Park City

We spent the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Snowball in Park City. We had such a good time! We went up on Saturday evening and Weston promptly began his exploration of the hotel. He slept all through the night in his pack and play, thank goodness. :) On Sunday we found the local church and went to the morning sacrament meeting then got the room ready for guests. All the aunts and uncles and cousins in the Salt Lake area came up for dinner that night. We had B and T, Jessica and Colby and their 4 kids, Nicole and Greg and their 2 kids, Blake and Chad from BYU, and us. It was a fun evening. That day we went for a walk around the grounds outside and saw some real live horses! We also played with the jumbo chess set. Weston wasn't really interested in that until he discovered that some of the pieces were big horses then he worked on getting all four horses to the center and trying to ride them. It was rather amusing. Today we shopped at the outlet stores and spent some more time visiting with grandma and grandpa. Weston was very sweet with his great grandparents and let them hold him and doled out kisses and hugs (on my command of course). We even got Grandpa singing to him on video. Anyway, all in all a great little getaway and visit with family. Here are some highlights.

Weston on the ginormous chess board. :)
Look Mom! I found a horse and I will try to ride it like a real cowboy.
Weston and I walking out to the real horse corral.
Weston loved the elevator and would stand really still and get this exact look on his face.
Weston playing with his Great Grandpa Snowball.

Haircut

I finally gave Weston his first haircut at home. After going to the barber a couple times I decided this was entirely too expensive, so we gave it a whirl this afternoon. It turned out pretty good. I did it all one length with the clippers, so it didn't require much skill, but I think I will do the back and sides with a shorter clip in the bath tonight so it looks a little cleaner. Also, these pics were taken on our new couch in the den, which we are loving! Woo hoo for Craigslist. :)

Silly Weston

Life has been busy, but we had a quiet Sunday afternoon all together last weekend and it's always funny to watch what interests Weston. He has been learning so much. While Auntie Mel was here a few weeks ago he learned how to climb up into chairs and also how to pucker his lips to kiss (apparently Auntie Mel is an expert teacher). Recent new words include dog, read, work, milk, book, and go. Here are some silly pics of things he's learned and his general nuttiness. Weston is on a headlamp kick, but usually he pulls it really low so it scrunches up his eyes.
He found the Harry Potter glasses from when we went to the party in NYC for the 6th book.
Weston loves to color, but only knows the names for yellow and purple.

Weston doing a somewhat weak pucker to give mama a kiss. He didn't want to perform I guess.

Babies

Wow, well, i think it's officially time to make the announcement to all who check this blog and don't already know, so all 2 of you. ;) Anyway, Ian and I are excited that we are expecting Bowles Baby #2 in March of next year, which sounds like ages away! So far so good with the pregnancy. I heard the heartbeat for the first time today. At my last appointment it was too early, but we got to see some early pics of "it". We honestly can't decide if we want it to be a boy or a girl. I want a girl just to have a girl, but it would be fun for Weston to have a little brother to hang out with and we have all the clothes and bedding and toys for a boy, so that would be nice too. Anyway, we wont find out what gender it is until the first week of november, but we'll keep you posted.

Family Pics

Ok I guess the family pictures that we took got uploaded from the camera onto a laptop from Ian's work, but i tracked them down and here is our favorite. We had a really nice weekend. I had Saturday off of work for the first time in 6 weeks! Yay! To celebrate a break in both our work schedules, Ian and I went to the Sanctuary Day Spa and did this amazing couples package complete with side by side massages, a 30 minute private whirlpool bubble bath, cheesecake and strawberries and a really cool starry sky ceiling. Anyway, it was very relaxing and indulgent and we enjoyed every minute of it. Someday we will have to do it again.
After our spa afternoon, we went to some friends' house to watch the BYU-UCLA game, which was a close, but disappointing loss. It was still pretty fun though. Sunday was chill and relaxed and we are having beautiful 70's weather! Well, I hope everyone else had a great weekend too. Back to daily business today, grocery shopping, mopping the floors, you know, the fun stuff.

Auntie Mel

Weston had his Auntie Mel staying with us for the last week and a half and we had a really nice time. We met Brad the boyfriend and hung out and were silly. Mel watched Weston while I worked which was great. He's quite the angel once mom's not around. Mel left this morning to head back up to Rexburg to move into her apartment and get ready for the fall semester at BYU-I. I am alone once again and really should be cleaning up this house of mine, but who wants to do that?
We had a huge storm on Tuesday and Wednesday and so now there's a branch the size of a small tree collapsed on our lawn, but yard cleanup is going to have to wait until Saturday morning. I am finally seeing a break in my work schedule this month! I am so excited. My co-rec therapist is back a couple days a week now so i have a few more days off than before, including some saturdays! We are all pretty stoked about it. Well, we took some family pics while Mel was here, but I can't find them on the computer at the moment, so I will have to post them later. Mel taught Weston to say her name and also he said his first "sentence": dada work. :) He's learning so much and is such a big boy. Anyway, it was a fun week having Mel here and of course, finally meeting Brad. I'm on the hunt for the pics to post, so keep checking back.

Update

DJ Weston playing with Dad's headphones while he was working from home.

Don't interrupt me, I'm rockin out!

He cried when we took the headphones away finally.

Wow, so we have had a lot going on in the last almost month since I posted. First of all, I got a new job! This is great news, since I had been looking for a recreation therapy job in Salt Lake for about 4 months. I am working at Highland Ridge Hospital with substance abuse and psych patients. So far it's really been great. The drawback is that I have to work full time for a couple months while the girl I work with is on maternity leave. It is much harder than I had anticipated, being away from Weston and my home so much. I swear I get nothing done around the house anymore. By the time I am home and everyone has had something to eat and I get Weston in bed I don't have the energy to do anything productive. So, I am looking forward to October when I will be able to cut back to part time again.
About a week after I started my new job I went on a trip to Houston, TX all by myself to visit my friend Kathryn and her 8 week old newborn. It was indescribably nice to get a break from work, the house, Weston and all that entails. I also enjoyed cuddling a new baby but not being responsible for getting up with it in the night! :) Anyway, I had a wonderful time and came back feeling really refreshed and ready to face the next couple months. Weston missed his mommy though and has been really clingy ever since I got back.
The day after I returned Weston and I picked up Ian's mom from the airport. She came from Oregon to spend a week with Weston. She babysat while Ian and I worked. Weston was such a good boy for his Grandma . . . when mom wasn't home. As soon as I got home he would fuss and grab my leg if Grandma even suggested they read a book together! I think i may have created a stage 4 clinger. I loved having Grandma here to watch Weston and have dinner cooking or on the table when I got home. She was so helpful and she got some quality alone time with Weston, so that was fun. Grandma went home on Monday and so I am finally getting around to sorting through the mail from when I was gone and trying to find the electric bill and reconnecting with Weston and posting on my blog! So, to make a long story long, that is what has been going on in the Bowles' Household. I didn't really mention where Ian fell into this and that is mainly that he has been swamped at work and has been working long hours, but still got to spend a lot of time with Weston while I was away. I was so impressed and grateful at how clean and tidy the house was when i got home from TX. I have so little faith, but I really am married to an amazing husband and father. Here are a few pics from the last month.

Glen and a happy little Kaden.

Me and a sleepy Kaden at the Barney's in TX. I finally got some color at the pool!

Me and my friend Kathryn and her little bundle of baby.