A Fun Filled Weekend!

Nick's parents flew down to visit us this last weekend. It was a lot of fun having them here for 4 days. We don't get to see them as much as we'd like, so it was definitely a treat for us. I probably did more this weekend than I have the whole time we've been in Florida. Mac and Ambie flew in Friday morning. After we picked them up at the airport we went to Thomas Edison and Henry Ford's winter estate. They have a museum where you can see all the things they invented. I had no idea all of the things Thomas Edison is responsible for, the light bulb, phonograph, motion picture camera, microscope and much more. It was a lot of fun and very educational.

Dad, Mom and Wyatt with Thomas Edison

A few of Edison's many inventions

Ford's winter home


Edison's winter home

The Caloosahatche River

There are the coolest trees all over the property


Later that night we went to Fort Myers beach to walk around. We got there right as the sun was setting. There is nothing more beautiful than the beach at sunset.





An airplane flew over head, this was Wyatt's expression until it was out of sight

Playing on the beach with Gramps and Nana


The next day we spent the day on Captiva Island. The beach there was so nice and the weather was perfect. The waves were big which made it that much more fun. We all got pretty burned, but it was well worth it!


Wyatt loved collecting shells and chasing the birds up and down the beach


Sunday was a pretty lazy day for us, between spending the previous day at the beach and me throwing my back out (YUCK!), we didn't do much of anything during the day. That night we went to a park and had a little BBQ. The food was yummy and I'm guessing we were too because we all got eaten alive by mosquitos! I have about 20 bites on each leg and all over my arms!
Monday was a sad day... Gramps and Nana had to go home. We were sad to see them go. As we were pulling away from the airport Wyatt pointing to them out the window yelled "Hey! Hey!" I guess trying to figure out why we were leaving them. We are so glad that we were able to spend a long weekend with Nick's parents. They are the greatest! We love you Mom and Dad, see you in a few months!

Update

Our summer is coming to an end. We only have 3 more weeks before Wyatt and I head back to Idaho. I can't believe how fast this summer has flown by. I also can't believe how much Wyatt has grown up in the 3 months that we've been in Florida. He's becoming a little boy. His personality is growing every day. He is actually understanding what I'm saying to him now. If I ask him go throw something away he will, if I ask where he put his paci he'll run and get it for me! I thought the time would never come! Although he has inherited one thing from his dad... I have to say his name about three times before he'll acknowledge that I'm talking to him. :)
Some of the cute things I love that Wyatt does:
-He has learned to flex his muscles, which he thinks is so cool cuz daddy does it too. He will bring his arms really tight into his chest and yells "aarrgh" as loud as he can.
-He has gotten really good at folding his arms and keeping them folded for most of a prayer. As soon as amen is said he throws his arms in the air and sometimes will yell "AMEN."
-Whenever any kind of music turns on he has to start dancing. Nick has taught him some really cool leg moves, for those of you who know Nick's cool leg dance you know what I mean. It's probably the cutest thing I've ever seen.
-He loves books and has started to want to read them all by him self. He'll bring me a book, sit on my lap and "read" the book to me. He won't let me turn the pages and if I try to read he'll put his hand over my mouth.
I love my baby so much. He is getting so smart. It really blows my mind at how much he learns every day. It makes me sad he is growing up so fast, but I'm enjoying every minute of it.

Vacay!

Wyatt and I just got back from a much needed vacation. We started off by going to Lake Powell for 4 days. My aunt and uncle have a houseboat and they invited my family to spend a few days with them on the lake. It was so much fun. My whole family was there. Nick and Nate even flew out to come. We did a lot of wakeboarding, wake surfing, jet skiing, eating and just relaxing. The only bummer was I didn't get much sun.





After Lake Powell Wyatt and I headed to Idaho to spend a little time with my family while Nick had to get back to Florida to work. I forgot how nice Idaho summers are! We spent all day everyday outside. In Florida it is too miserable to be outside so we spend most of our days cooped up in our apartment. Wyatt loved being able to run around and play in the yard. We went swimming with Brianne, Britany, and Kassi at Ross park, played in the wading pool in the yard and Wyatt got to help my dad feed and check cows. It was a lot of fun for both of us.







We were able to go to a family reunion while we were home as well. My mom's family has a reunion every year and I haven't been to one in 4 years. It was so much fun to see my family that I don't get to see very often. We went on a hike one day, there is nothing more beautiful then hiking in the mountains. We were there for July 4th and had our own fireworks show.









We are now back in Florida. As much as I miss Idaho and my family it's so good to be back with Nick again. It gets really hard being away from him and I know he misses Wyatt so much... I'm sure he misses me too :)

Mommy and Me!

I was talking to my friend Breanne yesterday and she was telling me how every Wednesday she takes her daughter to story time at the library, to lunch and then to play at the park. I realized that Wyatt and I never do anything out of the ordinary. So I decided that today was going to be our special day! It started by going to lunch at McDonalds. Believe it or not Wyatt has never eaten at McDonalds. And what kid doesn't love Mickey-D's? He got his very own happy meal with chicken nuggets, fries, sprite, and to my surprise the old cookies that they use to put in there. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. After lunch we went to a park that is only a couple miles from our apartment but we've never gone. It is a fun park with little splash parks and toys everywhere. Wyatt was a little apprehensive at first but once he started playing in the water I couldn't drag him away! It was so cute to watch him run through the fountains and try to play with the other kids. The last thing we did was play on the swings. Wyatt has never been a big fan of swings, but after a few pushes he was loving life! We had such a fun day together and will definitely be doing this more often. Thanks for the idea Bre!