Quarterly Report

It would seem that my posts have become more of a quarterly report than a monthly account of our lives. I like to use the "we're just so busy!" excuse for not posting, but I feel like we are less busy now than we were the year he was born! I just never seem to find the time - AKA, I'm lazy. But I'm working on it!! I will now attempt to recount the last two months. Here it goes:

I'll start with the boring Stuart & Sara recap -- everything is the same! :)
Stuart is still trudging along in school. He's nearing the end of spring term and, once again, doing very well. He actually just got home from a physics midterm and took his math midterm yesterday!
I am still enjoying my work, and I have even been so blessed as to be part of a great project called the Disparities Leadership Program. It's a great opportunity for me on behalf of ODS and in my future career. In bigger news, I found out last week that I passed my Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification exam that I took in April. Very exciting!
Stuart and I have been so blessed, getting to go hang out with friends, have family time, visit extended family regularly, and even spend time just the two of us. We are so happy to have our families close by! I can't imagine ever being without them :)

At the Blazer game on my birthday

In April, I turned 22. Big news, I know! Stuart took me out to dinner and to a BLAZER game!! Some of my girlfriends threw me a little shindig, complete with dinner, drinks and karaoke. (Yes, I karaoked "Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It; no, it was not good!) It was good fun!

 We also went to Bend to stay at my aunt and uncle's second home. Twice! The first time, we went with my aunt, uncle and two cousins, Emma and Alex. We stayed up way too late chatting, ate very well, went hiking, played at the arcade, went bowling, hit the batting cages, and just enjoyed each others' company. They even made me a birthday cake!
Our second trip, they so graciously let us have the house all to ourselves. We did pretty much the same thing! Lots of relaxing, playing, some hiking, and lots of eating! 

Breakfast time!

Playing on the dog bed

Picnic during our hike!

The sun also came out back here at home in Portland, so we were able to play at the park and enjoy a sunny Easter! Here are some photos from that too :)

shoes! outsiide!!

All tuckered out

not a fan of swings!!

Learning how to ride his no-pedal bike

First popsicle!

Portland waterfront fountain -- Doggie Dash and Saturday Market!

I got to take Wyatt to the Portland Children's Museum too, for a day of fun! He absolutely loved it, and I loved getting to be a little kid! We went on a Monday, so it wasn't even too busy:)

 In May, work took me to Boston, which was AWESOME!! I got to see a lot of really cool things, including FENWAY PARK and a number of historical sites from the American Revolution! 

Fenway

On the Green Monster!

Site of the Boston Massacre

 Wyatt has also graduated out of his crib and into a TODDLER BED!! The transition was pleasantly smooth! He is such a big boy and loves his big boy bed. We've decked it out in Thomas to complement his recent love for Thomas and trains.

His Thomas pillow pet. He was SO excited and still loves it!

Wyatt is talking a lot more lately and showing a real interest in learning new words. He has lots of words that he says on a regular basis and tries to learn new words every day. He loves to read books and point out the different things in the pictures, like monkey or ducks or blocks. He's a picky, PICKY little eater, but we're all surviving :)

Here are a few more of my favorite pictures from recent months that I will leave you with! Hopefully I will be quicker to my next post :)

 Love you all!