9.6.11

Last night we went for a ride out to see the wind turbines. Last year, when I was still decorating cakes, we dropped a cake off just past Manitou. We drove past the turbines then, and Wyatt was fascinated. This year, he was a little less impressed until we got out of the van. He wanted to walk over to them, but it's on private property with a big "NO TRESPASSING" sign, and for some reason Josh didn't want to tempt fate. :P
So, we settled for a picture with a turbine in the background. He was still pretty pumped after I showed him. :)

9.5.11

I've looked at this picture 5 times since I took it, and each time it makes me laugh. Oh Paige.

9.4.11

Just a few days old...
Happy 1st Birthday!

2nd birthday at Tinkertown.

My baby is three!

So much about Wyatt has changed in three years, and yet so much is still the same. He's always loved anything that has wheels - semis, trucks, trailers, tractors, motorcycles (you get the idea). He still loves to cuddle (well, as long as he's in the mood). He's still a smart cookie - at just over 1, he could identify triangles out of an assortment of several shapes. He was quick to learn the other shapes (even octagons!), colours, numbers and letters. Today he told me how to spell zoo ("1 z and 2 o's). He's always been fairly cautious, he only decided to start crawling shortly before his 1st birthday. He's still a fairly easy going kid (although I say this with slight trepidation as we approach the dreaded "threes"). He loves to read, play outside and "make believe". Once he warms up to you, he's such an easy kid to get along with, he tells fantastic stories and loves to make people laugh.

One of his most used phrases these days is, "I love you soooooo much!" - so to quote him, I love you sooooo much Wyatt!

9.3.11

Today was Wyatt's birthday party. He had a great time, I was worried about him being overwhelmed, but he did great. He went on a ride in the firetruck, and even got to race back because the fire department got a call while they were out for a ride! What are the chances? He got so many wonderful presents, he doesn't even know where to start. :)

After supper, we went out for a nice long walk. One of Wyatt's gifts was a set of pneumatic tires for his wagon, so we took it out for a spin with Paige in the stroller. We went through an area under an oak tree with a TON of acorns, and I realized Wyatt had never seen one. He picked up a handful and clutched onto them the whole way home.

Tomorrow we're hoping to go to the zoo, we went earlier this year with his cousins, but it was a little much (okay, a lot much) with three toddlers and we didn't get to see very much because they were walking and got tired quite quickly.

Monday will be a day to recouperate (hopefully!) and to give me some time to realize that my baby boy is suddenly three.

Thanks for the photo Kaeleigh!

9.1.11

How did it become September already? Yikes. With a new month comes new behaviours, and apparently a new fondness for his baby sister. He asked me to put her in his bed and was telling her all sorts of stories. And then he piled all of his stuffed animals on top of her, ha ha.
Today Wyatt got to bring cupcakes to daycare to celebrate his birthday - he even helped me decorate. We went super low effort - cake mix and canned icing (the horrors!), but toddlers aren't terribly discerning so I wasn't too worried.
Tomorrow is his 3 year check up and Saturday is his birthday party at the firehall. He is so excited, I hope it doesn't overwhelm him when it actually happens. I'm working on the details for the party - candy buffet, banners, temporary tattoos...hopefully I find time to enjoy the party too. ;)

8.31.11

Wyatt crawled onto Paige's playmat (or as he calls it, her "placemat") to "help" her play this morning. It mostly involved him swatting her hands away if she accidentally touched him. :P

8.30.11

Do you think he's enjoying himself?