Dirt Piles = Lots of Fun

So many decisions... "Should I climb the sand pile, rock pile, or sand/rock mixture pile tonight? Oh, what the heck. I'll just climb them all."

I think we have a future rock climber on our hands. He can scale a pile in mere seconds with no fear. I think he likes to make his mommy nervous.

Construction Zone

They are doing some work on the ditch next to our house. There is a lot of action going on, which means lots of construction equipment. Wesley likes that part. At night he likes to go check them all out and then run across the dirt and rock piles.

Field of Dreams

I intended to get Wesley's face in this shot, but I was too lazy and preggo to actually lay on the ground, so I just held the camera down low and snapped. Yeah, his head didn't make it into the image, but it ended up being one of my favorites from the day. I find if funny that a lot of my accidental shots make me wonder why didn't I think of doing that same shot in the first place. Accidental creativity... I like it!

Oreo Cookies

I think that Wes has a little of his Uncle Troy in him, because they both REALLY LOVE Oreo cookies!!!

Downtown St. Joe

This year downtown St. Joe had painted dog statues. We knew that we had to get Wes down there to see them before they were auctioned off next week. As expected, he loved them. An extra bonus was that there were just as many live dogs downtown as there were painted ones.

First off... I want to mention that you aren't supposed to climb on the statues. This was one of the very first dogs that Wes saw and he bolted up and onto the dog before we could stop him. After he was up there, he was too darn cute to take him off without getting a few quick pictures in. He even picked the doggy that was dressed up for golf. The boy has good taste, what can I say?

Then there was this doggy. This was my favorite one and Wesley seemed quite impressed as well.

Wesley even got his first glimpse into a real toy store window display. We had a hard time prying him away. Good thing the store was closed at the time. :)

Swing Set

After about three and a half weeks we finally finished the swing set. Wes is ecstatic that he has a slide in his very own backyard. He gave his daddy lots of help and made sure that Ben took a lot play breaks.

Wesley's Favorite Things

I'd say that Wesley has two favorite things right now... popsicles and elephants. Favorite #1 came about when our neighbor introduced Wes to this frozen juice in a plastic sleeve concept. After she gave him several popsicles over a few week span I finally bought him some at the grocery store. He now likes to run over to the freezer and beg for a popsicle. These things are messy, but I've got a trick. I match the popsicle color to his clothing and if I don't have a match the default is orange or grape. :)

Favorite #2 started when he watched a Barney episode that has a funny song about elephants. It is his favorite episode and I'd say it is by far our most played DVR recording. He likes to run around and swing his arm out in front of him like an elephant trunk and he shouts out, "elephant, elephant" in a sing-songy voice. It is so darn cute I just can't help it. I think a trip to the zoo is in our near future.

Wesley's 18 Month Stats

Wesley had another great check-up today. He weighs in at a whopping 21 lbs., 12 oz. (5th percentile) and 32 3/4 in. (75th percentile). He is growing up so quick. He only has about 10 weeks until he will be a big brother. If you ask him where the baby is he either will lift up his shirt and show his belly or he runs over to me and points to my belly. I hope he is going to like having a little sister around.