Yard Work

"Let's do This!!!"

"Oh Yeah, I'm all over this dad"

"Oh....wait, that's what we're digging up??? Okay, so no you handle it, I'll watch!"

Fall...what's not to love? This weather is awesome, no that doesn't even do it justice, minus the rain, it's perfect! Will is all over outdoor living, if he's not asleep, that's where he wants to be.

I L-O-V-E the Baby

"Well, hellooooo there! "

"What's that I see?????"

"Oh, it's meeeee!"

Explanation: Will has grown very interested in pictures of himself. He stares at them for minutes...yes minutes, babies don't have that long of an attention span! The above picture is of the "Wall O Will"; pictures of Will w/ friends and family. I couldn't get the entire board in the picture; stupid camera (in a loving "I love my camera kind of way) wouldn't zoom out enough, but this is my brag board and one of Will's favorite hang outs. (above pictures, he's sitting in the hall staring at the board, just so we're clear!) We point to pictures, ask who that is, then he gets excited and tries to grab & destroy.

On another note, our dear friend and favorite photographer Greygill Fish suggested this picture ledge for yet another location for me to show off my favorite little boy. These are Bears 3, 6, 8, 9 & 12 month pictures. Yes, we got a lot of pictures of Will, that's why we have the "Wall O Will" Otherwise all our walls would be covered w/ his face. Not a bad thing but we will have another child someday, might want to save room for him or her. No, that's not hint, no babies yet! Great thing about the picture ledge or as Greygill Fish (Becky) calls it, "Blog Wall", there is room above for another ledge for our next child, the pictures are easily interchangeable and it's fun to show off his different stages, so thanks Becky for the suggestion!

Little Cruiser

I finally got some video of Will walking. It's pretty funny to watch him; sometimes he looks like a drunk sailor then others he's got it down. Click Here to see the little man go.

Busy Week

We've had one busy week in our world. Well, weekend and this week have been super busy. Over the weekend, Michael and I took on the backyard; it's time to seed, so we took the opportunity to get rid of some ugly flower beds and a completely useless rock garden. Will spent most his weekend with Grammy so we could tackle that. Saturday he spent the day up at Aunt Traci's new house helping Uncle Jason do Handy Manny type stuff. He even took his hammer to help.

Sunday we spent the afternoon over at Nana & Grandpa Mikes and played w/ Grace. If you click on her blog in "my friends section" you can see Will's mad walking skills. Speaking of mad walking skills, Will is becoming a pro! I'd say he's 80% walking now. Again, I'll post video very soon. But back to a busy week! Grammy and Grandpa left this morning for Napa Valley to celebrate their 30th Wedding Anniversary. They were supposed to go in August for the actual Anniversary, but Grammy's job postponed it. So their off today! I've been spending the week getting prepared for them to go as well as letting Will spend time w/ them before they left. They don't do well if they go too long w/out seeing him!

Sorry this is the only picture I have for this post, Will was raiding Grammy's purse Saturday night and found her AMEX card. Smart kid!!! Hope everyone is having a great week, if Grammy and Grandpa see this, we hope you have an amazing time in Napa!

I'm doing it, I'm doing it!!!!!

Will is learning to walk. Yup, you heard me, our little man is step step steppin!

Practice makes perfect and what better place to practice balance than a beach????
This all started last week over at Nana & Grandpa Mike's when he let go of Dad's leg and wobbled over to me unassisted. Of course all the cheer and excitement sent him into crazy baby rolling on the floor. Since then, he's getting better and better, going further and further until here shortly crawling will be a thing of the past.

Another step.....

It's a bit of a chore to walk when your feet keep sinking, but he went a ways before....

He had enough.....

And decided to play in the sand!

I'll post some walking video soon! (have to capture it first!!!)

Spaghetti Face Will

Will was entered in a Rao's Spaghetti Face Contest. If you Click Here you can cast your vote for Will to win a teddy bear, a wagon and some yummy sauce for his mommy to make him spaghetti and meatballs. (his favorite) Just click on the stars below his name to cast your vote.

Closet Renovation Complete

New Closet....Check!

We finally got the house put back together this weekend after a complete rebuild of our master closet. New carpet, shelves, rods...the whole kit and kaboddle!

It's amazing what happens when you re-allocate space.....you have more space!

Shoooooeeeeesssss! All this space for my/our shoes!

Best of all; Will got his favorite hang out back! He even helped dust and put it back together. Well, actually he took shoes off the shelf as I put them on, but he was a big help.

It took us about 3 weeks from start to finish to complete this project, so we lived in a mess for a while, but to watch Will roll around on the carpet made it all worth it.

And though we aren't done w/ house renovations and Michael said if I watch HGTV again he might shoot me; seeing Will react to the difference in the old versus new floor puts a smile on both our faces!

1 Year Pictures

Will took his 1 year pictures last friday. Here is a few of the many favorites I have from the session.

CHEEEEESSSSEEEEEE

Ohhh, Balloons!

"Mom....when I'm done, I'm done!!!"

Construction Project

This weekend we took on a new project....ripping out our closet and starting over! What a mess...

The ever so eager to help Mr. Will got busy prepping the wood strips for Dad and Don (the best closet builder in the world) to cut.

Here he is measuring the wood, making sure it's ready for the saw.

Stretching wayyyy high to make sure it's long enough.

Taking a moment to show Dad how big he is....Will is thisssss Big!!!

Now back to work, selecting his next piece to measure.

Lining the boards to put together.

Taking another moment to show everyone how big he is....Will is thissss BIG!

Handing the board to Dad so he can put it in the closet.

AND, taking a break! This was a lot of work. Whew! It was decided this weekend that before we take on any new projects, Mr. Will needs a hard hat and tool belt. He was such a big help. We didn't get the closet quite finished, but once it's done, I'll post a picture of the beautiful work Will did to make Mommy a wonderful space for her clothes.

Sketti...Skettti...SKETTTIIIII

Will love..love..L-O-V-E-S spaghetti and meatballs! Last night he decided while eating to army paint himself orange!

This was really funny until my tired little Bear who decided he only wanted a 40 minute nap yesterday started rubbing his eyes and got spaghetti sauce in them. ***Note to self, spaghetti sauce is NOT tear free. So, off to the bath we went!