Lekai's 1st Birthday!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET LITTLE LEKAI!!!!

Lekai has brought so much love and fun to this family!

He is always smiling and trying to get us to laugh.

It took him a minute to get started but once he got going he was

ALL OVER THAT CAKE!!!

And he even looked adorable covered in frosting : )

He had little banners with his name on them and a six layer cake!

Which I must say I was pretty proud of!

A colorfully delightful cake for a colorfully delightful little Lekai!

He literally brings so much light to our life, it suited him perfectly!

We enjoyed having a small gathering with family to celebrate his special day!

We love him more and more each day and are SO GRATEFUL to have him in our lives!

WE LOVE YOU LEKAI

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Lekai's Little Model Booking

I got a request on my Business FB Page for Lekai to model a tie T-Shirt for an online boutique called Scrappy Gifts!

It was a lot of fun and we got a free T out of it!

Here are some of the pics!

Thanks Scrappy Gifts!

When Bears Attach

Lekai's first REAL haircut : )

I had previously trimmed a couple of strays Lekai had on his fuzzy little head...but decided today was the day for a new haircut!

Voila! He's officially a cool cat.

Meow.

LEKAI VS. THE WARHEAD

Hope this doesn't count as child abuse.

NIGHT OWLS

Kelby and I overheard the kiddos last night so we got the camera out. Turn the volume up!

GIANTS

One of the activities that we did for the reunion was attend a Giants game at the AT&T Park!

It was absolutely FREEZING but it was SO much fun! Mikkelle loved every minute of it!

During the cheering and dancing Mikkelle got jiggy with it!

THE BEEEEEACH!

We had SO much fun at the beach! It started off a little cool...but then it got nice and warm and we were all enjoying ourselves! To get things going we buried all the grandkids!

And planted a garden!

Sadly...the only one missing is Lekai...but I think I can convince Chad to digitally add his head

: )

Cute little Boston! He's such a boy! He got wiped out by the waves a couple times and while everyone else complained he was like "That was SO awesome!!!!" lol. Love him!

Mikkelle kept falling asleep in the sand...so we propped her hat on her head and snapped a shot. She hung out like this for a while!

I think it must have been warmer in the sand!

and yes she is under there!

Cute little McCoy! Last I saw McCoy he was so little and quiet! Now whenever he says something he yells it! You always know when McCoy is around! I love it!

Cute Alicia and Dan. As fun as this vacation was I think they need a vacation from their vacation.

Not sure what Kayden was doing at the time, but he was having a blast rolling around in the sand!

Sweet little Ryland does many projects with his sea shells. He collects them. This was only a short while after we had arrived and he already had a large handful!

Poor skinny kid was freezing the whole time though!

Haha...some time later...she's still in the sand!

Aaa....Dacie! Mikkelle's gal pal! They had so much fun together! She's such a little beauty!

Lekai was in Heaven. He gets held a lot anyway, but I don't think he was set down alone once in 2 weeks! He loved every minute of it!

This trip was my first time meeting little Rhett! Sad that I missed all his cute baby months but wow! What a cutie! I love all his little expressions! He is a sweetheart!

I love the beach, and listening to the waves! I spent most my time relaxing and softening my feet with God's exfoliator...sand!

Of course Kelby had to get in his "man" picture! And a MAN he is!!! toot toot!!!

Brave children, that water was FREEZING!

The caves...for some reason the camera decided to focus on the flurries...but I thought it looked kinda cool still!

Cute Mikkelle walking the beach....

And enjoying every minute of it!!!

BOUDIN'S

To start off the Hutchings Family Reunion in San Fransico, CA 2011 we ate at Boudins and got a taste of what sourdough bread is supposed to taste like! And it was delicious!

Clam Chowder bread bowl!

Turkey Sandwich...

and Grilled Cheese for the little Mikkelle!

This is Mikkelle's sad face after an accident in the restaurant. You can't see it in the picture but she got a pretty good bump and bruise on her face...

It was so nice to see family again! It had been WAY too long!

Nana looked gorgeous as usual and though Brendon is handsome McCoy stole the SHOW!

Below is what Lekai looked like most of the trip!

Needless to say Mikkelle was extremely excited to see all of her cousins! She loves them all and still can't stop talking about the trip to California!

I'm Thankful Each Day!

My babies are getting so big!

Every Day they do something new and exciting.

Lekai is learning to roll over and sit up.

Mikkelle is learning all sorts of new things and is constantly singing and dancing!

Both sleep wonderfully,

and smile constantly...

Both look just like their daddy...

And both make me more grateful for the life that I have.

"I'm thankful each day

For the blessings I see,

And for all of the gifts

That God's given to me.

I'm thankful for friends,

For laughing and sharing...

I'm thankful for family,

For loving and caring."

-parts from one of my favorite children's books

"I'm Thankful Each Day" by P.K. Hallinan.