the leavitts.

we took chet to the Hogle zoo, in salt lake, on saturday.
chet was afraid of... well... everything!
typical chet.
well, he wan't afraid of the ducks. or of these things that looked like kittens.
but all the good animals were scary.
so it wasn't exactly the magical day we had imagined.
plus, i guess we have been spoiled with the calgary zoo, because the Hogle zoo was a little disappointing.
one gorilla?! really??

on sunday, we spent our mothers day afternoon playing outside.

matt and i attracted a clan of about 10 neighborhood kids at one point. we felt so popular!

the kids in our complex have no reservations. none! they invite themselves to sit on our blanket, play with out toys, and even eat our snacks!

later that night we drove up to the temple for a quick pre-bedtime activity.

we told chet that the guy on the top was named Moroni.

chet didn't really care about his name. he just kept warning Moroni, 'don't fall! don't fall!'

oh chet! i think moroni will be just fine :)

since i'm talking about mothers day, i am going to share a couple feelings about motherhood...
being a mom has not come easily to me. there have been lots and LOTS of tears since chet came along.

but, with time, i have really learned to love it. more now then ever.

chet and i are seriously such good friends these days.

i can't believe how much i adore him.

i love watching him - watching the way his little brain thinks.

i love watching him figure things out. and how his eyes light up when he does.

i love that he thinks my hugs make everything better.

i love watching him when matt comes home from work. pure joy!

i love how creative he is.
i love that his knees are all scratched up like a little boy.
i love kissing him. right on the lips. especially when he is sleeping.
i. love. chet.

it is scary to think about how much he relies on me - how he looks to me the way i look to my mom.

i know how much i have (and still do) rely on my mom so i sure hope i am doing alright..

{little bucket hat}

{big bucket hat}