Last week Wes and I spent a quick hour in downtown Salt Lake City.

We walked to the park where John proposed to me in 2001.

This may or may not have been the bench where John popped the question.

Then we walked over to the LDS Conference Center to use the bathroom and see the art on display. Wes was small in proportion to the huge space, but that didn’t stop him from walking everywhere and making the elderly patrons smile as he toddled by.

Wes exploring the waterfall outside the window.

Wesley’s new suit. It’s size 12 months. The shirt and vest fit OK, but the pants we had to roll up about three times to fit his short legs.

Now that Wes is a free-minded, independent 18-month-old who walks, he’s pretty much everywhere. He roams wherever his feet take him–and his toys follow.

Play the following game:

“Guess Where Wes Was”
Look at the pictures. Can you find where Wes was?

The last picture illustrates Wesley’s favorite hobby of dumping whatever he can carry into our bathtub. You’ll notice his empty bottle and an entire wicker wastebasket along with other random things he found lying around. Just try to picture Wes lugging around the wastebasket, which really is almost as tall as he is. That little guy is tough and determined to haul it all the way from the bedroom, to the bathroom, and heave it up and over the bathtub’s edge.

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Last week when it was slightly nice outside we stopped at a park. Wes spent the first ten minutes like this:

I think it was because of his shoes. He’s not used to wearing shoes, and when he wears them he won’t walk in them.

When I pulled him to standing, he stood. But that was all. He tottered like he wanted to move, but his feet did not budge.

So then I put him in a swing to cheer him up. I’m not sure it helped.

I did buy him a new pair of shoes that have very thin soles. He took a few steps in them today, so I’m hopeful we can try the park again sometime with greater success.

Wesley is quite active these days. He’s walking everywhere.

Sometimes he pauses to look around.

When he’s done, he refreshes himself with nice yoga poses.