Dylan and I took our first trip to the swimming pool for the summer! We went several times last year and he always loved it! I wanted to take him before his lessons started on Monday! Here we are getting ready to head out!

As you can see, he didn't mind getting wet! He had his entire body wet, and it didn't phase him one bit!
He loves the fountains right outside the pool! I really like this pool because it is zero entry and he can reach!! A few times I will carry him out to the deep end which he also enjoys. For the most part we stay in the shallow end and play!
There is also an alligator slide he went down for the first time. He came down pretty fast, but I was always there to catch him. It is a very small slide, so not to scary for him (or me!).
I think Dylan is saying to himself, come on mom, I want to go back in! So, I put the camera away and went back in with him!

Dylan's Masterpiece!

Do you like Dylan's latest piece of art?? When we are upstairs Dylan likes to write on paper with a pen. Well, we took his table outside and we don't have another one in his playroom yet, so he has a hard time writing. Today I gave him his pen and paper and then looked down and saw he had his shirt up! When I pulled his shirt all the way up I realized it was all over his belly! I have to say, I would rather it be on his belly then on my walls!! He had a bath right away and his belly is now nice and clean!

Coloring, a very dangerous job, you better wear a hard hat!! Dylan really enjoys coloring. Yesterday he found some coloring pages and went right for the crayons, I didn't even know he knew were I hid the crayons!! Luckily he draws on the paper right now, but check back later to see his newest masterpiece!!

Waiting for daddy! Dylan and I were out front yesterday waiting for Seth to get home from work. We decided to look at the flowers and Dylan picked one for himself!
Peonies smell soooooo good!!

Enjoying the nice outdoors, and the neighbor's yard!

Dylan loves his Toby! This was a couple weeks ago, Dylan was trying to give Toby (and Jake, Ashley and Brad's dog) a drink of water! Finally Ashley just picked him up and Dylan poured the water on the dogs!

An old one... Dylan was 6-7 months old here! He is wearing a shirt his Aunt Ashley gave him! It says, if you think I'm sute you should see my Aunt!! She is such a proud Aunt and loves Dylan to pieces! He likes hanging out with Aunt Ashley and Uncle Brad!!
One of Dylan's funnier photos!! I love this pictures, it looks like he ate too much and has a tummy ache!! I can't believe how chubby he was, now is a little guy-maybe it is because he NEVER stops moving!!
This one also makes me laugh!! This was during American Idol tryouts and we were watching it, maybe Dylan is trying to outsing the contestants?? This was also when he was around 7 months old!

An Oldie but a Goodie!

Another favorite! This one is from when Dylan was about 3-4 months old! We were reading in his room! Being home with Dylan for the summer reminds me of how fast he is growing up! Last summer he was just starting to walk, and now he is running everywhere! It is amazing how much more he communicates with us and how many skills he picks up daily! Last Friday he started saying Dylan when asked what his name was, and I am teaching him to tell people he is 2! I know he is only 1, but in a month he will be 2, so this way he will be ready! He also says, What's Up Dude! It is too cute! We start swimming lessons Monday, so keep checking for an update to see how that goes!!

Old Picture Time!!

I love this picture of my dad and Dylan! This was about a week after we brought Dylan home! I can remember exactly what we were doing! It was a Saturday afternoon and my old secretary and her husband came over to bring us homemade pizzas and my sister and Brad came over with Grovers BBQ! My dad drove up from KC just to hang out with his 1st grandson!! This picture captures the way my dad has felt about Dylan from day 1!! He has been more in love with him than I could ever have ever imagined (along with everyone else in my family!). I think my dad could have sat for hours and just watched him sleep when he was a baby! That love has only grown now that Dylan can do more things! My dad can finally do silly things and go on adventures in the creek without my mom getting mad at him! He says he can finally act his age and not get in trouble!! I can remember all the things I used to do with my dad, and now I get to watch him do all those things with Dylan!! He was the best dad and now he is the best grandpa (and the best dad still!!).

Something New!

Since I am going to be home this summer and I will have more time at home, I am going to try to do something new (possibly daily, if Dylan allows me!!). I am going to post old pictures of Dylan that haven't been on the blog! I am going to post favorites, ones that bring back a special memory, or any that I feel like sharing. As I looked at old photos I realized I may need to do this hourly, there are just so many that I love and I want to share. I wish I would have started this blog thing earlier!!! First one...Grandma Shaver's FAVORITE!! This is one from his first month! He is in his swing and has his lips ready for a kiss! We used to call this his, "Kissy Face"! I had cards made that said, Kiss Me You Fool!! Looking at this it is hard to believe that my baby is going to be 2 in a month! Where has time gone! I remember my mom always saying, don't wish this time away, and now I understand why! I can remember going out to eat and wishing I could give him real food because a bottle was a pain, and now I am thinking, I wish I could just give him a bottle, this real food thing can be a pain!! Really, I LOVE being a mommy! It is hard at times, and it always has been, but the rewards are SO much greater, and they make the tough times go away! A lot like teaching I guess!! I just look at this picture and it makes me tear up, now instead of calling him "kissy face" we say give me a kiss, or blow someone a kiss, and he knows what it means and does it without thinking twice! OK, now I am rambling so I will stop!! Kind of like my brother-in-law Brad says, I TALK A LOT, and with this blog I guess I TYPE A LOT at times, and it would remind Brad of my talking and ridiculous stories!! Good Night for now, talk to you all later (or type to you all later)!!!!!