family pictures!!

We had our pictures taken a couple of weeks ago at the arboretum, and we received the disc of images today - so exciting!! I love them all - even considering my previously mentioned humidity-induced hair issues...

Here they are!

we paraded, we grilled, we swam {happy memorial day!}

We had a fun Memorial Day this year! We started the day with a parade with the Websters. Although the boys weren't quite big enough to enjoy all of the festivities, they still had a blast riding around in the wagons and taking it all in.

hey, whatcha reading?

just lounging during the walk

Will was in love with the train!

Ben got in a little running practice

...aaaand back!

Will ran too. :)

Picture of boys attempt #1 - FAIL.

Attempt #2 - looks like Will and Ben are looking at each other and wondering when this picture taking nonsense will end...

Attempt #?10? - best we could get...

Same story with the mamas...never got one with either boy looking at the camera! There was just waaaay too much going on! :)

After the parade {and a good nap}, we decided to take Will swimming. We are starting swim lessons next week, so I wanted to get a preview of how Will would handle the pool. No problem, mom! He loved it!

Ready to go!

Trying to get one "FISH!!" visit in before we left for the pool.

{I can't tell you how many times I see this view of Will.

He is always clamoring to get into the backyard.}

Swimming!!

Happy Memorial Day!

just a walk in the park...

Here are a few pics from our walk in the park {the arboretum} today:

big hug coming....

here it is!!

{love you, Will!!}

And we also had pictures taken by A Walk in the Park Photography last Saturday {aka the most humid day ever ever ever}. I am not joking about the humidity. There was so much moisture in the air that when the misters came on in one area of the arboretum, the mist would just sit in the air and float across like fog. No evaporation what-so-ever. So needless to say, by the end of the shoot, it looked like I hadn't even dried my hair that morning, much less gotten up extra early to straighten it. But Allie did an awesome job, and Will had so much fun playing with her. I love the pictures in our sneak peek, and I can't wait to see the rest! You can see a couple on her blog, and there are even more on her facebook page. Such fun!!

15 months!

Will is 15 months old!

Gosh, he looks like a little boy now.

A tall little boy!

I love this little guy so much! The months are just flying by lately, and we have been staying busy for sure. Today we went to the pediatrician for Will's 15 month check-up, and WOW. I guess Will is old enough to remember what happens at the doctor now...and he was not a fan. He was in a fabulous mood this morning, and as soon as we stepped foot in the exam room and the sweet nurse started measuring his head, he lost it. And didn't regain composure until we were in the parking lot! Poor sweet boy. {Luckily for me, Matt was there too!} The doctor was very nice about being screamed at, and even said that it's completely normal at this age. So along with things like walking, talking, and fine motor skills, apparently Will is right on track with fear of medical professionals! ;)

Here are his stats:

Weight: 23 lbs, 7 oz {60%}

Height: 30.75 inches {30%} interesting...he sure looks tall to me!

Head: 19 inches {85%}

A few fun facts about 15 month old Will:

• Very talkative these days! He is turning into a little parrot, and I love it! One of my favorite Will-isms lately is that he uses the same sounds for pretty much any 3 syllable word. Whether he's pointing at strawberries or a hamburger, he says "GA gun gun." Pretty cute.

And he still loves pointing out body parts, especially eyes:

• He continues to love books, and enjoys reading anytime!

• Will is obsessed with outside, most specifically the backyard. Since we have a koi pond in the backyard, he will stand at the back door pointing outside and yelling "ISH!! ISH! ISH!!" {fish!} It's killing me that it is getting so hot and the mosquitoes are out, because we can't go out as much.
• He's a fast little walker these days, and definitely now prefers walking over crawling. The other day, he accidentally started running, and although he ended up in a heap on the floor, I think he liked it.
• I love watching Will learn and soak up everything around him. Yesterday, he was throwing balls out of his little ball pit, and before we left the room, I asked him to please put the balls back in the pit. And he did! {OK, he put like 2 back, but still! So cute.}

In other news, we got to go to a very fun birthday party last weekend. Will's friend Nolan turned TWO, and he had a fabulous party with a petting zoo and pony rides!

Will made a cute cowboy, but he was very skeptical of the sweet pony, Cinnamon.

The ride started off great...

still going...

uh-oh, reaching for dad!

Well, he almost made it for the whole ride! :)

And in closing, here's my sweet boy after playing in the sprinklers the other day. To be completely honest, he was actually rather terrified of the wiggly worm sprinkler thing I got, so we turned that guy off pretty quickly. {I think he'll come around. It's cool.} He actually got so happy because I let him pick up one of the little peaches that fell off our tree. It's the simple things.