Smores

I found a way to make smores at home. Delicious!

16 Months Old

Weighs approx 22.5 lbs. * Says "cheese" and knows it means to smile at the camera. * Spent a whole week without us when we went on our cruise. * Tries to jump, but hasn't figured out that means actually getting his feet off the ground. * Climbing up on everything. * Got his 4th haircut. * Can find his belly button. We've been working on eyes and nose. * Stands in his high chair & I know one day he is going to fall out of it. * Loves cookies, but is not satisfied with just 1 cookie. He needs a cookie in each hand. *  Still hates his diaper getting changed. Hopefully this is a phase. * Knows how to use the IPad to play Elmo Loves His ABCs and tries to steal it away from us when we use it. * Hides himself in the cupboards. * Pulls the clothes out of his drawers and tries to put them on. * Doesn't like the covers on his legs just like his daddy. *

Devin makes fun of the fact that I like to take pictures of people sleeping. I think there is something so serene and beautiful in capturing these moments. 

New Camera

We got a new camera and I love it! It takes such clear pictures and is so easy to use all the features. I've been taking a lot of pictures lately and taking it with me every where so you can be certain that I'll be posting a lot more pictures on our blog. 

Hair Cut #4

I made a promise to myself that as soon as Zander's hair resembled a mullet or got too unruly that we would cut it. That day occurred a few weeks ago, but I was in a bit of denial. After coming to my senses, we went over to Megan's house for trim. His fourth hair cut! He did so well and sat still most of the time (except for the end when he was over it). His hair looks so much better! Thanks Aunty Megan.  

Cruise Day 7 - Our Last Day

 Our last day.  I was sad that our cruise was ending so our day consisted of going around the boat doing a few of our favorite things. We ate as much soft serve ice cream as we could. We people watched on the lido deck. We enjoyed the all you can eat buffet which the final weight gain was 5 lbs for me and 10 for Devin. We took long naps. We played multiple games of Settlers. We played BINGO and lost. We watched the final cruise show which was Carnival Legends. We were so excited to finally see Mom in her costume singing her Madonna song. She did an amazing job and really added her own flair into the performance.

It was hard to go back to reality as we had a whole week of no cooking, cleaning, responsibilities, or work, but we were excited to get back to Zander.

Cruise Day 6 - At Sea

 The last two days of the cruise were sea days as we made our way back to Long Beach. I tried to soak up every moment as I knew our vacation was coming to an end soon. I spent the morning laying out by the pool, we had another girl vs boy golf tournament, and we ended the night with our last formal dinner and cruise variety show.

Cruise Day 5 - Puerta Vallarta

On our way to the excursion

Puerta Vallarta was our favorite part of the trip. We went on an all day excursion which included a wild truck ride into the jungle, zip lining in the high tree top canopy, repelling, free falling, tubing down the river,  and riding donkeys up the mountain. We finished the day by eating dinner under a large hut and admiring the view of the mountain as it rained. It was the perfect day!