That time of year again!

Bart spent 4 hours setting up our Christmas lights on Saturday - I decided at 11:00pm I wanted different ones. Bart being the amazing husband that he is went to the store and bought all new lights, and hung them up - HE IS THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!! Koda loves the lights in his bedroom window - always wants to touch them.

Happy 1st Birthday

This post is long over-due...Koda is already 13 months old. My little baby is growing up too fast. I have loves all the stages...but Koda is almost no longer a baby anymore. Of course, I forget about that during his tantrums. :) Koda loved his cake. At first he was very cautious...and seemed to not like the sticky cake on his hands. But once he got a taste...he loved it! He ate 2 whole pieces.

Getting every last bite.

Some of Koda's favorite guests!

He loved his presents. Thank you everyone.

This toy is one of his favorites...now he walks everywhere with it. Cheyenne what a great idea!

Thanksgiving is getting closer :)

Thanksgiving Point Farm with friends. Both look a little unsure of riding on the plastic cow.

Riding on the pony...

This was Koda's laugh when he was looking at the animals. It was funny!!

The October Haps!

October is almost gone and we haven't even updated our blog, time sure goes by fast! A lot has happened over the past month, we just hope the pictures can shed a little light on it.

The October Haps!

Love the brand recognition!


Nacho is such a patient cat. Koda beats him up all day!

We had a Pumpkin carving party in our garage with friends and family.






Koda is at the point where he uses his blanket as a pillow. If you try and cover him up he will just wad the blanket up and stick it under his head.

Bart had to finally put locks on all the cabinets, cant believe Koda is that big!

This is how he watches Micky Mouse Clubhouse.

September Highlights

This cute little outfit came from Grandma Mercier. What an adorable model. :)
Parker's Football Game. Go Vikings!!!
Parker is #53. Sweet action.

Koda intently watching.

Koda loves taking baths. If he's ever in a bad mood, he can take a bath and be smiling in no time.

Daddy and Koda hanging out.

Koda trying to get the camera. He loved this game.

Family & Friends

Scott left to China...we will miss him. He is doing the BYU flagship program. The Sunday before he left we decided to have a family get together. It was a lot of fun & great to see everyone.

Shae came to visit. It was so good to see him...we miss the Taylor's so much!! Here is Shae with Nacho on him. You know Shae loves the Mills when he will let Nacho sit on his lap. :)

August Highlights

Koda is such an intense eater. He seems to love food. When you don't feed him fast enough he will start screaming. He's actually always been that way...he used to scream when he could see you making his bottles...until it was in his mouth. It's so funny. He loves to eat finger foods that he can eat himself. He also likes bread, baby fruits and veggies, puffs, yogurt melts, teddy grams, juice, and almost anything edible. Koda will sometimes fold his arms for prayer. He thinks it's funny when you say amen and open your eyes.

We have had the most incredible down-pour rain & thunderstorms. Koda loves to watch the rain as it comes down.

We went to Thanksgiving Point for the first time with Koda. He was fascinated with the animals and not scared one bit. He loved riding the pony most!!


Koda is a busybody and crawls everywhere. When we need to contain him for a little bit (ie. when dad needs to take a shower and get ready) we put Koda in his pack-and-play and turn on Mickey Mouse Club or Little Einsteins. Koda will standup and just stare at the TV. It's funny.

Koda likes to point with his little index finger.