Walking Already!

Jayna started crawling back at the end of October and has been a little mover ever since. At Thanksgiving time she started to pull herself up on all the furniture and move her way around the room that way. Jayna has never had a walker or play saucer as per our pediatricians request. He told us that it is better for them to learn how to move on their own and that the more time they have on the ground crawling the better for the development of their little brains and motor skills. Since Jayna and I have the same birthday I thought it would be so cool if we also walked on the same day. I walked on my 10 month birthday, January 14th. The closer the day got I started thinking it may actually be a possibility that she would walk on the same day I did. She was starting to use the furniture less, stand up on her own in the middle of the floor, and show other signs that she just may walk at any moment. Then the little stinker showed me up and started walking 2 days before her 10 month birthday. She has just amazed Ryan and I. I cannot believe that the little baby girl that was born almost a month early weighing 5 pounds when we brought her home is thriving so well. We always thought she would be a little behind do to all the circumstances of her birth, but we were wrong. She is still very petite weighing only 18 pounds, but she is a clever and fast one. We are so proud of her! Our pediatrician was shocked when he walked into the room to a little walking baby. She makes me believe that anything is possible. I believe she can do anything she puts her heart and mind to. She is always so determined and has so much personality in her little body. We love Jayna and cannot wait to see what she will surprise us with next.

Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!

Jayna for whatever reason has taken up growling. It may be do to the influence of her only sibling Red. The funniest part about it is that it seems to look like she knows she is being scary. We find it amusing, and it is also about the only thing we can get her to do on Que.

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

We had a great Christmas here at the Hutchings home. This year we made chocolate covered fortune cookies for all of our neighbors, family and friends. They turned out really great and Ryan even got in on the action and was the dipper. We had a great time going around town with Jayna delivering our homemade goodies to everyone.









We were lucky enough to catch Devin before he went back home to California for the Holidays. We had him and his girlfriend over to exchange gifts and have dinner. It was nice getting to meet her for the first time and was fun visiting with him. I made my chicken and dumpling soup and we had spice bunt cakes and hot cocoa for desert.







We loved having lots of snow at our house this winter. It always makes the Holidays seem that much more special and festive.




For Christmas Eve we stayed home and had a wonderful prime rib dinner, just the three of us. It was great and better than any restaurant we could have gone to.





The next morning we had to wake up Jayna for Christmas. I have a feeling this will be the last year we have to do that though. We had to get up and going because we were having friends over for Christmas morning breakfast. Jayna was not as into opening the presents as we thought she would be. In-fact Red was more excited then she was to rip into the wrapping paper. After presents we had a great breakfast with Wally and his kids who were in-town for the holidays. We had two quiches, banana bread, and ableskievers that I make from a recipe that has been passed down from my ancestors from Denmark. They are fun kids and made for good company on Christmas.





We wiped Jayna out with all the excitement of her first Christmas morning.





Christmas night we traveled down to Springville to Ryans grandparents house for dinner. Jayna had fun visiting with her cousins and opening more presents. We were back on the roads to go home right as a storm came in, so it made for an exciting ride home.





For New Years my parents came out and we did our famous Lund New Years tradition of Fondue. My family could care less if we see each other for Christmas because New Years is our families big Holiday. Jayna needless to say loved having grandma and grandpa stay at her house and loved all the attention from uncle Mark.









We had a great Holiday season as a family and feel really blessed to have each other and all that we have.