Happy Halloween!

Last night our ward had the annual Halloween Party. Kai was an adorable lion! And we discovered that he likes to party. There was a live band while we were eating dinner (hot dogs, corn dogs, and/or chili) that had Kai dancing the entire time. He would stomp his feet if he was standing, or bob up and down if we were holding him. He had a great time! After dinner, there were games all around the building. Most of them were for older children, but Kai did go fishing. His prize--a lion!! We left before the trunk or treat, but I have a feeling that next year we're going to be partying for quite some time!

"Didr"

Yesterday Kai told me that his favorite character from My Friends Tigger and Pooh is "didr" (translation-Tigger). In fact, he spent the afternoon carrying around a Tigger figure from his Winnie the Pooh "mano" (translation-piano). This morning he had me in stitches as he carried Tigger from room to room and finally to his highchair for breakfast. I served Kai toast and jelly (one of his favorites--and nice and fattening) and then I got this genius idea. Maybe I could make Kai eat more if I told him that Tigger ate it. So, I said to Kai "Tigger likes toast and jelly, too." Wouldn't you know the kid would out smart me! He took his bite right out of his mouth and shoved it into Tigger's mouth!! And then he wouldn't eat another thing. So much for the brilliant mom idea!

Fall Weekend

Can you really call it a fall weekend after it's already snowed??? I'm not sure, but nonetheless, I wanted to capitalize on the season and so we had some fall-type family fun this weekend. Saturday was pumpkin carving. Kai seemed to be more afraid of the pumpkin than willing to make a mess. I even told him he had permission to make a mess and he looked at me funny and said "mess?". Reid ended up carving the pumpkin by himself. Oh well, we tried. And we got some cute pictures.

On Sunday I made a fall-type dinner--ham, sweet potatoe casserole, mashed potatoes, broccoli, and pumkin pie. Yummy! Once again, Kai wouldn't touch it. He opted for the Chef Boyardee. Silly kid!

What we woke up to this morning

Enough said!

The Pants Story

I mentioned in my previous post that I find myself saying Kai's hilarious quite frequently these days. This story is one of those that I find hilarious.

After church on Sunday Kai is normally so exhausted that it's straight home and to bed. Normally we take his pants off before laying him down because I figure it'd be uncomfortable to be sleeping in khakis and a belt. This Sunday was no exception. He slept in a shirt and diaper with a blankie. When he woke up later one of the first things he wanted to talk about was his shirt. He'd point to his shirt and say shirt and I would say "Yes, Kai has a shirt." Then I asked, "Does Kai have pants?" At this point, Kai looked down at his bare legs, looked surprised, and then started to cry. He was so sad that there were no pants! I withheld the laughter and offered him a pair of pants, to which he responded with jumping and waving of the arms. Poor kid doesn't like to be without his pants I guess!

Shoes and "The Hat"

For the first 17 months of Kai's life, getting him to wear a hat was akin to torture. I don't know what's changed, but I find it hilarious (actually I'm starting to say that about Kai a lot lately--he is hilarious!). Yesterday I took Kai to the outlets again to look at some shoes. It was a bit windy and downright chilly and so I grabbed the hat on the way out the door and mentioned to Kai that I had brought it "just in case". Well, once he knew I had it, he wouldn't go without it. And of course, since the hat has matching mittens, he just had to the have the mittens, too. The drive to the outlets was comical as I would look in the rearview mirror and see this kid in his bear hat and mittens!

Today Reid went to work early and subsequently came home early. Somehow while we were chatting and playing in the living room, the hat appeared and Kai insisted that we put it on his head. And when he saw that I was showing Reid his new shoes, he had to have those, too. He wore the hat around the house for about an hour and a half and the shoes for even longer. I just had to get a picture it was too cute!

As if that wasn't enough, after I would take his picture he would say "again". And so, I now how more pictures than I need of Kai in his hat!

Heritage Makers

I'm not creative. Never really have been. But I've wanted to make Kai a scrapbook. I feel it's important to keep something nice for him to look back on. I have a friend that's been wanting me to try this company out for a while, but I'll admit, making Kai a scrapbook in a limited amout of time (because you have to pay for it) seemed overwhelming. So, one day I got the idea to start with a "small" project. My grandma loves to play cards and I thought a personalized deck of cards would be a great Christmas present. The cards were EASY! And I didn't have to be creative. I'm hooked. I've already started working on an album for Kai. It was so much fun. If you'd like to see what I made for my grandma you can Click here.

Kai's New Trick

Going down the stairs

Big Boy

I don't know what happened, but all of sudden I think I realized that my little boy is growing up. I've dressed him like a big boy for such a long time that I had come to think that's all there was for him (T-shirt and jeans). The other day we were at Kohl's and I was staring longingly at the little boy clothes wishing that there was something Kai's size, and wouldn't you know it--there was! Okay, so this outift isn't pastel and exactly baby-babyish, but it does make him look more like a toddler in my opinion. So in celebration of his 17 month mark (!) he wore his "little boy" outfit. I think I want to go buy a few more!

"DD"

"DD" is Kai's new addiction. We know it as TV. I was so excited several months ago that I had a boy that didn't like TV at all, and in the last month or so that's all changed. I have to admit that I'm not thrilled about Kai's new found love. For now, I limit him to one show a day. I TIVO one episode of My Friends Tigger and Pooh and Little Einsteins every week and I'll let him watch one of those a day. He seems to like the animated shows more than others (such as the Wiggles), and that's okay with me. (I personally like Pooh Bear.) The one thing that I find cute about his TV viewing is that he likes to have someone sitting with him as he watches--even though he doesn't flinch. Silly kid! (Here he's watching his first episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Thought we'd give it a shot. Looks like he liked it.)

Pampering

While Kai and Reid enjoyed father-son bonding on Saturday morning, I got to indulge in some good old fashioned pampering. The morning started with a pedicure with my friend Nancy. From there I got a manicure and then a facial. It was so nice to get out of the house by myself, put my feet up, and relax! I was out of the house for about three and a half hours and returned home to find Kai sleeping. I think both Reid and Kai had a good time and I know I certainly enjoyed the treat!

Jones Look-alike Meter

MyHeritage: Family trees - Genealogy - Celebrities - Collage - Morph

I saw this on someone's blog and thought I'd give it a try. Interesting results, huh?!

Kai's Seat

About a month and a half ago we finally got around to buying a second back-resty thing. Reid had one from before our marriage and I often "borrowed" it for myself. So, we bought a second one for me. I really haven't had the chance to use it much--but that doesn't matter to Kai. The other morning, Reid told Kai that it was "his" (as in Kai's) seat. Kai loved lounging in his seat! It's come in handy since then when I've needed him to sit still for a moment. I just ask him where his seat is.

Papa's visit continued

So, I believe I left off on Friday, September 26th. We had gone to the pumpkin patch and eaten at Arby's. There was one other noteworthy event that day....homemade ice cream! We made mint chocolate chip that turned out pretty good. Kai seemed to enjoy his ice cream....except for the chips. Note the pile of chocloate chips on his tray!

Saturday--Sept 27th--What visit to Colorado Springs would be complete without seeing the Garden of the Gods. Kai loves this park as it has lots and lots of rocks. We all got a good workout and a good view of the rocks. After our expedition we hit Fargo's for some good fun and pizza.


Sunday--Sept 28th--A nice quiet Sunday. Reid and Papa took Kai home after sacrament, so I got to enjoy the rest of the meetings by myself. It was very nice not to have to worry about Kai during Relief Society.

Monday--Sept 29th--Papa's last day! We met Reid for lunch at Carl's Jr and then took a quick trip to Wal-Mart. Other than that, Kai enjoyed the day with his Papa at home...getting in all of the stories and play that he could. Oh, and I had visiting teaching in the morning and once again Kai got to stay home with Papa. I think they both throughly enjoyed their day and I know Kai loved having his Papa here!

This just in!

I feel lucky to have caught this. He wanted to hold the camera more than anything!



I promise I'll finish up the post about Papa soon. Preferrably, when I don't have Kai climbing all over me!