Bear is SOLD!

Goodbye Mr. Bear. A new family is enjoying you now. Also, Kayson is now proficient with stairs (along with walking).

Kayson's 1 Year Pictures with the Bear

I feel true satisfaction that I never have to take another picture with this freakin bear AGAIN!!  Here are Kayson's 1 year photos. Anyone want to buy a giant stuffed bear?! Kennan got involved too. She is such a great helper!

Halloween Fun!

This Halloween goes down on record as one of the most fun. Of course anything compared to last year would be fun, as I had undergone  a C-section only two days earlier. The night started out with a pre-trick or treating pizza party in the driveway at our friends' house around the block. The kids ate pizza, played donut on the string, and ran around the yard playing in their costumes. It got really chilly so we had to leave a little earlier than planned, but it was so much fun!
 Next was trick or treating! Thanks to grandma Roth and Uncle Brian for staying home to watch Kayson and pass out candy while Jamie and I took the other two trick or treating around the neighborhood. Kyler ran into some of his classroom buddies, which he was totally thrilled about. I actually could not keep up with the kids, as they were sprinting door to door! I literally was running down the street after them. Although, if Kennan deemed the doorway too scary, she would abruptly turn away and walk back to me at the sidewalk. There were quite a few zombie displays and scary dressed up adults passing out candy.
When we got home, Kayson was still awake and having a blast watching the trick or treaters come to the door. Jamie had bought a motion and sound sensing jumping spider that would leap out and make screaming noises when they came to the door. That made for some funny moments that even Kayson found to be entertaining.  Overall, this was a great night!!

Jamie won, by the way

  

Happy 1st Birthday Kayson!

We had a little party for Kayson's birthday. Hey, it is definitely a party if you have the following: balloons, cake, fun table cloth, presents, and at least one neighbor kid. We had TWO neighbor kids, so there! He was a little unsure of the smash cake at first but realized it tasted good after a few minutes. I should have had him open gifts first because everyone had to wait on him to take a bath after eating the cake!

There's that fire again (flash back to that hibachi nightmare!) 

Carving the Pumkin!

This was my first attempt at carving a pumpkin. Kyler made the sketch first and I copied it best I could. Man, that was tough to do! Grandma baked the seeds. Yum!

Hard to see but I am holding up Kyler's original sketch. Pretty close!

Kennan trying the seeds

Baby Dedication

Here is a picture of the family at the church. Kayson's shoes came off in the nursery after the ceremony in case you are wondering. It was very bright and that's why we are all squinting. 

 

Kayson in the Garden

I had to submit some pictures for Kayson's baby dedication ceremony at our church. One of them came from these.

Yup, this one

Just Some Pictures

Kayson's 11 Month Pictures

Well, I am super late on this one. Barely got any taken because he squirms too much. Forget the month sticker on the front...NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

He has awesome balance. He loves to just stand up. Now I need to teach him to take a step!

Look at all those teeth!

Gymnastics Kennan

Kennan is loving gymnastics. Now she has a place to flip around other than my couch!

Happy Birthday Uncle Mike and Grandma!

Thanks for all of your help with the kids! Happy Birthday!