Shooting Rockets

Happy Father's Day!

Look what P made for daddy!  

Tired...

P was quiet for 5 minutes after church on Sunday.  This is how we found him.  

Grillin' Season

The other day I left P in the kitchen talking to his Nana on the computer for a few minutes.  When I came back, he was decked out and ready to grill.  If you know P, you know that every day he is a different character... and I love the days when he is doing something like this and he tells me "I Daddy!".  

Puss N Boots...the complete outfit

Hat, cape, belt, sword, tail, "boots"... this is his "everyday" attire.  Literally every day.  When he wakes up in the morning, he puts it all on.  At night, he puts the outfit in the closet to wait for the next day.  It's kind of an obsession...

P's Garden

For FHE this week, we taught P about gardening.  We got him his own little garden (with Lightning McQueen on it) and taught him how to plant seeds, how they eat and drink, and that they need sun.  We found the sunniest room in our house and put the seeds in their little greenhouse and prayed that they would sprout.  If any of you know me, I have NEVER had success at growing anything from seeds.  Luckily, P must have a green thumb, because last night this is what we had...

I asked P to hold up his plants and smile.  Below, you will see the natural progression of P's smile:

If you don't love that second face, then you probably don't have a soul...and FYI, I think the pouty face comes from Puss N Boots, when the cat makes his eyes all big and sad looking to get whatever he wants.  We are doomed...

Puss N Boots

Say hello to one of P's many, many personas...Puss N Boots.   

I hope you noticed the tail (aka daddy's belt).

 This outfit typically has a sword and a ring, but not today.  I am usually Kitty Soft Paws, and daddy plays the part of Humpty Dumpty.  Good times.

Backyard Remodel

 In the last year, we converted our yard from this...

 to this...

Basically, our backyard looked like this: 

 for almost a year (not to mention all the crabgrass that ended up growing in it...I'm sad we don't have any pictures of P in the grass that was taller than him!)  When spring finally arrived we decided it was time to clean out the nasty grass and dirt, put in a raised garden, and get some grass back there.

 It is so nice to have a yard we can enjoy again!  

Happy Easter!

Make Believe

P loves playing make believe.  He loves pretending that our bed is a pirate ship and daddy is a shark trying to eat the pirates.  He loves pretending that he is Buzz Lightyear and I am Woody, and sometimes yells (in the middle of sacrament meeting) "To infinity...and BEYOND!"  Almost every night he pretends to be Super Why and has me fly him into his bedroom when it is time for bed.  And recently he has become obsessed with being a knight.  Here he is dressed up like a knight:

 Be sure to note the knight hat (pinstriped cowboy hat), knight jacket (his normal, every day jacket), knight boots (spiderman boots), and sword (yep, that is a pink snake sword).  

Typically, mommy and daddy take turns being the dragon, and sometimes mommy is a princess.  I love this boy's imagination!

Fun at the Park

Look at those smiles!  

Frosty the Snowman

Last week we FINALLY had enough snow to build a snowman, which is a good thing because P has been talking about Frosty since before Christmas.  He asks me to sing Frosty the Snowman almost every day (and yes, it is March...I have a feeling I will be singing Frosty in the middle of the summer as well).  

He was more excited than he looks, I swear. 

Thanks Aunt Jen!

P got a package this week from his Aunt Jen...and he was SOOOO excited to find Oso inside!  He loves Oso!  And I love all the new clothes (including these adorable robot pajamas).  Thanks Aunt Jen!

I think he has my nose...

When P was first born, it was obvious he looked exactly like his father.  But as he ages, I see little glimpses of myself in him.  So, let's compare, shall we?

Here is P's father at 1 year old: 

 Here is P at 1 year old:

And here is P's mother at 1 year old: 

 Do you see any resemblances?  Personally, I think he has my nose, but what do you think?