Isn't it amazing how kids grow up? Axel has really grown... He loves to clap and make noise - he says all sorts of sounds like da, ma, na, gu... He's learning to kick toys along the ground, and is becoming fascinated by Savannah.

Back in April, one of my sisters had her new baby, Viara. I was so excited to be able to make the blessing dress!

I've jumped back into the sewing game!! I found this skirt pattern and thought i'd give it a go... It went surprisingly fast!

This was my donation to Festival of Trees 2010. I sewed the table runner with Moda's Adoring fabrics, the lantern is from our wedding, and I crocheted the 'JOY' doily! It was exciting to be able to create something for such a good cause!

Isn't my child just the cutest thing??? He's fantastic - walking around, running around! I love watching him wander around the house, picking up toys, dropping them for another one, then sprawling out on his tummy to hit said toy against the floor...

Axel and Daddy are so great together!

Yep. That's our son!

The last weekend in July, my dad's side goes camping all together. Nate and i went the whole weekend, while Axel stayed with Grandma and Grandpa King. It was a beautiful trip, and was a nice getaway for the two of us.

Mt. Timpanogos

Aaron did a race called 'Hurt in the Dirt' a few weeks ago. It was so intense to watch! It is made up of 2 4-mile legs running and 2 10-mile legs biking. He did great! He took 9th overall, which is awesome because the racers could do it individually or in teams.

Nate's brother got married in June - it was awesome!

Axel with Gubby and Grandma

The whole family! We're getting bigger!

I cannot believe how big Axel has gotten...

We've been trying to swim a lot this summer - my sisters have been in town the past couple weeks so we've been taking all the kids. This was Axel's first time - he had so much fun!

Swimming with Grandpa-Great Dahleen

And getting warmed up with Daddy

While my sisters were here we also went to Pineview... Axel didn't like the lake so much but we had a great time taking the other kids out on the raft.

We went to Gubby and Grandma's for the 24th of July. They set up a sprinkler for the kids to run around in. Axel was so excited to walk straight into the water! Uncle Adam was a great sport to follow him in.

Before everyone left town, we wanted to get family pictures. With 22 people to coordinate with, it was quite a feat! We even were able to manage a picture with my mom's whole side! While we were waiting for everyone to get there, Riley caught a grasshopper - all the kids were fascinated by it.

The Dahleen side, minus Elder Spencer Anderson... Aug. 1, 2010

Grandma and Grandpa with all their grandkids

And the Anderson side

Emma was so cute - she kept following Savannah and cuddling her.

Goofy cousins! (Melissa Decker & Kathrine Harlan)

More swimming... He likes being able to float in his turtle and be free to kick around.

This week, we went to Thanksgiving Point's Farm for a few hours. The kids loved it! There was a pony ride (that Riley didn't want to miss, so he wouldn't get out of line, even though it was an hour long!), lots of animals to pet, and little museum exhibits.

Dax feeding the goats - they had tiny goats there - they were so cute!

Axel loved riding the horse! He was fascinated the whole time.

Riley was setting out the corn kernels one by one for the cow to lick up... I especially like his 'farmer' hat!

Playing with Grandma at the farm...

Spring has sprung!! (finally!!) During the short sunny break we had back in March, Daxton and I took Savannah out to play in the yard - he was awesome at throwing the frisbee for her and practicing her fetching skills. He has a great arm!

Axel sure is growing up... He has started to take notice of his surroundings - Daddy's beard, his toys, and especially Savannah. She has become his favorite thing to look at - he will stare at her and just start laughing!

But he hasn't lost a bit of his flexiblity! Axel loves to suck on his toes, and anything else for that matter! He has reached the age where if it can get into his hands, it goes in his mouth. It's probably a good thing when it comes to eating... He loves green beans, hates carrots, and isn't sure yet about bananas.

Here are pictures of our Easter egg coloring party on the 3rd. We relocated from SLC to M&D's great room because of the freak snow storm. It was fun to get together with everyone!

Did you know that if you wrap your raw eggs in onion skins and boil them like that they look like this!? Also dyes the rest yellow, but it's a pretty cool effect!

The next day was my birthday!! Julia made this glorious cake for us. It was chocolate (with pudding mixed into the batter), buttercream frosting, and chocolate-covered strawberries on it. Absolutely delicious!

I guess we wore the poor kid right out! He was watching TV and playing, and the playing slowed, and the head bobbed, and plop. Fell asleep in his exersaucer. Too cute.

Axel has learned to pull the toys off the bar... The owl in the middle has velcro and he loves to yank it off. He's pretty proud when he can bring it to his mouth. :)

We finished our china hutch!! We found this for a killer deal on KSL and painted it. Nate did some awesome detail on it - he did an undercoat of green, and then sanded through the black to antique it. It turned out incredible!! Yes, the top door is missing - fixing the hinges on it before we attach it....

Here is my spring table runner....

I FINISHED KNITTING MY FIRST SOCK!!!!! Yay me! Grandma started teaching Mom and I last year.... I did an inch of it, and got bored/lazy/overwhelmed, whatever you want to call it. I got it out last week and decided that i was going to finish it no matter what - so at least i could say that i did it once. Turns out that its not as difficult as i made it out to be! I've been to Grandma's house more this last week than i've been in a while, but it's been a great experience to work with her and get her instructions. Now to start the mate!

It must be the year for finishing things!! I also finished the afghan that I started two (?) years ago! It's motivating to see it done - and i've promptly started another one - but a different pattern. It's called filet crochet - the same idea as making doilies. Nate's Grandma does it and made a doily that says 'KING' on it for our wedding... So after the blanket i'll give that a go.