had a combined party for the three of us that weekend. Here are some pics highlighting that. Jackson loved his birthday cake! He must have a stronger stomach for sweets than Josie did by her first year. Josie threw her cake up after 5 minutes on her first birthday!

Jackson loved his adorable clothes and his lawnmower! Josie, loves the lawnmower too, and actually uses it more than Jackson. Steve and I had a date out to celebrate our birthdays together. We went to Pei Wei (which was so spicy) and then hit up a laser light show at the Clark Planetarium. It featured music by U2 and was so much fun! Definitely a fun way to celebrate our birthdays! Thank to everyone who gave gifts and sent cards. You are all so wonderful!

Having Fun

We have just been goofing around this week and having so much fun. Josie loves flying in the air with daddy. Jackson, with his adventure with finger foods, has become disenchanted with Kix cereal, and now plays a unique game with them. Unfortunately, they end up on the floor and we crunch them under our feet, but it is so funny to watch him. Jax also has quite the fro after bath time, as you can see below. Josie planted crocus bulbs with me last saturday. She had fun soaking the bulbs and patting the dirt. It will be a few weeks before they germinate and become flowers, but it is fun to teach her!

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was really fun for us as a family. Josie and Jackson made a big heart valentine for daddy to wear all evening long. We even finished the evening off with some dancing (see video above!) Here are some other funny pictures of Josie and what she has been doing around the house.

Jackson Walking and Talking

Well, our little man isn't so little anymore! He just turned 11 months old and took a bunch of steps the other day! In these videos you can see him walking and saying apple. He says so much now! Hi, daddy, wow, apple, tiger, no (learned that from Josie), monkey sounds, and more. He says uh-oh when he throws his binki our of his crib so we know when we have to go back in. He is quite a curious boy! This is his latest feat (below), climbing. Yes, he did this all by himself. He also likes to hide in our entertainment center.

Salt Lake Children's Museum

Two weeks ago I had the chance to go to the Salt Lake Children's Museum with Kristin (kids Ben and Joshua) and Emily Kohlhase (kids Nathan, Anna and Adam). I had just as much fun as the kids! Josie loved the water sation where she could float all these ping pong balls in the water obstacles. By the time she was done, she was literally soaked up and down!

The kids went to a class on dinosaurs where they read a book on them, and made playdoe. They got to make their own dinosaur. Well, Josie and Ben's were just mashed balls, but it didn't matter because they still had lots of fun!

One of the highlights was the wind tunnel. The kids got to experiment with learning what floats. To say Josie was completely mezmorized is an understatement. She was at this station for half and hour. There were also a large blockset that was really fun too. Nathan made a huge tower. Even though there were tons of things to do and play with, Jackson found this barrier most interesting (below). He probably thinks, "I can play with toys at home, time to explore!" He is definitely the most curious baby. This deer was probably the most "baby" approved toy upstairs.

I can't wait to go back!!

Oh yeah, Josie is too.