Swimming in his kiddie pool

Last weekend, we had an excellent visit with my mom. She arrived on Saturday and then left early Tuesday. We spent lots of time talking and playing with Ethan. Kristen, Ethan, and Mom went shopping on Monday (They got Ethan a kiddie pool while they were out). Ethan was really good for the weekend and had lots of fun with his Mimi.

Today, we set up Ethan's new kiddie pool and took him out to go swimming in it. He had tons of fun. Here are a few pictures

Ethan Walking

Here's a video of Ethan hanging out in his diaper, walking, and throwing the remote!

Standing up

Ethan thinks it is pretty fun to stand up in the middle of the room!

Ethan loves to play in that box that's in the background. He climbs in it and hangs out all the time!

Trip to Idaho Falls and Logan

We had a fun trip to Idaho Falls last week. We got to listen to Michael's farewell talk, go to the splash park in Rexburg, take family pictures, play frisbee golf, go to the temple, watch movies, play games, eat lots of great food, see Michael leave for his mission, go to the zoo, and spend lots of time with family. We made a quick trip down to Logan while Dad and Ben were visiting and see Grandma and Grandpa as well as Aunt Lana. We enjoyed seeing everyone and thanks for all the great memories!

Standing with mommy at the splash park

Playing in a fountain

Ethan hanging out with his Grandpa and mommy at the splash park

Making a silly face in the swing

Practicing walking with mommy

Waving from the carousel

My favorite!

At the zoo riding the tiger

Close up

Swimming and Sleeping

 We took Ethan swimming for the first time! He seemed to like it


He fell asleep in his high chair after having a snack!

A couple pictures from his bath

Ethan enjoying his bathtime!

He loves to splash!

Almost in the tub

Splashing

Birthday Party

Ethan had a great birthday party on Friday night!

We waited until my parents were here to celebrate. My Grandma Frayer wanted to FaceTime with us for a little while during the celebration so we were happy to share the excitement with her too!

Ethan opened a few presents first with his mommy's help. Then we moved on to the cake. Kristen and Mom teamed up to make a great yellow cake with chocolate frosting. At first, Ethan was very unsure about the cake. He stuck his hands in the frosting and was upset that his hands were dirty. Soon he flipped over the cake and Kristen put some of the cake in his mouth so he would try some. Once he tasted it, he really liked it and started grabbing handfuls and sticking it in his mouth! Of course, the cake and frosting ended up everywhere. But that makes for the best pictures!

After cleaning him up, we went back to the pile of presents and he finished opening presents. He got lots of great toys, DVDs, and clothes to last him for the next few years! It was definitely a big success and we had lots of fun helping him celebrate.

Here are a few pictures

The big pile of presents!

We sang happy birthday

He was unsure of what to do with his slice of cake!

I think he's trying to dump frosting onto the ground

Eating cake

Partway through

"Yup, got some frosting on my elbow. Mission accomplished!"

Cake and frosting all over-- including in his ear!

Playing with his new blocks. Looks like he knows how to spell his name already!