The Zoo Again

Wesley loves the zoo. This weekend, we surprised him with a spontaneous trip. He was very patient in the car:

As a special treat, we road the zoo tram:


We also did some walking:

The monkeys were a big hit!

Here he is on the way home~

Such a Big Boy!

Wesley is usually a good boy when getting his hair cut. This weekend, he graduated from the rocket ship chair to the big boy chair. My little man!

Party time!

Wesley was invited to Cole's birthday party at Kidnasium. He had a blast!! He got to:

Jump on a trampoline:



Partake in a bubble extravaganza:


Go sledding through a tube:


And ride a zipline:


It is probably his favorite day EVER! Thanks, Cole!!

Hide and Seek

Wesley has started enjoying the game of hide and seek. He finds really creative places to hide, like under our cow print ottoman:

Can You Guess?

Can you guess what Wesley is eating?

Well, not really eating ...

Rather, pulverizing ...

With his elbow ...

Assuming that mommy is going to clean it up ...

A banana!

Lil' Entertainer

Wesley performing on our way home from dinner:

Big Boy Swing!

Looks like Wesley may be graduating from the bucket swing soon. Here he is on the big boy swing~

The Cowardly Lion

The movie Wizard of Oz was reportedly filmed in Culver City, which is a few miles from our house. We took Wesley to see the monument erected in its honor - the Cowardly Lion fountain. He is still a little afraid of it, but I suspect by next summer, there will be no stopping him from running through and getting soaking wet when we take him to see it.

A Lazy Sunday Morning

Wesley and Xena watching Dora the Explorer together!

The Latest Obsession

There is a construction site a few blocks from our house. Wesley loves passing by and seeing the bulldozers. Today we stopped to take a closer look.

Elephant Ride

Wesley loves the mechanical cars and toys at the mall. Here he is riding an elephant on the mini-carousel.

Swingin'

Fun in the Car

Wesley has started to like the car more and more as he has gotten older. Now he reads books to pass the time.But he still takes time to point out interesting things as we drive by. Today it was a blue bus.

Me Do, Part Two

Wesley put on his own socks and shoes today. After that, Mr. Independent decided that he wanted to put on his own jacket.Not as successful as the shoes and socks.
Must be the jacket - so he asked for his blue jacket instead of the gray one.

The result was the same.
Maybe tomorrow!

More cooking

Today was a gray day in LA so for lunch we went to a restaurant with a play area to keep Wesley entertained. Guess what his favorite section was ...

...the kitchen!

Yes, that is a spatula

Wesley and mommy found a new park today. We had a lot of fun. The swings were his favorite part. And yes, that is a spatula in his hand. He insisted on bringing it from the car.
And yes, I keep a spatula in the car. Don't judge -- he loves them!

Where is Wesley??

Since transitioning to a big boy bed, Wesley has accumulated a lot of bed time friends. This was taken this morning as Wesley was waking up for the day. Yes, he really is in there. Along with Elmo, Ernie, Mickey Mouse, Darth Vader, Meerkat, Glow Bug, Piggy, Elephant, Pterodactyl ......

Growing up!

He even smiled for the camera!

Birthday Celebration No. 2

This weekend was the big event - Wesley's birthday party!He got to hang out with his little buddies ~

Here he is at the end of the party, walking to the car with daddy and his balloons.
After his nap, we opened his presents. Here he is with one of his party favors - a tiger sun visor!
This is definitely the year of the trucks for Wesley. He loves his new truck shaped tent!
Xena really likes it, too!
He also got a really cool garbage truck!!
Finally, here is a video from the party. What a day!!

Birthday Celebration No. 1

We had a mini celebration on Wesley's actual birthday. Wesley opened presents sent to him by family and from mommy and daddy.

He could not wait for daddy to put together the basketball hoop from mommy and daddy.
We also shared a cupcake.
Well, not really.

"Wesley do"

Along with turning two comes a strong will and a desire to be independent ("Wesley do"). Lately he has been working on learning to put on his shoes ("Wesley do"). He has it mastered - it just takes a few minutes and it is not pretty~



Ta da!!