Happy Holidays...

Okay so I am really behind in the blogging world!

I don't really remember where I left off so here is

what is new in our world. Kason is practically

running! He babbles a lot! He has quite a vocabulary

too! He says Stinky, Dog, Ball, Mom, Mama, Dada,

Dad, Grandpa, Ma, Yea, Vroom, Hi, Bye Bye, waves,

signs all done, signs please, & probably more

things I can't think of right now! It is amazing how

quickly they grow & learn! He has been doing this

silly thing with his hand in front of his mouth &

makes an Indian wawawawawa sound...It is very

cute!! He is always smiling & happy as can be!

Which means our next baby will probably not be as

happy go lucky as him! We couldn't be that lucky

could we?? I think Kason needs a little brother or

sister....either will do just fine...I will keep you

posted on our luck!! Happy Holidays from our family

to yours!! We are headed to Arizona for the

Fiesta Bowl on 1/2/10 & cant wait!!!

I will be sure to add pictures after we return home!!

Kason's Owl Birthday Party!!

Well here are some pictures from Kason's

Birthday Party. The party was a blast! He

had a lot of fun playing with all the kids!

He got a little bit more into the smash cake

but still is not a fan of cake! He started

opening his presents on his own. So we

decided to let him go on ahead and open

them...it was cute!! He loved his presents!

He learned the word Balloon...he says it very

cute! It sounds kinda like Bawoon...He

also is saying Ball a lot...He loves Balls!! He has

really caught on to walking...& is not crawling

much at all anymore...I have always been

so excited for every milestone..but now I am

ready for you to slow down so Mama & Dada

can just enjoy you!! We love you soooo much!

Thank you everyone for coming...Thank you

for the wonderful gifts...We love you!

Sweets...
Tasted yummy!!

Mom & I made the chocolate leaves....it
was a lot of fun!!!

Kasons cake

Owl Pizza

I love the Owl Ribbon....

Love Love Love the cake!!

You can go here to find out

more about Rebecca's Cakes & Catering!
She did a great job!

Oops I started with out you!

Mikayla offering some help to the greenhorn!

He didnt sit still for long....

Right before he tried to grab the candle....

Mama was quicker!

He liked diggin in with the spoon...

He didn't like touching it with his

fingers...maybe he doesn't like to get dirty...

If that is the case he won't be a Mason...

Daddy's line of work is very dirty!

Thank You!! We didn't open all the gifts

because we are saving them to open in

front of Daddy when he gets home!

The Owl Banner Mom & I made...

Right before bed....

Happy Birthday Kason!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KASON!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Today you are ONE!! I can't believe that an entire

year has passed since you were born. We went to

the doctor for your 1 year check up today and found

out that you don't weigh 22 lbs. When we took you

to the doctor on 11-23-09

(because you were sick with a bug of some sort)

they weighed you with your clothes on & standing

up like a big boy- that must have been the reason

it was off....you actually weigh in at 20.5 lbs which

is 17.29 %tile, you measure 30.5 inches long which is

74.3 %tile & your head circumference is 18.75 in.

which is 83.91 %tile...so basically you are long,

lean, & very very smart!! Your Daddy & I love

you VERY VERY much!!! Speaking of your Daddy,

he is out of town working in Utah & misses you

terribly...he wishes he could be home with you

on your very first Birthday...When Daddy called

to talk to you tonight you were so excited to

hear his voice...you love him sooo much!!

When Daddy gets home next week he is

going to do something extra special for you

to make up for missing your Birthday & Party!

I can't wait to see what he has planned!

You are in bed sleeping right now...which is

a good thing because it is almost midnight..

Grandma is going to be here early in the

morning to help us get ready for your party!

She is even going to stay the night with us!

Well its late & this Mama is tired so Good night!

Look Whooooo's Turning ONE!!!

I can't believe in just 3 days our little guy
is going to be ONE! We are so Thankful
to have such a wonderful little boy! He has
grown & changed so much in the past year.
It doesn't seem like his face has changed
much though...He still looks sooo much like
his handsome Daddy! Kason's Birthday party
is going to be on Dec. 5th @ our home....

Kason was 22 lbs on Tuesday 11-23-09.

His 1 year appt. is on his B-day...12-03

I will update his %-tiles then! People

keep telling me his is tall...so I can't

wait to hear what his pediatrician has to say!

I can't wait for his Owl Party...even though

he won't remember it...I sure will!!!

Here I am!!!

About an hour....

1 Day

1 Day

2 Weeks

3 Months

6 Months

9 Months

1 Year

Kason's 11 month pictures

Auntie Kyla took Kason's 11 month pictures yesterday

@ her studio. They turned out AMAZING as always!!

Kason's Birthday Party is going to be an OWL theme...

We are planning his party on 12/5 @ 5 pm @ our nest!

We are going to serve Pizza, snacks, & of course CAKE!

I will get his invitations out soon...I am still a little

baffled that he is almost one! Where did the last year

go?? A few updates...Kason is taking a few steps a lot

more often than he has before...He said NO today...I

think he repeated it after me...I don't think it is the first

time & know it won't be the last...He loves playing with

the punch balloon Justin & Jill gave Kason @ Mavericks

B-day party...Todd said he played with it for an entire

hour today with out breaking his concentration...that is

a very big deal...considering his attention span is usually

very short...Back to Kason's pictures...you can view them

here! Enjoy!

My Crib Rocks!!

I almost forgot to mention Kason slept in

his crib last night from 10:45 pm to 5:15 am!

It is only the second night he has slept in his

crib...so far so good! The first night he slept

from 8:30 to 1:00ish...We will see how he

does tonight.. Nite!

Lil' Stinker

Kason was a skunk for Halloween....He looked
so stinking cute!! Here are a few pictures that
I took at Benji & Kylas right before the kids
went trick-or-treating...I didn't take Kason
trick-or-treating...since he is too young to eat

candy! Next year I will take him though!

Hope you had a Wonderful Halloween!!

I didn't get a picture of Camden...because

the battery died on the camera...he was a

cute little football...Kyla got some pictures

of all the kids & will post them as soon as she

gets a chance too....

Kason was not feeling photogenic....

No more pictures Mama!

Hanging out with Keaton...

Getting some love from Tiana!

Tiana, Kason & Keaton

11 Months!!

Kason today you are 11 months old! We can

hardly believe that 11 months have passed since

the day we were blessed with you!! You are such a

BIG BOY....not to mention absolutely adorable!!

It is kinda crazy how often complete strangers

tell me how cute you are....no matter where we are..

you always seem to catch peoples attention!! We love

your smile...your laugh...how you are always happy...

we love that you are finally sleeping in your crib..

(We miss our little snuggle bug though!!!)

You have the cutest monkey walk...you love to cuddle

& we love to cuddle you too!! You are so sweet...

You love animal crackers.....you love to chase us around

the house...You love your binky...hopefully you will

wean yourself!! :) You love to clap & high five....

You basically love everything well except carrots and

green beans....and prunes...

We love you soooo much!!

Love,

Mama & Dada

Soo BIG!!!

Well its about time we updated the Blog!
Our home is germ free & Kason is finally

eating normal again! This weekend Kason

reached a few milestones...He has officially

taken a few steps...on a couple separate

occasions! He claps non-stop! He said

Grandpa today (to his Gpa Sorenson)

...a few times...then continued to say

Pa Pa Pa...He waves and says Bye Bye!

Our little boy is just not so little anymore!

Kyla & her parents took our family pictures

today. It can be a little trying to get

5 grand kids under 3 (well Keaton just

turned 3) to all look @ the camera &

smile...But we survived & it was

a lot of fun! The photo shoot included

Gma & Gpa Sorenson (Gary & Sue),

Uncle Benji, Auntie Kyla, cousins

Keaton, Tiana, & Camden. Uncle

Tom, Auntie Shanna & cousin

Remington, & of course our family

of three! Well Halloween is this Friday

& Kason is going to be a Skunk!

So stay tuned for some pictures of

our Lil Stinker!!

Under the Weather...

Our poor little monkey has the flu. This

is the first time he has gotten the flu.

We are really glad he is almost 1 & no

longer feels like a baby! It is really heart

breaking to see your child sick & there is

nothing you can do but comfort & love on

them! I thought he had thrown up a time

or two before, but now I know that was

just a lot of spit up because you know

when your child throws up! Right after

I grabbed a bowl for him he had a

blow out too! I haven't had to scrub

pj's & change one of those since before

he started eating baby food! Don't miss

it much either!! I just want my little

Monkey to start feeling better soon!!

On a better note...he is now saying Dog

& YEAH!!! He pretty much screams Yeah!

He said Dog for the first time yesterday.

My cousin Amanda's daughter Mikayla

was playing with him & she said Dog

& he repeated her...he surprised her

so much she said "Kason did you just

say Dog?" He replied with YEAH!!

It was sooo cute!! He has been saying

Yeah for a couple weeks...So all together

he says Momma, Dada, Dog, & Yeah.

We love you little Monkey....

Rub-A-Dub-Dub Kason's in the Tub!

Kason was just sooo cute tonight during his
bath that I couldn't resist taking a few

pictures & a video....Enjoy!!

!

9 Month pictures are up!!!

Kason's 9 month pictures are up on Kyla's

photography blog...Click here to see them!!!

Thank you Kyla we absolutely love the

pictures!! They are beyond amazing!!!

Cascade Pictures...

Here are the pictures of the lovely Cabin

we stayed @ in Cascade this past wknd!

We had a lot of fun & Todd got a lot of

work done while we were there. Hopefully

we can go again before the warm weather

disappears....

A view from the back
Fire Pit

Very cute

My handsome hubby workin hard!

A view from the front

Kason playin in the living room

He is such a Hoot!

He was so interested in the fake candle!!

Big Smile!!!

Love my Boy!!

My handsome boy & me!

He had a lot of fun....

Eating some Lunch!

Enjoy!!

Weekend Getaway...

We went to Cascade for the weekend &
stayed in a lovely cabin by the lake. We
had a wonderful time & wish it had not
gone by so quickly...Kason had lots of
fun playing with new toys and crawling
around an unknown place filled with
surprises & wonders. I made pancakes
while listening to Frank Sinatra on a
record player...I really wish we had a
record player @ home...Todd worked
while Kason & I spent some quality
time together...Todd is laying stone &
putting stucco on an exterior wall for
the couple that own the cabin..It is
really looking lovely too! My husband
is the best Mason around!! I will post
pictures tomorrow after I get a chance
to upload them...right now its bath time
for little guy..nite nite

As for these boots...I have been drooling over

them for about a week..I am trying to convince

my husband they are the perfect birthday gift

but that ruins the surprise...so someday I will

own a pair like these lovies above...you can

find them here!