The night before Liam was born, we went to an old train bridge near Cold Lake with John and Tammy. I was about to pop and I remember every step felt like a watermelon pushing on my bladder, but it was still such a beautiful site :)

Here we are in anticipation for the baby to come, and me 50 lbs heavier :)

I thought it'd be a fun tradition every year on that same day, Sept 14, to get pictures of our family on the same bridge.

It was so weird to walk these same steps that we had walked only a year earlier but now with a beautiful baby boy.

It was definitely a special memory!

We like to Party...

For Liam's birthday this year, he had 3 parties. One that I organized in Bonnyville, one on his actual birthday at daycare, and then one in Vernon. His birthday was right before we left for Vernon for Josh's cousin's wedding so it worked out perfect. I'm assuming/hoping that this will be the only year where he has 3 different parties :)

His first party was in Bonnyville at Grandma and Grandpa Phillips' which turned into a pool party because the weather was so hot!

The Birthday Boy

Some of the party guests:

Opening Presents:

Isaac loved helping Liam with his presents

The Cake:

My friend Lillian made it. She did such a great job!

"Hey, this is pretty good!"

"But I think I'd rather throw it..."

Isaac wanted to get in on the throwing fun too.

I love this one with his Aunty Sarah

On Liam's actual birthday, I went to visit him at Daycare on my lunch break but of course forgot the camera. All the kids each brought him a gift and he got very spoiled. One cute gift was from one of the young girls who got him a box of kleenex since she knew how much he loved to take them out of the box. She said it was his own box and he was allowed to take out as many kleenex as he wanted. Too cute.

Then this past weekend he had his 3rd party in Vernon at Grandma and Grandpa Weglo's house.

Helping daddy put his garage together that he got from Grandpa and Grandma Weglo.

I think Josh had more fun with it then Liam :)

And now we're all partied out! Until tomorrow, and then it's my birthday. Whoop Whoop! :)

For Liam

Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

We can’t believe you are 1! I remember this night a year ago so clearly, driving that quick trip to the hospital. You came so fast and we were so excited to finally meet you! When they placed you in my arms, the love that came over me was so overwhelming. I didn’t know that I could love someone this much. I barely slept your first few nights at home as I kept listening to make sure you were still breathing.

Liam, I hope you will someday know how much joy you have brought into my life. You are such a blessing, and I thank God daily for you.
Happy Birthday, sweetheart.

Love, Mommy

Liam's 1st Haircut

Liam's hair has always been so thick and was getting pretty long so we decided it was time for his first haircut. This morning I still had a baby....

But now I have a big boy.

Weekend Trip to Jasper

Last weekend, our family went to Jasper for the weekend. It was a packed filled weekend going to all the beautiful touristy sites. I had driven through Jasper so many times, but this was the first time I actually went to places and stayed overnight.
Jasper is so beautiful and we're so glad that we had the chance to go with John, Tammy, and Rachel for this little weekend getaway.

Mount Whistler: We went up the tramway and then hiked up the mountain.

Josh and Liam overlooking Jasper

This is the hike.
We forgot to bring a backpack for Liam so Tammy and I only made it this far :)

Josh, Rachel, and John went ALL the way to the top.

Then we headed to Athabasca falls for Lunch.

After heading to our little cottage for a rest we then to Maligne Canyon. So gorgeous. This is at the bottom of the canyon cause we were now pretty close the the water.

The next day we headed to some hotsprings by Pocahontas. I had never been in any hotsprings before and it was a wonderful experience. I never got any pictures as I was too busy enjoying the water so I stole this one off the internet so you get the idea :)

The whole weekend we played the licence plate game where we tried to find as many states and provinces as possible. We actually found a plate from Hawaii! We would always drive around the parking lots a couple times just to make sure we didn't miss any :) Brought back some good memories of growing up.

Week in Vernon

Liam and I headed to Vernon for a wonderful and very eventful week. From weddings, to forest fires, HOT weather, and huge storms we definitely had an action packed week! We got there on the Friday to +38 degrees and it felt nice to be back in the Okanagan soaking up the sun!

Hanging out with Grandpa and Grandma Weglo. As soon as we got to Vernon, the clothes came off!

The week started off with my good friend Megan getting married. She was a gorgeous bride and the wedding day was so beautiful.

The Saltshakers reunite!

The next day we woke up to the smell of smoke in the air and found out that Kelowna had a few bad fires again. The smoke never got too bad until later into the week when you couldn't even walk outside. It felt like we were in a campfire.

Of course we had to make a couple trips up to Davison Orchards. The boys loved it!

I love this picture of Liam with Laura Davison

Going on the wagon ride. Last time Liam was only a month old. He liked it a lot better this time

Isaac Checking out the animals

Hanging out with Auntie Shelley and Uncle Jason

Going to the Peanut Pool. I used to swim there when I was a kid and it was very neat to now bring Liam. He didn't like the cold water too much, hopefully he'll like it more next summer!

Liam enjoying the yummy BC fruit