I signed Gordon up for little gym for this whole winter season. He hated it for quite a while, in fact it wasn't really until the last 5 weeks, then he loved it!
He LOVED hanging on the bar!
There were lots of tears in the session!
He got really good at the low beam!
At the end of each class, the instructor did bubbles, all the kids loved this!
"look mommy"
Gordon's instructor, Miss Crystle.
So Gordon won't turn 2 for a few more months, but I really wanted him to be potty trained around the age of 2 so I bought an Elmo potty that he loves to sit on naked, but totally doesn't get what he is supposed to do! I don't have too much faith that he'll be using the potty for anything other than a fun seat to watch TV on! My new goal is age 3!
Funny story came out of all this though...So the other day he walked in on me going to the bathroom and he got a big grin on his face, started claping and saying "Yea mommy"!
Izzie, Mia and Gordie, found an ant hill, they all looked so cute squatting down examining and poking at them!
Gordon absolutely adores Nanni! Nanni could definitely do without him! There are so many times I think "I would just love to get rid of these dogs, but then I see how Gordie's face lights up every time he sees them!
I love watching him carry Nanni around!
So Gordon didn't want to leave Adair's house, and I wasn't in the mood for the fight, so I bribed him with a chocolate creamy! Seemed like a good idea, then I got home and saw the damage...
He wasn't too happy about all the sticky ice cream either. Here he is saying "Ewe sticky!"
I don't know how but he got it all in his hair. Who needs hair gel?
This was an especially fun Easter! Our whole family was together and it was my Birthday 25 years old!! Fun day!
Gordie and Mia
Izzie taking this egg dying thing very serious!
Gordon just thought it was fun that he was getting to play with eggs in colorful water!
Henry didn't feel too left out, Papa took care of him!
Easter morning Mia and Gordon
Izzie, Gordon, and Mia in their cute Easter outfits! (thanks Emmy for picking them out)
Come on how cute is that face!
Henry was sick and not up for getting dressed up, but he sure is cute!
Mia
Gordon's first Easter Basket of the day from Nana, followed by 2 from Grandma Holly!
Cool Glasses at Grandma Holly and Grandpa Dave's.
Cute Maggie looking for eggs!
Katie, Mom and Annie
Big boy Charlie searching for eggs (his mom told him to first find the ones with the money in them)
My cute Grandpa Hugh, with Gordon Hugh!
Cute baby Holland!
Maggs!
Thanks so much to Maddie's mother in law for doing the cutest 18 month photos! I did them to surprise Tory, he loved them of course! Thank you Shauna! 
So I have been so back and forth about this whole getting rid of the binkie, I have gotten a lot of helpful advise and my final decision was that I would wait, what harm could it do? The truth is I was terrified to take it away, he LOVED his "bee bee" whenever he didn't have it he would just cry out "BEE BEE"! There was no way it would be easy! Well one day I left his binkie at Emmy's house and couldn't find another one, instead of going out and buying more or searching for one I decided "this is it, I'm going to just do it!" The first nap without it was awful, that night was terrible, the next day was bad, and then on the 3rd day, it was like he had never knew his bee bee, he can now even see another kid with a binkie and he's fine! When you ask him "where is your 'bee bee" Gordon" he puts his hands up and says "All gone"! I am actually more proud of myself then I am of him!
So Tory and I bought Gordon a Bed from Ikea, we weren't planning on putting him in it quite so soon, but when I got back from Brooke's house, Tory had painted Gordie's room and we set up the bed that night. I did not think he would stay in a bed at only 17 months old! It took 3 hard nights and now he loves it, and Tory and I love reading books with him at night and being able to crawl right in bed with him!
Gordie and I went and stayed with my best friend Brooke and her little girl Bridget! It was so much fun! The two kids hit it off great, we couldn't have asked for a better reaction from the two since Brooke and I have been planning their future long before they came around! It was so fun to just hang out with Brooke and talk while the kids played! I really wish they lived closer! 
It was so cute, the whole time they were in the bath together Bridget just kept washing Gordon's hair! She is so motherly! Gordon only cared about the new bath toys.
On December 31, 2009 it was Tory's and my 4 year anniversary! On the night of our actual anniversary (New Years eve), we went out for Chinese food, then went to the Olympic oval to ice skate, then the next day we went down town to stay at the Little America. We walked around down town, Talked, saw movies, SLEPT IN!! It was so fun to just be together alone! I can honestly say I am more in love with Tory now then the day I married him! I can't wait for the many years with him that are to come! Thank you Tory! I love you so much! Thank you to my mom for taking Gordon that night!
This Christmas will probably go down in history as my most memorable Christmas, we did so many fun Christmas activities, seeing the lights at temple square, live nativity, a lot of Christmas movies! This one was so special for a couple reasons...Cute little Gordon was more aware this year of the festivities, we got to talk to Carl who is on his mission, first Christmas away, and because my cute, wonderful mom spent most of 2009 working on quilts for every single one of her children, in laws, and grandchildren, that's 13 quilts! And with all of our scraps she made my dad a huge quilt! We all knew we were getting these quilts, she let us pick out our own material, all of us girls thought that if we all were getting quilts that morning, my mom needed one of her own! So we all worked on a quilt for her! It turned out better than I could have imagined! It was so neat to give that to her, she cried of course as did the rest of us! I will always cherish my quilt and always remember the Christmas of the quilts! Thank you so much mom!
Cute winter hat for the cold months!
At the live nativity
Gordon in his sock monkey outfit with his favorite Christmas present! Thanks aunt Lizzy and uncle Russ
My favorite Christmas present!
