Happy Easter!!

Homage

I purposely have tried NOT to make my blog a shrine to my baby, but I've recently been told by a few different people that I need to post more pics of Weston.  So here you go.  Ask and ye shall receive.  Proof that although I don't post pics of him daily, I still take enough to fill up my 8 GB memory card on a regular basis.

Warning: Below is a RIDICULOUS amount of pics of one little boy.

I can hardly believe it's been 6 1/2 months since this little man took over our lives!

He is such a happy boy and loves to laugh and smile, especially at strangers!

 At Weston's six month checkup he was...

45%ile for weight  -  17 lbs. 3.5 oz.

95%ile for height  -  28.25 in.

50%ile for head  - 17.25 in.

We're thinking he's going to be a TALL boy!

I get asked pretty regularly what color his eyes are.  They are light blue around the edges with a yellow-brown in the middle.  We're still not quite sure how they're going to end up.

Weston is a lover of almost everything...but definitely not grass!  It is a rare occurrence for him to be sitting in the grass without screaming.  We're working on this.

 Weston is DEFINITELY a morning boy.  Seriously, who wakes up this happy?!  Not me.

 He LOVES his baths, but I think it's time to move him to the bathroom tub.  I'm tired of mopping up the entire kitchen after every bath. :)

 I'm also thinking about doing his "swim lessons" in the bath tub now that his free lessons at the pool are over.  Swimming was his favorite time of the whole week!

Weston also LOVES the swings, and would seriously spend the entire day swinging if I wasn't so worried about burning his soft baby skin.

We feel so blessed to have such a sweet little boy in our lives and are so thankful for his healthy happy self.  We love you Weston!

Visitors...AGAIN!

Redondos left Monday night, and Wednesday morning I took another trip to the airport, this time to pick up Brett's sister Bridget and her son Jaxon.  Jaxon was born eight days before Weston, so it's always fun to get the two babies together.  Fortunately for us, the two boys were on basically the same nap schedule, so we  were able to have a little fun while they slept.
Our four days included...

...lots of time outside soaking up the sun...

 Notice Weston's face in most of these pics.  He HATES the grass!  We're working on it.

Check out the color difference between these boys!  You would never guess that Jaxon has an Italian dad...and that Weston does not!

...getting our craft on making these spring signs for our homes and these bowties for our little men...

...dressing our boys in matching outfits (thanks Grandma Blaser and Aunt Jen!)...

...getting pedicures (on our feet, not the babies'; thanks to Brett for watching them while we went)...

...taking walks around the neighboorhood...

...taking walks around the H&M kids section...

...and taking the boys to the indoor pool.

It was so much fun to have Bridget and Jaxon here for a few days and we were sad to see them go. 

We feel so blessed to have had both the Redondos and the Parrys here recently, and only wish it happened more frequently!  Our house feels so empty now.  We miss you!!  Hint hint. :) 

Visitors!

A few weeks ago, we had the great fun of playing host to Brett's sister Bobbie Jo, her husband Gabe, and their two little munchkins Jake and Tessa.  We were planning on having them for two days, but at the last minute they surprised us with the fun news they'd be staying for five!  Hooray!

So what did we do...

...took many trips to the parks to swing on the swings, climb up the jungle gyms, play some tennis, feed the ducks, and run through the splash pads...

 

...roasted hot dogs and s'mores in the backyard...

...swam, splashed, and floated on noodles in our inflatable pool in the backyard...

...watched General Conference with a Rock Band intermission...

...spent a day at Wet 'n Wild waterpark (yes it is open, and yes the adults had more fun than the kids)...

...shopped at the outlet malls...

...and spent lots of time in our PJ's relaxing and playing with the kids.

(Please compare.  Tessa is two, runs around, and talks in complete sentences.  Weston is six months and just figured out how to sit up on his own.  Notice that he already comes up to her eyes!  And yes, they wear the same size diaper! :) ) 

Thanks so much to the Redondos for coming to visit and making it feel like we were on vacation too.  We miss you already!