{Good-Bye Elder Struve}

My little brother Elder Struve has left for his mission. Wesley & I went to Reno with my parents to send him off yesterday. He flew to Dallas & then from there he flew to Argentina where he will be in the MTC for 8 weeks or so.

This was the hardest thing for him to leave.....

Some last pictures before we leave for Reno

I took this picture a couple of weeks ago after church & it will be used for his plaque at church

We'll miss you a lot Michael. We know you will do an awesome job in Uruguay!! Love you!!

{My Poor Little Boy}

wEsley still isn't feeling any better today so Patrick & I decided we should take him to the Doctor again. I'm so glad that we did because we found out that he has bronchitis!! I just feel aweful that it got that far. But we got him some antibiotics so I hope that he feels better soon!!

{A Couple First This Week}

Unfortuately wEsLey & I have both been sick for almost a week now. He got sick first, then a day later I did. I just don't like when they get sick because there's nothing much you can do & you don't know what's going on with them. I did however take him to the doctor last Wednesday & that brings us to our first "first" this week. He basically told me everthing I was doing already but I guess sometimes I need that assurance that I'm doing everything I can. The Doctor just check out wEsLey & said that he would be ok in a couple of days or so. {we all know he was wrong on that one!!} Then, he was feeling around in his mouth & said, "oh, he has a tooth!!" I looked at him puzzled & said, "he does??" Yes that's right, he has his first tooth. Not teeth but tooth. He only has one coming in!! So when it pops all the way through it will be so cute!! Our second "first" this week: As I've said before, my little sweet wEsLey scoots on his butt EVERYWHERE!!! He's got it mastered. Well, the other day he was laying on the ground drinking his bottle while I was at the computer. I turned my back for a minute or two & when I turned back he was on the other side of the room. I couldn't figure out how he did it so I put him on his back again & just watched. When he lays on his back he will flip over onto his tummy, & with his hands he will push himself up to his knees & from there he will sit on his butt. I telling you I have a genius baby. He doesn't need tummy time or crawling, he'll just get where ever however!! It's pretty cute because right after he gets onto his butt he will just give me the biggest smile like I did it mom!!! The third "first" is that last week I went to get wEsLey in the morning & he had rolled over onto his tummy. He's never been a huge baby to roll over but now it's quite a frequent thing. A couple of times he's even sat totally up in his crib. When he does this there's no going to sleep so I have to go get him & put him back on his back. He hasn't quite mastered the get from sitting position to laying down but I'm sure it will come soon. I love that kid so much & I don't know what I would do without him!! He brings me so much joy & happiness. I just hope that he feels better soon because we have a busy next couple weeks ahead of us!!

{No Clowns For Wesley}

We went to Live Oak last week for a carnival. PaTRiCk'S sister was a clown & we thought we would take a picture with all the kids. Poor little wEsLey wasn't so sure about the clown. At first he thought maybe he could do it.

Maybe......

Nope...I don't like clowns

We took a picture on the fire truck but we stayed clear of the clown so he wouldn't cry. It was a little better.

wEsley kept on looking at the mascot. He thought it was pretty cool. He had a big smile on his face every time he went past us. So I thought we would get a picture with him. wEsLey liked it until he touched him. It was all over after that.

{Easter 2009}

We spent Easter Sunday in Gridley with PaTriCk's family. We had a great day at church & decided to take a few pictures after church when we were still in our Easter outfits.

{Walton Easter}

wEsleY had a really good Easter morning. The Easter Bunny even came & dropped off a few things for him.

Showing off his cute plate!!

wEsleY's first Easter egg hunt at Papa & Nana's house.

He was pretty excited about getting the eggs

Everything was good until he decided to suck on a real egg. The outcome was a blue face, mouth & tongue!! I for sure learned my lesson & won't let that happen again.

I Love Spaghetti

wEsley loves feeding himself now. He's becoming Mr. Independent!! So when I made spaghetti the other night for dinner, he wouldn't let me feed him so this was the outcome of dinner. I got him down to his diaper before dinner because I knew it was going to be messy!!