Clap-A-Long

Chasen's new favorite skill he has learned is to clap!
He does it all the time, it was super cute this morning I was singing to him (he is the only person I will ever sing for and once he old enough to make fun of me i will stop) and he started clapping along, we need to work on his rhythm, :)but he loves to clap.

He is becoming so much of an individual lately.

An individual with my fiery personality, he is so impulsive and cranky sometimes.
This morning he was standing up on his changing table (it is impossible to change him now with out him standing up once) trying to reach his cross, I kept taking his hand down (as I'm trying to get his diaper on while he is standing) and he would scream this deep angry scream and try to grab it.
I sat him down and turned him around and he screamed that scream again and started to grunt/cry, his face turning purple. I gave him the cross to see what he would do and immediately the treas stopped, smile on, face was pink.
Terrible two's???
no one warned me about independent 9 month olds!!!
What will I do when he can talk back?!?
He threw 3 fits like this while getting ready for school/work this morning.
He was upset when the baba was empty, When I had to put clothes on him and when I took the toy away to get in the car.
and tonight...

climbing up the slide

Throwing fit because he can't get up the slide alone lol

I shouldnt laugh, its not funny!!

I can't complain or be upset because Im just dealing with a shorter version of myself.
Honestly, I feel bad for Ean.
But Im sure he'd rather have a feisty boy then a feisty girl :)

He still isnt walking, which is okay with me. He is standing for longer periods of time ALONE usually clanking two blocks together.

"Yah, thats right Im Mr. Cool, I've mastered this whole standing thing"

He is also a very fast crawler and you cna hear him coming from a mile away!
In preparation for walking I ordered him those soft sole shoes and a pair of socks with rubber soles, there are really cool!

He is mostly eating real people food and we are almost out of baby food and I dont think we will have to buy any more!!
We are slowly weening off the baba.
He has been periodically drinking out of a sippy cup for a few months, he mostly just spills it, but a couple weeks ago I noticed he was really eating well form it so I told daycare this morning to replace one of his bab feedings with the sippy and we will go from there. He is really starting to get attached to the baba so I hope we have started the transition in time :0

big weekend ahead... Dada truns 28!! and he is spending his bday at a bachelor party. So Mama hired a babysitter for herself (Amy and Jesse) and they are going to have an at home party while I sleep :)

On the Farm

Tiny Tina had her baby (finally) this afternoon!!! She was still huge this morning and when I got home from work there was a BABY!
We didn't have time to catch it today so we aren't sure if its a boy or a girl, so be thinking of names


we have also had 4 baby goats that I didnt discover until today, they are about 4 to 7 days old :) (the bugs were bad so Chasen had to be behind the bug net)

This one is my favorite



these are the other two and the 4th on is all brown



of course we eat on the farm
and everyone has their own spot at the "table"

Another Weeekend....

Another adventure!
This time in Kansas :)
Saturday we woke up at 5am and drove to Kansas to see Britton and Jordan and to have a couples baby shower for them.
It was tons of fun and they got a lot of cool stuff.
Chasen was really good and he got to see grandma and auntie lyssie while mommy and daddy went out with their friends!

We got to go out with some other college friends that also live in Kansas, it was great to see them!

Sunday we spent with Britton and Jordan, their families and my mom and sis, just hanging out talkin' baby talk :)

we got home Sunday night and let Chasen play on his new slide from cousin Tammie!
He loves it!!!


Just when I was excited about having more room because we put away the jumper lol


well this is how I feel


so im off to bed!

1st Day of School

Jackson (my brother) Started High School on Monday. Can you believe that!?!


This crazy little thing is a Freshman, playing football, singing in choir, going out for the speech team, and DRIVING!!!

I love my little bubba :)

And these two started Kindergarten today!! (My cousin Ava on the left and my sister Ara on the right, at my wedding)


Ara

Miss Ava


This weekend we are going to Kansas to visit our best friends Britton and Jordan and me and her friend Courtney are throwing them a coed baby shower!!
It should be tons of fun, and exciting to see Britton all big and cute :)
This weekend can't come soon enough.

Usain Bolt Does it Again

9.58...that is freaking FAST!!! (incase your not up on your track and field news Usain Bolt ran the 100m dash in 9.58sec a new world record)

Today was a lazy sunday!
grammie was here and got up with Chasen, Ean and I slept till 9:45, I can't remember the last time we slept in past 7.
We had blueberry muffins before we went to church.

I didnt hear a word the priest said in church because we were of course in the cry room and there was a boy about 18 months and Chasen was in love with him (the love was mutual) they screamed, laughed, poked, drooled, Chasen would stand up to the wall and walk with him. It was hilarious!!
The rest of the day was spent folding and washing laundry! Yippie!
I did make egg plant parmasan, recipie compliments of great grandma Jan, and it was amazing!!
Here are a few of the family pictures we took while at great grandma and grandpas

A nostalgic Saturday

what a busy day it was,
we got up around 7am (that's the latest chasen has slept in in a looong time)
took Ean to the dump truck in CR so he could dump it at the dump (wow how many times can I say dump)...and it was quite dumpy... okay.
On our way back I decided to take hwy 100 to MV and around back by Cornell cause I haven't been that way in a loooong time. As we were approaching campus I noticed a bunch of cars and signs... It was moving in day for the football players!

I immediately was flooded with memories of my 1st day of moving in during XC pre-season, and was a little relieved I wasnt having to move all my stuff, and say goodbye to my family (that was hard), but was also a little sad that I would never get the chance to live with all my friends again (until we go the the nursing home;)) and a little scared for the day when I will have to drop chasen off at college. (which will be Cornell and he will come home every night for dinner! right!?)
Pre-season, Cross country and phi omega were some of THE BEST times of my life! I met my bestests of friends and the hubby of course :)

Since Chasen was born I have wanted to buy him some Cornell gear but the book store is only open during the week days, and I have a job. But today, they were open so Chasen and I marched up there with all the football players and their crying mommies (lol) and bought some gear! Then we went to the track for a work out and some really cute pictures
on your marks, get set, GO!



An All American perhaps!?





he'll have to learn that from his daddy :)

Chasen and I also went to the mall with Shelly and he played in the germ infested play area that I said I would NEVER let my kids play in, but he had so much fun and didn't die. I didn't have my camera and was totally regretting it because he crawled through the tunnel about 5 times and screamed at kids and laughed and crawled faster then I have ever seen! He made friends so fast, I hope he can keep it up. Looks like he wont be a quiet one like his dada. We ended our Saturday with an out door movie in Iowa city, The Wizard of Oz. It started at sunset so chasen was awake for about 5min total, and I fell asleep at the end, but the weather was perfect and we had a good time:)