A wonderful Christmas

We have been having a wonderful Christmas here in Cache Valley. Will has loved every minute of being at Grandma and Grandpa's house. He just LOVES the cat, Meek, his cute cousins, and we've really had some fun playing in the snow!! We'll post some more later....

Will and his dinosaurs

Man, this kid is completely obsessed with dinosaurs. It is pretty much all we talk about all day long. We are so happy with how much Will is saying, he picks things up and remembers them way too quickly! This video was hard to take because his favorite part is watching it after - so he kept trying to get behind me to see the video.... ENJOY!

Will....

Will is one of a kind, at least we think so! We finally got him a real winter coat. I just couldn't stand putting layer after layer of sweatshirts and jackets everytime we went outside. Scott and I think it is great, but Will isn't sold on the idea. Everytime we go somewhere I tell him to get his coat and he reluctantly says "new coat??" It is funny, but what is even funnier is when we get him buckled into his carseat... no wonder he hates wearing his coat!

(I don't know why the picture didn't change orientation... they usually do?! - Sorry)

On another note, we were buy his coat and he saw this "Brachiosaurus" by the register, instantly, he was carrying it around and holding onto it for dear life. Of course, us mean parents made him put it back because we weren't about to spend money on a stuffed dinosaur that is almost as big as he is! Well, Will screamed and cried and said "no way" while all the holiday shoppers gave us little smiles and facial expressions that said "those poor first time parents, they should just buy the dang thing...." or "what awful parents, that kid can scream!" The whole way out of the store we heard Will crying and saying "Brachiosaurus back" through all his sniffles. He was truly heartbroken. When I told Grandma and Grandpa Hopkins this sob story, they immedietly said, you should have just bought it! And of course they said, go buy it, we'll send you money, and tell Will it is from us! That's what makes grandparents, grand, right? So, all is well that ends well. Will is a HAPPY camper, with his brachiosaurus in tow, he hasn't slept a night without it since we gave it to him. He's even named him fittingly "Brachi-" I wonder how long this dinosaur thing will last, and if this poor green stuffed dinosaur is up for the challenge!

Simple Pleasures

Will sees the world through different eyes, I love seeing him be so happy with the simple things in life... like standing on your head! Or checking out your arm, or belly button, or a bug on the ground....

There are lots of simple pleasures in life, I'm coming to recognize these more and more everyday. Of course there are the obvious things that are great about life, family, friends, your babies, your spouse, etc.... But lately, I've just loved watching Will when he doesn't know I'm watching him. He LOVES looking at his books, and the other day I was spying on him and he was reading his dinosaur book (of course... that is the other simple pleasure at our house - DINOSAURS) and he was "reading" to himself. All I could catch was "saurus" in pretty much every other word. Or he would say one word about each page. The funniest was a page with a T-Rex that says "T-Rex is a giant meat eating machine!" and Will kept saying "HUGE! machine.... HUGE machine!" it was pretty cute.

The Children's Museum

Today, Will and I ventured into the snow storm and spent the morning at the Children's Museum. Our family is blessed to have a membership there, so we can go anytime, and spend as much or as little time as we like playing. This museum is wonderful, it was SO fun. Will had a ball, and I had a great time seeing him so happy and interactive. We've been pretty cooped up for the past little while, so it was nice to let Will get out, run, jump, play, be loud, and just have fun exploring.

We started our adventure at the "Habitot" where everything is centered around bugs and sensory learning. Will's favorite part was the "hilly" ramp, and the ice fishing exhibit. (Mostly, he just loved running around) Then we went to Earth World where Will was thrilled with the prospects of being an ant. Running up and down the ant hill, and crawling through the tunnels. Then of course, we saw the Sesame Street room where everyone is labeled with some form of Elmo - like "Elmo Cookie!" and "Elmo Street!"... funny thing, Elmo is scarce. We also spent time in the "Our World" room and "World Works" where we got to ride a bus, be in a music video, and play with water. Will LOVES the water room, he put the little ball in the tube and watched it float out a million times.

Watching your kids learn, grow, and have fun is the best. We really enjoyed our day, and we are excited to go back soon. Sadly, I forgot my camera, so you'll have to settle on pictures from the museum's homepage.