Weston aka "The Ham"

 

When you have a baby you some how always create a nickname that sticks with them when they are a baby. For some reason Ryan chose "ham" for Weston's nickname and as the years went by the more the nickname fit him. I have a feeling "ham" will be one of those nicknames he will have till he is a teenage and will be blushing and rolling his eyes every time I call him it in front of his friends. As for now, you ask him his name and he says it isn't Weston, it is "the ham".

 Weston adores his dad. One thing I love about Ryan is how he takes time to bond with Weston and truly enjoy those father son moments. Weston loves to be with Ryan, whether it is going to play in the snow ( due to the fact that I refuse to play in the snow), feed the chickens, getting ready for church, helping him outside in the garden, or building their model plane together.

 Proof that Weston loves his dad. I am so proud of how much he is learning and I am still in awe that he made this card all by himself with me only helping him spell the words. Pretty good for a 4 year old. Oh and the picture in the card is him and his dad fishing in a pond.

 Having fun during an Easter egg hunt at our neighbors house.

                               

 Weston loves to dress us and play pretend play. Whether it is a race car driver, cow boy, spider man, astronaut, prince, or a safari man he is always exploring his imagination in ways that blow my mind.

 Golfing in the back yard with daddy!

 Weston loves playing with all his friends and is constantly begging to have them over. Good thing we all live next to each other:)

 I love this picture, just because his tie is completely in shambles. This is how it is every Sunday, which I guess makes me laugh because I am always trying to fix it and 2 minutes later it is back to its disheveled place.

 Driving in style on a roadtrip with Gramma and Grampa Poffenberger.

 Love this picture!

 

 This kid loves his camp set he got for his birthday. I don't know how many mornings I have woken up to crickets chirping on his lantern or him begging me to come roast some hot dogs over his fire. Makes me smile just thinking about it:)

Love this kid. Love his sweet prayers every night. Love how he begs to have family home evening every night of the week and how he pretends to read his scriptures because he knows it makes Heavenly Father and Jesus happy. Love that he is teaching Brooklyn to brush her sugar bugs out of her mouth every night. Love how he is currently picking weeds out in the yard and bringing them inside for me to put in a flower jar on table. Love how every night he comes out of bed after tucking him in to ask what we are doing the next day and then to tell me he loves me.

 Weston has a gentle spirit and wants nothing to do with contention and fighting. When their is chaos and fighting, he runs. Most kids his age love chaos and being loud, but Weston is the exact opposite and is the calm in the middle of the storm. I love that about him and pray that he will continue to have the peacemaker quality about him and be kind and gentle to those around him.