Today for our family activity we visited the temple grounds.

Wes walking to the temple.

There’s a fountain out front that Wes had his hand in for about ten minutes before we finally pulled him away from it.

Wes has a shiner on his forehead from bonking into a coffee table last week.

I’m often dancing around the house, practicing for the Zumba classes I teach. Just this week Wes has found his own dancing feet.

Observe:

(Song: “Me Estas Tentando”)

Here are some things Wesley did on his Last Day as a One Year Old.

He went outside to play.

He read books.

When the joy of functional play wore off he resorted to random destruction.

So I stuck him in front of the TV to give me some respite. Can I tell you how much I love Signing Time videos? Wes only recently developed an attention span for them, but he really seems to enjoy them. I’ve never seen him quite so entranced.

Today I made a cake for his birthday, which we will hopefully celebrate tomorrow along with another BYU Cougar win.

And how do I celebrate Wesley’s Last Day as a One Year Old? By remembering the painful contractions I was having exactly two years ago tonight and then rejoicing that I’m not in labor today! Instead of moaning through pain I’m listening to Zumba music, updating my blog, and eating ice cream. Happy Last Day!

Yesterday Wes didn’t take a nap until later in the afternoon. When he woke up John put him on the floor of his room with a bottle of milk to drink. A few minutes later I passed by and found this:

Today I learned that Wesley has a new skill: