enjoying the weather while we wait...

This beautiful weather has sure made waiting for baby a lot easier! William and I have spent a LOT of time outside lately. Last week we went to the zoo. We didn't see very many animals, but he loves the train and the merry-go-round, and we spent a lot of time on the play ground.  

My attempt at getting a picture of both of us

 William, when given the choice, will ALWAYS choose his fireman boots. We got these for him for Halloween last year, and they finally fit him comfortably! He loves them.

 The zoo has changed a lot from when we'd go as kids, but it was fun that he liked this old elephant slide that they've had for so long! I lost track pretty quick of how many times he went down!

 It's always fun to just follow him around and see what he decides to try. We went in the cave where he loved looking at the bats and sticking his head out of the little mole holes.

 Then the other day we decided to walk down to the Brigham Young park around the corner. It was closed, so we wandered over to the City Creek park. Buzz and Woody joined us. Of course.

 He loved running back and forth over the bridge over and over.

 After a while he looked at me and said, "See temple?", so our next stop was Temple Square. I love that he loves going there so much. He has certain places he likes to wander to. One is the reflection pond (surprise surprise).

 After I told him we weren't going to touch the water today he looked at me and said "bye bye! See ya!". In other words, leave me alone. I want to play in the water!

 He was good though, and moved on. I guess I wasn't fast enough for him, because he gave me a demanding look and said "Come on mommy!"

 His next request were the temple stairs. The gates were open that day, so we got to walk around right up next to the temple. The huge stairways and giant doors fascinate him.

I love being able to spend my time with William. Lately, when he prays, he likes to add in his own list of things he's thankful. He'll say specific friends, cousins, or aunts and uncles. It's pretty impressive to watch him and listen to him! He has a lot to say. Weird to think that within the next few days we are going to be adding a baby girl to our family!