15-Months-Old!

I'm 15-months-old today!

I still love to wear my cowboy hat even though it's getting a little snug on my head.

We were able to go to Chicago with some out-of-town friends for the day...We took an architectural boat tour, hit Navy Pier and Michigan Ave, ate at a Bubba Gumps for dinner...It was a very full and fun day!

Our feisty little wildcat!

Daddy's make everything fun, even cooking breakfast on Saturday mornings!

I'm finding lots of similarities between little boys and puppy dogs...and together they are double trouble! Wyatt and Gabbi getting into some mischief with the toilet paper.

They sure are good buddies!

Wy and Gabbi always look out the window for the neighbor dog each morning after breakfast.

Wyatt loves to finish his days with a cool treat--A Popsicle!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fun Facts about our 15-Month-Old: WYATT...

• has added some words to his vocabulary: "no-no" (while pointing his finger at Gabbi), "bu-bu" for bubbles, cat, duck, and "mmmmm" for food, "nana" for banana and Aunt Brianna : )
• is a little jabber box...He rarely quits jabbering! If only we knew what he was saying. And sometimes he screams like a hyena in the car just to get some attention and to hear his own voice.
• has mastered coming down the stairs. This feat was long overdue. Whew! Thank goodness we've mastered this one!
• enjoys gagging himself. Yes, gagging himself. He is one crazy dude.
• loves to hop on both feet like a bunny rabbit
• discovered that candy is a very fine treat.
• got THREE MOLARS all in one week this month.
• loves to attack Gabbi with hugs and tease her with food.
• loves to sneak toys into the toilet. (Mommy found her cell phone swimming in Gabbi's water bowl, so now I'm waiting on a new one : / Lil stinker! )
• thinks that toilet papers is so much FUN!!!!!!
• LOVES being outdoors.
• There's never a dull moment with Wy guy around!

There's No Place Like Home!

Wyatt, Daxton, Ashtyn at the petting zoo.

We made a trip home last week to see my fam! It was wonderful being together!!! We spent lots of time outside at the pool, the park, the petting zoo... It was so fun to watch the cousins play and really interact this visit. If only we lived closer. My niece, Ashtyn, had a wonderful idea of us moving back to KC and living at their house til we could convince one of their next door neighbors to let us buy their home!!!! ; ) Maybe someday!

Wyatt teasing the goat with a cracker! : /

Headed to the swimming pool... I think Ashtyn is quite exasperated with the boys in this picture!!!!

Loving the water!

The boys wrestling and Ashy being the referee.

Ashtyn giving Wy guy a ride on her jeep

Wyatt taking the jeep out on his own. Does he look manly or what?

Ready, set, go...

Oh boy...Look who's driving! Wyatt and Dax had so much fun in the MOTORIZED jeep. Can I say DANGEROUS!!! Dax has got a heavy foot and a tendency to look away from the road!! : ) Wyatt had no fear...He was just along for the ride!

In the midst of all of the activity, I didn't get a single picture of Mimi and Poppy or any of the adults!! Love you all! : )

Red, White and Blue!

Happy Memorial Day!

One of Joe's coworkers had a very fun gathering last night to celebrate. Wyatt had his first opportunity to jump (and wrestle!) in a giant jumper. He and a another little boy wrestled like professionals! The Mommys and Daddys were just laughing hysterically...If only I had my camera then. Oh my, it was quite the sight to see. The boys were in heaven!

Notre Dame...

Joe got a trip to South Bend, IN home of the Fighting Irish and Wyatt and I decided to tag along. It was fun to get away, go out to dinner, and get some time in the pool. But Wy guy apparently decided that he will no longer sleep in his pack-n-play while being in the same room as Mommy and Daddy....So Mommy packed up the car at 4:30am and headed home so both of my boys could get a little shut eye!!! I was just a little bit sleepy. : / I guess from now on we will be getting a suite so Wyatt can have his own space to sleep! : )

Eating an orange at dinner and loving it!

Trying on his new trunks for the first time!

Loving the pool!

14-Months-Old

Our little man is sure growing up in a hurry. I can't believe he's 14-months already.

Wyatt's becoming more independent by the day and "needing" his Mommy less and less. : ( But he still loves to snuggle at bedtime, so I'll enjoy the sweet time while it lasts. I'm noticing so many things that Wy guy used to do but doesn't do any longer...How can the seasons be so fleeting? Karen Kingsbury says it perfectly, "I've watched you grow and barely noticed seasons as they pass. If I could freeze the hands of time, I'd hold on to your lasts." I've tried to be very intentional in soaking up the moments but they do pass so quickly...

Is this a boy pose or what?

Much to Daddy's dismay, Wy loves to try on Mommy's jewelery.

Our lil monkey loves to climb into anything and everything.

Such a ham.

He knows when the camera is out!

The best gift ever...Daddy came home from AZ to celebrate.

Hey, Wyatt's hat almost fits Daddy's head...What does this say?

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fun Facts about our 14-Month-Old: WYATT...

• loves to open and close doors. He especially likes going into a room by himself, closing the door, and not letting anyone in...He enjoys his sense of independence and to hunt for mischief.
• was intentionally "naughty" for the first time yesterday...He took the cap off of a green marker, went behind the kitchen table where he wouldn't be seen, and colored the table while Mommy was on the phone! : )
• always wants to be the one to give Gabbi her treat after she goes potty, but then Wy cries when Gabbi actually eats the treat because he wanted to eat it!
• loves to get into Mommy's jewelery box and string the beads all over the house.
• loves reading books...We always read one book and one Bible story before bed!
• added a new syllable this month--"Ka" for drink.
• is very FAST on his feet now
• loves to EAT but is getting a bit more particular!!!!
• ADORES his daddy and wants to be just like him!

North Mahaska in Chicago...

Wyatt and I ventured to Chicago to hear Joe speak to a group of high school seniors from his Alma Mater. The group was in Chicago for the senior class trip and stopped in to see Joe at work. Well, I didn't get to hear much of the speaking, as Wy guy thought it would be more fun to play football in the hallway, but it was fun anyhow! Wyatt got to see his second cousin Jake who is getting ready to graduate, and have lunch with Daddy!

Cousin Jake, Joe, and Wyatt

The North Mahaska Seniors... Yep this is the whole gang... It's a very small town!!! : )

Doesn't Jake make the rest of the group look like a bunch of runts?!!!

Mommy's Day!

Today was a fabulous day celebrating mommy-hood with my favorite fellas.

Wyatt truly is my precious GIFT from God. I'm still so humbled that the Lord gave him to me! He fills my heart with joy and my days with laughter. There have been so many "favorite" memories over the past year...I just wish I could hold on to each of them a little bit longer! Speaking of gifts....My hubby spoiled me with a spa package on Saturday and a trip to Chicago over Memorial weekend! I wish everyday was mother's day!! : ) Wyatt made mommy the sweetest hand print picture at daycare that is up on the fridge and will definitely make the scrapbook!!!!