6 Months and a Fun Filled Summer!

Our little man is now 6 months old! He has really taken off with crawling and refuses to stay in one place. He is now 17lbs, 10oz and growing like a weed! Tyson loves his sister so much! he will just watch her and whatever she is doing like it is the most interesting thing ever. He is at that stage where everything goes into his mouth, especially any tags on blankets or stuffed animals. Tyson has started trying baby food. He loves it and will grab my hand to get the spoon into his mouth faster!

 

 



Madilyn has started to come out of her shell a little. Well, she is still very shy, but she doesn't take nearly as long to warm up to people as she used to. She loves to color, dance, and play with her brother. Madilyn loves dresses! Even when I ask her what pajamas she wants to wear she responds, "Dress!" I guess we should get her a nightgown!

 

Lately she always walks with her hand on her hip!

She found an envelope and decided to make it into a hat.

 



Our home has felt like "Hotel Fannin" this summer. First, Kristen and Ally stayed a couple nights with us. Then, a week after they left my parents stayed the week with us. As soon as they left, the whole Wastart family stayed for over a week! We even got a visit from my aunt from Oregon.  A week later Jenn stayed the night with us. We love having visitors!

In June we went to the Chalk Art Festival at the Gateway. Lucas and I went to one in Denver when we were dating and it was better, but this was still cool to see!

 

When we lived in Thornton we had a sister missionary in our area who we just loved! She finished her mission and came out to Utah for school. We were lucky enough to have her and her fiancé over for dinner!

 

 

 

The kids and I got to go to the park with some of my old college friends and their kids. Madilyn kind of did her own thing instead of hanging out with the other kids.

 

 

 

 

We got the chance to go see the Candy Bomber! It was so hot out and we melted waiting, but it was really cool to see!

 

 

Kristen and Ally were here for the 4th of July. Our neighborhood goes crazy with fireworks so we got to watch several shows from our driveway.

 

 

 

 

W celebrated Lucas's 33rd birthday! I made him a Peanut Butter Pie. It was so good, but sooo rich! We went to dinner at the Texas Roadhouse and I made Lucas get on the birthday saddle.

 

Squishy Face!

 

When my parents were here we had fun playing at the Payson pool!

 

 

When the Wastarts were here we went bowling at the Provo Beach Resort. It was Madilyn's first time and she loved it! Ally (who is 2) even beat Kristen and I. (Yes, she had bumpers and a ramp, but still...)

 

Swimming at Payson Pool

 

 

 



5 Months, Family Fun, and Disneyland Trip

On the 15th our little man turned 5 months old! He loves to play with toys and is starting to crawl. He manages to get up on his hands and knees, but only rocks back and forth. He can still get around the room, though. He digs his toes into the ground and pushes forward. He is one determined little guy! He is growing like a weed and so much fun! Tyson went in the swimming pool for the first time when we were in California and thought it was pretty cool. He loves his sister and especially loves when she plays with him. His little laugh is contagious and we often wonder how we got so blessed with 2 amazing kiddos!

We have been having "Fannin Family Fun Day" on Saturdays. We decided that it is time we take advantage of the area for the time we live here. We start out our Saturdays with a walk/jog on the Spanish Fork River trails in the morning before it gets scorching hot! (We just had the HOTTEST June on record! I'm ready for Fall!) A few weeks back we went to the Living Planet Aquarium. Madilyn was a little scared when we first got there, but quickly learned to love it! She loved seeing the fish and birds. She would get so excited and point to the fish and talk to us about them in her adorable little Madilyn language.

We took a long drive to California to go to Disneyland! We met my parents there and played in the parks for 3 days. Lucas and I had not been back since our Honeymoon, so it brought back a lot of memories and was a lot of fun to reminisce!

The first day there Madilyn wasn't sure about the rides. She would get a little scared and cling to us. By the second and third days she loved it! We would get off a ride and she would look at us and say, "Again!?" It's a good thing the Little Mermaid ride never has a long line because we went on that one quite a few times. She also loved the Tiki Room! I was excited to go to Cars Land because they were still building it the last time we were there.

Madilyn is a little obsessed with Minnie and Mickey Mouse, so it was a dream come true for her to meet them! On our last day we say Mickey a second time as he was walking through the park. Madilyn got excited and waved and he stopped and walked over to her, gave her five, and pat her head. That made her day! She felt like the most special girl there! We enjoyed ending each night by watching the fireworks from right outside our hotel room.

 

 

Madilyn is growing into a beautiful little girl. She is now 22 months. It is crazy that I look at her now and she is no longer my baby, but a little person! She is like a sponge! She learns so much each day and has sadly picked up on some bad behaviors from the kids in the nursery at church. (No, Madilyn, it is not OK to hit your brother!) She has been learning more and more words and started saying some sentences. He favorite sentence (and perhaps her first) is "I want juice!" Even though she only gets juice every once in a while, she feels the need to ask for it several times a day, every day! She is still very helpful with Tyson and loves him lots!