Kristofer, Jessica, & Wesley

11 Months

Mr. Wesley,

You are almost one! Please stop growing. I would really enjoy you staying small forever. You change so fast. Everyday is something new. You get into everything, you throw tantrums, you give kisses, and so much more. You are such a joy. Here are some firsts for this month:

1. We've been more adventurous with adding flavor to your food. you like bbq chicken. you have tried chinese food too.
2. you opened the door for the first time. scared me half to death.
3. you started throwing your paci out of your crib.
4. you were sick for a week straight. you threw up, had the runs, and were absolutely miserable. it was terrible.
5. you visited the salt lake temple, as well as many other sites in utah.
6. you can say juice, sign more on command, and wave.
7. if we give you a hair brush you put it to your head and try to brush your hair.
8. you really enjoy emptying out drawers, bags, and laundry baskets.
9. you can crawl on top of things about a foot off the ground.
10. you can successfully climb almost anything. you turn around and go feet first instead of head first.
11. you love fruit on the go in little squeeze packets.
12. sometimes you drink real milk.
13. you love to look at books, you pull them off your shelf, and flip through them.
14. you have five teeth. and it hurts when you bite.
15. you love to push buttons of any sort, and can succesfully turn on any tv when given a remote control.
13. you like to pretend to play the wii as well.
14. you threw a tantrun and are getting pretty good. you fling your self back and scream ( we dont' like this too much)

I am sure so much more has happened. We are planning your first birthday party now, and we are sure you will get spoiled. we love you, and we can't wait to celebrate your first year soon!!

Love,
Mom and Dad

Utah

Well we had a trip to Utah for my cousin Lindsey's wedding. We made a week trip out of it so wesley could meet everyone.

We did a Smith family side dinner, but i didn't get any pictures.

Our next adventure was the alpine slide with the Thurgoods. A lot of the family went down, and it was pretty fun. Kirsten, Dad, and Wesley stayed at the bottom. We also got to show Wesley and Kristofer Park City.

The next morning was Lindsey's wedding in the Salt Lake Temple. She was a gorgeous bride, and we were glad to be there for this special day. She had a beautiful lunch reception at the Joseph Smith Building.

Later that day, we got to see BJ, Gina, and Kenley. We went to a Real Salt Lake Soccer game, and everyone enjoyed themselves. Wesley and Kenley liked to pick on each other and still each other's paci's. We wish they lived closer.

The Rest of our time was spent visiting with family and enjoying our little bit of vacation. WE loved seeing everyone, and Wesley loved all the attention.

10 Months- a little late

Well Mr Wesley,

you are really almost eleven months now, but the end of your tenth month was pretty busy. i just have to get this done before you turn eleven months!

oh your tenth month might have been my favorite so far. you are the light of our lives literally. we have no clue what we did before you came along. we just sit and watch you. you are still one of the most go with the flow babies ever. we can take you almost anywhere, except you are a little vocal so you can turn some heads.

some new things that happened during your tenth month here on earth!

1. you crawl everywhere, get into everything, and create havoc. i pick up after you all day long
2. you love juice boxes.
3. you rode your first airplane and were a champ. seriously. slept for half the first flight and just hung out for the rest of the time.
4. you figured out if you lowered yourself to the ground you could army crawl. your big head got in the way sometimes though.
5. you can say uh-oh. you enjoy throwing things on the floor so you can say that over and over.
6. you met all of your mom's extended family and were loved by all.
7. you learned how to go up stairs and not go down them so gracefully, you have mastered that now though.
8. you started to stick your finger up your nose.
9. you are in size four diapers. and mostly 18 month clohtes, some twelve month clothes still fit you as long as they don't have to snap between your legs. forget those.
10. you like to walk while holding onto mom and dads fingers, you get tired fast though and plop down to crawl.
11. you still enjoy to eat everything. you no longer eat any baby food, except for oatmeal in the morning. you eat whatever we are eating.
12. you still love your dad, you cry when he leaves and get so excited when you see him after a long or short absence.

we love you mr. wesley. we are so excited about the little personality that you are showing us more and more of everyday.

love, mom and dad

Feeding The Ducks

Time for a super blog update.

Before we headed out to Utah in July. Wesley and I picked up Ethan and Malachi and met Jessie and Carson to feed some ducks. It was pretty hot that day. But the boys all I had fun.

More Photo Challenge

Day 22: Hands

day 23: sunflare

day 24: animal

day 25: something pink, not much pink around here, you'll have to settle for wesleys lips.

day 26: close up

day 27: from a distance

day 28: flowers

Day 15, 16, 17

Day 15: Silhouette of a tree.

Day 16: Long Exposure

Day 17: Technology: wesley playing on mom's ipad!

Day 18: Your Shoes: My very well loved gurkees, as you can tell. Completely of rope. you should get yourself a pair!

Day 19: Something Orange

Day 20: Bokeh

Day 13 and 14

Day 13: Yourself with 13 things: i am in the picture so it counts as myself right? and these are 13 things that i use a lot or love.

Day 14: Eyes, once again I did wesley's eyes

Day 11 and 12

Day 11: Something Blue. My sweet babies eyes are as blue as can be.

Day 12: A sunset

Photo Challenge: Day 8 through 10

Day 8: A bad habit. My cell phone, it's an addiction really.

Day 9: Someone You Love. Wesley with my dad's hat.

Day 10: Childhood Memory. My Grandfather. He was in town, I snapped a few pictures of him. This is him sitting crossed legged reading, something he did a lot except in a red chair in his basement.

NINE MONTHS!

Dear Mr. Wesley,

Yesterday was your nine month anniversary here in this world. Who knew time would fly by so fast. And this last month seems to bring huge milestones from everywhere. You've grown crazy fast and it seems like literally everyday you do something new. Lets start the monthly list.

1. First trip to the Beach!! You loved the sand and you loved to eat it.
2. Two teeth popped through those bottom gums.
3. No more baby food, now you eat what we eat, and you love to feed yourself everything.
4. You tried your first real chicken nugget from mcdonalds and you tried taco bell. you thought both were delicious.
5. we ordered you your first kids meal. grilled cheese sandwich. you ate the whole thing, fatty.
6. your favorite food is probably string cheese, green beans, and bananas.
7. you recieved your first military coin from your grandpa at his change of command. it was a sweet moment. we all laughed a little as he put it in your hand.
8. you crawled!
9. you pull up on everything.
10. you can climb up stairs. which leads too
11. first time falling down stairs. it was only two but it was still a tragedy to you. haha.
12. you said mama finally.
13. you will sign more occasionally.
14. first juice box. you can suck out of a straw like a champ.
15. saw your first live turkey. haha
16. went to your first wedding and you behaved exquisitely.
17. you became shy around people you don't know. you hide your face in the shoulder of mom or dad.
18. saw your first canon, you didn't even cry when it went off. we were proud.
19. you also saw your first firework show, and that didn't scare you either. you were quite amazed by the flying lights.
20. you can clap your hands now.
21. when you get excited you bounce up and down and flail your arms like crazy.
22. you talk in grunts. you grunt constantly and if we grunt back you will go on for a least ten minutes. you especially like to do it while you are sleeping.
23. you are in 12 month clothes but the 18 ones fit better with a little room to grow.
24. i put you on a scale last week and you are a whopping 22 pounds. we will see how much you weigh at your doctors appointment soon.
25. you went swimming in a pool for the first time. you love the water. you can splash around all day long.
26. you love to play with your ears and the hair on the back of your head. especially when you are eating. it turns out pretty messy.
27. you had your first interaction with grass. you didn't like it. here are your nine month pictures to prove it.