Provo

Yesterday the boys and I took a day trip down to Provo. The main purpose of the trip was to visit with my old college roomies, but I decided to go early and spend the whole afternoon there. I told Weston that we were going to go to BYU and he was so excited. He said "we go see the bell tower?" "we go see the Wilk?" "we go see Cosmo?" How does he know about all these BYU icons you may ask? Well, he has a book about BYU that has pictures of several of the buildings and things you would find at BYU. It also has pictures of Cosmo in it and he has seen pictures of me and Ian with Cosmo from our college days. I told him we wouldn't get to see Cosmo this time, but we would go see the other things from his book.

We went to the Wilk and had lunch at the cougareat and then wandered the bookstore and bought a t-shirt and a mini BYU basketball for Weston and some BYU fudge for me (yummy). We had a little bit of time to kill and the weather was less than ideal yesterday, so Weston played with his basketball in a big open area in the Wilk for a little while. After that we popped in on my Aunt Pam who works for the Engineering Dept. We visited for a little bit and I borrowed her office to nurse Davin.

Next we drove over to Aunt Pam's house to visit with a couple of my cousins, Kim and Kathryn. We had a nice time. We were pushing naptime for Weston by then, but he was still being surprisingly good. After our chatty visit we headed over to my friend, Lisa's apartment. Weston was super tired by then and not coping all that well. A few minutes after we got to Lisa's I layed him down on her bed for a little nap, but he only got about 30 minutes and woke up cranky. Oh well. It was so fun to catch up and talk with old friends. Alexis was in town to defend her thesis, so she was there with her new baby boy, Theo, who is 2 weeks younger than Dav. Then our friend, Liz, came with her 2 kids and her pregnant belly to hang out. It was a little bit of a madhouse towards the end, but definitely worth it. I miss those girls. Good times in the dorms and beyond. It is fun to see how all of our lives have changed in the 7 years since we all lived in Taylor Hall.

We drove straight from Provo to YW and didn't make it home until after 8pm, so it was a long day for the boys and we are making up for it today with nice long naps. :) I had a great time on our Provo adventure and Weston is talking all about BYU today and wearing his new shirt. It was fun being back in Provo for a bit, but I have to be honest that I'm glad I've moved on.

Before we left for Provo we passed the morning in the fort that we built in the den. Weston was a big fan.
Kathryn has a gift with children and Davin was no exception. She made him smile and laugh the whole time we were there.
Lex and Theo, Lisa, me and Davin (Weston was in the midst of his mini nap at the time)
Me and Lex and the baby boys.
Theo and Davin, born 2 weeks apart (Theo's younger but could definitely take Davin in a wrestling match, and almost did).

Full O' Fun

After our bummer Memorial Day weekend I was determined to plan something fun to do this last Saturday, so that morning we packed up a picnic and headed over to Wheeler Historic Farm. As we pulled up we noticed hundreds more cars than would be typical for a Saturday morning at 10:15am and discovered that there was a classic car show going on at the park adjacent to the farm. We had to park a little further away, but it ended up being a really fun outing.
By the time we left, Weston was kind of a basketcase, but after a long afternoon nap we decided he might be up for some more fun. We went to Cafe Rio for an early dinner and then took Weston to see his first official movie at a movie theater. We went to see "Horton Hears a Who" at the dollar theater. They had booster seats for him and I brought some candy to keep him occupied. He was riveted for about 40 minutes then got antsy and came to me and said, "we all done, Mom?" It was like, um no we have about half the movie left. He still behaved really well and enjoyed it for the most part. Ian and I thought the movie was really fun. So that was our fun-filled Saturday topped off with Weston's visit to the park with Ian for his Superman photo shoot. :)

Driving the blue tractor.
He was quite the chatter box about the brown cow and he could reach to pet his ear, so he told all the other strangers in the vicinity about it.
This was a major highlight of Weston's day. He got to sit in the digger and pretend to drive.
We think he's pretty darn cute.
Weston liked to lean down and say "Hi pig" or "Hi cow" and then wait for an answer. It was pretty funny. I loved that the one brown pig was seriously sleeping in that tub of water.
Davin was a trooper and slept the entire time we were at the Farm.
Weston liked the tractors way more than the animals. There were 3 different tractors that he could climb up on. He sat in every one. He also liked the BIG wheels.
Eating our picnic lunch at the park. It was perfect weather.
Ok, so funny. Weston chased this duck all around the grass for about 10 minutes straight. Finally I told him that the duck didn't want to be caught and he unhappily gave up.
Checking out the baby chickens.
In front of the movie poster at the theater.
This is Davin today. He was just looking so cute and grown up so I had to take some pictures. He is 10 weeks today.

Giving My Kid A Complex

Does anyone else think this may come back to haunt me later?

So, Weston and I have been watching parts of Superman Returns as of late (mostly the part with the airplane, as it is in fact Superman + Airplane vs. Gravity, and not Superman vs. Evil Mean Person). Neither Weston nor the 10-year-old trapped inside of me seem to get tired of watching this 5 minute sequence. Oh, we do also watch the scene where he stops the bank robbers who have the big gun. One might think this violates the original postulate of no Superman vs. Evil Guys....One would, however, be wrong. You see, these would-be bank robbers never say anything...(who knows, maybe they were going to give the money to the orphanage) and they also never actually "fight" with Superman. Yes, they do fire their insane gatling gun at him, and one even shoots him point blank in the eye... (which is totally cool to watch)... but is that really "fighting" Superman? Saying they lost that fight with Superman is like saying I lost the Utah Republican Primary to Mitt Romney (It was the hair wasn't it...I knew it).

Where was I? Oh yes, so we watch these parts of the movie a few times a week. I decided we hadn't ever gotten any really good shots of Weston in the cape my mom made for him, and it was high time we did. (This is about as close to naming any of my offspring Kal-El as I think I will ever get, but I am ok with that). So this evening, after getting home from our movie outing (I will let Shan fill you in on the full days events), Weston and I walked over to the park with camera in hand and cape on shoulders. He was pretty good posing for pictures. After we were "done" he kept the cape on while playing on the playground – informing anyone who would listen that he was in fact Superman. He would also then say "To infinity and beyond."

.....To his credit, Superman doesn't really say anything worth yelling right before he flies off in the movie.

"Tee" Ball

Ok, so how ghetto is this? Weston got a little plastic bat and ball set at the dollar store and is in love with it, but he's not that skilled at hitting the ball when I throw it to him yet. So in order to help him play with his new toy with less frustration, Ian made him a "tee." Yes, it is made from a piece of rain gutter attached to a board. Nice. Weston loves it though and it was cheap as free.

I love how Weston is not even looking at the ball he just hit. The whole hand-eye coordination thing isn't really all there yet.
He also loves to throw the bat up in the air. It quite often lands on his head.
Also, Ian set up the new patio table. Yay! I love it and can't wait to eat outside all summer (and to get rid of the old patio table so we have room).

DavCam

Here is a live feed of Davin in his swing.
If he starts crying... Please call us.

Thanks,
The Management

Teeth!

Weston had his first visit to the dentist yesterday. I had kind of been putting off taking him in since he turned 2, but thanks to my sister's blog post about her kids' first visit, I was inspired to bite the bullet and see how Weston's teeth are doing. We made an appointment at a pediatric dentist the day after Weston saw his cousins' pics at the dentist. He was so excited to go too. The night after he had his bad dream I asked him what he was going to think about while he was falling asleep and he thought for a second, then said, "the dentist!" It was so cute.

The office was all nautical themed. Complete with a play boat in the waiting area. Weston had a blast playing in the boat and then when it was our turn to go back they had Nemo playing on the TV screens set into the ceiling. Weston loved that he got his own headphones to listen to the movie. He was not a huge fan of the polishing paste they use to clean your teeth and kept trying to spit it out, but he didn't cry or anything. He was great and sat very still for his x-rays.

The dentist was a little more brusque and a little less gentle than the hygienist and Weston kind of freaked out when the dentist sprayed air on his back molars, but he calmed down pretty quick. I was actually kind of surprised that the dentist wasn't more kid-friendly. He didn't explain anything he was doing to Weston, but I guess his time is more in demand. Just before we left Weston got a flouride varnish treatment. It tasted yucky and all the way home he sucked on his waterbottle and said "bleh bleh." He couldn't eat solid food for 6 hours after his appointment, so we ran a couple errands then picked up a frosty at Wendy's. By the time he woke up from his nap he could have real food again, but that was kind of a pain.

There were no major problems with his teeth. He had a start to a cavity on his back molar, but the dentist said not to worry about it and just brush his back teeth extra good. Weston was very excited about getting a new Eyeore toothbrush and getting to pick a toy out of the treasure chest when he was done. Overall I would say a pretty successful first dentist appointment.

Weston was having an off day as far as smiling for the camera goes, so here's the best we got:

Playing on the boat in the waiting room.
Laying in the "chair" (more like a bench) and watching Nemo with his personal headphones.
Davin was awake the whole time but was a real trooper and didn't fuss much at all.

Memorial Day Weekend!

Ok, I have to be honest, I thought our Memorial Day weekend could have been better. We didn't do a whole lot and every day this weekend felt like every other day of my life except that Ian was home for most of it. On Saturday I took Weston grocery shopping with me and then Ian went and helped our friends get their front yard ready to be re-seeded. That night they came over for dinner and hung out for a bit. That was pretty fun. Sunday Ian had to speak so he was busy all morning preparing his talk (if you didn't already know, Ian's a bit of a procrastinator when it comes to things like this). Sunday afternoon Ian and I took some pics of just us to send to his sister, Aly, for a project she is working on at school. We didn't have a single picture of just the two of us since our last anniversary, so it was high time we took some more. It was actually pretty fun and felt like doing engagement pics again. :)

Monday dawned rainy and cold. Weston was up at 6:45 and therefore so was I. Ian and I took turns running errands without the kids all morning. Ian went and picked up our new patio furniture set, so that was pretty exciting, but it's not all set up yet. It will be so nice to have actual chairs to sit in instead of camp chairs. I will post pics when we get it all put together and outside. Ian and I both napped while the boys napped in the afternoon, then after naptime we went over to the church and played with Ian's RC truck and Weston brought his soccer ball. Last night we started watching National Treasure, but didn't make it through the whole thing before I decided I'd better get some sleep instead.

WARNING: the following paragraph is about Weston's constipation. If you have a weak stomach, do not read.
Weston was not feeling good all day Monday. Poor kid hadn't pooped since Friday, so every half hour or so he would fuss and say he didn't feel good and go lay down on the couch wanting me to tuck him in with his blanket and Elmo and Duckie. I figured running around at the church would get things moving for him, but he refused to poop. I thought for sure we would be up with him in the night, but he slept all night long. First thing this morning he was crying and curled up on the couch. Luckily late last night Ian went to the pharmacy and got a toddler enema. So we gave it to him this morning and he cried and didn't poop . . . STILL. I was waiting until 8 for the doctor's office to open so I could make him an appointment when he curled up and was actually pushing. After pushing for a few minutes he all of a sudden sat up and threw up all over the throw pillow (luckily only getting a tiny bit on the couch). It was pretty traumatic, but after the pooping and the throwing up he felt almost 100% better and has been fine the rest of the day. I have renewed determination to make sure he eats lots of fruit and fiber. :)

Hubby and me in our living room.
Hanging out on the hammock out back.
Davin loves Mama kisses!
Weston being tickled by and playing with Becca and Alann Saturday night.

Weston making good use of his bubble gun Sunday afternoonPlaying at the church on Memorial Day. This is the best pic I could get in the crappy cultural hall lighting zoomed in from the stage. :)