This little one loves the water. It doesn't matter where or when...He sees water and he needs to be in it. He loves trips to the lake. Dad does some fishing, Dylan plays in the water, and Mom gets some sun. Dylan also gets to have his little grabby hands on a few unfortunate fish!



However...I do have to admit that the first few times he got into the lake I did cringe several times.
1. He gets a bit dirty
2. He licks his chops and I'm sure is getting all sorts of NASTY water in his mouth
3. I'm cleaning sand out of hair, ears, crevices etc for days
4. It's Dirty (Need I say more)

How can I possibly resist this little guy? He loves to get dirty. So yes, I have finally relaxed in the messy department. Don't judge me if my child is filthy! Kids get dirty.




What can be better than snugging up with G-Pa and G-ma?

So on the subject of water and dirty children-
This is Dylan playing in a rain storm we had a few weeks ago. He loved it!

Guess who is 18 months!

Dylan is 18 months! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. My baby is old enough to go to nursery. Seriously? He is so much fun and we love watching him learn new things.

Dylan's stats at 18 months

Weight 15 lbs 10 oz
Length 27.5 inches
Head 17.5 inches

I would love to say what percentages those stats are...but we are still far from being on the growth chart!



Dylan likes to say...Mom, Daddy, Itty (kitty), Ruff, Uh-oh, Fish, Go Go, and So. "So" is his new favorite word. Besides these words he is constantly jabbering and loves to be in on the conversation.



Clothes: 6-9 months
Shoes: size 1
Diapers: size 3

Some of Dylan's Favorite things at 18 months
~ books. Most times he will choose books over toys
~ His 2 blankies (his frog one and his fish one)
~ Climbing everything! Especially the furniture and the fire place.
~ the remote
~ Pushing any button he can gets his little fingers on.
~ looking in mirrors and giving himself kisses
~ swimming, pretty much anytime he can play in the water
~ the tub. He loves to stand up to the faucet and play in the running water
~ Snuggle. He is a snuggle bug.
~ Laying in the love sac with Dad. He always climbs up to Jeff and settles himself right into the crook of his arm. (Melts my heart)
~ Kisses. You never know if you are going to get the pucker kiss or the big slobbery tongue kiss. I of course love them all! PS he likes to give them to Mommy most!
~ Outside
~ Watching out the window
~ Playing in the dirt
~ The spare room bed. This is the only place that he will nap. Don't even think about the crib. It will be a melt down.
~ Rocking with Mommy in the gold rocker
~ His favorite shows are Handy Manny, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Imagination Movers, Phinneus and Ferb, and Baby Einsteins.
~ his Grandma's and Grandpa's
~ Going to the store
~ making new friends and flirting with girls (He has this shy head tilt thing going on)
~ animals



So this would be Dylan's most recent obsession. He does not go anywhere without his phone. He was constantly trying to get our phones. As a result, he called many people and set a few calendar reminders that we were unaware of... so we gave him an old flip phone of Jeff's. Well it is now a new appendage. He pushes it around like a car when he's playing and is constantly holding it to his ear and jabbering. He naps with it, goes to bed with it...You name it and the phone is in his hand. It is quite comical.


This is him in the spare bed napping away with phone in hand.





We love this little munchkin so much!

Bear World/Idaho Trip

We took a little family trip to Idaho this past weekend. It is always interesting trying to get everything packed for Dylan. He gets to have 4 bags and we each get one! We had a great time. Grandma Davis came with us. Our cousin had a wedding open house and it was fun to see some family. We started off our trip of course stopping in Malad for a lottery ticket(tradition)! Then on to Bear World. It is such an awesome place. It is owned by Yellowstone. There are elk, buffalo, mountain goats, wolves, grizzlies, black bears, moose, and lots of little critters. So you just drive your car through their habitat. The grizzlies are fenced off, but the rest is free range. Bears will walk right up to your car. It is pretty amazing to be that close to them.



This albino elk was so pretty.







After you drive through they have a petting area. Dylan of course was going nuts because he loves animals. He loved crawling all over in the dirt, rocks and yes...lots of animal poop I'm sure.



He loved feeling the ears on the deer. He went for the ears every time we got close to the deer.


The big old pig was another story. Dylan crawls right up to him and pats him. Then he stands up and kicks him a few times. Mr. Pig then wakes up and snorts at him a few times. So here is me holding him back for a pic.





We also took a drive up to the Warm River where you can feed the huge trout and then down to Cave Falls. It is so pretty. There had been a rock fall since last time we were there so you couldn't get back to the cave. Jeff can never resist a swim in the freezing water.







A big thanks to Grandma for keeping Dylan entertained in the back seat (even if there were a few milk explosions/feeding tube mishaps!) It was a great trip!

Thanksgiving Point Barn

We went to the Barn a few weeks ago. It was so fun with Dylan. He loved the animals and wanted to touch every single one.



This cow didn't seem to mind him too much. Dylan was snuggling right up during feeding time.



The goats were the favorite of the day. I'm surprised that we left with all of our fingers. They are fiesty little buggers! Dylan constantly giggled and didn't seem to mind.


Jeff getting up close and personal. You wouldn't catch me doing that. By this time my allergies were in full effect and my eyes starting to swell!



My two cute boys on Dylan's first pony ride. So cute!

Little Rascal

So I have been so terrible about keeping up on the blog lately. Once I get behind I feel like a never will get caught up so... then I just ignore it and look at other friend's blogs! So I am going to be better. I must, of course, update about my little man. He is a RASCAL. An adorable one. He is non stop from the moment he wakes up these days. He leaves a trail of messes behind him and I do my best to clean up after the bubba. Alas (sigh)...some nights we look around and it looks like a tornado ran through the house.
One of his favorite past times is to tip the garbage cans over, empty them out and climb inside. So don't be alarmed when you come to our house and see garbage cans sitting on top of tables and what not. The ones that I leave on the floor have to have to be moved to a new spot every few days in hopes that Dylan won't take notice of them!



So the Eye Dr tells me that he doesn't think that he is going to need glasses...we'll see since he insists on watching tv like this a large majority of the time.



DVD towers. Not a grand idea with a toddler. He now tips over the entire tower. Once the mess is there he could care less, but once you clean it up it starts all over! Jeff and I will be finding a new spot for these shortly.



This little man loves the fireplace and loves to make big black soot messes all over. I have strategically blocked this finger painting disaster and Dylan is doing his best to try to figure out how to get in.

So I have decided that toilet paper is a necessary evil.



Step #1 Unroll until I have a giant wad at my feet. Then spin the cardboard roll a few times.



Step #2 Play in it for a few minutes until Mom notices that I am being too quiet. Uh oh I got caught.



Step #3 Pick it up like you are going to hand it to Mom and give her my little grin that I know she can't resist.

He is a wild and crazy boy and we are loving every minute of it!

Firsts!

We had a little adjusted birthday party for Dylan. His birthday was supposed to be May 6th instead of Feb. 12. So we took him to the zoo for the first time to celebrate. Dylan loved it! He loves animals so much. He was quite nervous at the giraffe. They are odd and very large to a little man I suppose. He held on to Jeff so tight, shook his head no, and babbled at them, and then hid his head in Jeff's shoulder. It was so funny. He did it over and over. That was the only animal he didn't care for. His favorite ones were the elephant, tiger, and the monkeys.


Dylan relaxing. This is how he sat every time he was in his stroller. Just chillin with his feet up.




Look Mom and Dad...No hands




Dylan waving at the tiger. The tiger was so active. Dylan was getting so excited watching him.


We of course had a birthday cake. D loved the frosting.

We also recently went to the Aquarium. It was so fun. It seemed very fitting since Dylan said his first word. His Daddy couldn't be more excited. It wasn't mom or dad. It was FISH!