Dono does Disney

On Monday we went to Disneyland with Kathleen, Leah and Zoe. We all had so much fun going on rides, walking around and even watching the Playhouse Disney show. But the most fun the kids had was when we let them run around together in an open sitting area we found. They had a blast! Mostly Zoe would run around and Donovan would run after her yelling. Then every once and a while they would stop to babble with each other or kiss. They even found a pond with some ducks to watch and yell at. They really enjoy the simple things in life. I think that's a good lesson to glean from a couple of one year olds. 

He's not a baby anymore. (sniff sniff)

Well I think Donovan officially graduated to toddlerhood. He got his haircut this week. All his beautiful blonde baby curls went bye bye. We weren't planning on getting it cut for months but the last few weeks this hair has been so unruly and sloppy looking. We decided it was time for a cut. He took him to a cute place in Pasadena called Little Kuts. It had a really fun child friendly atmosphere. I was curious to see how he would do while his hair was being cut. He turned out to be quite the champ! He just sat there and let the hairdresser do her work. We were both so proud of him! We wanted to take him to get his hair cut professionally for his first cut so we could watch how to do it ourselves for next time. Poor Donovan might end up with some crazy haircuts from Mom and Dad down the road. Here our some pictures from the haircutting adventure. 

At home before the haircut. Note all of his curls sticking out.

Wearing his cute haircutting cape. He was so serious through the whole thing. 

Sporting his new do with Daddy.

With Mommy in front of the salon. 

Outside afterward, looking up at the balloon they gave him. 

Here's a short clip to show how awesome Donovan was during his haircut. Yes I know it's sideways. Sadly I don't know how to fix that. If anyone has any advice let me know. 

Some of my favorite July Donovan photos

Our little Donovan is 15 months old now. He's really on the move now, walking, trying to run, dancing and jumping on furniture. He's been very verbal lately. His favorite things to say are "Dada" "Yea" "No" and "Doggy." He's so funny and full of life I just love spending everyday with him. I'm so grateful to have a camera and be able to capture all this adventures on film. 

Donovan getting kissed to death by a friends dog(he kept going back for more).

At the arboretum in Arcadia. 

Being cute on our bed (his favorite play place).

Funny face!

He was playing a game with me where he closed the bedroom door, laughed and then opened it and came out and jumped on me. He's a silly boy.

Donovan loves his Elmo.

Post nap hair. (I love this photo!)

Splashing at our friend's water table.

He made me laugh when I saw him sleeping like this.

Hanging out at the Harmon's pool with our friends Leah and Zoe.

Trying to share the rubber ducky with Donovans dog friends Jack and Phoebe. 

Cuddling with teddy.

Big Kiss

Donovan has been on this kissing kick lately. Whenever I ask him for a kiss he leans over with an open mouth and plants one on me. It is very sweet. But in the last couple days he leans over to kiss me without having me ask. So when Donovan and Zoe got together yesterday it was hilarious how much they were kissing each other.  We had taken them to the play area at the mall and every few minutes during their playing they would just stop what they were doing turn to each other and kiss.  Here's the best picture from the outing...

WHo doesn't love a good museum?

Ever since I found out LA had a Natural History museum I've been dying to go. I have this great memory as a kid of going to the Natural History museum in Victoria, Canada with my family. I love getting to see all the animals in the beautifully created habitats and get to see all different kinds of animals I've never seen before. That said, on Friday we loaded up the car and headed out for some fun at the museum. It was a blast. The exhibits were gorgeous! Donovan loved getting to run around the huge halls and also get to explore the hands on discovery section. There was a polar bear at the museum that the kids could touch and play on. Donovan kept going back to the polar bear and crawling through his legs. It was adorable. They had a mini cave for him to play in, animals for him to touch and bugs to watch. We all had lots of fun and I'm glad there was a lot of things that Donovan could enjoy. 

I love this photo of Donovan reaching up to the bear! "Hello up there!"

Here's Dono by the polar bear butt. He LOVED the polar bear!

This is Donovan's new thing he does. He sits on our feet in public if he gets shy. We call him our baby penguin. 

Exploring the cave.

In the grass out front

Family portrait. Donovan never looks in group photos. 

Here's a little clip of him crawling around his friend Mr. Polar Bear.

4th of July

Last Saturday we really had fun enjoying our day together as a family. In the morning he headed over to our ward pancake breakfast at a local park. The food was great but the best part of just talking with all our friends. We both realize that if and when we move out of California we will miss all the friends we have made a church the most. At the park Donovan enjoyed walking all around and getting some of the other kids to play with him. He's getting pretty social and interested in other people now. He's still not running thankfully, but he is an excellent walker. 

Later in the day we went to our friends house for a BBQ. They have a pool  so Sterling and Donovan decided to go for a dip. AT first Donovan really didn't like swimming there but later he really got into it and was splashing and playing all around. Their pool was so warm that it really felt more like a bath, it was great. The other neat thing was that Grant had setup a zip line over the pool. So you could get on it at the tree house across the yard and then sail over the grass to the pool and drop into the water. I was excited for Sterling to try it out. He did and really enjoyed it. All and all it was a lot of fun eating burgers, playing frisbee, letting Donovan play with all their fun kid toys and talking with friends. Here are some pictures we took. 

Donovan getting ready for the pool. I love the over sized life vest!

Daddy and Dono swimming. Donovan's face says it all. 

Donovan had fun playing on this Barbie bike. 

Donovan and his buddy Eli were splashing around in the hot tube (it wasn't very hot). 

The two of us under the peach tree. Donovan is chewing on a piece of fake bread in this shot. He got it from the pretend kitchen and wouldn't let it go for the longest time. I'm sure he thought it was real. 

Sterling on the zip line getting ready to drop into the pool. 

Donovan Aftermath

Ever wonder what our living room looks like after Hurricane Donovan hits? Well here you go! If you know me you'll you know I like to keep our home very clean. This has been a big adjustment. He loves going from one thing to the next creating clutter. But you know what... he is 100% worth it!