The Week in Pictures

R and his new sprinkler. It was hot a few days this week and we got to try it out!

Sunday morning bed snuggle. In the morning Rutherford asks for "Snuggle? Bed?"

Suffice it to say, R's new bean bag is a hit.

The Week in Pictures

This week Rutherford has been hanging out in his new teepee. He calls is his "two pee pee." He also loves pointing out all the colors on his new checkerboard rug.I really like the way his little area in the family room has come along.

Rutherford on the way to his bath. He calls it his "naked walk."

Today we went for yogurt after Ned was done with work. Rutherford tried the red velvet and then said it was his favorite. So cute to hear him say that.

At night when I get R ready for his bath and bed, he is very chatty and cute. I am realizing quickly that we now have a little boy and not a baby anymore. It makes me try so hard to stay in the moment with him. I know this time will be over so soon.

Feeding Boo

Boo and Rutherford are very gentle with one another... at least when kibble is involved.

Disneyland!

We took our very first family vacation this week - to Disneyland, the best place on earth :) Rutherford might have been a *little* on the young side for an amusement park, but he had a lot of fun and it was a great experience for all of us. He was a real trooper (even tho he got sick the day we left) and went on lots of rides, had fun breakfasts with his favorite characters and got his first taste of the magic of Disneyland.

Ned and I learned a lot from this trip and we're excited to do some more traveling with our little guy!

Here's some pics from our adventure:

 Sleeping in the car on the way up with Mickey.

Checking out the balcony outside our room - Rutherford called it our "new room" and loved exploring the closet, balcony and bathroom.

Day one: crawling thru the tunnels at Goofy's playhouse in Toontown.

R's favorite ride was the Teacups! He loved the yellow teacups and kept requesting that specific cup whenever we'd be in line for the ride.

Day two: unbelievably cute Mickey overalls.

The Chew Chew Train at DCA's Bug's Life Land was a big hit.

Waiting in line for Storybook Canal Boats with the Matterhorn in the background.

 

Had my birthday dinner at Big Thunder BBQ, this one of my favorite events during our trip. The food is pretty good (for Disneyland), they've got some fun country-western singers/musicians that provide entertainment and R just loved their songs. He was really happy with his big boy milk cup with a straw and I got a happy birthday sundae that we all shared. The best.

After dinner we hit the carousel twice with R.

He gave his horsie a big hug.

Day three: The morning view from our balcony! 

Character breakfast at Disneyland - R was a wee bit wary of the characters, but Dale and Captain Hook tickled him and got him laughing.

Tigger played hide n seek with R.

 

Minnie might have been his favorite. He even offered her blueberries.

The best part of character breakfast for R was the balloon they gave him. He batted it around in his stroller all morning!

 Family portrait from the Jungle Cruise.

Baseball

Yetserday we headed to Grossmont High to watch Nico play ball :) He is a senior this year and such a great player, super fun to watch. I wasn't sure how much Rutherford would be into it, but he was great! He sat with Aunt Cyndy, quietly watching the game and clapping with the crowd. After a while, he started getting a little restless, but then he invented a fun game. Picking dirt up and throwing it in the trashcan. It seriously occupied him for nearly a half-hour.

I like the dirt on his face with his little Elmo cap. What a wonderful little boy we have!

 

 

  

 

 

 

Watching Nico on deck :)

Easter!

We had such a fun Easter holiday! Rutherford loved all of the springtime activities, and he was able to do so many more things than at Christmastime - just being a bit older and understanding more of what was going on :)

 He dyed Easter eggs with Papa.

 

Easter morning there were bunny feet making a trail to...

Rutherford and Papa's Easter baskets!

Toys, Play Doh, a stuffie and an Elmo activity book!

R checking out all his loot.

 

Starting the egg hunt at the Ranch.

 

Loved looking for eggs!

Post-hunt high-five for Grandpa.

 And one for Papa, too.

We put some M&Ms in a few of his eggs, R dug right into them.

Chilling with Sylvian and Uncle Chad.

 And then of course, basketball.

After brunch, R got some ice cream and cousin Sylvian read him some books.

Smelling Mimi's daffodils.

Plus a video of the hunt! Don't worry, in the end he didn't hurt himself, I just accidentally turned off the recorder. Haha. 

 

New Deck Chair

We spotted a R-sized chair at Target this weekend. Now he has a spot on the deck to hang out while Papa grills. He loves the "brella." :)