Walking Weston

I forgot I had some videos on my other camera that I meant to post a couple of weeks ago. Weston really started to pick up on walking over the long Thanksgiving weekend and has been getting steadier ever since. Here comes trouble!

Choo Choo Bob's

Yesterday was the triple birthday bash to celebrate Alex's, Henry's, and Wyatt's birthdays. We went to a very fun train store in St. Paul, called Choo Choo Bob's, that has a play area full of train tables and a party room. Everyone had a fun morning. Happy birthday, boys!

Wes loved the train tables too!

Henry, Claire, and Wyatt

Claire and Alex

Aubrey

The birthday boys!

Steph and Garrett

Happy 4th Birthday, Alex!

Here is Alex enjoying his birthday present from Mom, Dad, and Weston. We even had some weather nice enough that he could go outside and try it out. Alex did a great job on his big boy bike. I'm sure he will be flying on it this summer. Happy birthday to one awesome four year old!

Birthday Celebration #1

We kicked off Alex's birthday celebration with a party at the farm. He requested a Packer party with cheese pizza, orange juice, and a red cake. All wishes were granted and we had a nice family celebration.

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving at the farm this year. I was thankful to spend it with my wonderful family.  I was thankful no one came down with the stomach flu despite us all being exposed to it. I was thankful Mary made a wonderful dinner and I didn't have to cook. And I was really thankful that Weston didn't scream 99% of the time like he did last year!

Family game of Bingo. 

Alex took his number calling duties very seriously.

There's nothing like a good round of wrestling after 

eating a huge meal!

Classic!

Making Christmas trees with Aunt Sara

Proud Parents

We are the proud parents of a special preschooler. We went to Alex's preschool parent-teacher conference on Thursday. His teacher said she had no concerns with him and gave him a great report, which made us feel good as parents. We will continue to work on his "reporting" as his teacher called it (or "tattling" as we call it), but we are proud of him and how well he has done at his new preschool. I was also quite proud of the project he brought home from preschool that day. He made his very own grocery store and got to choose which items he wanted in his store.

The outside of his store

 

 The inside of his store with essential items...

...like coffee (love it)...

...and beer! On the back was a picture of a vegetable tray. Clearly he made the right choice by flipping it over to the beer side. That's my boy!

12 months

Weston had his 12 month check-up last week. It came as no surprise that he was at the high end of the charts again. His doctor literally said, "I have 3 year olds with those numbers." Here are his latest stats: weight: 29 pounds, 12 ounces (99th percentile), length: 32.25 inches (97th percentile), and head: 19.5" (99th percentile). He has started drinking regular milk now and is down to one bottle a day. We also pulled one of his reflux medications this weekend so we will see how that plays out. Weston's newest tricks include pointing at anything and everything, throwing things on the floor, taking a single step forward without holding on, throwing balls, and tackling anyone lying on the floor.