Family visit

I've been waiting for Michelle to post so I could steal some pics! I was a terrible picture taker when they were in town. We had a fun family filled couple of weeks. We went to Bear Lake for the 24th. It was a fun trip. I'm not much of a camper myself. I like to "camp" in condos or hotels! Does that make me a "high maintainence" girl. I'm not sure, but I don't care! Haha. All in all I think that I did pretty good. We had a great time, even with the family of mice living under our tent.



These 2 boys are so cute. I swear I can never get Dylan to look at the camera. I'm pretty positive that he does it on purpose because he knows it bugs me! Stinker. Kade wanted Dylan to play with him soooo bad the entire time. If Dylan paid him any attention he'd get so excited. Dylan was not so sure he wanted to acknowledge him for the first week, but by the end of the trip they were holding hands and being friends. It was very cute.

Seriously how CUTE is Kade. He is a funny little guy!




Daddy and Dylan building a sand kingdom. Jeff is such a cute Dad. Dylan had a blast destroying all of his towers and getting filthy.




You must blow this pic up and check out Dylan's face. We took him out on the boat just once. It was like being on the ocean. Super rough and choppy. He was terrified. He was holding on to me so tight and telling me "I seepy" over and over. Then he kept saying "I'm ok, I'm ok, I'm ok". Needless to say, we hung out on shore playing in the sand the rest of the time.


It was a fun camping trip. I stressed about it for weeks. I was freaked out that I was going to lose Dylan or that he would drown. Seriously nightmares for weeks. But he did great. Keeping track of him can be a chore because the child doesn't hold still for more than a minute. I even went as far as buying him one of those backpack child leash contraptions. I was never going to be one of "those moms", but I ate my words and made the purchase. I'm happy to say that I didn't have to use it. There were enough adults to take him for walks and keep him entertained.

We also did a bunch of other things like Farm Country, the Aquarium, Kangaroo Zoo, Real Salt Lake game, some craft nights, fishing and more. It was busy!


Dad and Dyl watching the penguins. Dylan loved them. They were so active and fun to watch!

Our best attempt at getting a pic with the matching outfits!


Once again...not smiling but at least he looked at the camera! G-ma and D.


Kangaroo Zoo! Dylan loved it. He seriously has zero fear and he loves to climb so this place was perfect for him. .



Aunt Mich took Dylan up to go down the huge one. He went so fast I didn't have time to take a pic. I was trying to focus on catching him and not having a heart attack! He had a blast!

I'm not sure why these last 3 pics loaded like this...



Come back soon Kade!

Pooh Bear

Dylan is obsessed with the cartoon "My Friends Tigger and Pooh". This is how he watched his morning cartoons today. G-ma Susie bought him this stuffed animal. As a general rule Dylan hates stuffed animals, apparently he'll make exceptions if he is watching his show.

Notice the Pooh DVD in his hand as well. This "DBD" goes everywhere with us. Dyl is in love with holding his "DBD's". This Pooh one is now the ONLY one he gets to hold since he chewed on it until it won't play anymore. He managed to ruin 2 before we put a stop to his DVD holding.

The Oreo

I love this face! This kiddo ate a whole oreo the other day. It took him 45 minutes, but he loved every second of it!

We've headed up to Silver Lake a few times latley. Dylan cannot get enough of throwing rocks into the lake. He is constantly asking us to "watch" him do things. I can't count how many times a day he asks me to watch him. It is so funny. He is growing up so much.



D is causing havoc all over the house. He is constantly moving chairs around to where he wants to go. It is a MAJOR problem which we are trying to stop. He can now get up to the stove (scary). I have found him with knives in his hand, oh and also some pill bottles. Everything up high now is having to go under lock and key. He is starting to learn that only mom or dad can move chairs, but I have to remind him a million times a day. He gets mad at me and runs to the dining room where there is carpet to throw his fit! (too smart). I do love to see him in the pantry though. If only that meant he actually wanted to eat something instead of just throw stuff on the floor. Now when he starts moving chairs or climbing on things he tells himself "uh uh", "No Dylan", or "get down" but of course this is while he is in the process of being naughty.


Bridal Veil Falls. We took a little walk up there a few nights ago. Pretty as always!



TTFN- Michelle, Nate and Kade are coming into town so I'm sure there is going to be crazy amounts of fishing and matching outfits for the boys going on over the next few weeks. Jeff says ENOUGH with the matching outfits, but G-ma Davis cannot resist! Get excited...I am!

The Chemist

I had no idea that I need a Chemistry Degree to be this little man's Mom. This is what goes into our night time routine to get this little one ready for bed.



And yes...in case you were wondering...those are all different medications that he is on for his little digestive system. Thank heavens for insurance!

Once the little man is asleep we give him his meds through his tube and then hook him up to his feeding pump for the night.


Sweet dreams!

Dylan and the chickens

Dylan loved the chickens! He makes a pretty good one if you ask me!

Weekend Trips

(This is a pic of Dylan in action chasing a turkey at Bear World. He is hilarious!)

Jeff went on a 4 day fishing trip this last weekend. We missed our Dad, but he had a blast hiking and fishing all day long. I am so glad he has people to go with so I don't have to!!! Ha ha...maybe when Dylan is a bit bigger and easier. So, while Dad was away Dylan and I hopped in the car with G-ma and G-pa Cutler and headed to Idaho for The Cutler family reunion. We had a great time even though Dylan threw up half the time(nothing new there). He did pretty good on the long drive there. We only had to hear "get out" and "Mom I stuck" for the last 2 hrs! It was nice to have extra people to chase after him and keep him entertained. Luckily he puts up with Addy hauling him around everywhere. She sure loves him. We did brave going to a restaurant one night...MISTAKE. I don't know why I put myself through it.

A. its food...need I say more
B. sitting still in a high chair.

I ended up getting my food to go and D and I headed back to the hotel. We spent mostly a sleepless night. Dylan's tummy was out of whack so he threw up quite a bit. That made the reunion a little easier on all of us because he spent most of the time sleeping. Unusual for this little guy. It was a huge park with playgrounds and a splash pad. It could have been quite exhausting for all of us chasing him!



Next up was Bear World and it did not disappoint! Dylan was so fun! He perked right up when
A. He could ride in the car out of his car seat
B. Animals! He is an animal lover.



Cousin Colby and Dylan. They are both sitting in his car seat watching for bears.



Dylan ran from animal to animal. He loved the petting area. He looked at fish with Grandpa and chased every turkey and chicken he could see!



Check out this sequence of events. Instead of stopping him, I just decided to capture it. He is too funny. I however did not capture the getting down and stepping on one of the poor goats. I was too busy trying to save the goat from my crazy son.


He was a gem on the drive home. Such a good boy! He didn't even say "I stuck" a single time!

Stay tuned for the AMAZING video from Bear World. It won't load for some reason.

Walnut

We have a walnut tree in our backyard. It is an amazing tree until fall. Then I despise it. It is huge and there are a gazillion walnuts, not to mention truck loads of leaves to clean up.



But....Dylan found a walnut a few weeks ago when he was playing outside. It now goes EVERYWHERE with him. It even goes in the tub and to bed. He took it to feeding therapy with him the other day and we had to hide it once we got there. It is his "my ball my ball my ball" This kiddo doesn't have a stuffed animal that goes to bed with him, he has his walnut and anywhere from 2-5 balls that he has to have. His little personality cracks me up. He always knows which balls he wants and we have to get them before he settles in for movies, naps, and bedtime. Sometimes we have to look in every room in the house for that certain one. Luckily when he loses his walnut I just run to the backyard and get another. It now seems I have several walnuts in each room of the house.

Monkey see-Monkey do

I turned the hose on low for Dylan the other day. First he watered the garden, next my flower pot, and last he filled up his pool. I love him!

Fishing Trip

Jeff went on a 4 day fishing trip down to the Boulder Mountains. He had a great time and caught tons of fish. Here are a few pics for you fish lovers out there.

Fish on baby! I love this picture. Look at his face. That is pure happiness folks.








They had a great time. He came home sore, sun burned, had a million mosquito bites, but loved every second!

Splish Splash

Dylan and I have been trying to spend as much time outside as possible. The Splash park never disappoints. Dylan was quite nervous the first half hour...but he warmed up and had a blast. I could never get him to stop and look at me for a picture (although that is nothing new around here. Getting this child to hold still for anything is just about impossible!)He is so fun and pretty naughty!








I took Dylan over to farm country last week and let him run wild. He was so funny. He loved the chickens. He would stick his fingers through the fence until they pecked his fingers and then he'd hysterically laugh about it. Ouch! He loved the ducks and probably would have hopped in the pond with them if he could.



The Stare down.



How I love this little man!

Future Engineer

I might have the smartest 2 yr old around!! He is quite the critical thinker lately and he makes life interesting. Dylan is a CLIMBER. It is amazing how quickly he can move a chair or stool to where he wants to climb. It is common for me to find him on top of every high surface in the house ALL DAY LONG.

So the story to the picture below was pretty funny. He likes to hang out by me while I'm getting ready for the day. He loves to get up to this vanity because it is filled with lots of fun stuff to get in to including toiletries, makeup, combs etc. Well, he couldn't pull out the chair because it kept getting stuck on the carpet. He would pull on it, it would tip..he then would try to climb on it and the chair would fall back down on all 4 legs. He disappears for a few minutes and returns with his tractor. I look out a minute later to find him on the chair with said tractor wedged under the leg to hold the chair in place. SMARTY PANTS!



I love having a boy. This is Dylan's window that he spends a lot of time at every day. He lines cars up on it all day. It makes me smile.




MEMORIAL WEEKEND

We had a fun and busy weekend full of yard work, friends, family, and fishing. I didn't take enough pictures.


Dylan couldn't even hold his head up with this helmet on. It was too heavy for our little guy. It was pretty funny. Needless to say, he hated it!

The last few weeks

We've been a busy little fam the last few weeks. Jeff started a new job so we tried to pack in some fun activities during the last week of April. We enjoyed the park, the pool, the zoo, Jump on It, the canyon for some hikes and of course fishing(we seem to always include that whenever possible!) Luckily the weather permitted us a few days outdoors. My pasty white skin can't handle bad weather any longer! I need the SUN. I spent Mothers Day weekend working and sleeping, but Jeff still managed to spoil me in the few hrs we were able to see each other. I love being a Mom! Dylan painted me the cutest card. I love it!

The little munchkin blowing Mommy kisses



The 2 cutest boys in the world


"I stuck, I stuck!" is what we heard from the other room. Dylan has an obsession with this closet which is why it is usually shut. aren't I so mean...I wouldn't let Jeff get him out until I found the camera and took a picture!



Jump on It was Awesome! This little man was in heaven running around. He is a wild man. He didn't even care when bigger kids would bounce and he would go flying. He bounced from tramp to tramp giggling the whole time. I wish I had filmed him a little bit.

Check out that 1 inch of air he is getting here!!!!

Trip to the zoo. Dylan LOVES animals. We had a lot of fun this time. He loved seeing the Giraffe, monkeys, and the elephants. Sadly there aren't any Zebras there anymore. He loves zebras. It was pretty funny going with G-ma Davis, she was more excited than the kids at times! HAHA.