July 4th and Tyson's Birthday

So, Tyson's birthday is July 5th (he was born at 12:30 am....we think he may have been a fourth of July baby if his mom had not insisted on watching all the fireworks before going to the hospital). But, all growing up, Tyson thought that the fireworks on the fourth of July were really in celebration of his birthday, even though it was the next day! Sweet little Tyson. Such a funny kid. So, for the fourth of July we went to the Provo parade, which apparently is the thing. We saw people camping out almost two days in advance! We just showed up after it had started and got the same seats, go figure. We saw some pretty cool floats and Reed was pretty enamored by the whole thing. Then, we went to Tyson's aunts for the birthday of his cousin's little boy. We brought up our homemade blackberry ice cream (yummy) and stayed for dinner. Then, we drove back down to Provo and sat on the grass across from the MTC to watch the fireworks. Lastly, we went and did our own fireworks - it was a pretty long day! It all ended around midnight and I was exhausted, but still excited for July 5th - Tyson's 25th birthday!!!

We got to give our shout out to the military! The do so much for our freedoms! Thank you :)


Go cougs!!!!!

Tyler's birthday party at Aunt Susie's

The fireworks :)


The group of us that sat together...Tyson's Uncle and Aunt and family, and our family


For Tyson's birthday I wanted to make things really special - so I decided to wrap 25 presents! It was a lot of work, but the look of Tyson's face when he saw those presents on the couch was simply amazing. He could not believe that I had actually wrapped them all. He was just so excited! I loved it! It made me super excited! So, he opened some of his presents and we kind of just played all day! He took pictures with Reed, we made some Thai food, and we even went to the mountains to eat sub sandwiches for dinner! (I really miss those mountains now). Then, we came back and I had made cupcakes and put them in the shape of a 25 - a little tradition that I started last year. Tyson doesn't really like cake (weird, I know), but likes cupcakes. So, cupcakes it was. I love birthdays! It's hard to believe that Tyson is 25 and I am 26! Time sure is going fast, but it's been great.

Tyson trying to copy Reed's face

The beautiful mountains in the West! There are no mountains out here in Virginia :(

Tyson and Reed in the mountains eating sandwiches and pringles (Tyson's favorite)

The 25 presents that Tyson received on his 25th birthday!

The aftermath of opening all the presents!
Tyson wanted these rubber band things, so that he could at least pretend to work out!

The cupcakes in the shape of a 25

Reed's Laugh

So, after a bit of struggling to get the internet and get settled in our new place..... we have the internet! Yipee!!! Tyson and I decided that we are internet snobs. We just can't live without it! We just moved into our apartment in Northern Virginia and thought we would be ok without the internet. But, we did not even have a phone book and had to call relatives in Las Vegas to find out where certain stores were! Crazy! Anyways, I am posting this hilarious video of Reed from July! There is one thing a day that makes him laugh, and this day it just happened to be a bottle of water! Go figure! Anyways, it my favorite video of him....still :) I will write more later, after Reed is asleep, but I thought I should share this video, instead of keep it all to myself! Enjoy!

Who loves Reed?.......I do!!!!!

So, I know that my blogging has been slacking lately..... I'm sorry for those of you who were waiting anxiously every single day! But, a new post is here! Hooray and huzzah (I rent from Redbox, can you tell?!)!!!!!! :) Well, just to let you know, I have been busy the last little bit. I was not just slacking. First off, Tyson broke the screen to my lap top and had to take his lap top to school and study for the CPA exam and I was left without a lap top during the days I was home. Plus, I had gone back to work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at my old job. Plus, we were getting ready to move to Washington, DC. Anyways, those are my excuses for being a bad blogger. But, we have arrived in Washington, DC!!!! Yahoo!!! We have been looking feverishly for about 2 weeks for an apartment and finally found one that we want last night! So, we move in on September 13th, if all goes well. So, here are some adorable pictures of Reed! They are in no particular order because I always forget to put them in reverse order and stuff. But, I will try and date them so that you can see how big he has gotten! He is such an amazing kid and just fabulous! I really have no complaints J I love being Reed’s mom!

Grandma Walker did hand and foot prints of Reed. We scrubbed and scrubbed, but couldn't get all the ink off for a few days! Sorry Reed! Taken August 9th

Reed fell asleep in his jogging stroller after a stroll around DC! Taken August 14th

I just liked how he was showing off his belly! Taken August 14th

Reed posing on Grandma Rowberry's couch! He could be a model :) Taken August 26th

How do kids get so dang cute?! My adorable little boy! Taken August 26th

Reed loves reading! Clifford is his favorite :) Reading time with daddy - Yahoo! Taken July 28th

This is our little family! I didn't realize it at the time, but we are wearing red, white, and blue! How patriotic! Taken July 29th

Reed in Grandma Walker's pool! Yeah for swimming! Taken August 1st

Reed with Shauntelle's two girls - Evyn and Mary! Taken August 1st

Evyn and Reed are 6 months apart and have matching car seats! How cute! Taken August 1st

We had a mission reunion with my second mission president and his wife (Presidente and Sister Geschwandtner). From left to right: Sister G, Me and Reed, Alisha, Stacey and Jules, and Presidente G! It was great fun! Taken July 19th

Sleeping babies are just so cute! He is getting to be a little chublet :) Taken July 22nd

One of Reed's first experiences with baby food - he loves his carrots :) Taken July 25th

We went to visit my Grandma Dalling (well, Rowberry, but she re-married when my Grandpa died...so, Dalling) Taken July 26th

My Grandma and Grandpa Dalling with me and Reed! Taken July 26th

I love those close-up shots of babies, if you couldn't tell! Taken July 7th

Although I am not huge fan of grown-up feet, I love baby feet :) Taken July 7th

I love the bath towels with hoods - this is one of my favorites - the lion towel! Taken July 10th

Reed's first taste of baby cereal! It went pretty well :) Taken July 18th

This is one of Reed's favorite toys! The thing that was so cute to me was that he pulled in his duck and put him arm around him! So cute :) Taken July 18th

Reed in the baby bath for one of the last times! He is getting so big! Taken June 27th

I love Reed in his little backwards hat! He looks pretty smooth :) Taken July 4th

Tyson trying to imitate Reed's expression - pretty good, huh? Taken July 5th

Just a beautiful picture. No explanation needed. Taken July 7th

Another one of those amazing shots! Taken July 7th

This was Father's Day! Tifani brought back matching Father/Son ties from Scotland! Thanks Aunt Tif :) Taken June 15th

I found the trick to getting Reed to smile in pictures - take him outside so the flash doesn't go off! I think he seriously has one of the most beautiful smiles :) I could be a little biased! Taken June 16th

Another smiling photo - I couldn't resist! Taken June 16th

Reed with his Walker cousins - Mackenzi and Vance! Cousin fun :) Taken June 21st

Another four generation photo: Great-Grandma Walker, Grandpa Walker, Dad, Reed! Taken June 21st

This was one of the first times that it was warm enough to just be outside for an extended period of time. Reed absolutely loved it! He stared at the trees for an hour! Taken June 13th

So cute! I love my baby! Taken June 13th

He should be one of those baby models :) Taken June 13th

My brother, Michael (holding Reed), his wife, Sarah, my brother, Justin, Tyson, Reed, and myself at a Thai restaurant in SLC! Taken June 13th

Reed is such a happy baby! One of his favorite things is to be outside under the trees :) Just another one of those amazing days :) Taken June 14th

I know that this picture is fuzzy, but it was just so cute, I had to put it on! Taken May 25th




This is Tyson's Grandma Walker, the first time she met Reed. Taken May 31st


This is Tyson's Grandpa Zobrist, Tyson's mom, Tyson, and Reed! Four generation photo!
Taken May 31st




Reed would make this face all the time! We finally got a good picture of him doing it! Then, we made a Wii character that looks exactly like him! The cute little bug :) Taken June 7th