Happy Birthday BABY!!!

I'm pretty much in shock this week as my baby boy had his first birthday! This last year has flown by so fast and has been so much fun. Keaton is such a BOY. He climbs up on obsolutely EVERYTHING, digs into the garbage, eats dirt, spits, throws stuff, and loves cars! He took his first steps this week which was an exciting event! He will do it every so often but is not consistant yet, he'll get there sooner than we know! Keaton is a smart little cookie. He puts the phone up to his ear when it rings, see's cars and says broom broom, and he crabs the remote and points it at the TV, he totally knows what it does! haha He is starting to copy everything we say, so is blabbering ALOT but the most common things he says are...

dad- "dada"
mom- "ma ma"
grandma- "na na"
go- "doh doh"
growls- "rrraaa"
dance-(he bounces as he repeats)"da da da"
hello-(holds everything up to his ear) "ooh"
santa says- "ho ho ho"
cow- "moo"
dog- "dah"
choo choo- "du du"
car-(constantly drives cars around) "broom broom"

On his birthday my mom, sister, and I decided we needed to go to lunch! haha I had just fed Keat but it was his birthday so we needed to "go out" haha. So we had a fun lunch together to celebrate! We waited til friday to do cake and presents so everyone could make it!!!












I have never attempted to make a themed cake for any reason, but I thought this was a good time to start! :) Kel's sis made an adorable cake for her little boy so I got pictures from her and just copied it! It took some time but was so much fun to make and turned out so GREAT!!! Keat and his cousin Jax went crazy over it! Keaton was a little timmid when we first gave him his giant piece of cake. He looked at us like "really, I can just dig in make a mess and I won't get into trouble?" haha He started off with the mallow and chewed on that for a bit, but once he tasted that chocolate cake and blue frosting he broke loose!!! He did great destroying it. But that wasn't the end, after he ate a TON he wanted out, so while Kel was getting the bath ready I didn't want to hold our little blue smurf so we let him crawl around on the table! Oh man was this great! He had full access to more cake, and then he later discovered how close he was to the lights! OH BOY.








Keaton has so many aunts, uncles, grandma's and grandpa's that love him so much...He was spoiled that's for sure! He was pretty boring with the whole present opening thing, he didn't really get it but he LOVES the toys!!! Thanks everyone for making Keaton's 1st birthday so special!


Keaton, mommy and daddy love you so much! We love watching you learn new things each day. We love the way you smile, laugh, and give us kisses. You are our pride and joy and we are so grateful to have your sweet spirit in our home! You are the best!

M&M's

So recently my dad inherited this M&M dispenser thingy and has decided that it is "HIS" thing for the grandkids. It took Keaton a little while to figure it out, but once he did he couldn't get enough! My dad's "THING" is that he lets the kids keep eating until there is chocolate running down thier face!!! It was SO funny to watch Keat stuff his mouth! I have such a cute dad! (Don't mind the baby bop bib...whatever)

Halloween '09

Our Chubby Little LION!!

Keaton looked so ADORABLE for his 1st Halloween! He was so funny, we caught him sneaking candy out of the bowl and putting it in his mouth! He would chew through the paper til he tasted CHOCOLATE...it was so darn cute! He definately takes after his mamma with that!















Last week Grandma and Papa took Keat and I up to Gardner Village to see the witches!They were so cute and so well done, I cannot believe how creative people are! Keaton has been totally obsessed with horses lately so there couldn't have been a better time to take him for a pony ride!! He absolutely LOVED it! He kept laughing in his low voice and had a perma smile on his face, it was so adorable. Then we went into the petting zoo! I didn't know how he was going to act with live animals walking around us but he suprised us and loved that also! Can't wait to go again next year!!!

This darling little fella is SO excited to announce that he is going to be a...
That's right, BABY REDD #2 is on it's way!!! We are SO thrilled...I'm due the first of July, so I'm maybe 4 weeks along. We had to share the news so early because my sister Hailey just announced that she is also prego and we are due about 2 days apart!!! We are SO SO excited to have babies together! To top it off my brother's wife Jess is having a baby in Feb! WOW 3 additions to my side of the family before summer!!! BABIES EVERYWHERE!!! LOVE IT.

Keat is going to be the best BIG BRO...he will read the baby books...

show the baby how to open drawers and take everything out...

And how to climb into cubbards and then look to see if mommy is watching! haha



Keat is so fun right now...definately into more trouble than before but it is so great to watch him grow and discover new things!

HUGE picture update!

THRILLER!!! Last weekend we went to thriller with some friends, it was such a blast! I cannot believe how well they stayed into character...I was totally creeped out by it. The dancing was amazing, I would definately recommend everyone go see it! So fun to get into the Halloween mood!




Not too long ago we took a quick trip up to the zoo! Keaton and his cousin Jax had so much fun together. He looks completely onry and mad in all the pictures but he really was so good and happy. They loved the monkeys the very best! Keat was totally freaked out by the bird show...it was quite hillarious, he cried everytime the birds flew over our heads haha Fun memories!




Keaton as you see is looking more and more like a little boy...my baby is getting SO big! He is a total BYU fan, not really by choice at his age but hey gotta happen sometime! He is now crawling up the stairs and is VERY good at it, it's his favorite thing to do!





Our handsome little man ready for church...well we had to get a horsey ride in first...Thanks Grandma Redd, Keat LOVES this horse!



We celebrated Kelly's 26th birthday back in August! We went to St.George where him and his buddy got in some good golfing! It's always great to get away for a weekend!


Keaton already makes a fuss about a bad call by the ump...settle down little man, it's just a game!!!

This is what Grandma's are for! Keaton's first ballpark hamburger, as you can see...LOVED IT!

Still totally obsessed with his tongue...maybe because it's encouraged by his daddy?! We'll never know!

Nicole is FINALLY home!!!

I am SO thrilled to announce that my friend, team mate, roomate, pretty much SISTER is back from serving her mission in San Diego! I cannot wait to see her tonight and let her meet little Keaton that is now almost a YEAR OLD...I got pregnant a month after she left so a LOT has changed since then, I am so excited to catch up on things with her and have her back in our lives!!! LOVE YOU NICOLE!!!