Thursday, February 24, 2011

Now a Wobbler!

Wyatt has kissed the baby stage goodbye and officially become a "wobbler" - at least that is what they call him now at Bearly Tawl! Yep! Wyatt has moved out of the baby class. He is now sleeping on a cot (thank goodness it is only an inch off the ground), and introducing himself to all of the big kids at day care. He has been a ton of fun lately - letting his personality shine! He LOVES playing with tools. He spends all day fixing things around the house with his drills and wants to spend a lot of his time in the garage with Daddy. He is still intrigued with the vacuum, asking at least 20 times a day to go look at it in the closet and now he has taken an interest in the broom. Is this a good sign for the chores to come??!! He is also talking up a storm - daddy and mama are still his favorite words, but drill and tool are becoming favorites too. He says more milk "moma", "tota" - or Kota, "dire duck" - fire truck, "vaum" - vacuum, "Bamba" - grandpa, "Bamma" - Grandma, and of course "gee" for his mudgie. There are a ton of other words and sounds he is saying, but these are some of his newest! He also loves his friends Bo-Bo (Boden), Ella, Tarter (Carter), At-ley, and Caris (which he doesn't say very well at all)! It is really fun to watch him interact with the other kids - we have such special relationships with all of the parents and it is such a blessing to see the kids love each other too!

Although we have officially hit the "we shouldn't go out to eat" stage with Wyatt, we took the chance and met Uncle Russell and Aunt Katie at Casa Bonita for a classic Colorado experience! Wyatt loved it! The diver, the fire juggling . . . and most of the kiddie rides! This may be on a rotating basis of restaurants we frequent if we want to have a conversation - Casa Bonita, Chuck E Cheese, and Taco Bell! Being the food snob that I am, this could be difficult - except for Taco Bell of course!! Yum!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Cold Day Cutie!

We were so excited when Douglas County Schools decided to close school for two days this week due to cold weather, giving Wyatt and me a couple of days together smack dab in the middle of the week! We had so much fun, especially during the first day! By day two however; it was a little tricky to come up with new and exciting things to do solely indoors! Although I'm certain Wyatt might have the longest attention span for a 16 month old - it is still very short! And since he isn't really capable of making crafts, or cooking, and has very little interest in movies and television, we ran out of things to do by about 2:00 this afternoon! Not too bad really! Wyatt loves music, so we did a lot of singing and dancing and thanks to Hillsong Kids and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse we were able to avoid a full-fledged meltdown this afternoon. Wyatt loves to do everything Mommy and Daddy do right now, and it shows in a couple of our pictures. This morning, he rounded the corner in Bren's hat and one of my high heels. Although his dad is a little mortified that I'm posting this picture, I think it's great (and a little scary) that he wants to do just as we are doing! Hope you all had a safe and warm couple of days!
A couple of pictures at the park last weekend before the big freeze! Wyatt loves to slide!





Helping Mommy sweep!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Christmas and Beyond!

Only a month later, and just finally getting the Christmas pictures up! This is my favorite one from the holidays, Wyatt all tuckered out after a bunch of fun! We got to see all of Wyatt's grandparents and of course, he was spoiled! Wyatt has changed so much over the past couple of months, talking up a storm and taking in the world around him. We love watching him learn, and pretend play. He is still as sweet as ever, minus the occasional public tantrum!!
Wyatt and great-granny Ruth!
Coloring - one of Wyatt's favorite new activities.
This is Wyatt's favorite new way to drink his milk.
Ham! How could the ladies not love that belly?!!
Wyatt and Daddy loving Bren's new Christmas present - Makita drills!

We got Wyatt some slippers for Christmas - you can tell how much he likes them! We haven't gotten them on him since!!!

Wyatt loves to be outside, especially for walks to the mailbox. Here's our little guy all bundled up for a mailbox adventure!

Wyatt still isn't in to the whole unwrapping presents thing yet, but every now and then he would peek into the bag and pull out what was inside.
We got Wyatt a Thomas the Train tunnel for Christmas and he loves it!
Wyatt loves ducks (and baths!) and quacks all of the time . . . actually he says "dack dack", but close enough!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Food!




My favorite material object is most definitely food! Those of you who know me well, know this to be VERY true! I would even self proclaim to be a food snob - not someone who loves expensive and lavish foods, but someone who loves good food . . . and a lot of it! Considering my obsession with food, it makes sense that in the past few weeks, a majority of the pictures I have taken of Wyatt, are of him eating messy food!

It is so incredible to watch Wyatt learn new things, explore every detail in his world, and to see mine and Brendan's personality traits come out in Wyatt. When it comes to eating - he is definitely my son! At times, he loves food so much that he makes two fists and shakes his whole body. His current favorites - sloppy joes, baked ziti and anything with cheese! It won't be long until he's a mexican food lover like his mama!

Sunday, November 28, 2010

November Flew By!

Wyatt and Bren before the jeep ride.

We went to our family cabin in Allenspark this weekend with my parents for a chance to relax! Here's Wyatt before his first family jeep ride down the lower perch - he was only awake for a couple of minutes before nodding off - he loves to sleep in any car!
A tired little guy after a long weekend full of fun!
Wyatt has found his belly button! He spends a lot of time walking around the house playing with his button. He has also found our belly buttons, and his is not very gentle when finding them!
Walking around in Daddy's hat.
Wyatt's pooping place is under our kitchen table. He will push the stools out of the way, walk underneath and poop. Pretty funny!
Wyatt and Mommy's snuggle time. We are so blessed that Wyatt loves to snuggle. Although he is on the go a lot more these days, we still get several chances throughout the day for a little snuggle time!
Just plain cute!
Wyatt is a whole lot of action these days and here are some stunt shots on his police cruiser to prove it! He tries to ride his motorcycle on his feet without any hands. He also blares the lights and siren and will speed off to catch the bad guys!
I can't believe it's been about a month since I've posted on the blog! We are on the go all of the time now that Wyatt is not only walking, but running! Wyatt is talking like crazy - his favorite word is still "daddy", which if I'm being honest, drives me crazy - but it is also adorable! He says uh-oh, mom, milk, mudgie (his pacifier), ow, wow, dog, boom, and ball all day long. He will tell you what a dog, cow, lion, fish, fly, and a vacuum say - and all other animals and things either woof or growl! He is trying very hard to jump - he has mastered this skill on his crib mattress, but seldom get's his feet off the actual ground. He still loves to read and dance, and he plays with his blocks and magnets a ton. He is a curious little guy, exploring the world around him nonstop!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Halloween Fun

When we were pregnant with Wyatt, we called him WeeBe - Brendan coined the phrase "we be having a baby" and WeeBe just stuck. A lot of our friends from church still call him Weebs! Last year, we went to a local pumpkin patch and found the Wee Bee pumpkins - it will be a yearly tradition to pick out a Wee Bee pumpkin with our little WeeBe!

We spent Halloween with my dad, Quinn and Sheena. We watched a lot of football, ate some good soup, and even did a little trick-or-treating! Wyatt loved the wagon ride and even grabbed a few pieces of candy out of the bowls. He tried walking up to the doors, but the costume made him a little top heavy! Cutest little puppy ever!





Wyatt and Uncle Quinn. Q was the man in the yellow hat from Curious George.