And...drumroll please.  I'm back AND I have found my camera!!!!  Wow what a busy month we have had.  We have had the pleasure of helping welcome two little girls into the world, Taedon turned one and Dontae finished more schooling.  Taedon had his 12 month doctor appointment.  He now weighs 25.5 lbs and is 32 inches tall.  He is above 95% for height and 85% for weight.  I have discovered he has a love for cantaloupe and he now eats whatever we are eating.  No more baby food!!!  It is so much easier to just cut up our dinner rather than having to make him something separate.  I have found we are eating a bit healthier now also as a result.  He is a pro at walking and tries to run occasionally.  Poor Niko can't get away from him fast enough sometimes.  On the other hand, they play together all of the time now and are best friends at the same time.

I have quite a few pics and videos to share since I haven't posted in awhile and I'm sure after I hit publish, I will find others like I always do so don't be surprised if I post again soon.  I should have Taedon's birthday party pictures soon so be on the look out for that post as well.

About once a day Niko goes upstairs with me and I don't realize it and I lock the gate with him up there.  He will sit here for quite awhile before finally either barking or whining to let me know he would like to join us.  He is such a patient dog.

Spring has sprung which means our grass is growing like the weeds that it mostly is.  Taedon loved watching his dad mow the lawn for the first time.  He kept watching and pointing at him.

As I said in my last, sad post about my camera, I don't have a lot of pictures from Taedon's birthday since our photographer took almost all of them at his party.  So with that said, here are a few from his actual birthday.

He wasn't quite sure what to think of the candle.  I put a candle in every meal during the day.

He loved his balloons from his grandma.  They hung around the house for weeks.

His birthday day cake.  He ate some but didn't smash it like all other kids seem to do.  I had some and it was a little rich so maybe that is why.  He demolished his cupcake that I made at his party though.

His friend Audrey came for the weekend for his party.  They had so much fun playing all weekend.

Cleaning up after he opened all of his amazing presents from his party.  

Posing on the couch.  I have a picture (that I can't get to at the moment but is probably on the blog) of these two sitting on the couch last summer when he was only a few months old.  We decided we are going to take a new one every time they are together on the couch so we can see how much they have grown.  It's amazing the difference a year makes.

Easter Sunday

My dad also was in town for his birthday so one day we went and walked around the Naval Academy.  Luckily Taedon fell asleep so we could take our time and take in the scenery.  It was a beautiful day.

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For some reason, if you ask Taedon if he wants a hot dog, he shakes his head no yet if you feed him one he will eat it.  That is the only thing he will say no to right now.  It makes me laugh

He also has devised a new plan to pick up ice from the floor since it always slips out of his fingers.  I think he learned it from Niko honestly.

We went to Navy's spring game a couple of weeks ago.  Taedon really enjoyed it surprisingly.  He did spend a lot of the time running through the bleachers but the weather was beautiful and it wasn't crowded so it was an enjoyable day.

Waiting for the game to start

Watching with dad

Heading to talk strategy with the players

He found a friend on the field.  Hard to believe these two are almost the exact same age.

Sometimes when I am in the kitchen, I get this strange feeling I am being watched.

We had a visitor in our backyard this morning.  Love it!