Spring Time Fun!!

Just a couple of video's of the boys playing in the back yard, and yes Steven only has a tee shirt on!

Family Road Trip

Last week brought weather that is, well not uncommon for April in Southern Utah. Towards the end of March we were seeing days with sun and temps near 80 here but las week brought us rain, cold and snow. I was so done with this weather come Saturday and wasn't going to let it keep me in doors so I told the family we were going for a road trip! We left the house not really sure where we were going, headed north and decided to head out toward the sand dunes. I was think Keri hadn't seen them and it would be cool to see. As we drove out there it became evident the all we were going to see is white, but I thought lets just enjoy the drive. I had heard that the road goes all the way through to 389, which is the road to St George, and I knew my pregnant wife would love a Jimmy Johns!! So we kept going all of a sudden the nice paved road turned to dirt, which in those weather conditions ment Mud!! We quickly pulled out the GPS and when it eventually loaded the maps it confirmed that yes that was indeed the road to 389. So I said lets go and I got cheers from Keri and David, Steven however wasn't quite sure he was comfortable with seeing walls of liquid mud flying 10ft in the air passed his window. He eventually warmed up to the idea and it was a fun family adventure. Here is the route we took:

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And here is a picture of the truck afterward;

Here we go again...

Well, we are at it again. Steven has been informing us lately that he wants to go "potty". He'll run up to you and pat his diaper saying, "Potty! Diaper off!" Out of the 20 times I've entertained his idea, he has actually gone potty about 4 times! Yeah! When we get back from Salt Lake next week, I'll officially begin my Potty Training Boot Camp with him. :) Hopefully it'll really stick by the time the baby gets here! Wish us luck.

David Turns 3!!!

Hello all! Our sweet little boy turned 3 years-old yesterday! I can hardly believe it! It seems like overnight that he has gone from my baby boy to my action-figure-playing little boy! He still finds time to snuggle with Mom & Dad though, so that helps with the growing pains. :)

We threw David a little birthday party at "Daddy's hotel" on Saturday. He had a good time swimming with friends and family and eating his train cake and green ice cream. He was so excited to get TWO Iron Man action figures for his birthday! He hasn't let them out of his sight in 2 days. I will say, even with all this Super Hero play he does during the day, he still goes to sleep every night with his Pooh Bear in his arms. Such a sweetheart!

David sporting his Muscle Speedo from Grandma!

Steven loved being thrown by Daddy!

David loved it too!

Steven's Muscle Suit

Daddy & his boys

Blowing out the candles

David's intense Iron Man

The Iron Man protectors before bed

Two handsome West boys!

Kindermusik!!!

Hello all! I know it has been quite a while since my last post. Sorry. This pregnancy just swept me up and carried me away for a few months. I'm back now and so happy to write about David and Steven's new hobby... Kindermusik! I found this great class in town that the boys just love. Steven's class is a mommy & child class for 18 months-3 year olds. We go once a week for an hour and just have a ball. Steven gets to play instruments, we dance and listen to animal noises. By the end, he is so exhausted, he goes straight to sleep when we get home. (Which gets an A+ from Mommy!) David's class is a kid-only class for 3-5 year olds. I was a little nervous to see how he would listen to his teacher the first time, but he did great. He looks forward to music class every Wednesday. They play games with their instruments, dance, sing and learn about types of music and languages. They let the parents come for the last 10 minutes of class to watch. So cute! The video I have here is a game they play with different instruments. They listen to various sounds and music on a cd and try to figure out what instrument it is. David's still getting the hang of it. Oh, and sorry it's a little bouncy. It was the best I could do with Steven on my lap. :)

Happy Halloween!

What a fun holiday! This year, we decided to have a little fun with our costumes. Instead of having the same costumes as all the other little boys, we were a family of clowns! I bought mine and David's, but my wonderful mother made Steven's in just a few hours! Amazing! My aunt and uncle had an awesome Halloween Party at their house in Alpine. They even set up a kiddie pool in the garage full of dried corn kernels and candy. The kids got to collect the candy, but Steven just enjoyed throwing the corn kernels. James had to stay in Kanab, so he got out of his dressing up obligation. Bummer! But the boys and I had a blast clowning around! Hehe!

Our littlest clown

David LOVED his clown hat

My parents, the pirates

Just a few of my nieces and nephews

Steven throwing the corn kernels

One of the kid tables at the party

Mommy & boy clowns

Big hat, Big wig

We celebrated Halloween on Saturday night with my brothers' families. Even though it was quite a cold and rainy evening, the kids still had a blast Trick or Treating! David did his best to keep up with his older cousins. And I was so proud to hear him say, "Tweet Treat" and "Thank You" all by himself. He's growing up so fast!

David Trick or Treating with his cousins

Clown David with cousin, Dr. Rylen

Go David Go!

Summer in September

This year, the month of September felt more like summer than fall. We decided to take a hike in Zions National Park to enjoy the weather. It was a 2.2 mile hike along the river and was just beautiful! James carried Steven in the backpack and David walked the whole thing (besides the last 5 minutes, when he was exhausted and practically sleep-walking) by himself. When we got to the top, we were able to let the boys play in the river for a while. Of course they enjoyed that! And David was fascinated by all the friendly critters that came out to say hello. It was so nice to get out and enjoy God's handiwork as a family. We are so grateful to live in such beautiful country. Enjoy the pics!