Wyatt is 1!

Wyatt had a pirate birthday party.  We were, of course, nice and clean pirates.  We had a cannonball war, a treasure hunt and splashed around in the pacific (water was too cold for the Caribean).  Wyatt took to the cake right away - he stuck his finger in and tasted the frosting, then he did a little finger painting.  He did not however, taste the cake. 

Meredith is 4!

Meredith had a Fancy Nancy Birthday Party.  She looked SO cute.  I mean she is gorgeous every day, but the Fancy Nancy style fit her perfectly.   We all dressed up.  We decorated the room.  We played musical hoola hoops.  Had a banana walk and hop.  Pulled a pinata apart and danced around to the song Toosie Roll.  We had fun.    

The Many Faces of Wyatt

"Oooh, What's that?"

"Hey, is that a camera?"

" I LOVE cameras!"

"Can I try it?"

"Here I'll help you hold it."

"Hmm . . . "

"Listen . . . "

"Trust me."

"So, can I play with it?"

"Oh Mama, Come on!!"

Is it my color?

So, our Mazda 5 is spending a few days at the car doctor.  In the mean time we have been given this lovely car to get us around.  Just in case you had not noticed it is an electric blue PT Cruiser.  What do you think ... does it match my eyes?

I feel so peculiar driving around town.  I feel like everyone is staring . . . of course that might be because people aaaarreere staring.

A Horsey Good Time!

At a company picnic hosted by Ryan's office last weekend Meredith and Wyatt had the opportunity to ride ponies.  Meredith rode all six - Mr. Goodbar, Rafael, Maggie, Buckshot, and two others that I can't remember.  Wyatt rode on two Maggie and Rafael.

Meredith also had the chance to feed a stampede of cows and goats.  The baby goats being the coolest.

Easter- Egging!

Easter-Egging is Meredith's new word. She wants to do it all the time - Easter, Halloween, Christmas, her Birthday, next Tuesday, etc.

I got it! I got it!

These teething tablets work great!

I Can Do It . . . I Can Flip Her!

Just hanging out . . . being pretty.

Science Experiment Afternoon!

On a recent Saturday afternoon,  it was raining and gross outside - we were trying to come up with a way to keep Meredith interested in a different way - we came up with science experiments. 

Did you know that if you sprinkle black pepper on top of a bowl of water and then dip your finger covered with dish soap into the middle of the pepper the pepper runs away?    It makes a very cool visual experiment - and you can do it over and over again.  Meredith loved it.  Only problem - I have no idea why what happens. 

Then we experimented with a baking soda and vinegar volcano.  Meredith had been interested in volcanoes at the time.  We had been reading books and looking at pictures and this experiment was perfect.  (Now she is interested in germs and she wants to be a shmientist (scientist) that studies germs when she grows up.)

Then we made slime.  Pink slime.  We followed the recipe from the grossology website.  It was great. Very slimy.

I think I will plan another science experiment afternoon soon.

Fighting off the crankies.

Here we are fighting off the crankies.  Every once in a while Wyatt gets a little cranky.  When this happens he gets stuck in a sulky mood - kind of like a broken record - however, we have found that if we can change his environment or situation drastically we can help him snap out of it.  Water works great.

Family Picnic

Our first family picnic as a family of four.  We had sandwiches, strawberries and fun in 300 mile per hour winds.

Lots of Fun!

6 Month Old Cutie

Here is the cutest boy that ever lived. We took this picture on 3/28/10 - Wyatt's 6 month birthday. Here he is sitting on a blanket in the kitchen playing with his busy box - keeping his Mama company while she cooks.

Three going on Thirteen

Overheard at the dinner table:

Ryan (reading Wyatt's shirt): M is for Mischief

Meredith: No. M is Meredith, Mama and Mimi

Ryan: M is also for Mischief

Meredith: No it's not

Kio: Yes it is Meredith

Ryan: Why do you always disagree with me?

Meredith: Because I'm smarter

Ryan: [Speechless with anger]

Kio: [Desparately trying but failing to contain laughter]

Meredith and Wyatt: [Knowingly nodding to each other]

Jumping together.

Meredith likes to jump too!

Wyatt takes to Jumping.

Wyatt took to jumping right away. It was almost like he had been doing it his entire life. Which I believe he did quite a bit of in the womb.

A New Bathroom for Our Little Monsters.

Wyatt is Growing Up!

On the Bumbo - sitting up!

Learning to Jump.