Sugar House Park. . . .

A couple weeks ago Roman and I headed up to Salt Lake for a weekend of fun. Typically when Roman & I head to Salt Lake I'm dropping him off with his dad for the weekend so I don't get to take him to do fun things but this particular weekend was different. 

First stop?. . . . Sugar House Park with some friends and their kids.

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   What almost 2 year old boy would be interested in feeding the ducks bread when he could throw rocks at them??

Roman spent nearly an hour throwing rocks into the pond and trying to get the ducks to eat them. It was pretty entertaining. . . .although I was a little on edge just waiting for him to fall/dive into the water. He's a little unpredictable at times, if you can imagine that.:)

After much coaxing, I got Roman away from the water & ducks and we headed to the playground. This kid is ALL BOY! He has more energy in his little pinky than I have in my whole body. Playing on the playground is a work-out for this momma.:)

Up the slide. . . .down the slide. . . .up the stairs. . . .down the stairs. . . .through the tunnel. . . .over here. . . .over there. . . .barely dodge getting knocked out by a swinger. . . . up the slide. . . .down the slide. . . .play in the wood chips. . . .try to eat a few. . . etc. etc. etc.

WHEW! . . . it's exhausting isn't it?

But to see the joy on his face as he plays and discovers new things is absolutely worth the exhaustion.

What a fun play date at Sugar House Park!

And another memory created with my Romie.:)

Fun with Sidewalk Chalk

We are absolutely loving the warm weather! We've been going on lots of walks, playing at the park and in the yard. I gave Roman sidewalk chalk shaped like eggs for Easter so one nice day after a walk we decided to give them a try. I may have had as much fun as Roman did.:) 

Roman was a little stressed out that as you write with the eggs it makes that part of them flat. He would say "Oh no! Egg?" Once he realized how fun it was to draw with them he loosened up a bit.:)

Not sure if you can tell but he has a big blue hand print on his face that somewhat resembled Brave Heart.:)

And this picture just cracks me up! He doesn't even look like the same kid. Not sure what face that is! Ha!

And this one is just cute. I love that you can see the "Blues" in the background. I love love love Blanding in the Spring/Summer time!

Cheers to warm weather!!!

Easter PRESENTS!

Roman spent Easter with his dad this year. . . . . but still managed to get a few pre-Easter gifts from the Nielsons.

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Grandma & Papa hit the jack-pot with this. . . . 

GUITAR!

Roman was pretty excited about his "cutar".

He walks around the house strumming it and moving his hips back and forth.

I may just have a musician on my hands. :)

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I just couldn't resist getting Roman an Easter basket. I don't know how to prevent spoiling this kid when the holidays come around. I love buying gifts for him. . . .then he goes to his dad's and gets more. OH!. . .what to do??

Roman is obsessed with watching Toy Story right now and now he has his own "Woody!" 

It seems I get Roman a new book every holiday and I think it's more for me than him. I get sick of reading the same stories all the time.:) He loved this one though. . . it plays the music to Peter Cottontail when you open it up.

"Drink a milk"

Roman still calls everything he or anyone else drinks milk. . . .whether it's water, lemonade, a smoothie....etc.

"Chocate"

This baby boy loves his treats and candy!

Happy pre-Easter Romie!:)

Monster Eggs :)

We decided to color Easter eggs for FHE the week before Easter.

(And when I say we...... I mean I:) 

Roman did enjoy checking out the different colored eggs. He's doing great with learning his colors so he'd pick up each one and tell me what color it was.

He also got a cute stuffed bunny from "Gamma Bewa" for Easter. 

I wish I could say Roman decorated these eggs.....but nope......it was me.:)

He wasn't quite sure about the "hair" so he enjoyed destroying them. Ha!

My cute little helper. :)

I'd say it was a successfull 1st time egg coloring.

21 MONTHS!!

Roman has been into everything since he could walk but now he's too smart for me to hide it from him.:) He's a curious little guy with more energy than you can imagine.

And SMART too!
He amazes me! He is talking so much and remembers everything. Isn't quite understanding the word "no".....but that's because he's a man and has selective hearing.:)

He really is a good boy. He's started showing affection by hugging my leg...... I'll be doing house work or getting ready in the bathroom and he'll come in, hug my leg, look up at me and say "Yuv you momma." Oh how it melts my heart. He's kind of a momma's boy. . . .and I'd like to keep it that way.:) 

I can't believe how fast he's growing up! He'll be 2 in June. Yikes!

I'm enjoying every minute of it. . . . . OK maybe not the tantrums or the diapers. . . .but hey, it can't all be fun right? 

St.Patty's Day

We're not Irish but we still enjoy celebrating the holiday.:)

And we love ANY excuse to make treats.

Shamrock shake anyone??:) 

Roman downed his and was ticked when it was all gone.

Poor kid.:/

Did you wear your green? Romie did!!

My baby is growing up.

He looks like such a little boy in this picture.:(

And check out that under bite. Ha!

Have I mentioned how ticklish Roman is?

I hope he stays that way because I can get the cutest gut laugh out of him when I tickle his neck, underarms or thighs. Love it!

Happy St.Patty's Day!! 

SpRInG bReAK

In mid-March we headed back down to the warm weather in Arizona for spring break. This time the cousins came and the kids had a blast!

Once again the weather was amazing so we spent most of our time outside.

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At the Park

Playing in the wood chips

. . . .  for hours.

It seemed that way anyway.:)

Toddlers are entertained by the most simple things.

Like sitting in the shoe racks while mom's shopping.

(Shortly after taking this picture Roman was escorted out of the store, by his slightly upset mother, for throwing one of his awesome tantrums.) Not cool! Needless to say....my shopping trip was over.

Roman was in absolute heaven playing in the play place at Chik-fil-A.

Not much lunch was eaten. . . .SURPRISE! :)

Back to the Zoo

(I might as well buy a season pass :)

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Roman LOVES animals. . . .especially ones he can touch.

Here he is going for the eye gouge. . . .

. . .the hug

. . . . and the "look how cute I am with the animals" look.

We were smart this trip to the zoo and just bought a pass to ride the train. It's the lazy man's zoo experience.:)

Anything's great when you have a "sucker!!"

And this pretty much sums up our spring break. . . . .

 Fun. . . . & exhausting.:)

CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR!!:)