Daddy Day

When I married Ryan I was so excited for him to become a dad.

Once we had Weston, my heart smiled as I saw him completely fall in love with our little monkey.

He has exceeded my expectations as a father.

This is why....

Ryan shares his bowl of ice cream with Weston when I'm not watching.

If Weston is in tormoil Ryan is the first arms he is in.

When they can, Ryan and Weston go for a walk to the mailbox and get the mail together.

Ryan chases Weston around the house creating squeals of delight that you can hear a mile away.

Last night I came into the living room and Ryan and Weston were sitting side by side of the couch watching Cops while sharing a Popsicle ( Ryan's dream activity with his son)

Ryan is so excited when he can take Weston on his first fishing trip.

Lastly, Ryan never forgets to kiss our little guy goodnight and tell him how much he loves him...he always says " goodnight little man"...

Weston is one lucky boy.

And I am one lucky mother.

Adventures

This month has been non stop craziness. Family has been here for the past 3 weeks and we have done anything but slow down. Weston has also been cutting more molars, which of course is wonderful timing with all this company. You will notice in the upcoming pictures that he is not afraid to let people know just how crabby he can be. However, he had so much fun in between the lack of sleep and those wonderful molars that finally broke through the day after company left.

We loved having Kayla, Nick, Brody, and Gramma and Grampa Patterson here for a few weeks.
Our kazzillionth attempt for a family picture with Weston attempting to smile. The day that it happens I am going to blow up the picture as big as I can and will plaster it on my wall for the whole world to see.

Again, Weston being crabby and refusing to take a picture with his adorable, smiling cousin. I am quickly learning I cannot force my 18 month old to do anything he doesn't want to do...like taking pictures.

My attempt to give Weston a fun adventure of the carousel.Notice how he is terrified and wants to get off. Thank goodness I had a great time.

Having a fun time on the gondola ride over the Spokane Falls.

Weston loved looking out the windows at the water.

Catching up on some much needed rest with Grampa.
Learning from his daddy on how to do homework. Now we just need to focus on drawing on paper and not walls, books, and chairs.
Being a monkey and climbing everywhere. His newest adventure are the tables, which is completely stressing me out.
Going on a picnic and enjoying his yummy peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

So you can tell from these pictures than in our family we try to have fun even though we are in the storm on the world teething. Weston seriously is a joy to have around and makes us smile every day...he just hasn't learned to show it for the camera;)

"As you create a home, don't get distracted with a lot of things that have no meaning for you or your family. Don't dwell on your failures, but think about your successes. Have joy in your home. Have joy in your children. Have joy in your husband. Be grateful for the journey."-Marjorie Pay Hinkley

101

Curious George here loves to watch....

this movie.

He has watched it way more than 101 times.

It is the only tv/movie he will watch (oh, besides Ellen).

He laughs at the same parts, screams at the same parts.

He is obsessed.

And he has convinced mom and dad that eating popcorn while watching a movie just makes life so much better!