Sweet Spring

Have I mentioned how much we enjoy being outside :) Sawyer stands by the door now and says "out mama" Zach hung his swing up for us again a few nights ago. I put Sawyer in it and he screamed- until I gave him his first push and the whining became huge belly laughs. now he runs straight for his swing every time we step foot outside and he can say something that sounds similar to "swing" and can point to the picture of the swings in a book when I ask him "where are the swings?" How quickly they learn the things they love. He is also a huge fan of wagon rides- we got his wagon out today and he just laughed when he saw it, and ran to it and tried to climb it- he didnt want to stop! Apparently wagon rides are much more fun than stroller rides :)

No more night night

Well, I just packed up all of the bottles to put downstairs in the storage room. I can honestly say I dont think Sawyer will miss them. He hasnt had a bottle since we got home from vacation and I think we are done nursing now too. I havent nursed him since before we left for Mexico- I dont think my milk is completly dried up but if I dont wean now Im not sure I ever will.... it seems to be the easiest way and I dont want to be one of those crazy ladies nursing a 5 year old :) I told Sawyer that "night night" was all gone- it stayed in Cancun. Lucky night night what a great place to live! He has been doing so much better than I thought he would though- he goes to sleep at night all on his own without nursing which is actually really nice for me- we just read a few books and then he lays down and listens to music. It makes me sad though- it seems like he grew up so fast! Now he is running all over the place like a big kid- and big kid who dosent even nurse anymore! I actually think I am going to miss nursing him- we had a great experience with it. Time just seems to fly! The only downside- I havent had a period in 2 years- I can honestly say I havent missed it at all and Im not really looking forward to having it again... I have heard it can take up to three months to return after you stop breast feeding- im really hoping that is the case for me.

La Dolce Vita

Well, we are home from Cancun. It was amazing- it was hard to leave! I think I would have wanted to stay forever except I wanted to get home to see Sawyer- it was the longest I had ever been away from him! Zach and I went with 9 of our friends and it was a blast for all of us to be together in Mexico. I think I could have found plenty more activities to fill up at least another week! We spent a day on Isla Mujares- we went snorkeling off the island and it was awesome- we went to a spot that had tons of fish and they would swim right next to you- so close that you could touch them when you were swimming-they sold fish food you could feed them and then they would swarm all around you- it was intense! AND we saw to baby squids which was neat because I have never seen a squid in the wild before. We rented golf carts on the island and we drove all over- which was fun and touristy.

We spent one morning training for scuba diving- and then took our dive the next day in a cavern. We wanted to go to the reef but the ocean was too rough so no one could dive. It was amazing- I def. want to go diving again. I loved it!

One of the best things was just getting to lounge around- I think I took a nap almost every single day on my beach chair- that was one of my favorite things. It was great just being able to relax. I misses Sawyer SO much, but I was glad that we had a chance to get away. I dont think he would have liked laying out in the sun all day long and going out to dinner every night (but im sure he would have been crazy for the pool!) And it was nice to not have to worry about snacks and nap time besides for myself of course!

We ate the most wonderful food too- I love that about vacation! We ate at a spot called La dolce vita which means "the sweet life" our waiter described it as having a good time, being with good friends, eating good food, taking vacation in cancun! We thought that def. fit our trip! Hopefully we will be able to go again next year- but we are thinking a new tropical destination like Turks and Caicos or Aruba... ect. I LOVE vacation!
It was so awesome to get to see Sawyer though- he looked so grown up and now he walks like a pro- no more crawling for this boy- he RUNS now! We played outside with him today and he ran all over the yard and loved it- I think we are in for a FUN summer with him.