10 Months Already???

Wesley was 10 months on the 1st! I can hardly believe it! He is such a good boy, happy most the time. He started crawling at the beginning of July, so now he is all over the place. He pulls himself up on everything and has even let go a couple of times. Brave. Speaking of brave he also likes to try and climb off the couch or right out of you lap. Spencer can testify to that.:)
We just got back from a week long vacation in Washington visiting Mikes brother. We had a lot of fun, but I had to hold Wes a lot because they had a lot of stairs and no gates. When we weren't at their house he was in his car seat or the stroller. Then of course there was the 15 hour drive there and back. I promised Wesley I wouldn't hold him at all...unless he really wanted me to. I've made good on my promise and he is so happy to be able to move around! We haven't even been back in the car, and we got back early Sunday morning. That's pretty good for us. We did go for a little walk today so he was in the stroller, but not for very long and I let him get out at the park.

All about Wesley at 10 months:
Claps his hands. So cute he claps at everything.
Waves goodbye. Also cute and doesn't happen all the time, just occasionally.
Hugs. Some of the best hugs ever.
Makes a Shhhh noise, especially when eating, which makes a pretty big mess.
Spits his food, just for fun. Which is what he is doing in the above picture.
Likes to throw food on the ground. Mike thinks he's saving it for later.
Loves to play with any sort of cord, especially Mikes computer cord.
Thinks Jaycee it he funniest thing ever! Even when she knocking him over.
Crawls and pulls himself to standing.
Loves to play in water, any kind of water.
Doesn't so much like grass, doesn't cry either.
Sleeps through the night. I get up more with Jaycee then with Wesley.
Dances when he hears music.
Will play in his crib after a nap for a good 30-60 minutes.
Hates being put in his crib at bed time, he used to be so good to go down.
Talks and talks and talks as long as he can't find a Binky.
Likes his Binky.
Occasionally he bites, you would think it wouldn't hurt. Those two little teeth do some damage!
He pinches like crazy! It hurts worse then the biting.
Has the cutest, squishist, most kissable cheeks ever! I had a stranger kiss him.

He is so much fun and we love him very much. We are so blessed to have in our family.

Bear Lake

We decided to go camping over the 4th of July...crazy crowded! It was the first time we've really been camping. We went to Lake Powell when Jaycee was a baby, but other then that nothing. I've been bothering Mike about camping for a long time, I had talked to his sister Sarah about going, so we just planned it.


My sister Amber and her family came up for a day, and my parents brought up the boat. It was kind of cold, and the water was freezing! We had a lot of fun anyway. Don't you love the underwear under Jaycee's suit? She had to wear them because her suit gave her a "wedge". She's a funny kid. Wesley was not a fan of the life jacket.

Jaycee rode in the tube with Mae and loved it.

I thought I was going to have to go with her, so I got my (wet and cold) life jacket on and everything, then she told me she didn't want me to go with her! Sad. We stayed at the KOA, so there was a playground and HEATED swimming pool and this big jumping pillow (which I loved, better then a tramp!), and a bike rental.





We really did have a lot of fun. Jaycee, just the other night after I put her in bed was telling me all about the playground and the fire and the tent. She's so cute. Both the kids did so good. They both slept through the night. Who said camping with little one's was too hard? :)

Sod

We have grass!!! Mike put in a lot of hours but it was worth it. Here's a before picture.

Taking a lunch break. :)

The Morning of Sod. Mike told everyone that he was starting at 9 am...this was at 7:30. Notice the mow strip and some of the front yard done. I think he was out there by 6. He's so funny.
We had a lot of help and it went down a lot faster then we thought it was going to. I think most people showed up around 9, and we were done by 11. So a big thanks to those who came and helped. It's not the funnest job in the world. And here it is a couple of days later.
A guy that Mike works with gave us some transplants, we are hoping they don't all die. We got a great deal on flowers. I bought 4 FLATS for 20 bucks! That's a lot of flowers! We also got mulch and some bushes. Hopefully in the fall we will get a couple trees.
And my mom let me have her bench. Thanks mom. And there you have it. Mike's already looking for another project to start working on. He always has to fixing something. I'm trying to talk him into a fixer up camper. We'll see.

My New Do

For as long as I can remember I've been telling my sister Jaime to chop my hair off! Followed up with "I really want to grow it out." So for my whole life pretty much I've been trying to grow it out. Unsuccessfully at that. Well not anymore! This time I really let her chop it all off. After I had both my kids my hair fell out like crazy. Then when they turn about 6 months old it starts to grow back in, so I have all these little hairs that drive me nuts! I Don't think they will bother me as much this time. It is so weird to look in a mirror, I still do a double take and it's been a couple days. So here it is.

Happy Birthday Jaycee!

Wow!!! I can't believe that Jaycee is three already! We had such a good day. She requested waffles for breakfast, which I started making but I suck at waffles, so Mike finished making them. I made the syrup. Then we went to the Living Planet Aquarium. The penguins there are so fun. Jaycee had a really good time. I tried to talk her into going out for lunch, but all she wanted was a PB & J sandwich. Boring, but that's what she wanted so that's what she got. After lunch she took a really good nap, then it was off to the Splash Pad in South Ogden. Jaycee love loves the water. Last year she was the first one in and last one out, this year was no different. We pretty much had to drag her out crying. Wesley even got in on some of the fun...he was having fun, I promise. :) When we asked Jaycee what she wanted for her Birthday the only thing she would tell us was "A green cake." So I made her a green cake.
I finished her XYZ quiet book and a couple of pages of her other quiet book.
I love how her apron turned out. I loved making gifts for her, I probably love them more then she does. :) After the party we came home and really opened her gifts and played with them. It really was a really good day.
Jaycee is so sweet and such a good big sister. She is always trying to make all of us laugh, especially Wesley. Wesley thinks shes pretty funny, we think she's pretty funny too. She loves to play with her cousins and she loves to tease everyone, Spencer and Trevor are her favorite to tease. She loves going to nursery and singing songs. I think her favorite thing is following Mike around and doing whatever he is doing. Right now that would be playing in the dirt. We are so lucky to have her and we love her very much. Happy Birthday Jaycee!