Missing

Missing- one small green sandal. The sandal has been missing for more than a week now and hopes of a recovery are disappearing. Last person to see the missing sandal is suspected to be it's 13 month old owner.

Will is growing so quickly and I can tell that he is understanding so much more than he use to. He is such an active and happy boy. Will has discovered that it is fun to put things in different places. For example I have found shoes on the t.v. stand and in the cupboards. A toy in Joe clothes drawer. Toys in the diaper champ waiting to be dumped inside. My socks in the garbage, and who knows what I haven't found! Sadly I have a feeling that the missing sandal is no longer in our house, but has been thrown away. I can't help but smile when I find random items around the house, I love his inquisitive mind. Here is a picture of Will caught in the act of misplacing something.



I came home from work today to find Will "helping" daddy with the sprinkler. It was so cute.







Not only does Will love to help daddy with the sprinklers, but also cleaning up. I love to watch these two together.

June

This year Joe ran his first Ragnar Relay and he did great! For those that don't know what the Ragnar is, it is a race that goes from Logan to Park City and is 188.2 miles. The miles are divided up between 12 people and each person has three legs. If you want to learn more their web site is here .

Joe ran a total of 16.7 miles, ran 9.6 miles at around 2 am and his last leg had a hard incline for 3.6 miles. I am just so impressed with him and he never ceases to amaze me.










The next week was Westfest and Taylorsville Days. We had such a good time. Joe and I both ran the Westfest 5k and came in 3rd place for couples. I got my best time of 26:18 and Joe ran his in 19:48. After the race during the raffle we brought Will and he had a blast running around and seeing new people. Later that day we had a birthday party for our good friends little girl. It was such a cute pool party and we had a lot of fun. To finish of the fun filled day we took Will to the fireworks at Taylorsville Days. He was so enamored with the fireworks and just sat there and watched, it was so cute to see.



This last week we took Will to the Hogle Zoo. It was hot, but we still had a lot of fun, I can't wait to take him back.









I have to add this last picture just because I love it. Will loves to climb in and out of this basket over and over again and when that gets boring he will turn it upside down and climb on top of it. What a funny boy!

First Birthday

This past Saturday Will turned one! We are so grateful that we were able to celebrate Will's birthday with family and friends. I decided that I wanted his birthday colorful and I think Will enjoyed it. I made a birthday banner and Will noticed it immediately that morning and kept staring at it, it was so cute. I found the tutorial for the banner here.






I also attempted to make Will a cake. I have never decorated cake before, so I think it turned out pretty good considering. I, however, do not think cake decorating is for me, but I will give it another try eventually.





Will loved the balloons. When Joe brought them home he carried one around with him for a good 10 minutes. I love to watch Will explore new things. It was fun to watch Will with his birthday cake. He was a little hesitant at first, but quickly realized he could make a HUGE mess. He had a few bites, but really had fun smashing it.










Will was spoiled and loved all his presents! It was such a nice day. Here are some more pictures, just in case you are not picture overloaded yet.







I can tell that Will is understanding so much more now. Here are somethings he has be up to this last month:

- loves to toss and kick balls
- learned that things bounce better on a hard surface rather than carpet
- loves to go on horsey ride
- exploring his environment
- loves to play chase and peek-a-boo
- likes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
- is trying to stack things
- will not hold still long enough to take a picture
- still loves to read books and will bring them to you

Happy Birthday Will. We love you so much and could not have been blessed with a better boy, you definitely brighten up our lives!

11 Months

Will turned 11 months yesterday. He is as busy as ever and I love it. Lately when Joe or I (especially Joe) start laughing, Will will start a forced laugh to laugh with us, it is so cute. Here are some 11 month pictures.






Will has been taking steps for awhile, but this last week he has seemed to have figured it out. Here are a couple of videos. The first one is from April 14. The second one is from today.





Some things that Will has been up to this month:

- walking
- uses a sippy cup
- stopped using a bottle
- babbling and saying mama and dada more
- got a new tooth (eight total)
- looks at books by himself
- has some stranger anxiety
- loves to play outside
- likes to laugh with mom and dad

Chart and Bags

Several months ago I saw some growth charts on etsy. I got a little nostalgic about when I was young and how my mom marked my height on the wall paper. I loved to see how I had grown. So I decided to make my own for Will. Well after SEVERAL breaks from the project I finished. HURRAY. I wanted to be able to mark every year on there so I finished it just in time because his birthday is in a month





Like most of my projects, it ended up not being as simple as I thought, but it would have been WAY easier if I had picked different paper or maybe found some wrapping paper that I liked, oh well maybe I will try again eventually. Plus I realized that I am not the best at modge podge, any tips on how to get the bubbles out of the paper?

A really simple project that I made is a bag to hold Will's bath toys. Even though it was easy it has been so helpful and now Will's toys are not taking over my bathroom. I found the idea here



The last project that I have done is a purse and I am pretty excited how it turned out. I used the McCall's pattern 6045.





Here is the inside of the purse, there are some pocket in there but it is hard to see.

Dinner time

Yummy food = clean face



Not so yummy food = is there a kid under all that food?



I was wondering if anyone has any advice. I am trying to switch Will to nursing only the morning and bedtime because I don't think that he is getting enough fluids. He has always taken a bottle and formula fine, but since I have tried the switch he will not take bottle even when I am at work. Joe has tried putting formula in a sippy cup, but he will not accept that either. I would love any suggestions.

Am I ready for summer... you better believe it!

The last two weekends have been a lot of fun. Last week we went to Liberty Park with Will. Unfortunately, it was a spur of the moment decision, so I didn't have my camera. Will liked to watch the duck and seagulls and playing on the big hill. Next time we will have to bring some "ducky bread." I miss living close to that park, it was so nice to visit.

The next day was the Salt Lake Marathon. Joe decided to run the 1/2 marathon. His goal was to run it in 1 hr and 35 min to 45 min. His time was 1 hr 34 min and 53 sec. I am so proud of him and happy that he beat his goal. You can see the 1/2 marathon results here .

I decided to run the 5K. I was a little nervous because I haven't timed myself since Will was born. My goal was to finish under 30 min., but I was really hoping to finish under 27:44 (my time the last time I ran it). I finished it in 28:24, so I reached one of my goals and gave me the motivation to work on the other. It was a beautiful day and it was nice to run. The 5K results are here .

Later that day we decided to take advantage of the nice weather and took Will to the Gateway Mall. We took Will to the Clark Planetarium and watched the ball display. Next we took Will to the Olympic Fountain. He loved it, and if mommy didn't stop him he would have playing in the water, maybe later in the summer.

Today we went to the Living Planet Aquarium. It was a lot of fun. Will loved the fish just as much as he did watch all the different people. I find it cute how he has stranger anxiety, but if there is another child he wants to be friends :). I was amazed how well he payed attention to the exhibits. Much cooler than our fish tank at home!







I love summertime and I can't wait to spend it with my family. It is so neat to be able to expose Will to outside rather than keeping him cooped up. Yes summertime is the best.