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Our Family Trip to Florida

I love the times when Jeff, Will, Wyatt and I are all together for extended periods of time with no work obligations. It’s so much fun to relax with the kids and share in their excitement about even the simplest things like going up and down an escalator at the airport 15 times.
We were very fortunate to take a trip to FL at the end of Feb/early March. We went down to visit Jeff’s parents who have their 5th Wheel camper in Venice FL. Additional benefits of the trip were seeing Jeff’s Grandparent’s who were staying about 20 minutes away and an overnight at Disney World. We afforded the trip with 3 free airline tix from Milwaukee to Ft Myers (credit card miles) and free Disney tickets for Jeff and I for completing the Disney Give a Day, Get a Day campaign (volunteering). We wanted to rent a minivan so Jeff’s parents could ride with us where ever we went but the minivans were almost double the cost of a full size car. We rented the full size car online, and they upgraded us to a minivan for free once we arrived! We had great karma on this trip!!
The only misfortune on the trip was a lost puppy. Will left his beloved stuffed puppy at the car rental desk when we arrived in Ft Myers. Jeff spent hours calling and trying to locate the puppy only to hear the Avis employees all confirm they saw it but no one could find it. Good thing we have a backup puppy! Will tells me daily that his puppy is his best friend – it’s so cute. He also says this about Wyatt, but when Wyatt aggravates Will, he tells (screams) Wyatt “Wyatt! You’re not my best friend any more!!!” Usually this spawns from Wyatt trying to take or chew on said beloved puppy.
Spending time with the Leitings was great. We saw lots of alligators, went to a research aquarium, beach, ocean, state parks, hiked, and of course, made the 2.5 hr road trip to Disney World. We left for Disney around 7:30am for our roadtrip and thankfully, Wyatt took a nap on the way there. He survived a very long day at Disney with a quick 20 minute nap on my shoulder in the line for It’s a Small World. Will and Wyatt were both excellent the entire day despite no nap for Will and little sleep for Wyatt and all the stimulation of Disney. We found a great secret spot behind the magic kingdom for the fireworks show away from the crowds. However, this made us one of the last ones out of the park and it was about a 20 minute bottleneck wait to get out of the park and then about a 50 minute wait in line to get on the monorail to get to the tram to get to our car! Thankfully, both boys fell asleep as we were walking out of the park and didn’t have to endure the lines and chaos that we did. I think we finally got to our car around 10:30 pm that night and got to the hotel until around 11pm. After the 2 hr cat naps, the boys were *WIRED* especially Wyatt who just wanted to bounce on the beds and bang his head on the bedboards. It took about an hour to calm the boys down and get them to sleep.
Will loved the airplane rides, Wyatt loved the flight attendants and they loved him. So much, that he didn’t sleep on either flight but luckily, everyone survived!! It was a great trip and we look forward to an extended family or family/friends trip to Disney in a future year. Thanks much for the hospitality Tom and Pat!

Wyatt’s 1st Birthday

Wyatt turned 1 on Jan 27. He started taking his first steps on his birthday. He started walking all around where ever he wants to go on February 23. He is feisty but also loves to give hugs and kisses. He loves hanging around Will. He hates getting his diaper changed and we end up chasing him down every time we need to change his diaper or clothes. He loves playing peekaboo with people and being chased (probably part of the problem with diaper changes!). He is 25 lbs and 1 inch taller than Will when Will turned 1. He has 12 teeth.
He can say many words but most are probably only recognized by us or his babysitter!
Some words he says:
Bicycle
Cheerios
Cracker
Water
Please
Cup
Brown Bear (his favorite book)
Book
Car
Go
Ball
Balloon
Daddy
MaMa
No No

And he can imitate all different kinds of animal sounds. He also learned mommy’s party call “Aaauuuuuu!” most recently when we were dancing next to the parade at Disney World. Now whenever we dance, he yells “Aaaauuuu!”

Jeff was in TX for work the week of his birthday but Will and Wyatt and I had a little celebration and Wyatt opened his gift from Grandma and Grandpopper (kids song CD) and one of our gifts (toothbrush and toothpaste). I know, Toothbrush?? But he loves watching Will brush his teeth so this was exciting for him!
Wyatt talking to Daddy over the phone telling him about his birthday

Birthday Boy


When Jeff returned from TX, we had Jeff’s sister’s family over for dinner and cake to celebrate. We gave Wyatt a Wheely Cow and a Jack in the Box.


Will took a liking to the Wheely Cow and it’s now Will’s main form of transportation around the house. This toy is awesome but a little too fast for Wyatt – another couple months and Wyatt will have to reclaim it. For now, Will rides it and Wyatt follows on his ride on Fire truck.

Happy Birthday Wy-Guy!




Maddie and Wyatt having fun in the bouncy house

Jazzercizing at the Milwaukee Bucks

For the family members who wanted to see the Bucks halftime Jazzercizing extravaganza, here is a video from You Tube. I couldn't get it to autolink so you'll have to copy and paste into your web address bar.
I'm the one with the black pants and red shirt (lol) - I also have a small white flower in my hair. It was a blast and a good time with my Jazzercize girlfriends!

In this video, I'm in the lower left hand corner, 4 in from the left in the front row. When we switch positions, I walk to the other side of the court, still front row.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjwuJVoCtJQ

Brothers

Love these pics of the boys today. There's a lot of refereeing between the two, but it all makes up for it during moments like this.
Will asked Wyatt to come sit in his lap so he could read and sing songs to him :)
Now to decide which one to print and put in their "brothers" frame??

Guitar Hero

I think Will idolizes his Uncle Tom and wants to play just like him :)

Countdown to Wyatt’s 1st Birthday!

It’s amazing to us that Wyatt is almost one year old! Before Wyatt was born, Jeff and I couldn’t imagine how we would feel about a second child. How could we love someone as much as we loved Will? Who could be as cute/cool/smart/funny as Will?
But what they say is true; as a parent, you love each of your children equally and in different ways. Wyatt warms our heart and fills our days with joy and love. We are so thankful he is here and couldn’t imagine our family without him. He is full of energy and tries to keep up with his big brother, Will. He has the biggest smile that makes you want to rush over and smother him with kisses.
Wyatt received his 2nd haircut last week, 1/11/10. His 1st haircut was executed in November by Grandma Pat Leiting – a tradition! This 2nd haircut had a lot more hair to cut. We couldn’t wait until his first birthday like we did with Will. Unlike Will, Wyatt was born with a full head of hair and although the shaggy boy cuts are in right now, Wyatt’s beautiful blue eyes, long black eyelashes and full lips combined with long hair have people guessing he’s a girl!
Here's a recent picture of Wyatt and his new found "funny face." All of a sudden he started doing this one night a dinner, and each time we said, "Wyatt, make a funny face," he'd make these scrunched up faces. He's as much of a clown as Will!



Nursing Wyatt to a full year was more of a challenge than it was with Will, but I’ve made it! I feel it’s quite the accomplishment to give him this nutrition and save some cash in the pocketbook! Last week was the first week I didn’t tote my breast pump to work with me (ALLELUIA!) and I am down to feeding in the morning and at night. Next week I will transition to just the bedtime feeding, and then…FREEDOM!!!
Wyatt is standing on his own and very good at walking while holding our hand or pushing a large toy with wheels. He’s very close to taking his first step!
Wyatt has 10 teeth and we believe another one will pop through soon as he is teething again.
He loves puppies and animals. Anytime he reads a book with a dog in it, he leans over and kisses the picture. He loves to give people kisses in the form of head butts, especially when we say “Noggin!” like the sea turtles do in Finding Nemo.
Wyatt understands a lot of what we say. He has a word for Willy but I haven’t been able to replicate how he says it. But it’s definitely his name for Willy, he says it as soon as he sees Will after waking up, or if he wants to go by Will. His first word was around 9-10 months – “Uh-oh” He has that one mastered and says it every time he drops something. He also says “cheese” when someone takes his picture (started at 10 mos), “DeDe” for Daddy, “Ball,” “Good,” “Boom” (and points his finger to shoot at Will), "Cheerios", "Tickle Tickle," "There" and waves by opening and closing his hand to say HI. If Wyatt could, he would correct me at this point and tell me all the other words he knows since he points at things and speaks adamantly about the object.
Unfortunately, Jeff will be in TX for work all next week during Wyatt’s first birthday, so we’ll officially celebrate his birthday when daddy gets back on the weekend.