12 Month Pictures

For several tries now I've attempted to take Wesley's 12 month pictures on my own. I might as well put the new(ish) camera to use and save some money, right? The only problem is that I am for certain that taking pictures of your own child is extremely hard. They don't seem to want to look at you OR smile. So, here are the best of the worst. I'm going to keep trying though. (Never mind that he is already 13 months old...)

And here he is running away from me for the umpteenth time... His true feelings

are showing through. Maybe the next photo shoot will go better?

Click!

Okay, so the picture taking has slowed up a bit. I have two very good reasons...

#1) Wesley runs around so darn quick that I can't keep him in focus.

#2) Wesley was intrigued by the camera one day, so I taught him to push the silver button and take pictures. He thinks it is pretty cool. He snaps pictures and then quick turns the camera to view the screen. Ever since that day, whenever I have the camera out he doesn't want to be in front of the camera, but behind it taking pictures. I learned my lesson. Here is one of his very first pictures. Butters was such a good little model.

A Boy, a Harmonica, and His Dog

The Easter bunny brought Wesley a harmonica and boy does he sure like to play it. Here he is sitting on the couch one night, just playing the harmonica next to his dog.

As a side note, Wesley just LOVES dogs. But since he will never own a real one, I found this cute stuffed one for him. Don't worry though, Wes gets his fill of real dogs when they go for walks past our house. If we happen to be outside, Wes runs out and gives the owner a really excited look until they stop so he can pet their doggie. He has this trick down pat. He is making lots of furry friends.

Turn My Back for Two Minutes and...

Spring Clean-Up

First comes the work...

Then comes the play...

Wesley's First Haircut

Wesley lost his baby look on Friday. So sad... Hello big boy look. Thanks for the cut, Carly!

Wesley's First Fort

We made Wesley his first ever blanket fort in the living room on Sunday. I don't think he quite got the hang of it, but at least his mommy and daddy had fun playing in it. I'm sure the tables will turn one day so instead of Ben and I begging him to play with us, he'll be begging us to play with him.

March Madness

I think March Madness is wearing on Wes a little. He decided to throw up some hoops the other day with his Pops. He knew exactly what to do. He even attempted to dribble the ball without being shown how. He is picking things up way to quick. He's a typical toddler sponge.

Note: Wesley was playing with the neighbor boy's blue and yellow University of Marquette ball. I think Ben was even a bit hesitant to let Wes just hold a ball with those colors. :)