Camping with Nana and Papa

Stop at Shoshone Falls on our way to Oregon.

 Don't they all look thrilled?

 Throwing rocks with Thor.

 Ice Cream face.

 Bumper boats.

 Fishing on a boat.

 Being towed back in when our boat stopped working...

 Fish faces (P's looks more like a duck face to me...but still cute).

 Our lone catch of the weekend...the one that got away...

Maybe this is why P had trouble catching anything...

"I want to be like Dad!"

In May, P suddenly decided that he wanted to be just like Dad every day. That means that he wants to wear the same clothes, have the same things in his pockets (wallet, keys, phone), and do the same things that Dad does every day.  He has always been a Momma's boy, so this has been a fun and exciting change.  However, it has also required a new wardrobe, since Dad does not wear shirts with pictures on them.  If P wakes up in the morning after Dad has already left for work, he asks me what Dad was wearing (green shirt, khaki shorts, black hat) so that he can try to find clothes to match.  

BYU Baseball

To get P excited to start T-Ball, we took him to his first BYU Baseball game.  We were not surprised that he loved it and quickly added "baseball player" to his daily dress-up rotation.  As soon as he saw the uniforms, he rolled up his pants (because baseball players don't wear full pants, but they don't wear shorts...obviously).  And this was the first time he would go anywhere near Cosmo...he has been pretty terrified of that Cougar until now.  

Happy Easter

This Easter we spent time with friends, family, neighbors and EMT's...

We took a lovely Easter afternoon walk past the local hospital, and P was thrilled that the helicopter was there.  He stood there staring at it for several minutes, and started waving at the EMT's who were preping the helicopter.  Suddenly, one of the men waved us over and gave P a private tour of the helicopter.  It was a pretty incredible experience for him, and as you can expect, P wants to fly a helicopter now...along with being a firefighter, football player, Spiderman, etc, etc.

 We had a neighborhood BBQ the day before Easter as well as an egg hunt for the kids in the neighborhood. These kids mean business.  

Planking

Circus Tricks

P loves riding his bike, and recently he has been practicing "tricks".  This is his "circus trick"...

Disneyland 2014

P's first trip to Disneyland was amazing...after he overcame a traumatic experience.  Just in case anyone was wondering...a 4 year old is NOT ready for the Tower of Terror.  Well, maybe some 4 year old children are, but mine is definitely NOT!  He calls it "The Terror" and he talks about it frequently.  Let's just say it was not his favorite ride, and he has committed to NEVER going on it again.  Epic mommy fail.  Now, on to the good stuff.

 We met lots of characters (P's favorite was Mickey, which surprised me.  I thought he would be obsessed with Buzz, Woody, Lightning McQueen and Mater).  

 Besides "The Terror", P loved the rides.  His favorites (in his words) are: 

#1 "The Acorn Roller Coaster"

 #2 "Cars Ride" 

#3 "Pirates" 

(no pictures from the ride, but here he is at home...being a pirate...every day since...singing "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a Pirate's life for me")

#4 "Toy Story"

Mommy's favorites were the World of Color show:

And I don't know why, but I LOVED Mater's Tractors...

We got to spend time with family, and P is now OBSESSED with Uncle Matt... He keeps saying things like "I wish Matt could see these pictures".

We also spent a little time at the beach...P LOVES the beach.

We had a great time, and I can't wait to go back.  Is it too much to ask to go every year?  

January in Cabo

We were invited to join some of D's coworkers on a trip to Cabo San Lucas this past week.  It was an amazing experience that we probably never would have thought to do on our own (for several reasons, including my fear of foreign countries and organ harvesting/hunting tourists for sport...), so we were happy to receive the invitation.    

D was able to spend a morning golfing... and apparently golfing in 80 degree weather in a tropical paradise does NOT improve your score...

 This is our resort in the background...right on the beach.  

One morning we woke up early to go deep sea fishing, and we were able to catch the sunrise...

 I attempted to reel in the first catch of the day...but it got away.  

 So this was our official first catch of the day...a 140 lb Marlin that took more than 30 minutes for several people to reel in.  

 Then, D spent 45 minutes...by himself...

reeling in this 180 lb Marlin...and he has the blisters all over his hands to prove it.  I was hoping to catch an edible fish...like some Mahi Mahi, but no luck.  

And this is what P did with Nana while we were gone...

 Building a baseball diamond...