November 22, 2010

Pass the Turkey, and cover up the little ones' ears.

We will be home for the big game against Colorado, albeit not tailgating.
but, I have a feeling that chasen will need to be playing down stairs with Lily and Ava so he doesnt learn some new words!

here are some pics from throughout the season!



The hawks need to win this weekend too...



we will be leaving tonight right after work for Nebraska and hope that the temps stay warm enough that the rain isn't ice. although its not really supposed to rain is Des Monies or Omaha so we should be good!

We will be picking up the toddler bed from my mom because I caught Chasen climbing out if his crib this morning!! honestly, I thought he would have done it several months ago.

November 18, 2010

Chasenisim's


His 2 year old stats are
30lbs
and 3 feet tall
still a solid little guy!

he is physically and mentally on track if not slightly ahead of the norm.
He uses pronouns correctly and is aware that all things have a place
cats outside
moon- up in sky

he is always asking where people are.
where grama?
where dada?
where jaxie?
and I think he is starting to realize that everyone has their own home.
that might be a tough concept to grasp just yet.
The Sunday after his birthday when my mom and siblings left he cried and cried and said "my jaxie" we sat on the porch and I explained to him that grama and lissy had to go home and work like mama and dada do and that jaxie had to go to school just like he does.
He stopped crying and sat there with a smug mug and got up and started walking down the driveway.
I followed him and asked him where he was going and he said
my grama.
he walked all the way to the end of the driveway then took a left, just like grama did and kept walking.
I asked again where are you going and he said
To my grama! in a pouty/demanding voice.
I finally picked him up and said that we would see them again soon.
he wasn't to happy about that.

He has started to talk in pretty good phrases but recently has developed a terminal stutter that is hilarious.
here is an example

light t t t

cars s s s

and sometimes there will be a long pause after one like;
truck k k k k

it reminds me of Brick off the tv show the middle.

he repeats the last sound (only sometimes) and i think its because he used to say ligh without the t so we would say to him "light t t "

its really funny and we try not to laugh at him so that we dont encourage it but its hard not to!

Potty training....isnt really going anywhere, but I can say we havent really tried to hard.



He usualy refuses to sit on it, or sits on it with his pants on!
tonight he asked to open his train and I said that was a train he could have when he used the potty like a big boy so he went halfway down the stairs and I waited a min then asked him what he was doing and he said
"I poopin'"
well, that's not exactly what I meant lol


He has become OBSESSED with his train table and he wont eat.
Im 1 for 3 this week.
one night he sat down and ate applesauce.
at least he eats lunch! and has started to eat breakfast!

he comes home and wants to go straight upstairs.
"are you coming mama!?"
"lets play trains"
"mooooom come on, lets go"
chasen you need to eat first
"no! I dont like it"

"mooom I neee light t t t"

Ean and I decided that as long as all the other doors are closed upstairs that he can play in the "train room" alone. He is really good at going up and down the stairs, he just needs us to turn the light on.
I do check on him every 10min or so.

I miss my baby but its so much fun to have conversations with him!
I can't wait for christmas with him, its gonna be so much fun!
Thanksgiving....well, hes gotta learn to eat first:)

November 17, 2010

Happy 1st Birthday Marshall

This past weekend (the 13th) we went to Kansas to celebrate Marshall's 1st birthday!
It was Handy Manny themed
and Marshall loved his red, tool box, cake!


Both boys had fun playing and sharing (learning to share).


The puppy's had fun too (outside)

and Kevin got a party sticker


we had to use handy manny tools on our wine glasses so we didnt mix up our glasses!

They even had a bath together.


We, well, I have decided for all of us that when the boys are 6/7 were going to Disney for their birthdays!!! yay!

November 15, 2010

Birthday Party Behind the Scenes, After Hours and After Math

BEHIND THE SCENES: THE GARAGE
Ean stayed home on friday and built stairs to the garage

and then he hooked up the cable and projector so we could watch the games out there!


BEHIND THE SCENES: CAKE MAKING
first bake a pound cake 3 days before party and freeze.
I took it out of the freezer on Friday morning and was home by 1:30 ready to work with it.
First you cut the top off of the cake to make it as even/flat as possible
and roll out fondant

then use edible decorating pen to outline your legos

and cut!

then you need to frost each piece with butter cream frosting(homemade) so that the fondant will stick

then lay fondant over the piece, cut around it and smooth with a fondant smoother tool!
then leave the house PUT DOG OUTSIDE.
come back someone had let dog in the house, half the cake is gone.
freak out on husband, thank god you hadn't completely finished the cake before leaving so you can still finish the cake!


finished product(s)

BIRTHDAY PARTY: AFTER HOURS
after Marshall and Chasen went to bed, brad and Abby (finally;)) came over we had some beers and then grama drove us to the Mount Vernon bars, leaving the sleeping kids with uncle jaxie until grama got back! then grama so kindly picked us all up!

"Look, we should take that sign. It would look great in the garage!"




AFTER MATH:

also picture crumbs and dog hair galore on the floor, weeping balloons, a sink full of dirty dishes and ripped plastic table cloth on my dining room table
a week later most of it is cleaned up!

November 14, 2010

Tailgating 2 year old

was a success!!

Lots of family and friends were able to attend the birthday party and we had a great time!
Both teams won!! (unlike this weekend. boo)
and chasen got lots of cool new toys

we sang to him twice and he blew the candles out both times!

Chasen did a pretty good job of opening his gifts, i think by Christmas he will be a pro! He even told people thank you!



apparently a kid can never have to many trucks/farm machinery! especially Chasen:)

We had around 25 people here all day and we had so much fun! It was so great for us and for chasen to have family from both sides and friends all together having a good time!
Here he is with Great Grandma Seaba
and chasen with his 2 BFF's (and the mom's)

and of course his "girl friend" was there and he had his first kiss at his birthday party.....can't wait to embarrass him with this when he's a teen!

November 9, 2010

Birthday Festivities


It all started thursday, we let him (for the 2nd time) open up the train table and trains we got him!
Then Pep and Steph came over as usual to watch Greys and gave Chasen a football truck and play smart phone which is cooler then my actual phone.


I wasn't sure how to "wrap" the train table!

a bag full of Trains!!!

I think daddy has as much fun setting up the track as chasen did playing with it!



more on the tailgating bday party later.
Im tired! and my house is still a disaster lol