It's been a while....

And I still don't have a lot to say.

On a funny slash so irritating sometimes I want to pull my hair out note...Kai has started the Mommy....Mommy....Mommy.....about a billion times a day. He always has a question or wants me to notice something. And when I say always, I mean always. I stopped counting after 40 this morning of mommy's.....and that was in less than an hour. If we average 40 an hour, because it's sometimes more than others and what not....that would be 480 times a day he is asking me a question or requesting some sort of comment. And if I don't get to him right away, he freaks out with even more mommy mommy until I do ask what, then he feels free to comment or ask. After I started counting this morning, it became hilarious, because I almost couldn't keep up, which I think fueled the fire, and he kept going. Anyway. Kids are pretty funny.

On a Christmas note, I am proud to say that I am completely done! And when I say completely, I don't actually mean it literally, I still have to wrap one present, and finish two, but the two that I have to finish I am not actually giving them to their recipients until the middle of January, so technically not Christmas, so therefore I can call myself done. But I got done over a week ago, and it feels so good! Definitely the earliest it's happened, and I'm not going to lie...I love it. We are going to Albuquerque for Christmas this year, we leave Monday. We are so excited, we get to spend it with my family, and more importantly, my brother, whom we haven't spent a Christmas with in like 4 or 5 years. So whoo hoo!

Okay, that's all. Like I said, nothing new or exciting, but I had to put something up, it's been ages. OH, and the new family picture was taken last time we were in Albuquerque at the pumpkin patch, whenever there are goofy hats it's a rule we have to take pictures with them. Kai is in a pimp hat, but you can't really tell from the picture.

Negotiator

So it's pretty much the funniest thing on earth, when your kid starts to negotiate with you. I really just didn't expect it to happen, I don't know why. But now that it has, it cracks me up! Kai negotiates for everything.

Kai: I nap for...10 minutes, then wake up.
Me: Okay Kai (I let him think he wins, because once he's asleep he's out for two hours!)

He just asked for some M&M's, so I said you can have one...
Kai: Um, three mom.
Me: You can have two, one for each hand.
Kai: Ok mom.

He negotiates how many times his book is read before bed, again, always he'll only sleep for 10 minutes (I don't even know where he got that number from).

Another day in motherhood!

And question....do time outs become over used and ineffective when the child starts putting themselves there, as a game?

Ice Carving

So this weekend we went to the Park Meadows Mall, they were doing the Grand Opening of the Vista's, just more shops and dining...it's pretty nice. But we went because Gavin, Cameron's brother, was carving ice! They had an ice carver in front of each restaurant. It was really fun, and so fun to get to watch Gavin do his stuff! Here's some pics:

He starts out by "sketching" onto the ice...

Then he starts cutting away! It's amazing to see how much detail he can get with the chainsaw....and also how he can picture the 3D in his mind....no way could I do that!


Then he gets more detailed...here he is doing the grapes on the side of the wine bottle (it was an Italian restaurant)

Almost done....
Finished product. It also had a luge going through the back of the bottle, for the servers to pour their signature lemonade through. Pretty sweet! It took him about 45 minutes to do....and he was trying to keep it slow!



Kai was freaking out about keeping his hood on, he was not enjoying the shavings flying everywhere!


But he was still having fun :)

We also enjoyed the flame throwers! They went all out!



All in all, a really pretty, fun evening :)

Halloween fun

Kai was Spiderman for Halloween, and totally in love with himself! I was Spiderman's mom, creative, I know! Cameron was a mix of things....for the ward party he was Spiderman's dad since he had just come from work, and couldn't even come inside. For work he was Doc, one of the seven dwarfs. We had a lot of fun, and Kai is LOVING his candy, of course. But the silly kid would not say trick-or-treat! He says it all the time now, and wants to go back again, but he wouldn't say it that night. But at least he said please :)

Kai and Darrin


Cameron and I's pumpkin's, three guesses as to who did the bronco.....

Mom, you forgot to tell me cheese.....(this is actually what he said after I took this picture)



Cheese, Kai!At dad's work...they had a haunted house....Kai was pretty freaked!



Doc, my dwarf husband :)

You know those times...

where you're faced with an embarrassing situation....you know it's embarrassing, you should feel embarrassed, but you think it's too hilarious to even feel embarrassed? Then later, you feel embarrassed because you should have been embarrassed but you weren't? Confusing situations. Well, I had one of those this weekend. Lets set the scene.

Scene: Halloween party at friends house. Dinner, friends....LOTS of people, mostly strangers, trying to get acquainted. Lots of little kids running around, everyone eating dinner.

Good?

Situation: People standing, sitting, all over, eating the great dinner. All of a sudden a woman is heard saying, "Uh, naked kid running around." In my head I'm laughing, because, poor mother, and thank goodness my kid has never done that. Right? I probably even chuckled out loud, not too worried. Then, I hear someone say, "KAI!". What was that?! I turn around, and sure enough, my 2 1/2 year old son is walking around without pants or diaper, examining a car he had found. Completely oblivious to the 30 random strangers that have now seen his business.

I get up from the table, laughing hysterically, because really, my son has never done this, not even at home. What in the world possessed him to do this at someone's house?! I asked him what happened, where were his pants?, and this is what I got, "Actually mom, downstairs". OH, okay, because that explains EVERYTHING.

So (after I get a diaper on him, because who knows where his other one was, and it's not like he needs to be naked anymore, I think we got that one sufficiently covered), we go downstairs, and sure enough, there are his pants, on the third to bottom stair. Who strips on the stairs anyway? Were they that much of a hindrance that they had to be taken off that moment? So we find the pants, one down one to go, and start looking for the diaper. I finally find it, on the very opposite side of the room. ??? Really Kai? Really?!

So we get the pants back on, dispose of the diaper, the whole time I'm asking for an explanation (while still laughing hysterically btw) and get nothing but, "Actually, downstairs".

Yes son. Downstairs.

I always knew...

that one day I would eventually make/sew costumes, whether it be for the school plays, church something or other or Halloween. And it's something I've been half looking forward to, half nervous about. One, looking forward to it, because it seems like a mom thing to do, but nervous, because my skills are not that great. But, I'll attempt it, of course. Little did I know it would be so soon. And not only soon, but for my HUSBAND. Oh yes people, you read that right. My dear husband came home today with the request of him and his team (co-workers) that I make them the seven dwarfs. And yes, there will be 7 of them. So this weekend I get to figure out how to do that, because Halloween is in a few days. Thankfully it should be fairly simple, just tunics and hats, they're on their own for the rest.....but I found it pretty hilarious! I never thought that it would be a wife duty, as well as a mother duty! Oh my hilarious.

Cutest niece in the world......

I know everyone thinks THEY have the cutest niece....but simply not true. Look for yourself :)