MLK Weekend (St. George)

We had a lot of fun in St. George last weekend with my mom, dad, Johnny, and Alyssa! We went on a lot of fun hikes, hung out at home, went swimming, enjoyed non-sub-zero temperatures for a short while, and Peter rode his new bike (thank you for the fun surprise Grandpa Dave and Grandma Teri!). It was so relaxing and fun to have a little getaway. Most of all, it felt good to get our bodies moving again! We are getting excited for spring. Now that I'm feeling better and Peter's getting bigger, our list of fun outdoor adventures has just tripled! 

Peter did so great on this trip. He slept the whole way down (7pm-10:30pm) and did great on the way up (he read books, laughed at us dancing to the music, and slept for an hour and a half). We are so so blessed to have this boy! Peter hiked the crack all by himself, and did most of our other hikes on his own. He insists on walking instead of riding in the stroller. He LOVES to pool and is a total fish. He was jumping off the side of the pool into our arms and saying "Kack kack kack," as he kicked his legs around the pool. This summer is going to be the best! I have a feeling we will be spending a lot of time at Grandma Teri's and Grandma Joan's. 

Peter is getting so to be pretty chattery. In addition to all the animal sounds and body parts he knows, he is also starting to transition out of signing and into talking for his day to day communication. He is saying "Mom, Dad, Pa (Grandpa), Mmm-Ma (Grandma), Ball, Ma (More), Psss (Please), Danks (Thanks), Dankoo (Thank you), Eyyo (Hello), Hi, Bye (so cute! It's like a southern belle Bye), Jesus, Meyok (Milk), Yeah!, Oh Yeah (or some variety of that expression), Boop (book), and a handful of others. It is so much fun to see him start to get more and more confident with using his words, and more confident in general! He is getting to be so big! I have the hardest time accepting his toddlerdom! I want to him stay small and snuggly forever. 

Little Bonus: How about that awesome shot of Johnny jumping in the background in the middle picture?

Missing from this photo dump: the picture of Alyssa and me in matching red Patagonia fleece with gray sweat pants and glasses alongside Scott and Johnny in matching blue Nike shells, khakis for golf, and baseball caps... all completely by chance.