Paaaaaarty!

We had a VERY little, but very nice party to celebrate Wesley’s first birthday. Really it ended up just being the Grands, their significant others, Wesley’s god-mom Carrie and our good family friend Aaron (who is crucial at all family functions). There was no real theme to this party… just “Stuff Wesley Likes”… so there was food (meatball, homemade mac-n-cheese, and homemade banana ice cream… oh and a banana shaped cake), balls, whistles/kazoos’ and lots of people to snuggle him. He had a blast. Obviously, who wouldn’t! ;)

 

Ballet Class

There's this supper cute (and way inexpensive) drop-in 2-3 year old dance class that I just found out about. So this past Wednesday Mallory took her first Ballet lesson! She had fun... I had a blast! Pretty sure that watching a gang of toddlers prance around in tutus is VERY close on the cuteness scale to watching a pack of puppies wrestling... maybe even cuter (if I factor in maternal bias). She did enjoy herself...but really like when they got to skip and hop. When they were supposed to be doing boring stuff like stretching she got up and went over to the bars and started climbing...I think she may be more of a gymnastics sort of gal (before the gets WAY to tall and is kicked of that sport).

Wesley's ONE

 

 I can hardly believe that my little man turned ONE yesterday! It seems impossible that an entire year has gone by since I kissed that sweet, fresh smelling, perfectly round little head. That I looked into those indigo blue eyes, and that I feel madly, deeply and totally in love… again! And yet how is it that it has ONLY been one year… when I feel like he has been part of me for my entire life? Time, love, parenting… it is all so strange… it as if the true physics of time somehow leaves you exempt; and you get it all of time and none of it all at once. It’s crazy.

 

Anyway, Wesley Robert Klein is ONE! He is such a good boy! SUCH a momma’s boy (I’m not totally happy about it… though I LOVE the constant snuggles… it’s really hard for me personally to deals with the needy factor whenever he sees me). Mallory was sooooo independent I would have to practically have to hold her down to get a hug! Wesley on the other hand would spend his day monkey-hugging me and giggling into me neck. He has just started to say a few 2 syllable words…. Banana is Na-nA and Balloon is Baa-ooon. It’s cute. Oh and he now he points outside and in the air and will say ‘bird’… even if nothings there.

He’s motoring along with his walking. He splits his time walking and crawling about 40/60 respectively. He has recently become a little bit of a picky eater… and will spit out anything that anyone tries to give him (he has to do it on his own), and he likes to eat when no one is watching him (over wise, if you’re watching he wants to play and make faces/sounds at you).  He’s still a champ at sleeping. Down at 7:30 pm and up at 7 or 8 am, plus 2 naps during the day. He really, really, really wants to wrestle with Mallory and do all that she does (climb, swing, slide…) it won’t be long before those two are playing chase. He’s just starting to get into books… but he likes turning the pages more than listening to the story. Oh and he still LOVE music and will rock-it-out when it’s on.

He is such a joy. Love that little man more than words can say!

 

Disney

We all know I am not a huge princess person... not by any stretch of the imagination, though I do enjoy Disney, their movies and the occasional visit to their "Land". Yet Mallory loves it all. The animals, the princesses, the villians, the books/toys/stories/crowns...but her all time favorite is The Beast. You got to love her for that! She was actually in tears when her princess panties didn't come with a Beast pair. She is so my child! Any way, I was at Kohl's the other day, and I found this dress for $2.80 (before they took off my 30% coupon)! How could I resist?!?!