A Day at the Zoo

Yesterday Mike took the day off and we took Will to the Dallas Zoo. We have a family membership so we will be going back often. Will loved it and was amazed by all the animals. I am pretty sure he pointed to every four legged animal he saw and called it "dog". It was funny! His favorite thing was the penguins. He loved watching them swim around and he got a kick out of seeing them jump into the water. I can't wait to take him back again!

Will checking out Jenny the Elephant

Watching the penguins swim
Looking for more penguins

Will and his souvenir from the Zoo, a stuffed gorilla

This is Will's latest obsession. He loves being pushed around in his buggy. On Monday he cried because it was raining and he couldn't go outside in it. He sat around in it inside the house instead. Luckily the sun came out yesterday and he got to ride around the neighborhood.

Wedding Slideshow

Here is the link to John and Kara's wedding slideshow. It is awesome! Kym at F8 Studio did a great job, as always.

http://www.karalovesjohn.com/

There are tons of great pictures, and a couple of really cute ones of Will. Check them out!

Shower for Sara

My mom came in town over the weekend because we hosted a baby shower for my sweet friend Sara. Sara and I have known each other since we were two and she is a very special friend to me! She is having a little girl, Stella Jane, in January. I can't wait for her to get here!! The shower was lots of fun and Sara got a lot of great stuff for Stella. Here is a picture of the precious cake! I love all the PINK!

And here is a random picture of Will being silly.....

15 Months

Will had his 15 Month appointment yesterday and he is doing great. He had to get some shots so he was not very happy about that! Here are his stats:

Height: 32 1/2 in. - 85th percentile

Weight: 22 lbs. 13 oz. - 25th percentile

Likes: reading books, playing outside on his playground, climbing up the stairs and sliding down backwards, playing with the dogs, watching Sesame Street, sorting shapes, puzzles, and throwing anything he can get his hands on. He is ALL boy.

Dislikes: diaper changes, getting out of the bath, and most green vegetables except green beans

Happy 15 Months William! You are a very sweet boy and we love you so much!

The dogs are making sure he makes it down the slide okay :)

Will and Jill

I had a wonderful weekend, thanks to a visit from one of my dear friends, Jill. Jill flew in from Chicago on Friday and we got to hang out all day Friday and Sunday. It was so nice to talk, go to lunch, do some shopping and spend time with a good friend. Will thought Jill was awesome, I am sad I forgot to get a picture of the two of them together. Jill, we love you, come back soon!!

Saturday was a rough day. I am so sad that Sam got hurt again and the Sooners lost. Will slept through the first half of the game, but he did get to watch the second half. Sadly, it was not a Sooner victory, but next week will be better! Here is Will cheering on the Sooners....

Touchdown Sooners!!

The Sooners are still #1

On Sunday John and Kara came by to pick up some wedding gifts that got sent to our house. They brought a video of their helicopter tour they did in Maui. It was soooo cool! I want to go back to Maui so badly, maybe in a few years. They also brought Will two really cute shirts from Maui, they are the sweetest!! They are going to babysit Will next weekend, Will is super excited!

Playing with Emma

Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday we took Will to the pumpkin patch, one of my favorite fall traditions! We took him to the same pumpkin patch last year, and it was fun to see how much more interested in everything he was this time. He loved looking at all the different pumpkins, feeling the hay and climbing all over everything. He picked out a few small pumpkins for us to take home. We put him in his Halloween costume for a few pictures, this year he is going to be a cowboy!

Picking out pumpkins

Cowboy Will

Daddy and Will

Mommy and Will

Watch out for Will!

Will is on the move! His walking has really improved in the last week, now he is wanting to walk everywhere! I am so proud of him!

Wedding Weekend

My little brother got married on Saturday and everything was perfect! The wedding was beautiful and the reception was so much fun. I can't believe he is all grown up and married! :) Will did a great job as the ring bearer and didn't cause a scene during the ceremony, so I am very happy about that. He looked so cute in his little tuxedo and got many compliments. The entire weekend was wonderful and I am sad it is over. My parents left today to drive back to Colorado. Will is going to miss them so much. He loved having lots of people to play with him last week! Here are a few pictures from the wedding, I will post more once I get them.

Kara getting ready

Me and my brother

Cutest Ring Bearer

Will is ready to go home

Our Family

New Playground

My parents are staying with us all week to get ready for my brother's wedding this weekend, and they brought Will a new playground! My dad put it together today and Will loves it. He especially likes going down the slide, and crawling through the little door on the bottom level. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa! Will loves you both very much!

Haircut #5

Will got his haircut today so now he is all ready for John and Kara' s wedding next weekend. As you can see, he was not very interested in getting his photo taken.

First Day of Mother's Day Out

Will went to his first day of Mother's Day Out on Friday. They said he did great and had a lot of fun playing with the other kids. I was so nervous about his first day, I can't believe he is growing up so fast. I only cried a little bit in the car after I dropped him off. Will didn't cry at all and didn't even notice I was gone! I am happy he is going to Mother's Day Out so he can interact with other kids and learn to socialize, especially since he stays home with me and only goes to Gymboree class once a week. Now he has multiple weekly activities and I think it will be really good for him. When I went to pick him up, there was a cute little art project sitting by his backpack. He made me a very wonderful painting. :) The teachers said he was happy the whole time and I know he is excited to go back next week!

Will's new backpack and lunchbox

Getting excited for his first day
Checking out his backpack
Will and one of his teachers
Will's beautiful painting :)

Will's First Steps

Will has made a lot of progress with his walking in the past two days. Last night he stood up on his own (without pulling up on anything) and tonight he stood and took a good 4 or 5 steps on his own! Of course, I missed the first steps he took, but I got out the video camera and got him doing a few more steps. I am so proud of him! Maybe he'll be able to walk down the aisle at John and Kara's wedding in 3 weeks.

Will and I are so ready for the fall! I got him some new Halloween pajamas and he wore them tonight, I think he looks adorable in them. Today I washed all of his new fall clothes and I am pretty sure he has the cutest fall wardrobe ever. I can't wait for it to cool down so he can wear some of his new stuff. Tonight he read lots of books and watched the big thunderstorm out the back door. He loves watching the rain!

Reading his Bible from Mel

Shooting Hoops

Watching the rain

Crazy Weekend

This weekend was a crazy one! First, I would like to say congrats to Kelly and Bill on the birth of Brady Robert Love! He was born on Sunday night and we are all SO excited. I am so happy to be an aunt again and Will is excited to have another cousin in the family. Brady and Kelly are doing great and I think they might get to go home from the hospital tomorrow.

Brady Robert Love

6 lbs. 11 oz. 19 3/4 in. long

The rest of the weekend was pretty busy, I went to a lingerie shower for Kara on Saturday, then the Sooners played (a very sad night for us). Sunday we went to swim at the Country Club with Gran and Grandad, Monday we went to see Brady at the hospital and had family dinner at Gran and Grandad's house. We also went to see my brother and Kara's new condo downtown, it is SO nice!!! Will loved it and had fun crawling around and checking everything out. Michael has the day off today, so we are going to run some errands and have a nice, relaxing day. Here are some pictures of Will from the weekend. Please excuse the red spot on his head, we were outside a lot last week and I think he got a spider bite! Poor guy!

Cheering on the Sooners

Mr. Cool

Playing at Gran and Grandad's

Morning Ride

This morning Will took a ride in his red wagon, while wearing his pajamas. Such a tough life! :)