Babysitting Maria

I have been babysitting a nine month old girl named Maria Kaiser during this spring semester. She comes over on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 12:30 until 3:00. Devon loves having her around, which makes me feel good since hopefully he'll enjoy having a new baby brother or sister around by the end of this year. He says "baby" really clearly now, and says it constantly when Maria is around. In the top picture, Devon is playing with his shopping cart that he got for Easter from Dad and Karen.

Devon is now 20 months old!

I've just been taking some random pictures of Devon lately. As you can see from these, he likes looking through magazines, playing with the chair stool, and pushing the cooler around. In his feeding seat, he is having a juice box for the first time, which came with a BK Kid's Meal.

Devon has been learning a lot of new words now. He says "please", "thank you", "apple", "cheese", "Nanny", and "Poppa" quite often. It's nice that he is better able to tell me what he wants now. When he wants a drink, he always calls it "ju", whether it's juice or milk.

Easter!

Devon got some nice goodies for Easter. He understood that you put eggs in the basket, but I had to lead him to them. I got him a basketball basket and sports eggs. They were really cute. He also got some new clothes, books, bubbles, and treats. The outfit he's wearing is the one that Kathy got him for Easter. A couple of pictures are not from Easter, as you can probably tell. In one he is sitting on our couch munching on some Chocolate Rice Chex. In the other picture, he had moved the box that his shopping cart was in so that he could climb on top of it and reach more books. He's a clever little man. Karen and Dad got him the shopping cart for Easter, and he has enjoyed pushing it around and putting things in it.

Visits with family

In March, Crystal and her family came for a visit, and then few days later, Dad, Karen, and Jared came to visit. We all went up to Tetonia for a weekend, and some of us got to ride a snowmobile for the first time. In one picture, Dad and Karen are riding together, and in another one Jared and Tucker are riding it. It was really nice to see everyone. We had a really good time. Since the weather wasn't great, we stayed indoors a lot of the time. But, it was nice to just spend some time together and catch up. We are planning a trip to Indiana around the end of July.

Devon enjoyed spending time with his cousins as you can see. He spun around in our computer chair with McKinlee, and is trying to love on Titan in the last picture. Devon loves being around other little kids, which is great since he will be getting a little brother or sister by the end of this year!

Devon - Almost 18 Months!

Here are just some random pictures of Devon. I also had to throw in another Utah Jazz picture. We went to another game for Bryce's birthday. We went on Friday, March 6. The Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets, so they finally won a game that we went to! It was a really exciting game to be at. Devon has just recently started to brush his teeth, as you can see in one of the pictures. I help him out at the beginning, but then he's content to take it and do it himself. He was cracking me up in the picture with the chip bag, because he had seen them on the couch and crawled over Bryce's legs to get to them. Smart kid! Devon looked like he was lifting weights in the picture with the trampoline. He just kept moving it up and down. In the other picture, he is enjoying a cheeseburger from McDonald's.

Miscellaneous Pics

Devon has started trying to put on our shoes recently, which is funny, especially when he tries to walk in them. I thought the second picture of him was so funny. I just randomly took it, and it made me laugh. Devon was also trying to put on his hat in the third picture. He kind of got it right at this point. And of course, he has to have his dog. He loves that thing so much. I think it gets more kisses than I do! He really likes getting on my mini trampoline. I usually have to exercise on it while he is asleep because he tries to get on it while I'm jumping.

Devon at 16 months

These pictures show a lot of Devon's favorite things. In the top picture, he is eating a cheeseburger and french fries from McDonald's. French fries are one of his favorite foods. (Mine, too!) He loves his panda bear, although not quite as much as his dog. I just thought it was sweet that he fell asleep with his arm around his panda. Devon also loves climbing onto the couch and our chair now. I think it makes him feel like a big boy. Bryce took the picture of him holding the broom. Anytime I open the closet that has the broom in it, Devon takes off for it. I'd like to find a little mini broom that he could play with.