Our Little Man is 2!

Our Little Man is 2!

I can't believe our little Ike is 2! Time goes by so fast with your kids. I miss him being a tiny baby in my arms. It definitely is fun to have a toddler around. It amazes me everyday the things they learn. His vocab is growing like crazy, he's a growing boy himself, and he loves to learn more. For his birthday we had a Monster Party. He has an obsession with Monsters Inc. right now and loves to talk about monsters. We had all the cousins over for food and games. We started off with coloring, then pin the eye on the monster, watched little sponges grow into monsters in a glass, and enjoyed cake and presents. It was so much fun to have all the family there. We love our little boy and are so proud of him.


Already knew what to do, as soon as he saw those candles they were out.



Monster cake I made for my boy (he's telling me about the monster cake as I post now)



All the kids coloring.

Spencer playing pin the eye on the monster

Sophie stuck the eyeball right on Ike's forehead.

Ike's turn...the blindfold didn't last with him.

Presents with the help of Tank

At the end of the day he just wanted to watch Einsteins and hold his party balloons.

Summer Projects

This summer I decided to take on some home projects. I've never been a big project girl but decided it was time to test my skills. I learned how to use a sewing machine, which may sound weird to all your amazing women that a 25 year old women is just learning how to use one. It was a challenge but I really do enjoy it now. My first project thanks to my sister in law Erin, was this baby quilt. It turned out so darling and I was so excited to see it completed. I then tried my painting skills and made a magnet board. Later I was at Anthropologie and came across the cutest fabric letters. I decided I would take on the task and make my own. It was so easy and turned out so cute! The latest project was I to reupholster a chair. I know sounds a little out there but with the help of Page I was able to do it and it turned out pretty good. For now I am taking a break from my projects but I am excited about my finished products.


Cute boy quit



Magnet board with scrapbook magnet flowers.



Fabric Letter.

Before...ugly green chair...

After..

Closeup of the fabric..not bad!

Chicago/Half Marathon

The second week of September we got to go visit Dave, Erin, and RB in Chicago. We had so much fun. Dave and Erin took us all around town. They live right on Lake Michigan with the coolest view from their 20Th story apartment. We had great food everyday. One of my favorites was our breakfast one morning at Eleventh City Diner. Check out the picture below.Friday we got tickets to a Chicago Cubs game . Ike loved every minute of it. Of course they won the game. Sunday I ran my 3rd half marathon this year. It was so fun the only challenge was the weather, 97% humidity and 83 degrees outside. Coming from Salt Lake with not much humidity mixed with warmer weather was quite the adjustment. It still turned out awesome. The rest of the time we just relaxed, shopped Michigan Ave, and checked out Ohio Beach on Lake Michigan. Every evening the guys would go out and find some true Chicago Style food. Coleman's favorite was the Hot Italian Beef sandwiches. So good!
Thanks again Dave, Erin, and RB for an awesome trip. You guys live in an awesome city! We miss you already!

Uncle D. and Ike walking around town.

My amazing Challah French toast with chocolate chips.


Erin and RB at Ohio Beach

Ike enjoying his nachos at the baseball game.

Home base

Us at the Bean

This is a random picture but check out all the people in the background.

20,000 people ran the race. It was crazy!

Ike waiting for our plane to arrive. Ready to head home.

Lots to catch up!

It's been awhile since I have updated so i figured I would sit down and get it done. In August we had a Radford family reunion in Shelley, Idaho. Those who know me know that I am not a camper. We got a tent when we got married from Coleman's grandma and this was our first time using it. It was only for one night but one night was all I needed :) We had so much fun with all the Aunts, Uncles, and cousins. Ike loved being surrounded by kids. That same weekend we made it home on time to see the Ricker's. They were in town for the weekend visiting friends. It was good to see little Gwen and the fam. We miss you guys already! My brother Dave came at the beginning of the month with his friend Jonah for a few days. It was fun to see the kids hanging all over their Uncle D.

Last week was our trip to Chicago. I will update more about our trip next.

Pratt, Jay, and Coleman...so bromantic

Ricker's and Radford's

We got Ike a little outdoor pool to play. He loved every minute of it.

Waking up in our tent! Eating some jerky!

Page and Coleman after roasting smores

This was during our reunion. It was so pretty at night.

Uncle D. and Ike hanging out.

Lulu and Ike at Asian Star. He loves "ucy"

Just some random pics of Ike

He found the costume mask in storage. He thought he was a monster!

His absolute favorite thing to do right now is get into my wallet and organize the cards.

He's picking up some good habits from his mommy.

25th Birthday/Holiday weekend

It was a great Holiday weekend. We got Coleman for a full 3 days. Friday we celebrated Pioneers Day. Ike has been recovering from an ongoing cold so instead of taking him out swimming we headed to the mall for some shopping. It was great, we hit up our favorite CPK and the Nordstrom sale. Later we bbq'd and relaxed. We kept it simple and just did a few fireworks for Ike. Saturday I got up way to early and did my usual run. Later that evening we got together with the Nuttalls for a birthday celebration. A lot of us all have birthday's right around each other. It was great food!
Sunday I got to sleep in and woken up to breakfast in bed, my favorite, strawberry crepes. I had to go to church and help with my sunbeam class but soon skipped out. Coleman surprised me with some new perfume, Viva La Juicy, by Juicy Couture. I haven't had a new perfume since before I was prego with Ike. It smells amazing. Later Coleman and I got to go out to the Rodizio Grill, just the two of us. It was so amazing, a lot of food but so good. It was a wonderful birthday. He also made me my favorite kind of cake...funfetti cake and funfetti frosting. So simple but so good.
Sorry there a lot of pictures of Ike but he's so fun right now and such a personality.

Coleman and Ike at CPK...cheeser.

Ike in his jammies and crocks outside on Pioneers Day.

Ike loves to copy dad in everything he does.

Cathy and Ike at the bday party.

Ike and mommy on my bday.

Ike enjoying the yummy cupcakes dad made.

Finally a couple shot...man we are getting old!