Back yard fun!

Since it is almost spring time we thought it was time to get Will some sort of play toy for the back yard. It arrived on Friday and G.J. was gracious enough to come help Kevin put it together on Saturday.

Will was so cute out there with them. He really thought he was helping and was right in the middle of everything.

They let him have a screwdriver without the screw part and he thought he was a big boy! Here he’s making sure it was put together properly. Just making a few adjustments.

I guess I didn’t take a pic of the completed project, but he is not afraid at all of climbing all over this thing. Apparently it is much more fun to climb up the slide! I have a feeling we’ll be upgrading to a much bigger swing set next summer!

He was in heaven on Saturday. He spent all morning outside with daddy and G.J. He had some lunch and took a pretty serious nap. Then my mom watched him that afternoon/evening while we did some shopping and she spent another 2 hours with him outside. She said he was so dirty by the time they went in for a bath. He was so tired he actually asked my mom to put him to bed. That’s my child, for sure!

Party Time

The weekend before last (I’m way behind) we celebrated Tricia’s birthday! Dust smoked up a yummy brisket and we had a nice little party.

Will sat at the kids table for the first time! Big milestone! (Not that he ate a thing, but that’s another story). Sweet baby Grayson was there and I held him for just a minute before Will melted down. He didn’t like seeing me hold another baby. We’re trying to show him that the baby isn’t so bad!

Opening fun presents!

The big helpers putting the candles in. Tricia with her two brothers, Darrin and Lance. Oh, how I can relate to this one!

Hope your birthday was special Tricia!

Airplane in the Sky

Here's another video of our busy little guy. He has an airplane in his hand at first and is saying sky.

It also shows 2 things he is currently obsessed with - Cars & Balls! (He pronounces it bawls - hilarious!).

Bamm Bamm

This is for you Aunt Barbara! :)

O’s & Kisses

Will loves to eat cheerio’s and he loves to feed them to us. It is sure sweet of him to share!I am still constantly trying to get kisses out of this kid! Occasionally, I’ll score a wet, sloppy kiss. But usually I have to steal them. He is working hard on trying to properly use his utensils. It is a work in progress. We still make the most massive mess. Just hangin’ around…He enjoys sitting in the booster every now and then. He doesn’t really eat there, more just for snacking. Sweetest face ever!!

Ears Lowered!

So, remember this debacle? We swore we weren't going to attempt a haircut for very long time. Then - he started looking really, really rough. It was rather messy all the time. It would look okay right after we combed it but that only lasted a few seconds. The back was out of control. I found myself obsessively combing his hair with my fingers. It was time to do something about it. Kevin and I were nervous wrecks going back to the haircut place. But...he was a champ this time! He was totally fine. No issues...no blood! And look how cute he looks!
He looks like such a big boy! We are glad we finally went back. Three months makes a big difference!

Brusha Brusha Brusha

We’re really working on getting those pearly whites clean and that breath fresh! It is getting harder. He has to do it himself and I have to be very sneaky (and use a different tool) to get the job done. He’s cute though at how much he loves the process! And LIndsey’s stool works perfectly!

So he is FINALLY letting us actually read to him. He has a few favorites that he insists on us reading over and over and over. It is nice though that he’ll actually sit long enough and stay on a page long enough to hear the story. Our little boy is growing up! Thanks Mimi for both folding laundry and reading to the little guy!

We put Will to work mowing the yard! He did a great job, by the way. Ally brought him a fun outside toy when she picked him up from school the other day. Thanks Ally! Is he trying to tell us something? Want a ride in that thing mister?

Well, pictures posted as promised! Hope you are enjoying your weekend!