Shaggy

Feb 23 - Haircut day for James and Wyatt

The boys were long over due!  As usual - Dad and James petitioned to not cut much of James' hair.  He is growing out his surfing hair again for the summer.  Sigh.  What's a Mom to do?

Before

Before

This was Wyatt's first official haircut.  He wasn't nervous at all!  He was such a good boy!  He jumped right up in the chair and did his very best to sit still and listen to the barber.

After
I can see his eyes!!!

After
Wyatt prefers to wear his spikey!

Wyatt is 3!!!

There is NO way this sweet boy can be 3!  He is my baby!  Wyatt is such a sweet, sweet boy.  Never was there a boy more loving and caring as Big Wy.  He is good right down to his toes.   

He loves to snuggle.  I have been afraid this trait will leave him someday and he will have had enough love from Mom and Dad, but so far he hasn't budged in this regard.  I hope he never does!

One of his favorite things is to be outside.  He often will drag his cars outside to race them on the driveway or bury them in the dirt.  And when he tires of that, he takes off his shoes and socks and tries to bury himself in the dirt!  He also can't resist a puddle or water of any kind.  Often I'll catch him outside floating sticks or loading tractors of dirt into the animals' water dishes!  He is just all boy!  

Any ball will hold his attention!  He enjoys playing basketball with Dad and baseball with James.  He also always requests a Dad wrestle!  One of his (ok, THE) most favorite person on this planet is Dad!  Through and through he is Daddy's boy.  He always asks JL if they can "ride in the big truck to kick up mud!"  Any errand Dad runs, or any place Dad goes - Big Wy is right there with him.  No questions asked - he just wants to go where Dad goes no matter where that happens to be.  

He is talking more and more lately.  Most of it strangers can understand.  But there is still some of it that I have to translate.  And some of it even still that I don't even understand.  But he always has a way of communicating with us what he's trying to say.  Usually it is "Pop, mom?"  Or "Can I have a cookie?"  He has a giant sweet tooth!  ;-)

His birthday fell on a Saturday this year.  The exact same Saturday his Dad and I had tickets to the boat show.  So we decided to make a weekend out of it and start celebrating on Friday.

We took him bowling Friday night - and he loved it!!  He did an impression of a bowling ball before we left the house... he'd get down on the floor and curl up in a ball.  Then he'd roll around and say "Bowling ball - bowling ball!"  It was really cute.  

Saturday we had to start the day - first thing! - with presents.  Wyatt had been so so excited all week to open the Cars wrapping paper!  

He picked these out himself about 2 days before his birthday.  He insisted he had to have them for his special day but that he'd forget and be surprised to open them.  HA!

After presents, me and Dad and Codeman slipped away for a little boat shopping.

Sunday we had our family party.  We had cake and sang and played with presents.

We also played outside in the warm weather

Wyatt is the goodness of the family!  He is a genuine sweetheart.  Loving and caring and always bringing a smile to everyones faces.  I can't imagine my day without a Super Wy giggle or one of his silly faces.  We love him so so very much!  He is such a blessing!

PS - if you happened to notice that Wyatt was in the same shirt all 3 days, you get a prize!  He loves Cars so much that he insisted he wear the same shirt each day of his party celebration!

Big Wy Turns 2!

Holy Cow! My baby is two! How did this happen? I know it's totally cliche, but time really does go by way too stinkin' fast! My kids are getting so big. It's scary!

Wyatt seems like a 4 year old to me. He can do so many more things at his age than his siblings could. I guess being the 3rd has major advantages!

We had a nice little family party for him on his big day. I made some of his favorite foods (ham sandwiches, pasta salad, jello) for dinner and topped it off with cream filled cupcakes! Yum!

On the morning of his big day
The cupcake project.
They are SO good!
All the kids jumped for quite some time after James got home from school. Wyatt LOVES to jump, so everyone was willing to make his day special.


Present time!

Wyatt got a green light saber. Now he can sword fight with Darth James.



Basketball jam right before bed.
The next morning, he woke up ready to go!
And cute as ever!

A few words he says often:
Ba bel - Isabel
Dames - James
Dink - Drink
Bookkkk - book (he loves to draw out the K!)
Ye Haw - Horse
Memow - Cat
Meat - meat!

Some fun things about Wyatt at 2:
He loves to sing! He also loves to dance and groove to songs with Izzy and Mamma.
He continues to be mellow and happy all the time.
He loves Lightning McQueen and usually goes around the house saying "Queen!"
He also loves strawberry milk and bananas. But his favorite thing in the world is meat! He'll actually ask for MEAT!
He's my best eater, by far!
He loves to jump on the trampoline. He constantly will drag James by the arm saying "Dames - swing?"
He loves animals. Mostly the kittens, but he also loves June Bug and Pancho.
He can sing the ABC song. It's not really clear - but the tune is definitely there.
He loves tractors and football!
He can get water for himself out of the fridge dispenser. He can also empty the dishwasher and set the table.
He is accident prone! This kid will climb and fall off of anything.
He absolutely loves his big brother. They sword fight and wrestle and play silly games at night when they are suppose to be sleeping!
He is pure delight! We all love him to pieces!

Bonding

Isabel and Wyatt are really bonding lately. I wondered how Izzy would do while James was at school - he was such a big part of her daily fun and entertainment. I'd say the first week was super hard on her. She missed James a lot and asked about him often. She'd wander around asking me what she could do almost like she was lost without her leader to show her how to play and tell her what to do.

Lately though, she has really found herself and has discovered that while James' is away - she's the boss! Not much has changed for Wyatt - other than it's Isabel bossing him around now instead of James. :)

Isabel loves to read to her kitty. She's also started reading books to Wyatt. Often she will get out a big picture book, call him over, and the two of them will take turns pointing and saying the name of the objects. Warms my heart.
Wyatt loves looking at books with trucks, tractors, and cars in it. He will sit for quite a while and make "brroom vroomm woo woo" sounds. I am a huge fan of this stage (I remember when James was in it!)
Isabel is huge into fashion right now. She's selective about what clothes she wears, and often times will change 2 to 3 times a day! She also loves to have her hair all prettied up. Today - she wanted every clip we have in her hair at the same time. I have to admit - she's got style!
Wyatt likes to sit in Isabel's room and play while she plays dress up and dolls.
Speaking of dress up, this was her earlier this morning. I pulled out all her small clothes to box up. She found this dress and immediately put it on. Then she threw a fit about it still fitting her and how she wanted to keep it out of the box so she could dance around in it. She finally was content to simply play in it for a few hours before she took it off and I snuck it back into the box :)
Izzy and Wy Guy playing magnets while I fixed lunch. The two of them get along really well. Isabel takes care of and helps Wyatt a lot of the time. She has taken on the role of my main helper quite well. She loves to play "mom" and she's great at always completing a task with a smile and a song!

PS - Every one of these pictures (except for the first one) is from today. Do you notice that Isabel has been in 3 different outfits? Seriously, she cracks me up!

Sponge

Wyatt Burp is in that fun stage of being the human sponge. His favorite thing in the whole world to do right now is follow James and Isabel around mimicking their every move and every sound.


It's really cute - but it is changing him somewhat. He's turning into a little boy! I'm not ready for this to happen! He use to be so cuddly and lovey and willing to do whatever I asked. Now, taking a cue from his brother, he usually will growl at me or giggle and then run away when I ask him to cuddle me. Sniff Sniff. He's getting way too independent. I don't like it a bit! :)

Kickers

Wyatt inherited James' old boots. And boy, does he love them!

Wy Guy

Wyatt officially started walking last Monday (3/7/11). He always could since he took his first steps a while back, it's just he didn't want to. He was so much faster at crawling!

Well, crawling is now pretty much a thing of the past. He tromps everywhere now! We bought him some shoes on Saturday, but he wont' wear them. He prefers to be barefoot!

In additional Wyatt news - he's communicating with us. He can nod his head yes, or shake it for no. And he knows which is which and when to use them. Ask him if he wants a banana (he currently LOVES those) and he will nod like crazy. But ask him if he wants a pickle, and he'll shake his head! It's terribly handy and really cute.

He tells me now when he's done with his milk, when he's all done with dinner, and when he has stinky pants. It's great to have a peek into his little mind!

Here he is in his Sunday best :)