15 Months

Oh, if only we could forever be 15 months old!  Our little man is so much fun right now- we are so incredibly blessed!  Here's what life is like for our favorite 15 month old....
- His well baby check-up measured in at 29.7" and 22.4 lbs.  Trust me, he feels a whole lot heavier than 22lbs!  The post-shots sucker was so yummy he ended up wiping it up and down his face and his arms and his legs and his car seat and his face some more while Mom was driving to our next stop.  Thank goodness we were headed over to a friend's house for lunch and some swimming pool time :)
- He can consume an incredible amount of shells and cheese!
- Raviolis are still a favorite food.  Not only are they yummy but, they are also a lot of fun!

 Especially when smashed between the fingers....  

so much for the nice 'hair job' earlier that morning.  

- Bubble Guppies are an even bigger hit!

- Bravely discovered the sprinkler the other day- oh, the joys of life!

- The Little Man has recently really started falling in love with books, especially ones with animals.
- Two naps a day are still nice but in a pinch, we can get by with just one.  
- Most of our mornings (if its not already like 90 degrees out) are spent like this...

- And, Grandpa's boots are still a little BIG ;)  But, they're a lot of fun to wear!

Life is very blessed!  Our little man brings lots of smiles, hugs and kisses to our lives.  What a blessing.  We're so fortunate that God chose us to share life with him.  

And, last but not least... here's one for Grandma Berry & Great Auntie Connie.  

The original Aunt Connie (the original Chubby Cheeks) gave this t-shirt to me when I was a baby.  I passed it back to her for 1st baby and now.... its been returned to my kiddo.  What fun! 

God Bless everyone!  

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!  

Today was a lot of fun celebrating our favorite men.... 

 Homemade breakfast as ordered by Wes.... French Toast, bacon & orange juice. 

 These two are such best buds- they get to laughing at each other, like to wrestle on the floor and love having 'roar'-ing contests.  They LOVE watching the Tim Tebow video online and the re-run of  the Broncos win last year which sent them to the play-offs.  By the end of both, the two are typically cheering with arms waving and lots of yelling.  Lots of fun! :)  

 Wes' 1st Father'd Day card :)  

 Grandma and Grandpa Roth also sent a Father's Day care package.  Kaleb found a new book called 'Spot Loves Daddy'- spent breakfast checking out his book.  He thinks it is super cool!  

Then, we loaded up the car and headed to Milesville for the nearly annual Father's Day picnic where a big 'ole group of family gathered together.  If you start adding Parsons to Elsheres to Hanrahans to Berrys and Sloveks and ..... well, a lot more names- you start to get alot of people.  I would guess there were at least 80-90 people there.  Was great to see everyone and to introduce our Little Man!  

And, after lunch our Little Man and his awesome Grandpa Berry went for a walk to check out the trees and the birds and the things outside.  What a special day and way to celebrate my dad's 1st Father's Day as a Grandpa.

Three Amazing Guys! 

Dad- thanks for being a wonderful example and teacher.  We spent a lot of time as a kid riding horseback talking about a lot of things.  We'd talk crops, world religions, politics, the weather, re-tell old stories and all sorts of things.  Good times, I tell you.  He also taught me a lot about problem solving and how to 'figure it out' during our adventures in haying and chasing cows.  You're a great guy Dad- thanks a bunch! 

Wes- thanks for being an incredible dad and an awesome husband!!  You rock Mr.  Thanks for loading the diaper bag hundreds of times, driving lots of miles on gravel going way out of your way so our kid could have awesome day care.  Thanks for always making life fun and taking care of us all in the same breath.  You're amazing and we're so thankful for YOU!  God Bless, my Love :) 

And, Mr. Kaleb... 

You little guy have made today all the more fun.  Actually, every day is all the more fun since you've showed up.  You love your Dada so very much.  You're best buds and love chillin' out together.  We're so blessed to have us home with us.  We love you lots Little Man and can't wait to see how God continues to unfold your life.  

Happy Father's Day Grandpa Roth as well!  We love you too :) Thanks for raising a wonderful son in Wes!  

And, a big Happy Great Grandpa Day to Great Grandpa Berry! 

You're such a blessing to us all :)   

Sunny San Diego

We've just returned from a wonderful, fun, exhausting and incredibly blessed week of vacation with the Roths!  It was a great time of playing in the ocean, visiting the zoo, hanging out together and relaxing.  We stayed that this awesome beach house....

We were on the bay side which was great because it was much quieter, safer and the water was nice and calm for the Little Man....  

Sometimes you find something so wonderful you just want to roll around in it... :)  

Dad is leading the discover- oh, so much fun!

The next day, we went to the 'real ocean' which was just a few blocks away.  It was so incredibly fun watching Kaleb discover that the ocean is water which really makes it one huge BATH!!!  You could see it suddenly click and then it was a full-on sprint to the water.  

Oh, boy... here we go!  

The kid has no fear of water- he absolutely LOVES it!  The saltiness of it didn't phase him a bit- he was just thrilled to have discovered the huge bath.  Fun, fun, fun- I tell ya'!  

One of my favorite pictures of the week...  our little guy playing in the sand just soaking it all up.  

 We also rode our 1st carousel- which he loved once he believed me he wouldn't fall off.  

It got a big 'oooohhhh' outta the kid! 

And, we learned about video games... lots of fun!  He had a blast playing with Than which basically involved cheering (yelling) and dancing wildly then randomly (when Than wasn't expecting it) hit a button which would frequently cause Than to 'die'.   Then the real giggling, dancing and craziness would begin.  

 We went to the San Diego Zoo too... 

 We rode the tram back across the zoo- Kaleb loved it best when at the front so he could see all the way down below.  Definitely got a BIG Ohhh :)  

 And, we watched a show at the zoo too.  Grandma and Noah sat with us at the very top.  His favorite part was when three big colorful parrots flew right over our heads. Little Man very much loves birds!

 One night, we made a quick run for the beach to watch the sunset.  And, the Little Man was already in his PJ's but we didn't care.  We loaded up and off we went.  So glad we did- we had an absolutely precious and wonderful time.  Kaleb knew it was the ocean this time and the moment he hit the sand- he was off and running.  Within minutes we'd ditched the pj bottoms and our little man just basked in the fun of the water.  It was freezing, soon he was freezing but he didn't care at all.  

We had a wonderful time together with family.  Lots of memories that weren't even caught in picture form too.  Like all five of the Roth grandkids playing football on the lawn in front of the house.  Kaleb was hysterical chasing the 'big kids', laughing with them rolling in the grass and tackling the football.  

Ohh, and we also celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary!  We celebrated with dinner at Joe's Crab Shack having our standard coconut shrimp.  Then the best part... we ordered the Smores dessert to go.  Ate it on the beach watching the sunset....wonderfulness I tell you! :)  We've packed a lot into these three years and we can't wait to see what the next year brings.  As we like to say "Go God"!