Rodeo Pics

We went to the rodeo grounds one morning last week just to check out the animals and let Wyatt play at the petting zoo =)

The Mr. snapped a few pictures of me and Wyatt when we first went into the petting zoo. I really wish I would have grabbed the camera from him though, because once Wyatt got warmed up he was on the run! It was actually a really large petting zoo with animals everywhere! He was running around flailing his arms, pulling tails, and touching anything he could get his hands on, lol... it was adorable. He loved it. ..

Lent

A little different of a post than the usual Wyatt updates... but, I've been thinking a lot about Lent lately since we are now in the Lenten season of the church year. Lent began this past Wednesday and it includes the 40 days preceding Easter. It signifies the 40 days that Jesus fasted and prayed in the wilderness (and was tempted by the devil).  Matthew 4:1-11 Traditionally in the church, people would fast from meat. Nowadays, to observe Lent, people "fast" from just about anything! Soda, sugar, candy, TV, internet, certain types of music, certain activities, etc. I personally have always enjoyed this time in the church year. Every year, I try to "give something up" but I don't think I've ever actually followed through with the entire 40 days, nor have I allowed the "fast" to fulfill its purpose of drawing closer to God.

I think I have some extra motivation this year having just completed Beth Moore's powerful and convicting bible study, "James: Mercy Triumphs." This study has inspired me to take on the most challenging bible memorization task I have ever done. So while in the midst of that and with Lent just beginning, this year I decided to give up Facebook. I know, I know.... it sounds kind of silly. But if I'm being honest, I spent way to much time of Facebook throughout the day. And giving up Facebook really kind of resembles the "internet" as a whole. It had just become a "habit" to check my FB rather than something I needed to do. So on Wednesday I disabled my Facebook account and just 4 days into it I have spent way less time online.. imagine that, lol. So that is my "fast." I am trying to spend more time in the Bible and particularly working on memorization (something I just started this year after not doing it for much too long now!)

I see Lent as a time to set aside distraction, just one of many that we have in our lives, to focus on all that God has done for us. It's not so much a religious ritual as it is just preparing our hearts to once again be in awe of what Jesus accomplished for us on the cross. Fasting from something of this world to remind of us that we are sinful, flawed, and imperfect. While we know our sins are forgiven and we will spend eternity in heaven, we constantly have to humble ourselves and turn back to Him. I'm reminded of the hymn (Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing) that says, "Prone to wander, Lord I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love." .... We do wander, we go astray, we doubt, and we forget to Whom we belong. Lent is a time to "sacrifice" so we can be reminded of the ultimate sacrifice. When we take time to reflect on how much we really do need a Savior, we can truly celebrate the victory in that glorious Easter morning!

So those are just my current thoughts on Lent and what I am doing this year =) I'm going to post something Lent related every Sunday until Easter.

1st Haircut

Wyatt got his 1st haircut 2 weekends ago! I am totally late posting this.... he is currently cutting his first set of molars, all 4!! tops and bottoms on both sides. Two of them have cut through and the other two are working their way up, but his gums have huge knots. =( Needless to say, it has been a rough past week or so =/ Anyways.... here he is waiting at Cool Cuts, taking things off the shelf.

He did OK at the very beginning, just very unsure..

And then he quickly decided this was not his idea of fun! (not even with the TV right in front of him!)

Paci helped a little bit, but not much

But he looks so handsome!!!

We went back to the front to pay and he went right back to taking things off the shelf like nothing even happened, lol..

Playing around at home with his new do!

I waited pretty long to get hit cut because I knew it would make him look more like a big boy, but we really love how it turned out =) It fits him perfectly, such a handsome little man <3

A Boy and His Car

Football and Dump Trucks

I have totally been slacking on keeping up with pictures and blogging! I just unloaded a bunch of pictures from the last few weeks onto the computer. For now, here is a video of Wyatt playing. He's all boy... throwing footballs and pushing dump trucks =)

The Croc he has on was his cousin's (JJ) in Virginia... it is still way to big but he pulled it out of his shoe bin and wanted me to put it on him, lol.

Update and Naps

Not much of an exciting title, huh? After Christmas Break and the New Year we really just bummed out... I have a feeling it will be like that every year with Wyatt's birthday thrown into the mix of the hustle and bustle December brings with it =) We needed some down time.
The Mr. is in full swing with the Spring semester. He is taking 5 classes and is also going to try and fly everyday like he did last semester. One of his classes is an evening class, so 2 nights a week he has school until 8:30. The rest of the week nights he uses to study, write papers, ect. after Wyatt goes down, so like I told him a couple days ago... "I'll see you in May, honey!" lol He's going to be busy but I also know it will fly by.
In other news, me and Wyatt are doing great! The winter women's bible study started at church and instead of doing the evening bible study (because of the Mr.'s school) I am doing the Wednesday morning study. Wyatt moved up to the 12 - 17 month old room at church! So between morning bible study, MOPS on Fridays, and church on Sundays, all of which he does not get his morning nap..... his body decided it was time to drop it!! So now even when we are home he just started not taking a morning nap a couple days ago! I was thinking it was about time for that because he was starting to have a harder time with his afternoon nap. And sure enough, dropping his morning nap fixed his afternoon nap problems. So we are down to just 1 afternoon nap!! On the one hand, it's hard because that has always been my time to get ready for the day =/ But on the other hand it is nice because it really opens up our schedule a lot! As you all know, our schedule has revolved around Wyatt's naps for the last 13 months, haha. So it gives us a little more flexibility =) We have a good balance for the next few months I think.. I like him going to the nursery a couple days a week to "play" with other kids his age. He's real sweet on the teachers too (like he is to everybody) =)
So we are just in our "grind"! I have a couple things I need to blog about... but just wanted to "check in" and of course, post some new pictures of Wyatt!

Swinging at the park, he just laughs and laughs

Playing with flour

Eating a snack

Peek-a-boo! Looking underneath the chair

Tippy Toes! trying to look out the window

I was in the kitchen putting groceries away and he was in the living room digging through the rest of the grocery bags. He dug out the mushrooms and just helped himself! He gets into the produce drawers in the fridge nearly everyday.. you will very often find him chowing down on celery, carrots, red peppers, cucumber, ect. He already raids the fridge!

Getting a ride on the blanket

He loves going outside... he knows he has to put his shoes on to go out so here he is trying to get his shoes on =)

When we go somewhere, he walks to the car all by himself.. ahhh, he's getting big to fast!

He did this all by himself and when I took him down to watch him do it again I couldn't believe how easy it was for him =/ ack!

We took Wyatt's birthday donations to the Ronald McDonald House! Thank you for helping us be able to do that!! We learned that they take anything used too, as long as it is in working condition for the families. So consider the RMH next time you have a donation to bring to Goodwill!

Just a Video of Wyatt Feeding Himself

We were telling my parents on the phone tonight that Wyatt was feeding himself his yogurt, so just figured we'd share it with you all! =)