Easter Adventures

For Easter this year, we took off and headed to Wichita to visit Nana Margaret and Papa Randy. Wy-man had a wonderful time exploring the farm and seeing the family. It was a quick trip, but one with lots of great memories for him!

Day 1:
He sure thought Papa Randy was pretty cool stuff - they played balled, checked out the cows, and Papa Randy watched as Wy rode his new 4-wheeler.
We spent time visiting with Great Grandma Lola - and while Dad-d checked out family photo albums, Wy-man enjoyed maneuvering 'Grandma Wowa's' walker. But we were able to get a couple great photos of the two of them that we will cherish forever! He also enjoyed spending quality time with Nana.
And before leaving, Wy-man even doled out some hugs and kisses!
Day 2:
The Easter Bunny came a day early in Kansas and Wy-man was pumped. He loved all the candy and his new baseball bat!

We then enjoyed the Derby Easter Egg hunt. It was great. The only hard part was waiting the 20 minutes for the hunt to start. At first I wasn't sure if Wy-man would understand the concept (since he started running past all the eggs), but then he totally figured out it. So much so, he realized that if he sat his basket down, he could pick up handfuls and bring them back to his basket. (He's one smart cookie!) And of course we had to end the day with some photos...something Wy-man wasn't too excited about (but we were able to bribe him with a little candy). ;-)
Day 3: Easter Sunday
Before heading out of town, we got all dressed up and headed to church in our Sunday best!

And after service the weather was nice enough we were able to take a couple photos outside. He wasn't too happy since he wanted to go eat a 'burger cheese.'

But once we got him to forget about food (he is his mama's son), he decided he wanted to be a cheese ball and ham it up for the camera.

This is my favorite photo of the bunch! His expression melts this mama's heart!After church we headed home on the 8 hour drive and found that the Easter Bunny also made it to South Dakota! Wy-man scored a new shaving kit, Cars big boy undies, Thomas clothes, but most importantly his very first Bible! The Easter Bunny was great to him!

And he ended the night with some cuddle time with Dad-d checking out his new CD and reading his Bible.

What a wonderful weekend. We are truly blessed!

Buddies

Last weekend (yes this post is an entire week late due to my crazy work schedule), Wy-man and I met our good friends Jaiden and Rhonda at Family Wellness for a swimming play date. Man did we have a blast!

The boys played for almost 2 hours. Splashing, giggling and having a good ol' time, while us mama's got to catch up on some much needed girl talk!
Wy-man even took Thomas the Train on a 'boat ride' around the pool. Then like all boys...they had to crash into each other. ;-)
I love watching Wy-man's friendships grow. Their innocence and acceptance at that age incomparable. And seeing the smiles like this solidify why I am a mama - and why play dates are SO important no matter how busy life gets. I could learn a lesson or two from these carefree boys.

True friends should be cherished no matter how young or old! Thanks for the fun times Rhonda and Jaiden!

That's Amore...

Wy-man loves to help make dinner, and unfortunately I don't always get home from work earlier enough to spend two hours making the meal. But today I told myself that no matter how long it took, Wy-man would make the entire meal. So we chose homemade pizza...and man was it a blast.

He poured the water into the dough all by himself (and didn't spill a drop).

He even stirred with with gusto!

Patted the dough like no body's business...

And had the doughy hands to prove it! The OCD then came out as he placed each sausage on the pizza one by one. Then mama taught him how to sprinkle the sausage all around.

The next step was spreading the cheese. Once again, we started small but quickly progressed to large piles of cheese! After all, that is Wy-man's favorite food.

And he was caught red handed sneaking a mouthful!

Wy-man was VERY proud of the finished product. I love seeing the joy on his face when he accomplishes a task!

Of course we then had to watch the pizza bake for a while...

...and then he wanted to take photos of mama. (Please ignore how tired I look...it has been a busy week.)

And when Dad-d got home, we were ready to eat our scrumptious meal. But before we started he took a couple photos to document this momentous occasion.

After all the hard work, it was 7:30 and we finally were able to sit down and enjoy our yummy meal. Wy-man and I had a blast cooking and spending quality time together. This is my vow to cook together at least one night a week. I am one lucky girl to have a lil' man that likes to spend time with his mama!

Mr. Helpful

As many of your know, my hubby is a clean freak when it comes to the kitchen (and I love that about him). And I think I am happy to report, Wy-man is having some of the same tendencies.

After dinner he decided he wanted to do the dishes, which then led to scrubbing the sink...
I thought it was so cute I quickly pulled out my cell phone and started taping him. (Please excuse my giggles as he decides to scrub the sink.)


He then ended the fun adventure with infamous 'soap beard'.
Man...my lil' man is growin' up!

Valentine's Day Fun

Wow, life has been quite hectic in the Davidson household and I have neglected to make any posts lately. I promised myself that I wouldn't post until I had all holiday decorations taken down. (I know...it's the end of Feb. and I am embarrassed to say that I am just getting my Christmas tree down.) ;-(

But now that it is down and nicely put away (as of yesterday), I can spend a little time updating - from our Mexico trip, to Wyatt's Words of the Week and many other happenings in our lives. So let's get started....

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I love the opportunity to throw a party, design invitations and go all out on decorations, so Wy-man's V-day party at daycare was no different. This was the first year he truly understands about giving gifts and I couldn't wait for him to pass them out to his classmates.

I found plastic candy hearts and filled them with candy (I debated on going the healthy route with fruit snacks or raisins...but then decided "What the heck, let's give them a little candy.") He has 16 kids in his class so each of his friends got a different saying and a personalized Valentine complete with Wy-man's photo.

I was absolutely in love with his Valentines and he was the hit of the party...actually the talk of the daycare. No sooner did I walk in to pick him up that night, the girls at the front desk were sharing with me how much they liked his Valentine cards. So I was one proud mama! I mean...who could resist this smile?!

Happy Valentine's Day - 2011!

Outside Fun

The weather was absolutely gorgeous this weekend so Wy-man and I took full advantage of getting outside for an hour or so. (Plus, Dad-d had the flu, so I couldn't wait to escape from the house.)

The snow is probably up to Wy-man's waste, so it's a good thing he isn't too heavy and can walk without sinking too much, but it still gave him a good workout. He couldn't wait to help shovel thinking he was going to get rid of all the snow in our yard.
When he got bored with shoveling, he busted out his beloved bubble mower. Although he was saddened that the bubbles were used up during the summer, he still had a blast moving any snow/ice/water mixture he could find.

He even found time to visit the neighbor. (Boy is he social...I wonder where he gets that?!) Then we worked on a snowman...Okay, I should be realistic. Mama built the snowman while Wy-man did whatever he felt like.
But our finished product was quite the masterpiece! (We had to snap photos fast because our snowman was melting quite fast in the blistering 40 degree heat we were experiencing.) ;-)

Wy-man even put his arm around him to pose for a photo opp. (This never happens.)
And they even shared a hug!

Then we were off to sled, except we only have an inflatable tube...so Mama was inventive and hooked the dog's leash to the handle. And we were off! Running through the neighbor's yard, giggling and having a blast (until Mama needed her asthma inhaler). ;-)
(And he's only wearing his helment because he wanted to ride his scooter prior to sledding...so no, I wasn't worried about head injuries during the sled ride.) What a wonderful afternoon we had spending quality time in the snow and taking in the wonderful fresh air!