Top 10 Reasons Wes is Cooler Than You.

10. He has more clothes than anyone I know, and would rather be naked.

9. He can close his parents bedroom door and somehow (as yet undetermined) reach the bag of Easter candy and dump it on the floor to see what he can open before his parents hear.

8. He can already play basketball (minus the dribbling).

7. He says "please" and "help" and "up" and "more" and "all done". Still working on that thank you, but he's still cooler than you.

6. He learned that if one parents says no to giving him what he wants he can ask the other parent, just in case.

5. He says "no!" as passionately as he feels it, even when it's rude, and gets away with it because he's one.

4. He knows all his animals and they're sounds, knows several letters and a couple numbers, and his parents think he's a genius.

3. He can poop on the floor when his parents haven't put his diaper on yet after a bath...and not get in trouble. Can you do that?

2. He has better hair than you.

1. He gets served 3 meals a day, snacks on command, given drinks whenever they're asked for, and can sleep in as long as he wants. What a life!

What I did this weekend

There are two worlds here in Provo, and I am trying to fit into both of them. There is the cool young singles, and the "old" married people. Friday we went to a party that started at 6 (so we could all put our kids to bed on time). Thank you Perry's, we had a great time! Then I went to hang out with Sarah and some friends, an activity that didn't even start until 10:30 p.m. Aren't I cool? Or am I lame for thinking how cool I am for staying up that late.

Sarah and Kelsey

Landon (Kelsey's) and Me

Kelsey knocking down Sarah

Sarah's flip into the awesome foam

Nature or Nuture?

I had a good laugh about this so I thought I would share it. Weston spilled a bowl of popcorn the other day, and since his messes are a typical occurrence around here I didn't react, and either did Weston. Then I watched him as he walked into the kitchen, took the broom out of the pantry, and brought it into the living room to "sweep" up his mess.

Now I don't go sweeping the carpet myself, but he obviously understood that a broom was for cleaning, and someone is obviously picking up after him and it should be him.

Nobody knows the truffles I've seen!

Our sweet brother David gave Sarah, Winny, and me a box of spectacular chocolates for Valentines Day. I am posting pictures so he knows how much we enjoyed them. For those of you who didn't get to try any, I'm truly sorry. These were the absolute best chocolates I've ever tasted in my life, and Sarah and Winny (and Scott and Brandon) all agree.

We had to eat them in the Carlsruh tradition, sharing nibbles and comparing flavors.

This is for Sarah, who said Wes had her laughing with his goofy angry face. He couldn't quite look angry though he was smiling so much.

Sugar Cookies a la Weston

The activity lasted about as long as it took Wes to figure out they were edible.

I'm posting pictures just because. Thank you Mark for these, we found them on our camera after you babysat.