Birthday Boy

Well our baby is officially 1 year old now. It's hard to believe that a whole year has gone by already!! Skyler has brought so much joy and laughter into our lives. He is such a funny kid and loves to be the center of attention. He is constantly learning new things and outsmarting Rich and I, he definitely keeps us on our toes!!!

Our little bundle of joy 2-5-09
9 lbs 1.5 oz

Not so little anymore, now a big 1 year old!!!
20 lbs 1 oz

Skyler got to go to the Dr. on his birthday and get some shots. No Fun!!! He did really well though and the nurse asked us to remind her next time she gives him shots that he is "wickedly strong" for his age. We think that is a very good description of Skyler, he IS crazy strong. The Dr. said he is very healthy and doing great.

To celebrate his birthday we took him to Red Robin for dinner. He LOVES the Mac-n-cheese there and all of my co-workers love him, plus he really likes it when he hears them sing the birthday song so we thought it would be fun to have them sing to him. Here he is waiting for his dinner and playing with the crayon box. He though it was fun to make it stand up on the table.

Getting ready for his birthday song

Here he is with his balloon ears

Enjoying his birthday ice cream sundae

We had a little party for him on Saturday at Grandma and Grandpa's house. My cousin's wife does cake decorating for a hobby so we had her make Skyler a Curious George cake. We went to their house in Puyallup Saturday morning to pick up the cake, hoping that Skyler would take his morning nap in the car on the ride back. However when we were loading the cake into the car Skyler took a tumble in their driveway and scraped up his forehead. That put him in a bad mood so instead of sleeping he cried the whole way home. Needless to say he was very crabby when we got to Grandma's house and in desperate need of a nap. So he missed the first 45 minutes of his party. While we were waiting for him to wake up it was a good time for others to nap too....

Funny thing about this is that we have a picture just like this from Christmas too. Maybe we can get one from every holiday and special occasion this year :)

After his nap it was present time. Skyler's buddy Max is 4 months older than him and way more into the present thing. Here's Max helping Skyler open his presents.

New PJ's from the Grandparents

A fun alligator piano

He also got a super fun bubble blower machine from Joe & Corinne, a toy phone and other clothes from Grandma and Grandpa and a dump truck from us.

Yummy Food!!!

Here are Skyler's awesome cakes. They came out so good, and very tasty too!!!

Skyler's very own cake

How cool is this cake!!!!

Watching everybody sing to him

Not sure what to do yet

Yummy Frosting

Mmm finger lickin' good

Ok time for a real bite now

He's got quite a mouthful now

He wasn't much of a fan of having frosting all over his hands so he kept licking them clean.

Ok now he's done.
He didn't get nearly as messy as I though he would. I think it's because everyone was watching him. Normally he loves to squish food in his hands and make a big mess but the one time it's ok to do that he didn't want to. Go figure!!

Here are Joe & Corinne enjoying their cake

We love you guys and your silliness!!!

Rich and Chris enjoying their cake. No, we did not run out of utensils, apparently it's fun for everyone to pretend like they're 1.

Since it was such a nice day we decided to take Skyler's new bubble blower outside and have some fun. You can be the judge of who had more fun, Skyler or the big kids.....

Joe attempting to eat the bubbles

Corinne running through the bubbles to make Skyler laugh

He thought she was pretty funny!!!

Notice the scraped up forehead from the driveway incident.

Helping out making a bench

All in all I think it was a great 1st birthday!! Thanks to everyone who helped make it so fun and memorable, we love you all!!!!

Our little troublemaker......

Rich got us gym memberships for Christmas because it's our goal to get in shape. Well I wasn't able to go for a couple of weeks because Skyler was sick and they don't take sick kids in their kiddie play place (thank goodness). So one Saturday morning Rich offered to watch Skyler so that I could go to the gym and this is what happened while I was gone.....

Yes, Skyler found his lotion and somehow managed to get the lid off. Keep in mind that Rich was sitting in that rocking chair while this was happening and didn't notice Skyler getting into trouble until that little lotion covered hand reached up and touched him. By then Skyler had already done a good job of getting it everywhere. It's amazing how much trouble he can get into if you take your eyes off of him for just a minute.

I was putting the dishes away one day and Skyler decided he wanted to help so he grabbed a spatula out of the silverware tray and had so much fun playing with it I couldn't take it away. He played with it all day long and even fell asleep with it in his hand.

Here he is modeling his BYU shirt we got him when we went to Utah for Conference. It finally fits him :)

One of his favorite things to do is play with the Mega Blocks Grandma and Grandpa got him for Christmas. And by play with them I mean he likes us to build something as fast as we can while he tears it apart as fast as he can. He laughs so hard when he successfully destroys something we've built.

See look how happy he is to tear apart my tower!!!

You gotta love the shirt we found him last night. It says "Chicks Dig Me" and it has Pebbles and Bam-Bam on it. I grew up watching the Flintstones so I couldn't pass it up. Especially since Skyler is such a little flirt already that the Chicks really do dig him :)

Here's a video Rich took of Skyler with his lotion mess

We have a walker on our hands....

Well Skyler has been practicing his walking and is getting a lot better, he can even stop and change directions without falling down. Here are a couple more videos of him walking around like Frankenstein.

This is our little tornado......for some reason he is obsessed with throwing things behind the couch so this is his new game. Let's just say I'm not a fan of this game. I came home from work one night to find every dvd from this shelf on the floor behind the couch and on the side of the couch. He is definitely a boy through and through!!!!

Christmas Time Fun!!!

Well it's been a crazy couple of weeks with family and friends visiting from out of town. We've had many fun things to do pretty much everyday. Skyler got to meet his cousin Caitlyn from Louisiana and had so much fun playing with her. She is only 6 weeks younger than Skyler and they had a great time teaching each other their naughty tricks :) There are lots of pictures posted below some may be out of order but you get the idea. Basically we've been REALLY busy......

Caitlyn & Skyler playing at Grandma's house

Caitlyn, Skyler and I at Grandma's house


While everyone was in town we took the opportunity to get some family pictures taken and amazingly they actually turned out good. Hooray!!!

While waiting for our picture appointment Uncle Chris was doing what he does best and keeping Skyler entertained

Here are all the cousins playing so well together waiting for our photo shoot

Skyler's 10 month picture

The cousins all dressed up in their holiday outfits
Caitlyn (9 months)
Skyler (10 months)
Hannah (8 months)
Noah (2 years)

I love this picture!!!

The whole Marlatt Family (I believe this is the 1st time we've ever had a family picture actually turn out well)


We also had our good friends Tristan and Jodi and their new baby Ethan visit from Louisiana. Their trip was very brief but it was good to see them if only for a little while. We at least got to go check out Zoo Lights with them at Point Defiance Zoo. It was cold but fun!!!

Skyler, Rich, Tristan & Ethan all bundled up and ready to see some lights.

Tristan, Jodi & Ethan waiting for the shuttle (Sorry Tristan!!!)

Skyler and I walking through zoo lights

The pink tree is always my favorite part so of course we had to get another picture by it


It snowed while everyone was here visiting so the kids went out with Uncle Brian to play on the quad in the snow

Caitlyn, Uncle Brian and Skyler


Since Brian, Denise and Caitlyn were in town Cheryl came down from Bellingham with Noah and Hannah and stayed all week so the kids could all play together. Skyler and Noah loved each other and were always hugging.

Skyler liked Hannah because she always had a binki for him to try and steal. He doesn't even use them he just thinks it's a fun game to steal them from other kids.

Brian, Denise and Caitlyn came over to our house one night for dinner and games and while they were here Skyler showed Caitlyn his favorite drawer in the kitchen to get into.

I know I always post sleeping pictures of Skyler but they are just so cute to me. I think it's adorable how much he loves his George!!!

Skyler decided he likes to play with cars now. He was pushing one all over the house one day so we decided it was time to get him some more. Here he is with his new Mustang. We couldn't wait for Christmas to give it to him.

Christmas!!!!

All the presents wrapped and ready to be ripped into

I actually baked!! It was the first time in quite a while so I thought I should capture this moment on film. (Apple and pumpkin pies) YUMMY!!!!

Christmas was held at our house this year. We got to have Rich's parents and Grandparents and Chris over. It was a lot of fun!!!

Christmas Breakfast...thick cut bacon and waffles with blueberries from Grandma's garden...delicious!!!

Denise and Chris all ready to open some presents

"The Grandpa's"
Rich's Grandpa Harold and Skyler's Grandpa Bob

Rich and Chris with their Grandma Lois

Skyler opening his 1st present....actually it was the only one he opened. Once this was opened he didn't care about anything else he just wanted to play with it.

It was a super fun tractor from Grandma and Grandpa

Pushing his tractor all over the house

Opening up presents...we got a digital picture frame and a fireproof safe from Rich's parents.
I also got new socks, a water bottle, ipod shuffle and giftcard from Rich.
Rich got new shoes, slippers and a watch from me.

"The Grandpa's" opening their presents

Chris with one of his presents from us it was a "date night in a box"
movie tickets, cold stone gift card and gum and mints of course :)

Rich and Chris and I got Grandma Lois a digital camera. She loves pictures and didn't have one yet.

Skyler got spoiled by everyone...in this picture you can see some of his new toys. His mega blocks, laptop, gumball machine toy, tractor and new blanket.

Apparently it's not Christmas without a game of Risk. These guys look like they are doing some serious plotting here......

And to top off an already great couple of weeks our Friends Ryan and Alisa had a special delivery on Christmas Eve...

This is Skyler's new friend Owen weighing in at 8 lbs 13 ozs. We were lucky enough to finish off our Christmas with a trip to the hospital to meet him. Good job Alisa, thanks again for letting us come visit you!!! We look forward to many fun play dates together!!!

Here Skyler is with his new toy daddy got him for Christmas

On Christmas Skyler got brave and started trying to walk and got up to taking 8 steps and he just keeps getting better and better.
Today we went to Moses Lake to see some of Rich's family. He had 2 cousins who just had new baby girls (Rory 2 months old and Emma 3 weeks old) and they were blessing both of them at church today. I had never had the opportunity to meet his family over there so it was a lot of fun to be a part of their special day. While we were at his Uncle Jerry and Aunt Laura's house Skyler was walking all over the place so when we got home I tried to get it on camera but it's hard to capture on video so this is the best I've gotten so far. Pretty soon he's just gonna take off running :)

Well that pretty much sums it up for now. I'm sure there will be more new fun things to post soon :)