You've Had a Birthday. . .

This was the pic we used for his invitations.

Well our little guy has turned one!  We can't believe it.  We had his birthday party at our clubhouse last Saturday the 4th, and it was super fun!  Treagan had quite the turnout show up,. . .He's got so many sweet friends!  Thank you to everyone who came, and also to those who helped us pull it off!  I think it's pretty safe to say he had a good time.  We all did at least!

I'm thinking next time I will buy his cake instead of attempting to
be creative and make it.  Apparently cake decorating wasn't my cup of tea!
It's a fish though for those who didn't know. Haha.

I could not have done it without these little helpers!

My cousin Steph and Barry and their little family were so sweet to come!

Uncle Charlie and Aunt Baba with the Birthday Boy!

Grace with the Harkness's awesome present!

It is tough to get a pic of my cute little nephew Cannon that isn't blurry!  He's a busy boy!

Aunt Penny and Uncle Jare Bear.
Cousins Quinn and Ammon.

He is so scrumptious.

So glad Britt and Layla made it.

How precious is his little face?

The Seastrands and the Skippers are our best friends in town!

Look at all those presents.

Reagan was so cute to show Trey how you do it.

Cake time!!!  He was a little timid at first, but then he dove right in!

The proud parents with their birthday boy.

He's always so happy to share.

Bye Bailey!  Thanks for comin!

Reago loved his balloons.

First Birthday Party was a success!
THANKS MOMMY AND DADDY FOR THE PARTAY!

Happy Birthday Best Friend.  We love you more and more and more everyday!

Ketchup. . .

I mean Catch Up. . .

I have been so bad at blogging lately!  And the further and further behind I get, the less motivated I am to do it.  Blah!  So here's a little attempt to get somewhat caught up on the Behunin Bunch.

So probably the greatest thing that has happened since I blogged last was the birth of our new nephew Quinn!  Oh he's the cutest little peanut ever.  We are so in love with him and he has definitely added to my hunger for another baby!  It's been fun to watch Penny and Jared with their new little guy, we just love their little family so much!

There he is!  Little Q.

Nate was our entertainment while we waited to see Quinn.

A little cousin lovin.

I wish so badly could get these 2 cute cuzzies together more often!

 Welcome to the world Baby Quinn!  We love you so much!  You and Trey are gonna be the bestest little buddies, I just know it.

Dear Treagan...

(I am way too exhausted to update any pictures for now.  So probably for anybody but Treagan, this post will be boring.  But I am starting a tradition to write each of my kids a letter on their Bday.  So that's all this is.  For him.  For later.  He can't read yet.  Duh.)

Dear Son,


Happy 1st Birthday my sweet Tay Tay.  This letter is going to be your first of many letters on your Bday.  I want to write you a letter each year to remind you how much I love you, and to also tell you about some of the many things you did to make me proud.  


I haven't been able to stop thinking about what was happening exactly a year ago today.  I woke up and got ready.  I was taking my time because we had a scheduled C-section.  I didn't sleep much that night.  I couldn't stop thinking about how my life was going to change the next morning.  I couldn't stop wondering who you were going to be and what you could possibly look like.  I was nervous.  I was excited.  So many crazy feelings!  And then at 10:01 on August 2, 2011 you made your debut.  I was a wreck.  I was shaking and crying and praying the entire time they operated on me.  Suddenly I heard daddy say you were out, but I didn't hear a thing.  I kept waiting for that sweet little newborn cry to let me know everything was okay.  I could hear doctors talking and working to get you to breathe.  After some suctioning and stimulation you finally belted out your scream, and that's just how you are. . . You're always keeping me on my toes.


I wouldn't have it any other way.  You make me laugh every single day.  You make me love every single day.  It was you, after all, that made me a mommy.  And that is by far, the greatest gift God has entrusted me with.  


Since that day, we have had 365 days together.  The beginning was such a blur, but you definitely didn't spare us any expense on breaking us in as new parents.  You had a little bit of a rough go in the beginning.  I think your poor little tummy bothered you for at least the first four months of life. . .and you definitely weren't shy about telling me all about it.  I learned a lot those first few months.  


As your Mommy, I've really tried to teach you a few important things, but I'm afraid I am the one learning the most lessons here.  I've tried to teach you to love music, to dance, to clap and wave, to smile and laugh, to be polite, to love Jesus, to play, and have attempted to make you like books.  So far you have caught on to almost everything I've tried with you very quickly, and have proven you are definitely smarter than you look!  You, on the other hand, have taught me much.  You've taught me to be stronger, more patient, more loving, and how to laugh harder than I ever knew possible.  You've taught me to love deeper and to pray harder.  I've learned that I can survive on very minimal sleep (though I don't like to), and you've simply opened my eyes to what our Father in Heaven must feel for each of his children.

My All-American boy, baby genius, class clown, and care- bear- tender- heart baby.  Rambunctious and playful, super smart, absolutely hilarious, and so so sweet all wrapped up in one adorably little package for me to call my own.  For me to love and to teach. . .  To nurture,  to kiss, and to hug all day long.  And nothing has ever brought me more joy.  You have made me love being a mom.  Thank you for that.  You really are a good baby.  We like to tease and joke that you are a crazy baby, that we somehow got the wild version of the Trey we were supposed to get.  But I really wouldn't change a single thing about you.  Your daddy and I have very proudly celebrated each one of your (big and small) milestones and you will never understand the joy you have brought into our lives.  To be a part of your first smile, your first laugh, your first steps, all of it has elated us as new parents.  You've taught us that the highs of parenting are incredibly high and the lows of parenting are heart breakingly low!  Every sickness, every bump and bruise, and every disappointment is just heart wrenching on us.  But the look on your face when you discover these firsts or a new found love is immeasurably exciting.  I earnestly pray that the ups in your life will far out number the lows.  I hope you know though, I want to be there for it all.  The ups, the downs, the good, the bad, and the ugly.  I will do my best to protect you, but I know that some things are just out of my control. I hate that.  Sometimes you will run too fast and scrape a knee.  You're still going to keep bonking your head as you continue to enjoy your new found freedom of walking.   You are going to try and eat nasty things off the dirty floor.  You are a curious little bugger and it's both a blessing and a curse!  Hopefully these little lessons you are learning will only make you stronger!


I want you to know that I love you Treagan.  I know that when I am exhausted it's easy for me to have a short fuse.  I know I can be overly sensitive and anxious.  I know I worry way more than is healthy.  I will try my hardest to keep all of my mommy flaws from harboring your sweet personality from blossoming.  But no matter what crazy things I do, no matter how many times I tell you no, you better know that I love you.  SO MUCH.  


 Each night before Daddy and I go to bed we stop by your bedside to check on the little stink bug, and then we go to our room to say our prayers and thank our Heavenly Father for blessing us so abundantly.  Then we lay in bed and look at the pictures we had taken of you that day.  It's pretty safe to say we are just a little obsessed with you! 


In just one quick year you have made me smile more than I even knew possible.  You have made me love your daddy more than I knew possible as well.  We will keep on trying to teach you. 


I never thought I'd be the emotional mom that cried at milestones, but here I am leaking salt water all over the place.  These are definitely not tears of regret or sadness, but tears of happiness and joy that I am a mother.  And not just anyone's mother.  YOUR mother.  I feel so overwhelmingly blessed to have this sacred opportunity.   


What a wild and crazy ride it has been!  I hope that not a day goes by that you don't know of my love for you.  You are such a blessing, sweet boy and I can't help but look forward to getting to know you even better!  Thank you for teaching me and loving me the way you do.  Oh, and for taking it easy on me as I learn how to be a mama.  This is my first time, remember!  


Happy Birthday Treagan O.  You're the best.  And I love you.   


Mama

CAH-RAZY!

11 MONTHS! 

I have been terrible at blogging this month.  We seriously have had so much going on!  (Hopefully I can update on all of that soon too).  It's so fun to be busy though, so I definitely won't complain.  BUT, I can not even stand the thought that Treagan will be turning one a month from today! It just kills me.  I know this month will fly by too because it is jam packed with all sorts of things, but I couldn't be happier to call this boy mine.  He is so amazing in every way!  Kelly and I are completely in love and obsessed with everything about him.  This age is so much fun for all of us, and we enjoy every minute we get to spend all together!  Treagan is still not walking on his own which completely shocks me!  He has been SO close for several months now, but for some reason is stalling a bit on this last little part.  He will take 5 or 6 steps, but then he either loses his balance or he realizes nobody is holding onto his beefy hands, so he plops down onto his nicely padded diaper bum.  I am willing to bet he will be walking before his bday though, but I guess we will just have to wait and see!  He is still babbling up a storm all of the time, and loves to grab anything that resembles a phone and hold it up to his ear and talk.  It's adorable.  He still says Dadda all the day long, and says SSSSSS when he sees Holly.  I'm not really sure where the sssssss came from, but we love it.  Trey has 4 teeth just barely poking through on top, and 2 on the bottom so he is starting to enjoy eating more of a variety of things.  He loves food, and I love that he loves it.  He could definitely do without the veggies though.  Oh well.  He loves to play hide the remote likes to put everything to his ear like it's a phone, and laughs out loud when everyone around him laughs.  He dances every time one of our cell phone rings or we listen to music, and his new favorite song to boogie to is the Rihanna/Eminem "Love the Way You Lie" song.  It's hilarious.  Man, this kid can shake it.  Anyway, here's a few pics of our sweet little 11 monther!  We love you so much Tay Tay!  You are THE BEST. 

The All-American Boy

Gettin ready to go swimmin

Waiting so patiently for breakfast

Playing with Grammy

Grampy and Grammy B came to visit!!!

Just havin a convo with his Gampy

He looks so big here holdin his bottle

The DD

Good ol Alpine Peds got down and dirty at the Dirty Dash this last weekend.  It was seriously so much fun!  My mom and little sis came along for the fun and I am so glad they did!  I am totally so grateful to work with such cool people, and have the greatest mom and sister ever.  I'm not gonna lie. . .  I was a wee bit nervous about running a 5 and a 1/2 mile obstacle course since I am oh so outta shape right now, but it actually wasn't bad at all!  It was ALL fun.  Our team was Alpine Pediatric's Dirty Diapers.  I think everyone that came had a blast, and we are already talking about doing the next one in September.  Good times fa sho!  Pretty sure the shower I took when I got home was the best shower of my life (next to the one I took the day I got home from being in Ghana).  Boo Yeah Dirty Diapers.  You did indeed "have the runs."

Those aren't jock straps, they are diapers.

Me and Sister.  

The Dirty Diapers about to get reeeeeal dirtay!

Just waiting for our call time.

We decided the diapers were cooler on our heads.

Bring on the mud bath!

First obstacle.

Mama and Allie- just got past over-under.

Run Dirty Diapers, RUN!

Dirty girls.

The BEST part of the whole race!  The ginormous slip n slide!

And we are donezo.  SO MUCH FUN!  So glad my mama and sista joined our team!