Future Truckers of America

We try to be responsible parents and to encourage the little guy to explore his options in life. There's just so much out there to see and to do. The last thing we want to do is to stifle his creativity or not allow him to express himself. Having said that, this is not where we expected Connor to go with it.

Connor's First Crush

When you wish upon a star...

(apparently he likes older women)

Fight the System

He may not be a teenager yet, but I'm pretty sure he's seen one on TV. It must have appealed to him because now he seems to be asserting himself more and more in his battle for independence. In fact, just this morning we had an episode when he refused his milk until it comes in chocolate or strawberry flavors. This is him chanting "Give me liberty or give me chocolate!!" (I think he gets it from his mother)

Quality Time Together

Even though he has a pretty demanding schedule, the Little Guy makes a point to have some quality one on one time with mommy and daddy everyday

Sometimes he even reads his own bedtime stories to himself...

...but he only has about a one book limit

Who needs milk when you've got Sunkist?!?!

Jurassic Park Revisited

We were flippin through the channels the other night and Little Man saw that Jurassic Park III was on and he wanted to create his own little Jurassic Park to make the movie experience that much more real.

Grandma Time

Connor had a fun time with Grandma Peterson this past week. She spoiled him and loved him and hugged him just like grandmas are s'posed to do.Here the Little Man is showing off what grandma bought him for Christmas AND working on his latest pose. He likes to call this one "Sunrise in Tibet". He is still working on "Blue Steel" but thinks it will come together any day now. We got the chance to take grandma down to Nauvoo and let her see the temple. She came to Nauvoo over 30 years ago so it was a nice treat for her. You can tell that she's really enjoying our wonderful Midwestern weather - it's practically the same as San Diego weather.
This is what we like to call "The Eject Button". Press it and see what happens...

It's Yummy Time

I sure like it when Grandma comes..... she gives me all the cookies I want!!

Check Me Out

My name is Connor, I am 10 lbs and 22 inches long. I am a Pisces and I like long rolls on the beach, nap time and I hardly ever spit up. I am looking for a playmate who shares my values of eating, pooping and sleeping. Check out my profile at LDSBabySingles.com

This is how Little Man reacted when he saw his dad's March Madness bracket. Better luck next year dad!
It's ok dad, we can still hang out.

Return to the Zoo

Connor had so much fun at the zoo last week that he wanted to go back. Only this time he brought all his lady friends.From right to left, there's Kennedy (AKA- PW or Cheeks), Lillie and Emma (who is trying to hold his hand). Looks like this little man's got game!

Drawing on his experiences from last week, Connor showed his three lady friends all the animals at the zoo. He even tried to impress the girls by going face to face with a man-eating tiger. But of course, mom had to cramp his style by insisting he stay on the outside of the cage. That's the last time he'll let her tag along on one of his dates.

Mommy's New Hair-do

Who says bein' a mom isn't fun??

Cougar Blue

It's never too early to get ready for the upcoming football season!

Connor thought it would be funny to wear his hat for the pic... he says it's white so it still fits with the Cougar's colors. We tried to talk him out of it but he can be pretty persuasive when he wants to.

Here he is practicing his intimidation face

What... you wanna piece of me?!?

Zoo Time

Today we had some sunshine and thought it would be a good time to visit the zoo. After a few wrong turns and over 30 miles later we finally made it there.

Connor and his buddy Rock have a close call with a man-eating emu. You can tell by the looks on their faces that they are absolutely terrified.

Mom and dad took a daring ride on a petrified rhinoceros. Perhaps they forgot to bring him back in before winter came.

Dad showing the locals at the zoo who's boss

Story Time

Wanna hear a funny story?? OK, here it goes... This morning I was hangin out with little **Con man and the Wifey and I decided I'm gonna be a good daddy and I'll change **Connor's diaper. I knew he needed a change and we also had someone coming over so I was gonna try and be quick and get 'er done before they arrived. Off comes the diaper and it was pretty messy so I thought all the damage was done. Boy was I wrong!!! Soon as I start wipin' little Connor cracks a smile and shoots (literally, not just figuratively) some #2 all over me and the carpet. This little guy got some distance, we found...um we'll call it *evidence... up to 4 feet away. So I immediately call for backup cuz now we've got a huge mess and he also starts peeing all over himself and the carpet (cuz that's what little boys do). We break out the biohazard kit and start cleanin and I run upstairs to get changed. I take all the dirty "evidence" and I'm puttin it in the washer right when our guest arrives. I hurry back upstairs and everything is clean and returned to situation normal. Whew!

But of course, that's not the end, there's more. Our guest leaves and I decide to switch the laundry over, no big deal right? The clothes are in the dryer and Jax has to leave and she says, "What's that noise?" refering to the large clanking sound comin from downstairs. To which I reply, "Oh it's probably nothin, I'll check on it in a minute". Jax leaves and I head downstairs to do some detective work on the noise and with my superior powers of deduction I soon realize that my cell phone is the cause. Apparently, in my hurry I forgot my cell phone was in the side pants pocket. So now I have a squeaky clean cell phone that smells like a mountain spring and I've also learned what the inside of a cell phone looks like cuz I had to open it up to try and get the moisture out (it's actually kinda cool inside there, I just hope I can get it back together in one piece). Now, the moral of the story is Don't try to be helpful it will only get you into trouble. THE END.

* Due to the graphic nature of this content no pictures will be posted at this time.
** In the utter disregard of privacy rules and regulations no names have been changed to protect the identity of the perpetrator.

Mommy may have lost her belly but I found mine!!

Bath time... sponsored by Wal-Mart

Bath Time

All nice and clean now

Grumpy Old Man

He's the youngest old man we've ever seen!!

Close Up

Aren't those the cutest little forehead wrinkles?!

Who's Ready For Summer Time???

Bad Hair Day

Apparently mom thinks it's cool for boys to wear pink. I'm not sure I agree.

Life's not fair

Oh sure, you smile when he wears it.