Independence Day

Oh, what a great time we had this 4th of July. (Even though we actually celebrated it on the 3rd) Here's our timeline of the day...

7:00am- My niece, Kylie, and I ran in the Kanab Fun Run 5k! This was my first run of any kind and it was actually fun! It meant a lot to me to have James & the boys waiting for us at the finish line. :)

8:00am- Breakfast following the run provided by The Lions Club.

10:00am- Kanab 4th of July Parade. This parade cracks me up. It reminds me just how small our town is. We have floats that say "Brown Family" with all the relatives on it. So cute. And the fire trucks always spray the spectators with tons of water. This year, the fire truck and forest service truck got in a big water fight. That was pretty entertaining. Although, David's favorite part of the parade was chasing after all the candy the people in the floats threw.

12:00pm- Boys' naptime! :)

3:00pm- BBQ with just our family, and that was actually quite nice. Then James & David got into a water fight in the backyard with the hose. So funny!

6:00pm- Head over to the park to get a good spot for the firework show. We just hung out with all our neighborhood friends and the boys got to play for a few hours. David especially liked the water fountains that all the kids play in. He got soaked! So much fun!

10:00pm- Firework Show! Steven didn't enjoy the first few minutes of this. He screamed, but Daddy stood up with him and called him down. He was fine about half-way through. David loved the fireworks. He kept his ears plugged, but he shouted out all the different colors of the fireworks. (Sorry I don't have any pictures of the actual fireworks) Good times!

Random Acts of Cuteness

Just wanted to dive into my archived photos that I have yet to post on Blogger. There is always something going on at The West House! :) Enjoy!

Big boy fell asleep in Mommy & Daddy's bed

David had a blast with his cousins and his $5 Buzz Lightyear Slip 'N Slide

Cousin Kylie showing how it's done

Cousin Candice's turn

Steven didn't love it

Playing in the whale pool

Run David Run!

Our very own Woody & Buzz

David was trying to fill up the cup with water to drink... poor kid didn't realize there were 4 large holes on the bottom! :)

Playing in the mud, before we planted flowers.

Have you ever seen something so cute all covered in mud???

I walked in on David trying to go potty at my parent's house back in April. Hilarious! That was when I decided to try potty training. It just took me a couple months to prepare myself. :)

Pizza Night!

Peek-A-Boo

Caught red-handed!

David discovered the best part of the cereal... the milk at the end!

"Duck!!"

So innocent... looking! :)

POTTY TIME!!!

Hello all! Just had to post about our latest exciting news at our house. David is potty training! And he is doing great! Despite being told we should wait until he is 3, we just felt like he may be ready now. We started last week and there have definitely been a few accidents. But yesterday, I think it actually clicked! Two different times he recognized that he had to go potty, ran to me and said, "PEE!" So we ran to the bathroom, and sure enough he went potty! He even went poop! I was so excited, but was hoping it wasn't a fluke. But this morning, he was so excited to put on his big boy underwear (Buzz was today's underwear of choice). After breakfast, I tried to get him to go, but he fought me on it. Although, 15 minutes later, he told me had to pee, so we went to the bathroom and he did his business. YEAH! I'm sure we'll still have accidents, but I feel like we are on the right track. Here are a few pictures of him showing off his underwear and his sucker (the prize he gets when he makes it to the toilet). Good job David!

Steven's Cake Fun

Steven had so much at his 1st birthday party! We kept it a simple backyard BBQ with friends and family and a personal cake for Steven! He was so entertaining! Here is step by step of how Steven handled his 1st birthday cake! Enjoy!

Look, I'm 1!

Clapping when we sang Happy Birthday!

Planning his attack

Just getting a feel for it

Starts out slow...

ATTACK!!!

He even lets his big brother join in

Lovin' this!

Help! I'm stuck!

The aftermath

The birthday cake mohawk!

STEVEN'S ONE!!!!

I just wanted to write a small post to say Happy Birthday to our sweet little Steven! We are not actually 'celebrating' his birthday for 2 more weeks, to include more family in the party! But with today being his BIG DAY, I wanted to wish him a Happy Birthday!

Steven, you are such a joy to our family! The funny faces you make always crack us up. And you are always ready to wrestle with your big brother and Daddy. You love to snuggle with me and I love it! I love hearing you talk to yourself when you wake up from your naps and get so excited when you stand all by yourself in the middle of the room. I'll be extra proud when you finally brave those first couple of steps. :) I love watching you play in the water, because you LOVE it so much! Hearing you say 'Maaa' and 'Daaaa' warms our hearts. I love how you smile when I sing my song to you, "Ste-ven, Watts-y West, You are the Best, Best, BEST!" Tickling you on your inner thighs makes you giggle and squeal and that cracks us up. We love you Steven! Thank you for choosing us to be your parents & friends!