Road Trip ~ Part I

I had work in San Diego so we decided to make a family road trip out of it! We were a bit concerned about having Dylan in the car for so long but staying true to his easy-going personality he was perfect yet again! We drove to St. George the first day to stay with my grandparents before going the rest of the way Sunday. Of course we forgot about the Las Vegas to LA traffic on Sundays so we stopped in Las Vegas and Primm to kill a few hours.

This is the awesome floral display at Bellagio and if you are wondering what that bird-like sound is? That is just one of the fun new sounds Dylan learned!





Dylan LOVES stuffed animals! I mean he attacks them like he is going to eat them up he loves them so much!! Here we are playing at FAO Schwartz at Caeasars Palace. He also could have stared into the aquarium all day!




This is a great sample of what we listened to most of the trip, when he was awake anyway. He has so many interesting stories to tell!! It takes a minute to get the camera situated since we have to be sneaky or he will stop the jibber jabber and pose for the camera...cheeser!

What's more American than Firetrucks, Juice Boxes, Suckers and Explosions??

I love the 4th of July ~ I love the cheesy parades, carnivals, fireworks and family time all in the name of the good ol' USA. We went to the Kaysville parade and carnival, then had a BBQ at our house before heading back to Davis High for fireworks. My mom, sister and her friend came up for the day, Jim, Florence and Mike joined in the festivities and Jill and her adorable grandkids Hayden and Addison hung out with us at the parade.

This is the first holiday Dylan has really gotten into, it was awesome! He loved the parade, especially the loud firetrucks and cop cars, he was immitating their sounds - SO COOL! He laid back in awe for the fireworks, most of them anyway he got a bit bored about 10 minutes before they were over. He enjoyed his first sucker and juice box, both of which didn't last long since they primarily just created a mess!

As a result he didn't even make it to the car before falling asleep after the parade. I love that he has his hand in his mouth because he never sleeps like that, it's like he just passed out in the middle of something!

The only logical finale to this perfect day? One bed, 2 adults, one baby and 2 dogs. If you didn't end this way you aren't a real American... Ok that's not completely true but between our exhausted Dyllweed whose room was too loud from neighborhood fireworks, Sasha who is deathly afraid of fireworks and only allowed in our bed for about 2 weeks in July and Capri who always sleeps at our feet but gets very anxious when Sasha is having a panic attack, this was the result. We could very well have been hunkered down in the middle of a war, it was actually quite ridiculous! I don't have a picture so that one is going to have to be left to your imagination - you're welcome.

"Help" with the Laundry

A Serious Swim

I don't know why he is so serious in all of these pictures, I think he was sick of me interrupting him to get his attention...

Laughter & Tears

This last week has been a roller coaster! More accurately it has been a big down swoop with one short lived peak in the middle... Poor little Dylan as been incredibly sick and it has been so hard for all of us! He started getting sick last Wednesday and proceeded to have a fever and was unable to keep anything down for three days. It was unreal, he could not even move, hold up his head or anything. He just laid there, wouldn't even look at you, toys, the TV... It was honestly heart breaking! He started moving around a bit Saturday and no longer had a fever after Friday. Sunday he broke out into a rash so we were back in the Dr. office Monday, he had Roseola. He also had a sore throat and we went back to the Dr. for some tests on Wednesday, after lots of tests we at least know it's not Strep, RSV or Influenza. Fortunately, he is finally feeling better this week, although his energy and appetite are slow catching up. I have new sympathy for everyone who has had sick kids, it's so incredibly draining and stressful! Here are a couple of phone pics on the day he started getting more active again... I LOVE this scowl, it says it all!

On to those few hours of fun in the middle? JOEL MCHALE! This could not have come at a better time, we needed the laugh and he brought it! I don't think anyone has kept me laughing so consistently for so long. He is a comedic genius! I mean really how can you not laugh at this??

Day By Day ~ Volume II

Another camera phone update and it's a long one...I should be better since I have a Google phone that makes it easy to blog my pics, oh well more fun for you! ;-)

05.29.09 Sitting on his bee watching TV... and yes that's a "fence" in our living room but no we don't neglect and abandon him here, this is simply because we get exhausted from chasing the speedy kid! We are old, I recommend it for every parent!!

05.23.09 Can anyone tell me what these two flowers are called? Ashlee I am counting on you for this!
Also one of my favorite trees and landscaping features at Red Butte Gardens.

05.17.09 This is Dylan's favorite place to play these days!

05.05.09 Looking for his shadow on the swings.

05.01.09 Thanks to Aunt Jill for Dylan's first taste of cake, he is diving right in for a fist full of icing!

04.15.09 More snow in April! Really??

04.11.09 I don't know why my pictures blur like this sometimes, it looks artsy right? This is Dylan in my sisters purse.

04.06.09 Baggy jeans and cute buns - just like his dad!

04.03.09 The first time he pulled himself up onto his feet.

03.28.09 Need I say more?

03.26.09 Cruisin' for ladies at the grocery store, what a playa! Seriously, he is such a lounger... eventually he is completely sideways with his feet up, then he gets stuck because of the seat belt and yells for help and we start the whole process over again. Good times!

03.25.09 On the move and taking a short cut to through the toy in an attempt to catch Capri.

03.21.09 Dinner at the fabulous Zax in Moab. Nothing like delicious all you can eat pizza the night before a race!

03.19.09 First time sitting in a shopping cart, his face expresses the wonder of it all!

03.19.09 Finally some decent weather to play outside and explore the grass.

03.08.09 I LOVE this picture!! Dylan and Ryan were waiting for Kristi and I to finish a long run and it was more sunny than he expected so Ryan covered Dylan with my jacket. He looked like ET or Yoda sitting there...but the lighting in this, especially for a phone picture, is incredible! Could he be more awesome!?!