Porter's First Hair Cut

I finally did it; I took Porter in to get his hair cut. I don't know if you moms out there are like me, but to get your baby's hair the first time is hard. I thought I was going to cry 'cause I loved Porter's long curls. We went to the same Barber that Tim used to go to back in California when he was a kid.
I sat on the chair and held Porter on my lap and let Henry do his magic. At first I was nervous, sad and unsure I really wanted to do this. I was more of a wreck then Porter. He was staying so calm and didn't care too much for what was going on. That helped calm me down.
When Henry pulled out the scissors I thought Porter would go crazy, but instead he liked it. He likes having his hair played with. Porter didn't move that much and was even good when the clippers came out. He just tried to pull things off the chair and wanted to see what was going on. Porter has always wanted to know how things worked. It was fun to watch him try to figure out the scissors and clippers and what they where doing with his hair.
After Henry did his magic on Porter checked himself out for awhile in the mirror. Henry did a really nice job. Porter now looks like a little boy. He still sometimes misses playing with his hair, but he knows that he looks good.

Wright Family Fun!!

Way back at the being of July we got together with my side of the family. I guess you can say it was for the 4th of July. I know that it is now almost September, but I thought that I would still share this with you.
It is always fun getting together with family. We had a nice BBQ at my sister Trina's house. This year we had hamburgers and hot dogs (The traditional BBQ). We always have some crazy food -- like last year we had lobster legs. This year we had a 3-layer jello in the shape of the USA. Thanks to Leah and her gift of making amazing Jello! Tim eat New England and Cheri eat California.
There are so many kids and the number is still growing. Lucky for them Trina and Karl have a big backyard for all of them to run around and play. I am just so grateful for the older kids that want to watch the young ones. It makes it so nice for the adults to talk and have some fun also. We really do have any amazing family that wants to hangout with each other and have a good time.
That night we had an amazing firework road show. Thanks to my Husband and brothers it just kept going and going and going. One of the best show ever! Good job Men! What a great time.
Here are some pics of that fun day.

Happy Birthday Porter!

What a blast we had at Porter's 1st birthday party. We had our family and some close friends come and join us for the celebration. His birthday party couldn't have been any better. We had a nice BBQ, or should I say just tons of food. Porter opened his presents. (Ok I opened his presents and he then played with them.) We all enjoyed watching him feed himself his birthday cake. It is always fun to see a kid just go at it. Then we just had a blast the Jolly Jumper we rented. (one of those big blowup jungle gym things.) Thanks to everyone that helped make Porter's Birthday a special day for him and for us. I love you all.

Hogle Zoo

Isn't it amazing for how much you want to do for a 1st birthday. Really, are the kids going to remember it? At the same time if you didn't do anything are they going to be mad? For me, I love birthdays and I will always try and make them big.
For Porter's first birthday we took him to the Hogle Zoo. There is something about the zoo that makes everyone smile. Even when you it might be a hot day, you can always look forward to seeing something that brings you joy. We saw a tortoise fight.
I am glad that we were able to take him to the Zoo. I know that we will go there often. Happy Birthday Porter!