HaPPy BiRthDaY KaSoN!

Kason is 2!! His birthday was yesterday. We had a fun time having friends over for cake, ice cream and presents. The group from Isaac's program came over and they were so generous! Kason got to be the center of attention for quite awhile and he loved it. I am so grateful for this little boy. I know all parents think their kids are the cutest, and I am no different! Maybe it is because it is just Kason and I together all day everyday, but I am so attached to him! He doesn't have any seperation anxiety, but I think I do! He just makes me smile and laugh and melts my heart. This is not to say that some days I have just had it and need a break and am soo tired, but this littly guy makes me so happy! Some things about him now:

~He loves airplanes, dinosaurs, animals, trucks, buses, and playing

~He is talking so much. He can talk in sentences now and can pretty much express anything he wants to say. The other day he said, "I want to go to Walmart!" He also says, "I will get you" and runs around after you.

~ He laughs and smiles alot. He has developed a fake laugh which he likes to use when other people are laughing.

~ Whenever I get hurt, even if I just say ouch, he says, "otay mama?" and kisses it better.

~If he ever sees me crying he gets very concerned and gives me a hug and just looks at me.

~ He loves music and the song "The Wheels on the Bus" and he loves to dance (jump).

~He loves to talk on the phone and makes a beeline for my cellphone whenever it rings. He will usually answer it and say "hi Daddy" no matter who it is.

Some pictures of the party, and there are alot.

The cake

Blowing out the Candles

Sugar!

Presents

Playing his new guitar with Daddy before bed

I can't believe he has gone from a 5 1/2 pound newborn to now.

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Naptime

Just a funny video. Kason is eating an apple and just started falling asleep while he was eating it, still chewing and everything! He woke up and was wide awake and happy right after I stopped the camera, but he still went down for a nap soon after this!!

This is him when he woke up from the nap. Look at that crazy hair! I was cracking up. He likes to put his head right in the corner of his crib so his hair usually gets pretty messed up from rubbing it on the bumper pad things. He, on the other hand, wasn't too happy when he woke up. He always calls for "Daddy" for a minute when he wakes up and wants him. Poor guy misses his dad so much!

HaPPy BiRThDaY ISAAC!

Tuesday was Isaac's birthday! We just wanted to say Happy Birthday to him! Unfortunately, he had a midterm on his birthday and today, and tomorrow, so we pretty much never see him and he didn't have the most fun day. I "LOVE" econ grad school, but that is a whole other post! He did get to come home to open presents for a minute and we were really excited. Kason gets so happy when Daddy is coming home! We are going to celebrate with cake and ice cream and all that on Friday! I am going to attempt to make an ice cream cake. So, Happy Birthday Isaac! We are grateful for what a good dad and husband you are and all the hard work you are doing - 13 hour days and all! We love you!

TiNy ToTs

Well, nothing too exciting is going on around here, so I will post more pictures of Kason! I signed up for this thing called Tiny Tots last year. It's an indoor playground where you can take your child any time you want and they can play. It is a co-op kind of thing so I just have to open and close it a couple times every few months. This came highly recommended to help with the rainy Oregon winters. Luckily, and I am so glad, this winter supposedly is fairly dry compared to normal. So, we don't go a ton. It's not my favorite thing, but Kason absolutely loves it. He says "Hi play, Hi play" as soon as he sees the building. I think he also thinks it is his job to say "hi" and greet everyone else who might be there. At least it's a way to get out of the apartment and do something fun for him.

In the CastleThe cars and firetrucks there are one of his favorite things.

There are these little slide things that you ride the car down. Kason and another little girl who was there were doing it together and racing....about 50 times. You can see the pure joy and fun on his face.Anywhere that has basketball is pretty much heaven.

Not too much is going on besides the day to day stuff, and growing bigger and bigger by the day too!(maybe by the hour) I think I am almost as big now as when I had Kason!! ahh!

Just Because

My baby isn't a baby anymore! He is definitely an energetic little boy, but I think this is my favorite stage he has been at. I like that he can entertain himself and can communicate with us. He is talking in sentences now and really knows what he is saying and what is going on. He can say pretty much anything. He is always making us laugh. So, here are some videos of the last little while. Ok, so maybe an overload of them, but I know some of you have been wanting some videos! (Mom and Dad)

Kason's newest favorite thing to do on his 4 wheeler

Kason has always just said "oink oink" for a pig. But, one day he just decided he wanted to snort and so this is him just figuring out how to do it. He thought it was pretty funny at first.

Push ups after Daddy

It's a.......

We are home, we are finally all the way unpacked 3 days later, and we finally had our ultrasound! So, we are having a .........

















BOY!!!

We are excited and maybe a little surprised. I am excited for Kason to have a brother playmate. I think that will be alot of fun for them. I am also glad because we have all the clothes, and blue blankets and boy kinds of toys. I am also a little nervous because it seems like 2 boys close together can be a little crazy and a little dirty! But, the baby is healthy and everything looks good so we are happy!

FuN Times

Christmas is my favorite holiday and we had a great time.

This was one of the highlight's of Kason's morning. Santa gave him a little motorized 4 wheeler.

Another fun thing - Cars!

It has been a very snowy couple of weeks! We took advantage of the snow and went out and played one day. It was pretty cold! Kason liked the snow and playing in it. He was a bit hesitant of how cold it was at first, but he is getting more used to it. We are getting a little worried about the snow and roads on the way home again though!

We look a little weird

My sisters getting pulled on sleds behind the truck.

Isaac and Kason getting a turn. Kason actually liked it.

We are having fun and enjoying the relaxing time and being together. I am not ready for Isaac to start school up again! But, we get our ultrasound the day after we get home to finally see what we are having! We had to delay it until now since we have been gone.