Friday, August 16, 2013

hair"cute"...

Weston was starting to resemble some of the Lego guys, with his full head of bushy hair...

 

It really was very cute.  I let it keep growing because it was just so cute.  But it was getting a bit out of hand at times... so it was time to cut it.  


He took it pretty well... :) 

the new Weston



Of course, I think the bowl cut may be hereditary... maybe I should have left it alone.  Ha ha. 


Friday, August 9, 2013

Okies in California

  Alex's parents made the long trek driving from OK to CA to visit us.  We had a really nice visit and hope they had a good time too.  They hadn't met Savannah yet, so it was a big first for them - meeting their first granddaughter.  What's a granddaughter...?  She's the cute little bald-headed gal that looks like one of the boys in a dress...  Ha ha.  Glad they got to meet, and she even gave us some smiles.



 






We went to the zoo with Grandma and some friends.  The funniest part of the day was listening to the kids talk about what they thought the animals were doing.  Several of the animals were mating... 
Weston's favorites were probably the giraffes and turtles.  

(We watched Despicable Me 2 at the Drive-in movie - loved it.)




Thanks for coming Papa John and Grandma!  Glad you could hang out with us and also help celebrate Weston's birthday.  And a big thanks for the little shovel and hoe... we have several more holes in our yard now...  :)  that's what grandparents are for.  Great gifts. 

Big 3!

We celebrated Weston's birthday nearly a month ago.  I had a hard time figuring out what he wanted for his birthday.  For every question, the answer was "cake."  
"What do you want for breakfast on your birthday?"
  "Cake."  
"I know you want cake.  But what do you want for breakfast?"
"Cake."
"What do you like to eat for dinner?"
"Cake."
"What kind of toys do you want for your birthday?"
  "Cake."
  "Okay, what kind of cake do you want?"
  "Turtle."  
  "You want a turtle cake?"  
  "Es."  

Okay, at least I figured out what kind of cake he wanted.  He does really like animals right now.  Whenever he goes to nursery at church, he always goes straight for the animals.  He has a panda bear that he really likes to play with.  

He had pancakes, sausage, bacon, and eggs for breakfast.  He had watermelon and Oreos for lunch.  He LOVES watermelon.  I think we had mac & cheese with hotdogs for dinner.  He got to go to his favorite park in the afternoon.    








Since Papa John and Grandma were coming the day after his birthday, we decided to wait on doing his cake.  And we saved some of the presents.  BUT since the only thing Weston really wanted for his birthday was cake, I made a little mini one on his actual birthday.  It was one of those cake-in-a-mug things, the ones you make in the microwave.  It didn't turn out great, but after a bunch of frosting and M&M's, it was acceptable.  Weston seemed to like his mini turtle cake and ice cream.  


The day after his birthday, he got his real turtle cake.  He was so cute trying to blow out the candles.






And he got to open the rest of his presents.  He was excited for more animals and for the little shovel and hoe that Papa John and Grandma gave him.  

He carried those animals with him everywhere for a while, just like I predicted... We did something right.

Can't believe my youngest boy is THREE!  He's a little behind on his language, but has such a cute little personality.  Life wouldn't be the same with Weston! 

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Swingin' good time

We did a little family outing one Saturday - picnic at the park, playground time, and a little beach time.  





She loved her first time in the swing!



Sunday, July 7, 2013

Jared's snail

Jared found a little buddy.  He didn't want to hold him directly, so he put him on a cherry plum.  Pretty interesting little creature... both of them.  :)


more red, white, and blue...

...but mostly red.  Love my reds and blond.  Luckily no one has blue hair.  They dressed up patriotic last Sunday (Alex was out of town), so of course I had to snap a few pictures.  


This skirt was a baby shower gift, which paired nicely with some blue bloomers for the 4th.  Babies can get away with showing their bloomers!  Of course, her big blue eyes go well with her outfit too.

Friday, July 5, 2013

4th of July

We started off the day with German pancakes and bacon.  I was debating whether to do German pancakes, French toast, or Belgian waffles to celebrate America's independence... or should we have gone with English muffins??   Ha ha.  


We were pretty lazy most of the day (besides Alex, who canned peaches).  We had pizza for dinner and cupcakes for dessert. And of course, we watched the fireworks.  Owen was scared at the beginning, but by the end was talking about how cool it was.  We were close to the action, so it was loud.  But even Savannah   seemed fascinated.  

And we took some pictures...


family portait via self-timer... not too bad.



Post-cupcake sillies...










Grand Finale: