In other April news Jeff’s dad came out to visit for a day!

Simon seriously loves his Grandpa Griz and I’m sure you can tell by the pictures!

The Mayfield men took Simon out to dinner…and as you can tell by this picture I definitely wasn’t there! Haha Simon really enjoys his dipping experience.

Here are a couple other photos of Simon from the month of April…he’s becoming such a real boy it’s freaking me out!

Easter

Simon hasn’t quite grasped the idea of Easter Egg hunts or the whole Christ rising from the dead part of Easter…but he sure did enjoy himself.

We woke up in the morning and let him open his Easter Basket in our bed (mostly because I was exhausted and wanted a little extra time to lay). He then proceeded to color, draw outside with his sidewalk chalk, and put stickers on everything before we got him ready for church.

This was our first Easter at our new church Southlands, and we really enjoyed ourselves. After church we headed over to my Grandparent’s house for brunch. I think he realizes how much attention he gets over there and how he can get away with murder…so he just ran around enjoying himself. He also got a couple more Easter baskets just to ensure he understands how completely spoiled he is.

We had a little self timer fun to get a picture of my adorable family with my grandparents…I think Simon was pretty confused.

After our afternoon nap we went and enjoyed tacos over at Jeff’s family’s house. Stephanie’s mom was there and made seriously the best rice you have ever eaten. Simon once again got to run around and enjoy the attention he gets whenever he is around our extended family!

Catching up - My Birthday

So for my birthday I worked. Woo hoo a ton of fun haha

After work we gathered at Zito’s for pizza and friends.
I really am not a fan of birthday parties in my honor, so this was nice and mellow which I totally appreciated and enjoyed.

Thank you to everyone that came!

Getting Caught up - St Thomas

So I know I need to get caught up and I will start with our vacation a couple months ago. haha We went to St Thomas and honestly did absolutly nothing but relax. It was amazing and just what we needed. I was absolutly terrified for the plane ride..but Jeff really took a huge burden off me and watched Simon...and Simon did a lot of ipod watching. On the way there he actually had his own tv which made it super easy and he just played games and watched movies...however on the way home was s different story. Not only did he not have a personal tv...we couldn't see the shared one either. It was kind of a nightmare. Plus we were stuck in the middle of the row which meant getting up and walking him around was a nightmare as everyone decided sleeping was a good option. I really don't like flying American and that's the end of that.
(Oh...and I can't figure out how to get rid of the underlining...wow I'm bad)

Enough complaining...although I think that's probably the only thing I could possibly complain about for this trip. It was an amazing trip and it was so fun to let Simon explore the beaches and relax. Although a lot of people were worried for us taking him, it ended up to be so nice. We would go to the beach and just at the same time I got sick of being there he would need to go back to the hotel for a nap. So it just ensured our own comfort level having him around...and watching him play in the water...forget about it. It makes me into that mom that can't stop talking about her kids.

We stayed on St Thomas but spent half of our time over on St John which we really liked. It was much much less populated so it was a little slower paced (although I'm not sure how much slower it could possibly get). But that being said we did eat on St Thomas everyday...at the same place. When we went on our honeymoon we discovered Ital food which is the best thing in the entire world. So we did a little research and found a place called Rootsie's...which is honestly the best food you could ever ask for. Simon took a liking to Rootsie and he even learned how to give knuckles and eat with a fork. A very educational experience overall :)

ode to Burt Reynolds

The Original:

The New and Improved:

New Years

Pictures are enough to count as a post right?

This is for Vern

And the other 3 people that may look at this :)

Our Christmas was such a blast (and yes I am 45 shut up) this year with Simon and we had so much fun. He was just starting to take his first steps when we went to my parents' on Christmas eve...but that did not stop him from tackling the presents!

Oh...and he hated santa: