Bloxham Through and Through

My side of the family has some VERY heavy sleepers. We think my youngest brother, Haelyn, has a little bit of narcolepsy because he can fall asleep anywhere in any position. I think my little boy... though a Bridenstine is a Bloxham through and through.

Valentine's Day

This year's Valentine's Day was probably one of the best I've had. As a family, we toured a candy factory, went and played/walked around the mall and had a fondue night. It was a great day to spend real quality time with my little family. It was relaxing and fun and wasn't a fortune.

Hammond's Candy Factory has a free tour. We watched them make a couple different flavors of candy cane swirls. It was the first time Dan and I had toured a factory.
Here is a guy starting to make the candy cane.

Putting the pieces together...

Look at that big slab of candy! It weighs up to 60 pounds!

Then they put it on a conveyer belt thingy and roll it and cut it out to the right size.

Orson missed the whole tour because he was sleeping. Oh well, he'll appreciate it more when he's older anyway.

Chocolate Bunnies for Easter

They do Art Candy at Hammond's that go with the season. This is a four-leaf clover for St. Patty's Day. I thought it was awesome.

Orson woke up just in time for the free "oops" candy at the end of the tour. :)

We love lollipops. Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head. (no joke!)



At the Flat Irons Mall, they have a dino land for kids. Orson had a blast crawling around everywhere! I keep taking him back because it gets all his wiggles out.




Everyone has fun on Fondue Night!

Orson is eating a banana in his teething pouch and is happy to be apart of the fun!

9 Months

I can't believe this time flew so fast. Orson is already 9 months and he's growing into such an intelligent and happy little boy. He eats lots of things now and he has 2 teeth! He pulls himself up to stand and says mom and dada and ladl-ladl which I haven't figured out what that means yet. He likes playing peek-a-boo and turning the page on his books. He LOVES music! He wasn't very photogenic when we took these but they turned out okay.

Crawling up the stairs at Grandma Bridenstines


walking with new pushing toy of Grandmas

First Step

It's so exciting when your baby takes their first step. I think Orson found out he's not ready. He wanted to walk before he can stand on his own. He pulled himself up on the couch, turned around, let go and took a step and promptly landed on his face. He was pretty shocked. He pulls himself up on everything now.

Bath in the Sink

So our bathtub is out of order right now so I take Orson over to Grandmas to take a bath in the sink. He has lots of fun in the bath now that he can sit up. He splashes everywhere, hence the apron, and pulls himself up to stand.

8 Months

Well, 8 months was fun because it was right after Christmas. Orson loved opening presents. He crawls everywhere! He's also too smart for his own good. He hid a candy cane under the rug at Melinda's house and took another candy cane broke it and started to suck on it. Naughty! When we took that one away he took out the other candy cane he had hidden under the carpet, broke it by slamming it on the ground and then proceeded to suck on it. My little trouble-maker right? Anyway, I saw this outfit in Target and couldn't resist.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Due to complications and sheer laziness I haven't updated my blog in a very long time. We are moved into our home. We are so happy to be here and to be our little family once again. While the home needs a bit more work before I put up after pictures, it's still our very own and we love it. Orson has grown so much. I'll be putting his month pictures up since I haven't updated for 2 months. Dan is doing online school to finish up his degree. CU Boulder was getting too expensive and he also wants to be done asap. So we're back at "USU" doing online school. He'll be done this fall. YAY!