21 Months Old

21 months have come and gone already...crazy how fast time goes by! There isn't anything huge to report for our little guy this month. He is learning new words and how to pronounce stuff everyday. He is responding more to questions with yes and no answers. He is enjoying playing with lots of trucks and trains as well as coloring and "reading" books. He is still wearing size 4 diapers, however I think we may start potty training in the next few months as he is hiding when he goes poop and when I ask him to change his diaper he goes to lay down right away. He is also wearing anywhere between 18-24 months and 3T depending on the brand and style. We just recently went up to a size 6 shoe. Again depending on the brand sometimes he is still a 5 or 5 & 1/2. He is using utensils to eat food and for the most part does fairly well until he starts playing with his food. Before you know it he has chocolate pudding all over himself. We have taken a time out from swim lessons. I felt that he wasn't learning anything new going to the lessons and since it's warm enough to be in our pool at home we have just been practicing at home. I hope to get him into one of those survival classes come fall/winter and then back to swim lessons after that. We also took our first family vacation to California this month. We went to San Diego for about 5 days. Lots of beach time and a day at Sea World. He loved seeing all of the animals in the tanks but not so much the shows. He also loved the beach! He was laughing so hard once he got comfortable with the sand and water. He would crack up from the waves "chasing" him. It was such a great trip! Next year we are planning to go to LEGOLAND. Just a few short months left before I have a 2 year old running crazy around my house. I love it though and am so ready for another baby...

 



20 Months Old

20 months old and counting...SAD. So close to turning two and every day gets a little bit closer. Our little boy is growing up and learning new things every day. He started learning to sign some words. We have taught him some as well as his new daycare lady, Staci. Of course the first thing he learned was cookie. He can now sign 4 words, cookie, please, eat and hat. We have been working on thank you and finished. We are also trying to introduce new activities to him such as more games and arts and crafts and learning new things like numbers and colors and shapes. He likes to figure out on his own how things work. He gets frustrated trying but still keeps going. He loves going to the library. He ran around excited to see all of the books since he LOVES to read stories with mom or dad. He also enjoyed feeding the ducks at the library, he was cracking up at how fast they were swimming to get the food we threw out. He is starting to form words better and communicate a little bit better. I feel like we have already entered the "terrible twos" phase. He throws fits when he hears the word NO and when I can't pick him up and hold him when he wants me to he loses it. He has lost all interest in swimming lessons so we are going to put them on hold for now. We will continue to practice lessons in our own pool at home and are hoping to enroll him into a survival and learn swim class next spring. Other than that mostly everything has stayed the same and consistent!

 



19 Months Old

The countdown to turning TWO has begun. I say it every time, but why does he have to grow up so fast? I am with him every single day and I still feel like I am missing so much of this little boy. He is turning into quite the little man. This kid is so tough, he falls down and never cries. He gets so dirty from throwing sand everywhere and running around with his sidekicks Baxter and Bert. He loves sticks, rocks, plains, trains, boats and anything to do with water. This kid is ALL BOY!

Not much new going on since last month. Still sleeping very well, still wearing the same size clothing and diapers, and still has a ridiculous amount of energy inside of him at all times. The 3 new things that stand out to me this month are he is FINALLY drinking milk and eating meat. I can't tell you how many times I have tried to feed this kid chicken is every way, shape or form. He always shook his head no, spit it out or threw it on the floor. Same thing goes for milk. I have been trying to give him whole milk since he turned 1 and he has consistently turned it down. Never had any interest in drinking it. I thought for sure he would be a 100% water drinking toddler. Now he is drinking milk with every meal and drinks water the rest of the time. I am so proud of him for finally branching out to new things, and on his own watch. I have never forced him or hurried him into doing anything as far as milestones or trying out new things. I have always let him do his own thing at his own pace. Even though it took him a few months to do it, I am glad he is finally eating meat and drinking milk. I sure does help with food options to give him.

The second new thing is that he started a new daycare about 3 weeks ago. Our daycare girl that had been watching him for the last year or so moved back to Texas with her family. She was fantastic with him and she will surely be missed, but that's life...constantly changing. So needless to say I was in full on panic mode trying to find a new sitter. When we had first moved into our house, a couple of the neighbors came over to introduce themselves and welcome us to the neighborhood. One of the lady's that came over happened to do daycare out of her house. She literally lives right across the street from us. So I went over there a couple of weeks ago and talked to her about watching Will. It has been a perfect fit from the start. He has never once cried at all since starting this new daycare. He just loves it. She is a single mom of 5 kids (all of them teens to early twenties) and they just take to Will like he was their own sibling. She also watches 2 other girls Will's age. Its like the 3 musketeers when they are all together. I was completely relieved that everything worked out! Not only is it $200 a month cheaper and right across the street, but she is the sweetest, nicest woman I have ever met. Her kids are so sweet and polite too! I just really got lucky with that! God sure does know how to show you the way sometimes...

The third new thing he has started to do, which I am not too fond of, is only wanting mama. It doesn't matter what is going on he just wants me to hold him, me to comfort him, me to play with him. ME! ME! ME! And if I am busy cooking dinner, or doing laundry or working he pretty much throws himself down on the ground and cries. Sometimes it turns into full on fit mode!  It is so very exhausting! I mean I love my son and I am happy that he sees me as number 1 but it takes a toll and just wears me out sometimes. Since he has started doing this I have slowly started to ignore him in hopes that he will cool it and get over it. I mean it was happening all the time, when I was around. It since has gotten much better and he hardly does the whole fit "mama! mama!" thing. I guess the "terrible twos" are starting early for me :(

I am just starting to plan Will's 2nd birthday party. It won't be as big as his first but it will be just as cute and just as fun.

                         (the best of 19 months...a bunny Easter egg and a new photo bomber)



Spring-18 Month photo session

Since Easter is right around the corner I had booked a photo session with a new photographer for Will's 18 month pictures. I normally use my friend for his photos but this time I chose someone else only because she was offering photos with a live bunny for Easter. I could not resist! He started off pretty good but once he saw the bunny he was terrified! I was actually shocked because he loves animals. It wasn't until the last 5 minutes of our session that Will finally came around when the bunny hopped off a crate and right into Will's lap. That made him laugh so hard and the photographer was finally able to get some great shots. Here are my favorites.

 



18 Months Old

Happy year and a half my sweet boy! I cannot take it! This time is flying by with him...and it makes me so sad. Before you know it he will be going off to preschool. He is starting to say more words...or what sounds like words. He loves planes, cars and trains. When he sees a plane in the sky he always says "bye aerpay" which is bye airplane. He also says lots of things like cheese, stick, up, down, see. He has started to love bubbles more and writing and coloring with chalk. He can climb on the couch by himself too. It makes me a little nervous because he has already fallen off on his butt once and we have flooring and not carpet. He hasn't hit his head or even cried when he did fall off but it still makes me a bit uncomfortable. He is starting to enjoy his TV shows and Disney movies more. He will actually sit on the couch and watch the show or movie. His new favorite show is Sherriff Callie's Wild West on Disney Jr. He just loves it and dances when the opening song comes on. He has also started to give me kisses. This is probably the best thing ever. I just say, "Can mama have a kiss? Kiss, kiss, kiss..." and he comes over and kisses me, He only does it with me so far and not every time I have asked him. He also found this lamb that his Grandma Mary bought him awhile ago and now he has to sleep with Scout AND his lamb every night and every nap. He gives his lamb lots of snuggles and kisses too. He has gotten 2 more teeth as well. I think that puts us at 14 teeth...but not 100% sure since he never lets me look. Only 6 short months away until birthday number 2...I just want him to be my little boy forever!!

 

 

 {some outtakes from our monthly photo: monkeys, a selfie and a photo bomber)



17 Months Old

We are almost to a year and a half old...time sure does fly! Our little guy is having the time of his life running around and getting into every little thing. He is my gym, that's for sure! He is loving our weather right now too because he can play outside anytime and can now start playing with water and water toys outside. The pool is still a little to cold but since we have been having 80-90 degree days I am sure it won't be long!

Will had his first swimming lesson on the 17th. They are only 30 minute lessons and it is every Monday for as long as he is in the program. I get in the water with him and the instructor goes through a series of exercises to teach the kids basic swimming topics. The first thing we did was monkey walk. The kids put their hands on the side of the pool and move along the side holding on while the parent holds on to the child. Will hated this part because he thought we were getting out of the pool. It was actually really funny because he kept pushing away from the side with his feet. We then worked on floating on the back. He also hated this part too, which I am not sure why, but the instructor says that a lot of kids do not like floating. The next thing we worked on was rolling from the floating position. He did really well with this but still was getting fussy and I honestly think it was because he is used to going in the pool and just playing. He has never had any type of lesson about swimming. After that we worked on kicking and he did really well with that too. Next was paddling and he nailed that! He even kicked while paddling. He loved that part. But his most favorite part was getting out and coming back in. The parent stays in the water and the child learns the right way to get out and come back in while mommy or daddy is in the water. Every time he got out he started shivering because he was cold but then started laughing immediately because his favorite part was not jumping in the pool to me but sitting down at the edge of the pool and reach out to me to get in. He just loved that sooo much! I am glad he isn't just quick to jump into the water to me, I am happy he is taking his time to sit down and feel comfortable enough to reach out and come to me when he is ready.  He had never been under water before either...until his first lesson. He did a quick dunk and came up surprised and scared at the same time. He did not cry but every time we got low in the water he thought he was going under again and he would grip me with his hands. arms and legs. So we blew bubbles in the water instead of going under. All in all he loved the lesson and I am eager to watch him learn the basics of swimming and the importance of only going in the water with mommy or daddy.

He is now wearing 24 months to 2T. Growing like a weed! He also had his 15 month check up at 16 months, since our doctor was on vacation. He is weighing in at just under 25 lbs (68 percentile), height is 33 inches (88 percentile) and head is 19 1/4 inches (91 percentile). Still a very very good sized toddler and getting more grown up by the minute! I had Valentines Day off this year so Will and I went out for breakfast and had a little mommy son date. He got a new book and some wooden blocks for Valentines day. He also devoured a Valentines day cupcake...frosting everywhere. I took a couple of valentine's day pictures this year with a friend of mine's daughter. They are the same age and they turned out pretty cute.

 

 

 

16 Months Old

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year! Not much has changed with turning 16 months. Will officially walks 24/7. He is almost running sometimes too which is just crazy to me. I feel like this kid grows up over night sometimes! He loves to stack blocks when he plays. He also got a really cool teepee for Christmas and just loves playing in there. He has always enjoyed reading books before bed too and he just gets more and more excited about that as he gets older. His current favorite books are "The Monster at the End of This Book" and his baby Bible. His former favorites were "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" and "Goodnight Moon". I think he still likes those books but we read them sooo much that he probably needed a break. He is down to 1 nap a day and will typically sleep anywhere between 1-2 and 1/2 hours depending on how late he sleeps in. He still goes to bed between 6-7 and wakes between 6-7. He LOVES going outside to play and would just be happy walking around holding a stick or two from a tree. His godmother, Nicole, brought over some outside toys for him to play with. He Just LOVES going down the slide of one of the toys she brought over but still prefers just holding a stick and hanging out. He is still eating the same and has actually opened up to trying some new foods. He never liked pizza before and now he does (I make him homemade pizza with pita bread) and he will try anything that we are eating...probably because he just wants what we are eating. He even tried blue cheese dressing the other day and he tried these homemade energy muffins I made. He liked them both...go figure! He is starting to also climb on things...which scares me a bit since we have a brick fireplace. He thinks its fun to climb on that but I am NOT a fan and tell him no. Of course he cries and throws a little fit but gets over it rather quickly. He is wearing 18-24 months still but is starting to fit into some 2T clothes as well. The only thing I do NOT like that he started doing is this screaming thing. High pitched and for no reason...Oh my gosh, can't wait for THAT to be over with!

Since I had today off we had a little mommy and son date. We first met my mom for breakfast and he just loved that. He ate some cereal, watermelon, mandarin oranges and pancakes. And watched Oswald on my phone of course. After breakfast we stopped at Barnes and Noble on the way home and he picked out 2 new books "Another Monster at the End of This Book" and "Brown Bear Brown Bear". Of course he would want the first one! Then later in the afternoon, after his lunch, we went to Santan Mall, which is an outdoors mall, and played at the kid play area. He had never been there before but really enjoyed it and he just loved seeing all the other kids there...I think he made a friend or too!  After that we went to get a cupcake, but of course once we got it he was ready for a nap, so we took it to go and home we went! He is out cold while I write this blog post! Nothing beats mommy and son days...except for maybe mommy, daddy and son days :)



15 Months Old

And we are walking!! Will has finally started walking more consistently. In fact when we are downstairs in the playroom he mostly will walk all over the entire room. And if he loses his balance and falls he gets back up and continues instead of just crawling to where he's trying to go. I would say he is at about 80/20 with walking and crawling. Whatever gets him there faster!! He also has 3 new teeth! He can now say "hi" and wave. He can also say "eye" and point to your eye. He says "bite" if he wants what you are eating. I will ask him questions like "do you want a snack?", "are you all done?", etc and he will respond with hand gestures and excitement to let you know yes, that's what he wants. He is still eating the same and sleeping the same. He is also wearing the same size clothes (18-24 months) and diapers (4). He has shown us he can dance too. Although he doesn't move his legs too much while he does it he mostly moves his arms. I also packed up all the bottles, sippy cups, bottle sanitizer and warmer. He finally gave up the bottle right before he turned 14 months. It made me a little sad cause he is not a baby anymore but I am glad to be done with that.

He saw Santa this year and surprisingly did not cry. He did give the lip and kept looking at Santa like "what is going on??" but he did pretty good considering. I also took a couple of Christmas pics this year of him, much easier this year than last!

On a side note, Chris and I have decided that we are ready for baby #2 and are hoping to become pregnant in 2014. Hopefully we will have no troubles and if we are fortunate enough to become pregnant again I will be quitting my job and staying home with the kids in addition to my growing photography business. And if God decides that we are only supposed to be parents to just Will we are also happy with that decision and I still hope to be done with work by the end of 2014 if not sooner. Wish us luck and of course I will be blogging all about it!

Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!



 

 

 

Christmas Photo Session

When Will was just about 3 months old I thought it would be so cute to do a Christmas tree lot photo session. So I called up my friend at Sophia Brown Photography and we set it up. Of course they came out so adorable and I have decided that it needs to be done every year in December until Will says "Mom, no more Christmas tree lot!". This year was so cute and so fun. We did a different lot but the results were just as cute if not cuter. Here are a few of the sneak peeks she emailed me.

14 Months Old

We have a jealous little boy on our hands! This kid needs all the attention and if he is not getting it you will start to hear a little whine. He got so angry at me the other day for holding my niece Kennedy. He also gets really upset if I'm giving one of the dogs attention instead of him. It will be interesting to see how he reacts to another baby...whenever we have one.

Halloween was exactly what I expected it to be. Will napped later in the afternoon so he was well rested for the outing. Once we finally got over to the area we were trick-or-treating in he lasted about 30 min before he ripped off his dinosaur head and was done.

Not much new to report this month. He is getting better and better at walking and very very soon he will be off! Part of me can't wait till that happens and the other part of me knows exactly what the reality of it will be. He is starting to mimic the sounds of sentences or phrases when Chris and I are talking. The other day Will and I were heading out to Target and I said to the dogs, "Be right back boys!" and Will says "BAT BAT BOY!". He also says "Ber" for Bert and "Baa" for Baxter. Its pretty cute to hear him trying to talk all the time. He also says "bye-bye" and waves, can say mom, dad, and can do patty-cake as well. You can tell he wants to talk so bad! He has always been a talker and will speak his own baby language all the time, but now you start to hear words. Chris and I just laugh cause it's so cute.

This year we are having Thanksgiving at our house. It should be fun and we are excited to be the host. I am working on ideas for Christmas photos for Will this year. Some super cute stuff coming your way! Also can't wait to see the pouty lip face he's going to give right before he busts out crying with Santa this year. it's gonna be classic :)

 

 

Halloween 2013



1 Year photo session

Here are a few pictures from Will's 1 year session with Sofia Brown Photography. She always does such a great job capturing my boy :)

 



13 Months Old

I just can't bring myself to give up the monthly posts and pictures of this growing child of mine. I enjoy looking back on this last year and seeing the changes in him through these photos. Having said that I have decided to continue doing this for at least another year...maybe longer. It must be the photographer in me :)

13 months. Wow. Still can't get over it. Not much has changed in the last month. From what my pediatrician says their weight and height does not change much in their 2nd year. He is still wearing the same clothing and diaper size. He was not a fan of long sleeve shirts or long sleeve pajamas but has since come around to the idea. It is starting to get a bit cooler here in AZ so it's nice that his is starting to like wearing those things. Plus that is pretty much all they sell for kids his age at the clothing stores. I was a little scared that he wasn't going to want to wear all the cute fall/winter clothing in his closet! We have started to put shoes on him as well. He wore them for his 1 year photo session and didn't mind them so much but has since changed his mind. Every time he is wearing them he tries to pull them off and throw them to the ground. He is also starting to "Frankenstein" walk. He takes the unbalanced, shaky steps toward me or Chris and sometimes even the dogs. He is getting better at it each day but still not to the point where it is more than 5-6 steps before falling. He will get there. We don't rush him and we let him do things at his own pace. He also started clapping. He doesn't do it on command or when you are "suppose to" (saying yay, etc) but more on when he feels like it. He very much enjoys the company of the dogs and gets very VERY excited when he sees them or plays with them.

His sleep schedule is still the same, 1-2 naps during the day and 12hrs straight at night. His eating has become more of a 3 big meal 2 snacks sort of routine. He still only drinks milk at night before bed and nothing but water all day long. The Doctor says its ok that he isn't a big milk drinker, he gets his dairy in cheese and yogurt.

We are excited for his first real Halloween in a few more days. We plan to take him trick-or-treating with his cousins, Leighan and Kennedy. I'm sure it won't last long but should still be fun.

I have decided to change up this years monthly photos with a different vintage chair and a chalkboard. His photos his first year where on fabric pieces with monthly stickers on his onesie as well as a monthly chair picture of him in a vintage yellow chair and mustache pillow. He was much more interested in the pumpkin, laughing and playing with it. Of course once I finally get him to look at me and sit still he gives me the serious "board meeting" face. Ahh...my child. I love him :)

 



Happy 1st Birthday William!!

Will's first birthday has come and gone. All the weeks of prep work and stress the night before was gone once the party started. It was such a great birthday weekend for him, I couldn't have asked for it to go any better. His grandparents from ND came for the weekend and brought one of his great grandmother's with for the celebration. We spent his actual birthday hangout at home with both of his grandparents and great grandmother. We had a nice big dinner and he finished his day off with a cup cake. After he went to bed the party prep start. I had decorated the entire house for the party that night. I knew there was so much to do the next morning before the party, I had to get as much as I could done the night before.

The next morning he woke up on time, 6am, and we were off to a great start! Since we did most of the baking the day before all that was left to do was put food out. and clean up the back yard. We ended up having about 40-50 people here for the celebration. I know it sounds like a lot but it turned out to be just right. He didn't cry or get overwhelmed by everyone. When it came time to sing happy birthday and eat his cake he just stared at everyone. He didn't eat his cake because everyone was watching him, but the second I took him back inside and he was not the center of attention, he went to town on it! Shortly after he finished his cake he was ready for a nap. And with that came the end of the party. He slept for about 2 hours after that and when he work up he was ready to play with all of his new toys!

We had a great first birthday and of course, I am already thinking of what the theme will be for birthday number 2 :)

 



12 Months Old

One whole year has passed by in a flash. I can't believe my little baby boy is now 1 AND a toddler! We have come a long way from our sleepless nights that's for sure! This has been the best year of my life...so far. I have enjoyed everything about being a mother both good and not so good. I wouldn't trade any of it for anything and would do it all again in a heart beat. I love Will so much words can't even begin to describe what it is all about. I have enjoyed watching him grow and turn in to the little boy he is becoming.

He has accomplished a lot since his last posting. He can know wave bye, shake his head no, started saying mom, can crawl up stairs, can stand on his own and can make motor boat noises with his mouth. He points, laughs when things are funny, and smiles the best smile I have ever seen.  He is just learning new things everyday it seems! Although he isn't walking just yet, you can tell that he wants to. He moves from coffee table to couch easily, but I think he is still not quite brave enough.

He is fully wearing 18-24 month clothes. It was a little bitter sweet packing up his 12 month clothes because he had been wearing them the longest and because he just turned 1. I felt like I packed up the rest of the "baby stuff" when I packed that up. He is also fully eating regular table food. No baby food at all. His favorite foods are anything pasta, toast, peas, fruit of all kinds and waffles. He only takes 1 bottle at night with half formula and half whole milk. I've been trying to slowly transition him from a bottle to a sippy cup at night but so far it has been a bust. It's weird because he drinks from a sippy cup and a straw all day long. I think it's mostly a familiar, comforting way for him to ease into bed at night. He still sleeps 12 hours straight at night and has now gone from 2 naps down to 1. Although he only takes 1 nap it's still a decent size nap at around 2 hours on average. Sometimes even 3 hours! He loves being independent when he does everything. Eating, playing, and bathing. Mr. Independent! He loves playing in every part of this house. He can entertain himself very well which is nice when I am trying to get things ready for his bedtime. I am with this kid all the time during any free moment I have and I just love all of the playing and the time we spend together. He makes me laugh so hard when he plays! For instance he has noticed his penis in the bath and he just cracks up. He will look down at it, touch it and then look up at me and start laughing. Then he just goes about playing. He is weighing in at just under 23lbs and is 32 inches long. He has gone from a super chubby baby in the 95th percentile to a not as chubby baby in the 72nd percentile.

I am excited to see what this next year will bring us. I am sure we will have a crawler before you know it and he will be getting into more than he is now! But I can't wait for all the new things he will experience and learn.

 



11 Months Old

And so the count down to turning 1 begins. I swear I get teary eyed  every time I think about his upcoming birthday party. I am such a baby when it comes to my little baby growing up!

Once again we had a lot of new things happen this month with our little man. He got another tooth in, which makes the total count at 6. I hope for his sake, and for ours, that we get a little break before more teeth decide to make their way in. He was teething forever it seemed and I just felt so bad for him! Since going on our trip Will started to taste lots of new food and no longer wants his mom or dad to feed him. Mr. Independent is just that...independent. He wants to feed himself and since starting to do so he eats so good and so much food! He is pretty much all table food now and drinks mostly water all day. He will still take a 6-8 oz bottle at night before bed but that's pretty much it. I guess that's good considering he needs to be bottle free by 1 year old. While we were on our trip he also took his first fall off the bed. We were at a hotel so it wasn't a far fall. And the carpeting was pretty soft, however that did not stop him from crying for about 15-20 minutes before falling asleep. Of course I was a totally wreck as well. I had tried so hard to not let that happen and when it did I totally beat myself up over it. The next morning when he woke up he was good as new and not a mark or bump on him from it.

After we got home from our trip we moved into our new house. It took Will a little bit longer to get back into his schedule from traveling and then also adjusting to the new house and his new room. After a few weeks he was back to normal and loving all of the space for him to cruise around in and play. He has become a little speed racer crawling around this house! He loves playing and chasing Baxter around as well. They have become good buddies since moving into the new house. Lots of room to play equals endless days of chasing a dog around the house. The best part is the little giggles Will does while doing it. He is also on the verge of standing on his own. He can pull himself up to his knees and sometimes even his feet. Walking is right around the corner!  He also got his first stomach bug...or perhaps over eating. We aren't sure. But one night while Chris was putting Will to bed Will projectile vomited all over his bedroom door, wall and carpet. It took us a good week to get the smell out. I wasn't home at then time but it was still a little nerve racking trying to figure out if your kid is really sick or just some random vomit session. Anyways he seemed back to his normal self by the following day.

I have been planning for months for his birthday party and soon it will be here! I am just getting all of the final touches together before the big day. All of the décor is done and we are just finalizing all of the food. My in-laws will be here for the weekend to help out and enjoy the party. I still can't believe he is going to be a year old in a month...time sure flies!



First Trip on a Plane

Our first family vacation was a success!! With our flights being delayed both there and back, coming back at 1030 at night and all the schedule changes and meeting of new people, William did just great! We found out that he loves turbulence. While I was freaking out and trying not to be sick Will was laughing and smiling at the "ride". Will has visited with Chris parents when he was about 3 weeks old, and he Skypes with them on a regular basis as well, so it was nice to see him take to them well. He was about to meet a lot of Chris extended family as well. It was a bit overwhelming for Will but he adapted well.  Our trip was very laid back as we were by a lake the entire time. Will "drove" his first boat, met his new BFF's Dalilah and John, ate Zorbaz for the first time and loved it and did many other things while visiting MN. Of course being a photographer we did tons of mini photo sessions. With tall grass and vintage cars, buildings and signs all over the place I could not resist! All in all we had a great time visiting, however I am in no hurry to go on another trip with him any time soon. It is sooo much work! I need a vacation from my vacation!

 

driving the boat with uncle Tim

visiting with great grandma Helen

generation photo: Bill, Chris and William

Me and my baby boy by Loon Lake

hangin' at Zorbaz