Keeping Busy

Wyatt has been keeping himself pretty busy while Mama and Papa have been napping or taking care of his little brother.

One of his favorite past times is trying on Mama's underwear...

Sometimes on the bottom, sometimes on the top.

Think he is embarrassed now, just wait until I show these to his first girlfriend!!

He has also been taking care of his baby..Maybe Jeff needs to spend more time with his son doing "man" stuff :)

Hiding in the tunnel is aways fun.

Playing with Kieran made an impression on Wyatt. This was almost a month ago and for some reason practically everytime I lay Wyatt down for bed he says, "Wyatt did share with Kieran"

Wyatt is such a good helper now. He loves to help Mama feed the goats their hay. Notice the nice new hat from Carolyn :)

The cardboard box airplane I made for him months ago is still a hit.

And, yes, we sill have enough snow to make snow angels, but it should be going away anytime now.....we hope.

Name that Baby!

I was looking back through some pictures of Wyatt when he was a baby and was able to reliplicate the photos with Sam at the same age (3 weeks). Take a guess, Sam or Wyatt?

#1.

#2
#3

#4

#5

#6

#7. Okay, I will give you a hint for this one :)

Answers: #1 Sam, #2 Wyatt, #3 Wyatt. #4 Sam, #5 Wyatt, #6 Sam and #7 Sam.

How did you do? Needless to say the boys look like brothers!!

Waytt sure had grown! He has a lot to teach his Baby Brother.

Like where your eyes are....

How to kick a ball....

and how to laugh.

Hot Springs and Cold Parks

Most of Gramma's visit was spent reading books or playing on the couch with Wyatt but we did get her out to see some sights. We made the long trek up to Chena Hotsprings- I think Gramma said "are we there yet" more often than Wyatt did!! But the soak in the springs was worth the long drive.






After the Hot Springs we headed into Fairbanks to the Ice Park. Wyatt loved the kids park with all the slides.




Sam slept through the whole thing and didn't even notice that he went down a slide made of ice with Mama.

Snow machines and airplanes... two of Wyatt's favorite things!!

Gramma was starting to get a little cold and wasn't too excited about sitting in her ice chair :)

The ice carvings were absolutely amazing!!

Mama really wanted to go down the big kid slides but due to cold noses and toes we had to call it a night.


Looking back we really should have done this in reverse, would have made more sense to soak in the Hot Springs after the Ice Park. Next year we will know better.

Thanks to Gramma Sherry for all her help!! Come back soon.

Visit with Gramma Sherry

Gramma Sherry braved the winter weather to come up and meet her newest grandson. We had a great visit, I am super thankful to have had the help in those early weeks. It is really nice to lay down for a nap and wake up to have the house clean, laundry folded and lunch on the table!! Plus Wyatt really enjoyed the extra Gramma attention.

Not a moments rest for Gramma.

Bonding with grandson number five!

Sam's First Week

We have made it through our first week as a family of four. Sam has been a very mellow, sleepy baby. He pretty much just wakes up to eat then goes back to sleep again- Mama has even been getting some good sleep, although it has been in broken blocks of time. Papa has also been enjoying these sleepy times with baby Sam.

Wyatt has been a great big brother and is very interested in what Sam is doing and asks to hold him a lot, although we are constantly having to remind him to be gentle with the baby. Wyatt has not inflicted any harm yet but I don't doubt that we will have some exciting times ahead when Mama is home alone with both of them. I am sure that Sam will be a pretty tough kid by the time he is one.

Wyatt looks like a giant next to his little brother.

My boys, handsome bunch aren't they? :)

Ahh, those first little gassy smiles-so cute!

The proud Papa.

Shiway was just sure Sam was going to be a girl and made him a darling purple hat with a flower on the top....but he is man enough to still look good in it.

This one came from Julie, he has got some growing to do before it fits him just right but he definately makes a statement when he goes out with this one.

Visiting with Ellen. Taking some time to bond with my new little boy.

He may be sweet and cute but he still has attitude!