DisneyLand

John and I had the opportunity to take a cheap trip to Disneyland for pretty much the cost of gas. We decided that even though Rhett is only 6 1/2 months, since we were paying next to nothing, it would be worth the memories of his reaction to "the most magical place on earth". It was pretty magical for him!

(above left): Rhett's reaction to his first ride (the Snow White adventure). Eye's wide open were about the description of the day!

(above right): We couldn't pass the chance of getting Rhett his first set of Mickey ears. Believe it or not, he is wearing the "infant" ears -- which by the way could fit John or myself! Interestingly enough, though he humored us and wore the ears, he was MOST excited for the bag it came in!

(above left): the dumbo ride. (above right): Rhett on the Disney Train smiling for the camera -- he got good at doing that!

(above left): We went to Toon town and visited Mickey Mouse's house and it had fun contraptions in it. This one was a one man band set up!

(above right): Family picture with Mickey -- I think Rhett was happy!

(above left): Mickey was pretty great with Rhett. Rhett had fun "exploring" Mickey's face! An instant fan!

(above right): Rhett's first ride on a carosel (however that is spelled).

(above left): Day two -- Rhett seemed excited for what the day held!

(above right): In Toon Town -- Goofy's fire truck -- Rhett enjoyed being behind the wheel!

(above left and middle): Rhett "blowing up" some TNT.

(above right): After all the hype and excitement with Mickey, we bought Rhett a mini Mickey -- and what did he want?! Yup that's right -- the BAG! (Don't worry, he was also a fan of the toy!)

(above left): The second time at Mickey's house. I think Rhett knew Mickey was coming because he got all squirmy and happy when we went into Mickey's house on the second day.

(above right): This time Rhett was ready for Mickey -- he planted a big kiss (slobber?) flat on Mickey's nose! Rhett adored Mickey and all the people in the room adored Rhett's reaction and more than one camera was flashing! It was the best!

All in all, it really did seem like a magical place and it was AMAZING seeing Disneyland from a kid's point of view and how it is magical to them!

Should they happen to read this blog, a special thanks to those people that made this trip possible for us!

Sitting up

I took this pictures a couple of weeks ago, when Rhett was getting pretty good at learning to sit up. He's not a PRO yet, but he has advanced from Beginner to Intermediate!

Rhett loving Ginger

Rhett LOVES Ginger. He is constantly smiling at her and laughing at her for reasons that are beyond my understanding. I caught a particular moment of Ginger playing fetch and Rhett watching (and laughing).

Not a fan of peaches!

Rhett is trying all sorts of new foods! His favorite so far has seemed to be squash, but he has also eaten peas, green beens and carrots so far. We tried gerber peaches and this was the reaction I got...

25 Weeks - and time to stop counting in weeks!

It's hard to believe that Rhett turn six months old this past Sunday. A year sounds like such a long time but I swear taking care of Rhett since he has come.... well it just doesn't feel like it has been six months! Rhett is sitting up and hasn't QUITE been able to get in that position by himself, nor is he able to push himself into the crawling positiong, once there, he can stay for a little bit. It's getting longer each time! Here are some cute pictures of my little man!

Check out that drool! This is the picture I got after I put Rhett into the crawling position (above).

but alas, Rhett preferred the superman sprawl! He'd plop on his stomach and just start "swimming" with his hands and legs.

This was by far my favorite picture of the night.

Watermelon Lover

I was watching a girl from my ward and she discovered I had watermelon. Well, I could not get her to focus on ANYTHING else until she had a slice... or FIVE! Luckily they were smaller slices for her. Since we were all partaking, John let Rhett try some of the watermelon and if there was such thing as love at first taste....

Swimming - 23 Weeks

After we got back from camping, we met up with one of my old friends from Las Vegas. She and her husband were in the middle of moving to Alabama and her in laws live in the Salt Lake Valley and they have a pool. They ALSO had a kiddy tube. At first, Rhett seemed intrigued by his own feet and how they were distorted in the water.... But then he thought the tube was pretty darn great! Especially with John entertaining him!

Rhett decided it was pretty great to chill in the shade and pose for the camera. How cute can he be?!

I think this is the first documented picture I have of Rhett sucking on his beloved bottom lip. I have NO idea why he suddenly started doing it, but he seems to enjoy it!