Take Me Out to the Ballgame . . .

Last Saturday we took Porter to a Salt Lake Bee's minor league game. We took him before when he was a baby, so this was his 2nd time seeing them play. And I must say, he did much better this time around! We actually got to stay for the whole game this time, plus a firework show afterward.

He got to see the Bee . . . which made him cry.

We went with my little sister and Mark:

And our friends, Brandon & Marci and cute little Kairi:

Although Porter did so well lasting through the whole game, the effects of keeping him up so late (till almost 11!) were pretty severe and felt for days afterward. But it was totally worth it- we all had so much fun!

Easter 2011

 We had a very busy Easter this year. I ordered Porter's Easter outfit online a couple months ago and didn't let him wear it until today. Luckily I snapped a few rushed pictures (like the one above) before we went to church because as soon as we were about to get in the car, Porter threw up all over his outfit, enough to require a whole wardrobe change! I guess letting toddlers eat Easter candy with their breakfast isn't such a great idea . . . we're still learning these things!

Church was wonderful- I love Easter Sundays! After church, Porter took an extra long nap then we headed to Brian's parent's for a family dinner & egg hunt . . .

 Porter hasn't quite grasped the concept of hunting for eggs yet. He'd grab the eggs happily- but then throw them on the ground or set them in a different spot. Brian & I were the ones mostly collecting eggs in his bucket.

 Easter family picture-- me trying to avoid getting kicked in the head!

 The annual cousin photo. Can you tell which way the sun was shining?

Dinner time!

 Brian's mom always decorates her house so beautifully for each holiday. I just have to capture it in pictures sometimes!

Isn't this cake amazing? Brian's mom had it made by one of Brian's cousins. So much talent!

Oh, and in case you were wondering . . . the Easter Bunny did visit our house. Apparently he likes to give Porter books as much as we do!

Monkey Friends

This is how Brian found Porter sleeping tonight when he went in to check on him. Those monkeys sure love him!

Porter's Spring Break

Porter got a giant dose of his mommy's attention a couple weeks ago while I was on spring break. We soaked up every single moment we had together!

It all began with Porter's 2nd haircut. Stubbornly, I've been refusing to cut off his long, golden, baby locks. I only let them trim his hair for his 1st haircut. But he was starting to look just enough like a hobo for me to give in and agree to let his hair be cut. I'm pretty glad we did it- he looks so handsome now!

BEFORE:

 

AFTER:

Porter also had a playdate with his friend, Duncan (and my friend, Annalynne) at a local children's museum. Porter got to experience being the president . . .

. . . travel across the United States . . .

. . . play legos (not building- just throwing) . . .

. . . crawl back & forth on this platform while kids half his age (and half his size) were running circles around him! . . .

. . . play his first game of chess . . .

. . . and, oddly enough, Porter's favorite part of the entire museum was trying to crawl across this bridge. Every time he'd make a little progress, he'd slide right back down. But he never got tired of trying and we had to come back to this bridge over and over so he could try!

We also visited the planetarium twice: once with Brian's brother Jeff & his family. Then we went again a few days later when my mom, brother, and sister were in town.

Porter got to walk (crawl) on the moon:

And he got to walk on Mars (with assistance, of course):

  

All in all, it was a pretty successful spring break for Porter! We had loads of fun and even did much more than these picture show. Now we're just counting down the days till summer break when Porter gets to see Mommy this much every week!