McCoy's 1st Halloween

Take a look at this clan...aint our outfits perrrrty?

Every time I look at my dress and Trev's tooth, I can't help but to just laugh out loud. McCoy, like always, was adorable and staged as a little chicken for a night. We had a blast at a Halloween party thrown by Jill and Micheal Taylor. It was a lot of fun and we got to see others' costumes. 

Here's McCoy and Ruby enjoying the time together before we sent them off to bed so we could have some time with just the grown ups. Ruby was a sack of cash to go along with the 1920's Mobster (Craig) and the Flapper Girl (Kara). We were also joined by Cinderella (Jill), Prince Charming (Michael), and Mini Cinderella (Carmen). It was a blast.  

We got McCoy and skeleton shirt to go along with our Halloween weekend. It glows in the dark and has candy in the belly. Look at how cute he is...Could you ask for a more lovable little boy? He's not so little anymore since he's walking like a pro now!

McCoy loves to read books. I have found that when he is getting unhappy, I sit down and give us some quiet reading time. I read the book and McCoy turns the pages. I think it's up there on McCoy's list of "favorite things to do." Check out this video of our typical reading sessions. (Link Below)

Reading books with McCoy

He has a new found love for this sippy cup. I think he feels cool drinking out of a straw. His little lips make it even cuter too!  

I know, I know, probably something I shouldn't put on here but I couldn't help it since he's just the cutest thing in the whole world! We bought him this highchair and he loves it. He pushes it around all the time and laughs at himself while he does it. 

If You're Happy and You Know It...

This video shows what McCoy does when he likes the food you're feeding him.
 ... clap your hands

McCoy Walking

Check out McCoy! In this video he excersizes his legs and artistic skills both in front of and behind the camera! Check it out in HD! (click on links below)
McCoy Walking then watch as he almost loses it while playing extreme peek-a-boo and my favorite video I call Blink Blink... enjoy!

Oh How Sweet the Memories

I told myself that I would never be the blogger that would write a novel on each of my posts, and I would only put pictures...hahaha well here it is. I just have to take the time to post on something cheesy and so real. It's what means the most to me but it's kind of long so, hold on tight! (There will be pictures though, I promise!)

Every day I keep telling myself that I'll treasure every moment I have with McCoy. Sometimes is hard in the crazy rushes of life but when I take the time to really think about how much I have in my life to be grateful for and to love, it really takes me by surprise how much I don't give credit to how amazing every day is. I love my family and I love them more every day. McCoy is the most amazing little boy. He brings a smile to my face not just a few times a day but more than I can count. He is so loving and innocent that it makes me want to set the best example for him. I want him to become the most amazing man just like any other mother would want of their son. For some reason I can't help but to feel like I want it more than everyone else. But hey, I also feel like there's no way any mother could love their son as much as I love McCoy. I know this isn't true and the love that I have for him is the same love that I know my mother has for me and the same goes for every other mother that I know. It's just another way of expressing how much I really do love my son, McCoy!! He's practically perfect in every way!

Tonight I went and visited one of my best friends. She just had a little boy, Jude Dylan Lye, this past week. It was almost sad to see how big McCoy was compared to him. I couldn't believe my eyes at the sight of this little infant in my arms. It really got me thinking of how much I miss when he was smaller and wouldn't try to crawl right out of my arms. But it got me thinking. I need to be better about living in the moment and not waiting for this or waiting for that. I have always said, "I love this stage that McCoy is in now, but I can't wait until..." Hopefully I've learned my lesson to just purely enjoy every moment of every sweet memory.

Ever sense I was a little girl I couldn't wait to be married and become a mother. Now that I have all of that I feel like I can truly enjoy it all with out wanting something else. McCoy brings me that greater satisfaction and joy of being a mother. Knowing that he loves me back is the best thing in the whole world. When he reaches for me, hugs me, kisses me and just needs me, it brings that joy that I couldn't wait for when I was younger. Love really is the greatest gift from God. I feel like I don't appreciate it like I should but I have to admit that McCoy had showed me how to love better than anyone else.

I hope that from here on out I can be a better mother and love a little more every day of my life. I won't wait for this, wait for that, or else soon enough, McCoy will be 18 and moving out of the house and I'll have no joy in the memories. Now, I'm going to just love it all!!!

So now here come the pictures that I promised:)

 Grandpa Keith, Kim (GK), and Sophia came to town this weekend and it a was blast to have them here. We got treated to the BYU football game and McCoy absolutely LOVED the game. McCoy is definitely a people person and loves the big crowds. He loves when there's a lot to look at. He was so good and so happy the entire game. It did help that BYU won so it was a decent game for us as well.

McCoy loved riding on my shoulders. I think that was his favorite part.



Family Picture at the game...we all had matching T-shirts but you can only see a little bit of McCoy's.




Check out McCoy's extremely active eyebrows.





Like Father Like Son

Trev does a really good job of getting the videos that I always put on here. This one he took is a tad dark because McCoy was just taking a nap but I had to put it on here because there are times when McCoy wakes up this happy from his naps. His squeals, laughs and faces are hilarious! I seriously love this kid more than anything!!! (Link Below)

You've got to check this one out!

nine months

It's madness how fast the past nine months have flown by. It's crazy to think that my little boy has been out of me as long as he was in. It's insane how fast McCoy has developed, physically, mentally, and emotionally. I just love the little man to death and sometimes I just want to squeeze his guts out...not really but I really do love him to the bones. He's over 19 lbs now and eating his big boy food so much better. He sleeps through the night from 7:30 to 7:30 every day and takes amazingly good naps.

The newest and greatest is that McCoy took his official first steps the other day. It was official because no one was watching when he slowly let go of the sturdy object he was holding onto and took 5 steps. It was unbelievable and of course he won't do it again so we can get it on video but I just had to blog about it. I hope he doesn't try and really figure the walking thing out because that means trouble for us parents. Who knows what the future brings.

Is this not the cutest thing you've ever seen? Trevor found him like this while Trevor was letting him play around with his toys. He crawled all the way behind our entertainment center and was loving every second of it. I just can't believe that he didn't get stuck:)

Watching uncle Ryan play the guitar.

I couldn't help it...I know, kind of sad.

We made a trip to Costco with cousin Ruby. As you can tell, McCoy hasn't ever seen another baby sharing his very own shopping cart. By the end, he was enjoying the company.

While Trevor was watching McCoy he caught him looking at him self in the most peculiar way. I'm glad he got it on video because it is pretty darn cute. (Link Below)

Mirror Entertainment 

McCoy still loves his baths more than anything. His new found love is the sponge that we catch him eating every once in a while. Pretty gross but he for some reason loves taking his baths with it. (Link Below)

Nudies in the bath

Some how McCoy's crawling skills keep getting better and better. I'm sure they're just going to increase in speed so hopefully I'll still be able to keep up with him. I'm really afraid for when he learns how to walk....ok more afraid of when he learns how to run. Also, check out what McCoy does when he gets to the stairs. It's like he knows what will happen if he takes one more move towards them. He doesn't always do that but maybe he's learning. (Link Below)

Speedy Boy