Kristi Alyse: Bath time, nap time and camping

This post is going to be a picture overload, but the are mostly of Wesley, so I have a feeling you wont mind

I just wanted to do a quick update with some of the things we have been up to lately.

First off, we got Wesley on a set bedtime schedule and it has been wonderful! He goes to bed at 8:30 (most of the time) and it gives us a change to clean, relax, study, ect. I dont know why we didnt get him set on a schedule sooner. He goes to bed sooo easily now. We try to read/say prayers with him each night, but if it is getting too late we can just lay him down and he hardly makes a peep.

We have also gotten ourselves on more of a set schedule. Chuck started school again in August and is doing online courses. We also stated going to the gym. We decided that we really needed to get organized if we were going to try to work full time, be good parents and fit all the rest of this in as well. So now we set an hour and a half a day, 5 days a week aside for chuck to do homework, we go to the gym for an hour 3 times a week, and we get Wesley to bed on time (most nights). Its hard work to stick to our schedule, but its really been paying off.

Speaking of the gym, we are really enjoying it. We stated off just going to the rec center, but we now go to Kubex, a new gym in town. I still find it hard to get to go to the gym sometimes, but when im there I love it, and I even find myself 'wanting' to go. We are taking before/after pictures, but we wont be sharing those :)

Wesley is growing and developing like crazy. He 'talks' and 'sings' all the time now. He says 'amoma' and 'adada' all the time and is constantly experimenting with his voice. If we are in the car with the radio on, or singing in sacrament, or just singing at home, he sings along. He stands on his own quite a bit, and occasionally gets brave and takes a 'step' towards something. Im sure it will still be a while before he is walking, but he is gearing up. He is a tall kiddo too! He is in the 97th percentile for height and 75th for weight. He recently started waving and giving kisses. His kisses are open mouth, so we will have to work on that :)

Ok, now the pictures.

First I just wanted to share these photos of bath time. They are too cute to not share. Ever since he was a newborn he has really enjoyed bathes.

Then next is our 'just woke up from a nap' photo shoot. Im so glad that im a photographer so that I can have nice pictures of my everyday life with this kiddo. Seriously. These picutres alone make it worth it to have done the schooling and spent the money on a nice camera. I want to do more shoots like this with him.

Then we have our camping trip! On labor day we took a quick camping trip with Brent and Robyn to bear lake. Brents friends grandmother let us use her lot for free. It was grass instead of dirt, so I dont know if it really counts as camping, but we cooked over a fire, had smores, and slept in a tent, so I count it. This was Wesleys first camping trip and he did great! This kiddo has always loved being outdoors so I had a feeling he would do well. He slept great and everything. Im blessed to have a pretty easy going baby as far as changing his enviornment and not throwing him off too bad. Infact he did so well that we took him camping a few weeks later when he played 'survivor' (which I WON!), but that deserves a post of its own, so more on that to come.