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!

FLORIDA! PART 2

Wednesday was our family day at Magic Kingdom. The boys enjoyed riding all the rides and meeting new "friends". Papa spoiled us all with a Character Lunch at The Crystal Palace and we got to meet all the Winnie the Pooh characters. This was definitely David's favorite part of the trip. He loves Pooh, Tigger ("Ger-Ger") and Piglet ("Pig-Pig"), so when he got to hug them and give them all high fives, he was in heaven! :)

Thursday we all spent the day at Typhoon Lagoon water park. Just like the beach, the boys thoroughly enjoyed playing in the water. They had a whole kid area with slides and everything just right for David. He loved it! The hardest part was getting him to leave. Steven loved the water also and following his big brother around. After we got home, we enjoyed a yummy taco bar for dinner and family pictures. Cheese!

Friday was our last full day in Florida, so we spent half the day at Animal Kingdom and the other half at Epcot. We all had fun taking turns riding the big kid rides and watching the kids enjoy the animals. By 7pm, we were all exhausted. We went back to Papa & G-G's house and just chilled for the evening. Nice and relaxing.

We left on Saturday afternoon, after Papa whipped us up a wonderful breakfast, with a couple of 2-year old helpers. :) It was such a wonderful trip and we were so lucky to get to spend the whole week with our family. We love you all & can't wait to do it again!