Too Tight?

Since Dawson was little, he was always trying on things that were too big... like my shoes, or things that were too small, like a teddy bear jacket.

It didn't end there though, because he is still trying on jackets that are too small.... like Monty's coat.


He is sooo funny! He is always telling me that 'he thinks ___ will fit him.' He will then say that he used to wear it 'yesteryear' and it will still fit. So he attempts trying on many things, and it just makes us laugh.
He is such a character!

The Yellowstone River Bridge

The weather is finally warming up so we took our first walk. We live right by the old bridge, so we decided to walk it. Dawson was a little scared because it really is so run down and doesn't look super safe, but it was okay. We chose to walk on the road part on the way back because it looked much safer.

We waited for J.D. to drive across the new bridge to wave to him on his way home from work. He is in the white truck. They honked the horn the whole way so we would know which work truck he was in. It was so much fun to wave to him.

Dawson was yelling so loud.
We watched ice chunks float down the river and looked at the ice on the side of the river. It looks like seals, but it's just huge ice chunks. Apparently the ice chunks broke apart and the river got so high it washed away 2 homes just south of us. You can see how it looks like wreckage, but it's just ice.

We actually live in the flood plain, but it has never gotten high enough to flood where our home actually is. Everyone we talk to here is very talkative about the river. It's always the topic of conversation. So if you want to start meeting people, just talk about the river and people will just start chatting away.

We also found a small park just across the street from us, so we will probably be playing there a lot this summer. I am so excited to be able to go on walks. I just put Monty in the baby carrier and he absolutely LOVES being outside. Both him and Dawson would rather be outside any day. The only thing we are waiting for now is the wind to calm down. Monty has a hard time breathing with the wind, so we have to go early in the morning or right before sun down when the wind is more calm.

Church

My mom bought the boys these outfits for Christmas and I can't help but love making them match. So every week at church we get to be proud parents of these handsome kiddos.

Dawson loves his outfit and loves being the same as Monty. He is so proud of his little brother and definitely likes looking good. Dawson always asks me if his hair looks okay, especially if he wants to take off his hat. He will take it off and then come over and say, "Mom, does my hair look okay without my hat?" It suprises me how self conscious he is already at 5 years old, but I'm glad he wants to look clean and handsome too.


Thank you Grandma for the outfits! 

Playdough

The other day I was trying to think of something different to entertain Dawson. We didn't want to spend money, and we had played every game you could possibly think of. So after much thinking, a playdough commercial came on the TV, and that's when we decided to try making our first playdough ever. We searched for the best recipes and found the perfect one. 

It was SUPER easy and it turned out to be the better type of play dough; the kind that doesn't dry out too fast and is super soft. We started out with 4 colors, but then Dawson decided to combine them all..... so we just have one color left. Dawson had a blast for about 20 minutes.


He used the cookie cutters to make all sorts of things and used toothpicks to build up with them. As much fun as it was, he has yet to play with it again.... He usually likes to play with stuff when J.D. or I play with him. So I guess when I'm interested again, he will be too. lol,

Some recent things Dawson has said....

I woke up one morning and I was doing my hair curly. Dawson came in and asked, "What are you doing?"
Me: " I'm doing my hair."
Dawson: "Why are you doing it like that. I don't like it."
Me: "Well I just woke up and started doing my hair so mom could look pretty today."
Dawson: "Mom, you are beautiful when you wake up."
Me: "You think mom is beautiful when I wake up and don't do my hair?"
Dawson: "Ya, every morning you are beautiful."

It melted my heart and completely made my whole day! I love this little guy so much and being sweet is such a genuine characteristic that he just has all the time. As he gets older he just gets sweeter.