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Let me just start off by saying that life here in Phoenix is WONDERFUL! I love, love, love Arizona and would move here in a heart beat. Will and I lived in Tucson for 6 months as newlyweds and I have missed it out here. We will be here until July 18th, and I will be loving every day of it. ;)

Will drove out here with his Dad with our cars and the things we couldn't live with out. Brock and I flew out on my 30th birthday. Will found us a furnished house to rent while we are here, and we are very thankful. I couldn't imagine being in a hotel room for 2 months! yikes!

Here is a huge lizard that lives in our backyard. He looks mean! I spotted him while I was trying to catch some rays during one of Brock's naps one day. He made me squeal when he started to run down this wall! ha!

Mr. Cutie Patootie himself helping me cook. It is amazing how much entertainment these measuring spoons provide. ;)
It is a full time job....terrorizing Sara. Thank goodness she is so laid back.

My mom came out the week before Brock's birthday. It is so much fun to watch her and Brock play together. They play hard!

Look how cute he is on Da Da's shoulders.

We took a day trip up to Sedona and then headed up to Flagstaff with Mom. We had perfect weather and it was such fun!

My men hanging out while we shopped. They did this a lot and I was amazed how patient they both were with us all day.

Such a pretty pic of my Mom!

On the way up to Flagstaff the weather went nuts and it started to sleet. It was wild!

The Big Celebration! I can't believe Brock is 12 months. The past year has just been amazing. It really does change your life forever. I can't remember what life was like with out my little man! So here are his special cupcakes. We picked them up at Sprinkles in Scottsdale. Check out their site here.

Here is Brock with Uncle Thad. These two have such a special bond with each other, and they have been like this since day one. Brock just lights up around him!

Daddy and the Birthday Boy

Here he is in his special onesie that Aunt Pammy got him. Awwwww

Opening his gift from Grandma and Grandpa Spinney

He really never got that interested in the actual gifts, but he really liked the wrapping paper.

Look at him, he is already sticking his hand in the cake. haha!

Grammae and Grandpa with Mr. Cakeface

Grand Jan with her little monkey

Brock trying to share with Uncle Thad

Love this wagon from Grammae and Grandpa...Brock just zooms all over in it.;)

Pretty Girl Sara enjoying the backyard. She was actually born in Phoenix. Will and I picked her up while we lived in Tucson. Will was born in Phoenix too! hehe

She looks so good here

We had a great time celebrating Brock's birthday. The big bummer was that he woke up the day after with an ear infection and then caught a tummy bug on top of that. He was in bad shape for days and it was so hard on us. Thank goodness for Grammae!!! She saved us big time because at one point we all had the bug except her. She took such good care of us and especially Brock! Thanks again Becky, you really were amazing! You can tell that Brock still wasn't himself in this pic taken the day we took the Grands to the airport.

Here is little man enjoying string cheese. He finally is eating a drinking like a champ again. He is officially off the bottle and loves cow's milk. He has been trying lots of new foods, and he is very stubborn about letting himself do the "feedings." He hates to be fed, and I have to work hard to find lots of finger food items for him. We are now doing eggs with cheese for breakfast, and he loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!

One day we walked down the road to this area where there is a little spray park. We thought Sara would enjoy it and boy did she! She had such a great time!

We also took Brock to the park to check out the swings one evening. He loved it, but it took a few minutes for him to warm up to it. He thought it was funny when one of us were swinging too. I love this first pic, he was sooooooooo serious.

There is a smile! Doesn't he look so big????

Yes, I am nice and tanless. ;) Focus on the boy!

View from our backyard

We had to bust out the dog crate for this stay. We were worried that Sara may chew something while we were gone so we thought she would be better off in her crate. She must have missed it because I find her laying in it with the door open all the time. Someone else loves the crate too. He thinks he is so cute when he gets inside the crate!

My boys enjoying blueberry pancakes last weekend. There is Sara waiting for Brock to drop some of course!

Looking cute

We bought a little swimming pool at Target last week. I thought it would be something fun to do with Brock. Will put him in on Sunday while I was at the gym, and he seemed to enjoy it.

Well, that is it for now. Sorry it took so long! I now have a little gadget to upload my pics so I will keep this updated better. Enjoy!