The first "at bat"

Here it is, Sawyer's first "at bat" at his first Tee Ball game. Hmmm, maybe we will play this at his Hall of Fame induction one day, ha ha! :)

Our little mover and shaker

We have learned recently that Sawyer has quite the dancing ability. Check out some of these moves! He doesn't even need good music, in this video he is dancing to the weather channel! :)

Wilks x 3 is becoming 4!

Yay yay yay! We are so excited!!!!! Sawyer is going to be a big brother!!

If you have any ideas on a new blog name let me know. I am taking suggestions :)

Sports...It Begins

Well, it is finally here...the day Sawyer begins to play organized sports. Yep, today is his first official sports practice ever and Chris could not be more excited. I am pretty sure he has been waiting for this day since we found out we were pregnant several years ago. We are starting his sports career with Biddy Baseball (aka, T-Ball). It should be entertaining! He is definitely the youngest and SMALLEST on the team, in fact his jersey might fit him like a dress, but it will be fun! Pictures to come...

A few favorite pics from the Disney trip

Best Trip Ever

Here are the words I would use to describe our Disney vacation: fun, eventful, busy, tiring, exciting, thrilling, happy, amazing, wonderful, but mostly…MAGICAL!!! Seriously, there is no place like Disneyworld, especially when you have a 3 year old in your presence. So you might be thinking, did Sawyer enjoy it? Oh my gosh, he could not have enjoyed it more! He blew away my expectations with how much he loved everything Disney. He loved everything about it (minus the fireworks)! He loved the airplane rides, he loved the characters, he loved the parades, he loved the park rides, he loved the shows, he loved the beach and he even loved the tram rides from the parking lot! Although I was a little hesitant to take him at such a young age, I have absolutely no regrets. He could not have loved it more! My favorite part of the trip was just seeing him get so excited to meet characters and see them in the parades. It was like he was meeting celebrities over and over again. I loved that we were able to do this for him. This face pretty much sums up the trip…



Here is a quick rundown of what we did during our week in Florida

Day 1 (April 30, 2011)
Flight to Orlando (Sawyer’s first time to fly, loved it!)
Rental Car fiasco, got upgraded
Checked into our HUGE condo

Day 2
Animal Kingdom and Downtown Disney
Highlights-Lion King show, First Parade, Loving characters, Scary Bugs Life 3D show that prompted Sawyer to bring back an imaginary friend that happens to be a purple spider named Poohka (more on that later)

Day 3
Epcot
Highlights-Meeting more fun characters, Sawyer loved the Space ride, Layne got sick on Mission Space, Sawyer got his ears, Sawyer hated the fireworks show, Didn’t even make it through the countries…too tired, but still a super fun day 

Day 4
Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios Fantasmic Show
Highlights-So many fun rides for Sawyer, Space Mountain for Mommy and Daddy, Finally met Buzz Lightyear, 2 more parades, Fantasmic show was incredible

Day 5
Daytona Beach, Outlet mall, Giordanos
Highlights-Sawyer wasn’t so sure about the beach, but ended up loving it, fun in the sand and sun, Crazy big outlet malls in Orlando, got to eat our favorite pizza ever…Giordanos!

Day 6
Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom Electric Parade
Highlights-So many fun things here…Disney Junior show, Beauty and the Beast show, more parades, Pixar Place, meeting Woody, and the Electric Parade was A.W.E.S.O.M.E (that is where the picture was taken of Sawyer’s super excited face), trying to get out of the park after the electric parade and before the fireworks started was not quite as awesome (no lights, people everywhere, nobody moving, slight panic on my face)

Day 7
Magic Kingdom all day, Hollywood Studios at night without Sawyer
Highlights-Doing whatever Sawyer wanted to do, loved the Pirates ride and Jungle cruise, rode It’s a Small World again (not mom and dad’s fav, but Sawyer loved it), Sawyer got a kiss from his princess, accomplished all the must do’s at Disney, Mommy and Daddy date night at Hollywood Studios including Tower of Terror, Aerosmith Rockin Roller Coaster, and dinner at the first place we ate at on our honeymoon 9 years ago…great way to end the week.

Day 8
Sawyer drama in the airport, made a scene walking through security, all ended up well with a smooth flight home
Whew, what a fun and busy week we had! I wouldn’t trade it for anything. A special shout out to my mom for braving the trip…we are so glad she went! So many memories were made and we will cherish them forever.

Disney Lovers,
Chris, Layne, and Sawyer

The little floppy ear

Most of you know, or have probably noticed, that Sawyer has a cute little floppy ear. We have known all along that we would have to probably get it fixed and yesterday we had our first consult with the specialist. Basically he said that since he is so little that we would need to wait until he is 6 and it is best to do it before Kindergarten so that it doesn't cause any social problems. Basically each ear has something different wrong with it, but both ears need a little "fixing." Because of this we have confirmed our decision to hold him back a year before starting school so he can grow a little and get his ears all taken care of. I will be sad to get them fixed because I think he is so stinkin cute, but I understand why it needs to be done and he will be so thankful for it one day. The best news of all is that Insurance will help pay for it...it is not considered and elective cosmetic surgery, but an actual congenital defect. Yay for my pocketbook!! So that is the scoop.

Funny story...
When we went to the doctor Sawyer was confused and said, "I not sick mommy." I told him we were just going to get his ears looked at and that seemed to please his curiosity. After the appointment we were in the elevator and he said, "that doctor was great, my ears don't hurt at all!" Oh how I love him!!! :)