Dylan has finally found an item that he is smitten with. He loves his blue blanky that his 'Aunt' Angela made for him. He sleeps with it every single night. He uses part of it as a pillow and then hugs the rest of it with his arms. Yesterday, he was in his room playing. When I went to check on him, I discovered him pulling his blanky through the slats on his crib. Once he successfully pulled the whole blanket through, he proceeded to roll around on the floor with it for 10 minutes.
I just returned from a 5 day vacation to Las Vegas. Our move to North Carolina happened so quickly, I have never felt like I got the closure I so desperately needed. So, when my good friend Angela mentioned going on a weekend getaway, this seemed like the perfect opportunity for me to go and properly say my goodbyes to Las Vegas. I arrived on Wednesday Feb 13th. Upon arriving, I met up with some of my favorite ladies from my old ward for lunch at my favorite restaurant, Cafe Rio. The food was just as good as I remembered and my dear friends were even better. Several of them have had babies since I left and it was so fun to see them with their new little ones. That evening I met up with a couple of my friends from my old work. I didn't get any pictures with them, but it sure was fun catching up with Christi and Olivia.
This is the view from the temple grounds. It sits right up next to the mountains and looks out over the entire Las Vegas valley.
Jocelyn is such a cute little firecracker! It took her a little while to warm up to me again, but by the middle of the first day, we were best friends. I love that little girl!
Tiffany is one of my dear friends and I was so excited to see her with her little Jackson. He is such a doll.
This is me with my good friend (and ex-visiting teaching companion) Heather. I was so glad that she was able to meet me for lunch.
And, last, but most certainly no least...Grandpa gave Dylan a big boy haircut while he was in SC. Doesn't he look like such a kid now?
Mike turns 28 on the 5th, but he and I both have to work that day/night, so we decided to celebrate yesterday. We had a very fun family day. The boys (Dylan & Taz) haven't been outside too much lately so we took them to a walking trail that we knew would not be crowded. Taz was allowed to run free and Dylan thought it was great to try and chase him. Taz looked like he was in puppy heaven and Dylan just kept squealing in delight. 
I think this picture gives a pretty good idea of just how happy Taz was to feel some freedom. We really hope we are able to find some place with a nice sized yard when our current lease if up this summer. We are pretty certain that Taz would demand much less attention from us if he had a yard to roam around during the day.
Dylan has really improved with his walking/running over the past week. My friend Angela once told me that her theory was that it takes about a month after the first steps for a child to become really good at walking all the time. It held up for both of her boys and her theory held true for Dylan. She just might be on to something.
The last time we visited my parents, I took Dylan to play at their community playground. He really enjoyed being able to climb around and explore everything. I loved being outside in the fresh air and taking pictures of my most prized possesssion! I had completely forgotten about these pictures until I took the time to upload from my camera today.
Being a big boy and just chillin'.
Dylan is still in the phase where he wants to put everything in his mouth. While it did gross me out slightly, I still thought this was an adorable shot.
Dylan is always so happy to be with Grandma and Grandpa Daniel. They sure do know how to treat a kid!