A Day Outside

I know it's already Wednesday but we had a great weekend. Wyatt's cousin Grace had her 3rd birthday party on Sunday at the park and the weather was beautiful. I think all of the kids had a great time. Wyatt spent most of the time hanging out on the blanket playing with his ball and his cups. Hannah stopped and visited with him some. Of course Wyatt had to do some swinging too! Also on Sunday, Wyatt and I stopped by the Day's house, a family whose daughters go to CMH (where I teach). My friend Kenda was watching the girl's, Sydney (8) and Sarah (6), for the day and they wanted to play with Wyatt. So we went over there in the afternoon for a little and Wyatt had fun playing with them.

Wyatt is starting to say so many words and is trying to repeat words we say all of the time. His favorites right now are ball, bye bye, doggie, and uh-oh. He absolutely loves playing with a ball and would probably do that all day long! He got a new beach ball at Grace's birthday party and loves it!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week!

Wyatt and Hannah at the park

Wyatt swinging with his cousin Ryan

Wyatt and Sarah

Wyatt and Sydney

Wyatt swinging with Kenda

11 Months!

It's hard to believe that Wyatt is already 11 months old! He will be a year before we know it. Last weekend the weather was decent so we were able to spend some time outside. On Saturday Nana, Evan, Wyatt, and I went to the Flower Show at Coney Island for the afternoon. It turned out to be sunny and beautiful so it was a nice day to be outside. Wyatt kicked back and relaxed in his stroller while we walked around. On Sunday Matt, Wyatt, Mosley, and I went to get ice cream and then to the park. Wyatt had his first taste of ice cream and seemed to like it. He would open his mouth and wait for more:) At the park he got to swing and go down the slide. He loves swinging and just grinned from ear to ear as the wind blew in his face. After swinging we walked on the trails around the park and Mosley got to go for a dip in the creek...she was a happy dog!

This week Wyatt had his school pictures taken so I'm looking forward to seeing how they turned out. They even took a class picture with the infants! That should be funny to see. His teachers said he was sitting in the front just grinning. He is such a ham for the camera!

I hope everyone is having a good week and enjoy your weekend!

Evan and Wyatt sitting on the tractor at the flower show

Let's see if I can shift this into gear

Nana and her boys

Hmmm, I don't know about this

I think we wore him out:)

Crawling around with daddy's watch on his wrist...it's a little big

Our little man

Being silly with daddy

Fun at the Children's Museum

On Saturday Nana and I took Wyatt to the Cincinnati Children's Museum for the first time. We explored a lot of the areas and Wyatt enjoyed them all. He especially enjoyed the area made for the little ones. He found a ball to play with and crawled around all over. He also liked going down the slide on his belly. He was exhausted on Saturday night from that and Gymboree in the morning. He is starting to explore so much more at Gymboree and participate in all of the activities. He let out his happy squeal a couple of times on Saturday which was pretty funny. Also, at Gymboree he pulled himself up to a stand independently for the first time! Now he is starting to do it a lot more and is learning how to sit down on his own without crashing. At school they have started going outside everyday with the nice weather. Wyatt's teachers said he absolutely loves being outside on the playground...exploring in the grass and swinging. They said the first time they put him in the grass it didn't bother him at all. It will be nice this summer to spend a lot of time outside playing and swimming! I hope everyone is having a good week.

Driving the bus

Sitting in a car with Nana...trying to eat the wheel

Kicked back and checking things out

Wow! Look what I found!

His favorite face to make right now

I think he's been watching Mosley too much:)

A Day at Keeneland

It's been a good weekend and today we ended it by spending the day at Keeneland in Lexington. Wyatt got to enjoy his first horse race! Luckily we were inside in a corporate box because the weather was nasty...it was cold and rainy. Matt and I didn't fare so well in the betting department but we had a great day. Chris and Francesca, my parents, and some family friends were down there also. Wyatt did great despite smacking his nose on the table and getting his first bloody nose:)

He is crawling all over now and has discovered he can crawl from room to room, not just over to get his toys. So needless to say he is having a great time! He has discovered the steps but just kneels and plays on the first step...he hasn't figured out how to go up yet, which is a good thing. I'm sure it won't be long. We were playing in the basement yesterday and he was all over the place. Matt built a little fort with a blanket and Wyatt loved sitting in that to play. He is changing so quickly and is so much more a little boy than a baby now. He also looks like a little boy! Have a great week.

The view from our box

Wyatt checking out the track

In the paddock area

He loves the cat!

Taking a snooze on the couch

He looks so much older than he is!

Watching a car show with daddy

Hanging Out

We had a good rest of the weekend. On Sunday Wyatt, Mosley, and I walked up to the park and met Ellen and the girls and Cahira and her four kids. The older kids played on the climber while the four babies crawled around on the ground...putting everything they found into their mouths! Then that afternoon Grace and Hannah came over to play with Wyatt for awhile and they all had a great time. It was a nice day. This week has been pretty laid back. The whole family went for a run this evening and it has been so nice getting outside everyday. Hope you are all having a good week.

Wyatt and Hannah

Wyatt getting a lesson in standing from Hannah

Hannah

"What's out there?"

Being silly with daddy

Who me?

Eating dinner sitting on the kitchen floor

I think I can fill my cheeks a little fuller!

He loves his banana!

Our Little Artist

Wyatt is now a famous artist at his school. The director asked his teachers if they would have him paint a large canvas to hang in the front entrance of the school. So Wyatt created his masterpiece last week. It turned out great and is hanging in the front foyer of the school with his picture and bio. We are so proud of him:) Wyatt is now officially crawling. At Gymboree Play this morning he was crawling all over the mats, especially to go after the balls. He had a great time and was so much more comfortable today than last week. Last night we went over to Chris and Francesca's house with some of our friends and Wyatt got to play with his friend Drew, who is 1 month younger than Wyatt. It was fun to see them together. I hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Wyatt's masterpiece and bio

Wyatt and Drew

Francesca, Andy (the dog), and Wyatt

Wyatt and Uncle Chris reading some quality literature