Christmas 2013

Christmas this year was so much fun as long as you don't count the week that everyone spent sick with bronchitis, hacking coughs, runny noses and the flu.  Other than that it was great watching Cason get excited about opening presents.  He also loved the Christmas tree.  By loved I mean he loved throwing things at the Christmas tree.  Balls, cars, toy animals, anything within reach.  We didn't have a tree at our house since we are trying to sell it and Terry won the argument so Cason wasn't trained at home.  We got to Grammy's house and he went after the tree.  Luckily after a day or two the newness wore off.  Also Grammy hadn't been on her usual Christmas decorating spree so there weren't even any ornaments when we got to town.  We just decided to leave them off since the destroyer was around.

The Monday before Christmas we went on the Polar Express train in Grapevine with my brother, Angie and the kids.  Cason like it for the first half and then got a little bored but he was pretty well behaved.  He does love trains and kept saying "choo choo" over and over.  It was perfect for Connor who is 4.

This is on the way back and about the time both Cason and Terry got bored with it

They had snow blowing when you got off the train. 

Christmas Eve we went to Grandpa's house.  I had already started coughing and Terry and his brother both went downhill as the night progressed.  I don't think either one of them got out of bed for about the next two days.  We did still have some fun and he got to open his first presents.



He doesn't really tear into them.  He likes to rip off little pieces at a time.  He was working really hard at it.

 

This is such a Cason face.  This is how he looks when he's concentrating.



 

 

Cason is obsessed with the pool.  Anything water is a "pool". Uncle B trying to keep him from jumping in. 

He is saying pool in this one for probably the 100th time. :)

 

While we were there they brought out a picture of Terry.  He is older than Cason is now but they look just like each other.  The hair is exactly the same.  It is weird because I don't really think the picture looks much like Terry, although he is making a typical Terry face.



Terry is missing from Christmas pictures with my family.  He made an appearance but spent almost the entire day in bed.  I'm pretty sure he had the flu.  He didn't get tested but Cason tested positive on Friday after Christmas.  Luckily no one else got the flu.  We all had some form of cough or cold but only Terry, his brother and Cason had the really bad stuff.

A typical picture of my dad after Christmas lunch.

My mom bought 3d glasses that turned the Christmas lights to Santa, Snowmen, Snowflakes and ornaments.

Finally on Sunday after Christmas we got to celebrate with Grandma D.  We were supposed to go over there Christmas night but Terry and Brian were already sick. Since Cason and I were ok I took him over to say Merry Christmas but we didn't stay too long or open any presents.  Cason was really good at opening presents by this point and I'm pretty sure he opened his and ours too.

Giving us his smile face.  I really wish I knew where this came from.

Terry and Brian cooked steaks.  Terry is always fashionable in full camo gear. :)



Just a bunch of pictures

We haven't really been doing much exciting but we have lots of pictures. The nanny takes Cason all over the place and send me tons of pictures.

He really likes bubbles. 

He pretty much only goes down head first. 

He loves cars, trains, and boats. Boats are called boat boat, everything else is a car. Most cars or trains make the "choo choo" noise.

We went to Plano for my nephews birthday and then Thanksgiving. He loved the bounce house and wasn't afraid to be in there with all the big kids. At Thanksgiving the kids had fun playing in all the leaves.

And some more random pictures. We went to Bass Pro. He didn't understand why he couldn't go in the "pool".

He loves cell phones. I let him use my old iPhone because he disables mine and deletes apps. 

It's a good day when you pull up next to a bus!

He is even spoiled by the nanny. She bought this bus for him over Thanksgiving. He didn't let it go for about 2 days.

This is so cute. They were watching cartoons in the morning.

Last...I asked if I could take his picture and this is the face I got. Not sure what this is about.

Picky Eater

When Cason first started eating food he would eat anything. Any baby food and then almost any real food. He loved Mac n cheese and I could add veggies and he still gobbled it up. Then around 15 months it all went downhill. I know it's totally normal and not specific to Cason, but it is frustrating when the only food he might attempt to eat at a meal is Cheetos. He loves chips so we have to hide any bags or he will refuse to eat anything else.

He has started to eat more stuff lately and luckily he usually likes fruit so at least he gets something healthy. But we still struggle. I keep offering and he keeps throwing it at me. :)

Until I officially quit my job, we have a lady named Cheryl watching Cason and it seems to be working out great! He doesn't eat very well for her either...big she tries too!  She sent me this series of pictures yesterday. I think it sums up his feelings pretty well.

The last one cracked me up! He is such a stinker. One last picture because he is so cute and looks like such a big boy.

18 months old and a few changes

A little late but Cason is 18 months old! He is full of energy, can be incredibly sweet, and can be just as mischievous.  He is in to everything and says Mama about a million times a day. He has started to shorten it and just say Ma now.  When Terry is gone he asks about him constantly. 

He is still biting and now I think he is just doing it to be defiant. Sometimes he thinks he's being funny. He knows he isn't supposed to do it but he doesn't care. When he bites (or something else he knows is wrong) he does it and then shakes his head at you. Or sometimes he puts his little arms up and says "I don't know". It is so hard not to laugh. He cracks us up all the time!

He was doing this like tying a tie. Not sure why...nobody around here wears ties.

He loves to dance. If he hears music he stops what he is doing and dances. Even if he's sitting down he can still get his groove on.

He is dancing in both pictures. First move is arms up. He tries to snap, claps and stomps his feet. He really gets in to it!

He has started coloring...everything. So far just the floors and one time our sheets. I guess I shouldn't have let him color on the bed. He climbs on the chair and says color.

He can say car, tree, shoe, ball and several others but his favorite is pool.  He really extends the "o". Any water is a pool. I tried to take him to the playground in our neighborhood and finally gave up after this is where he kept running to. 

Now for the changes. I quit my job! I will still be working for a little bit, but officially I have put my notice in.  A lady in our neighborhood is going to watch Cason for a little bit so no more daycare until I'm actually done. I'm pretty excited!

A few more pictures of our crazy guy. If you ask him to walk like a turkey you get this. He puts his hands back and bends over. 

He loves Cooper. He usually tries to climb on him and puts his face in Coopers face so Cooper will lick him. So gross! Here is Cooper out of Cason's range.

He loves trying to play Terry's guitars. My parents were in town getting this for my dad. Cason was loving it.

First time eating popcorn. He was a fan!

Driving so Dad can read his text messages.  You can see but the wipers were going crazy and the blinkers were on. He was very serious about his job.

Puddles

We had random rain showers the past two days and today Cason had his first chance to splash in some puddles. He loves water. He is always splashing in Cooper's dog bowl, the sink, etc.

It started raining and Terry took Cason outside and they played. Cason was definitely a fan.

Just before the rain Grandma D and Uncle B left after being here for the weekend. Just a few pictures. 

Grandma D has all these talking animal apps that Cason loves. Here they are looking at them.

Cason and Brian watching some Sunday morning cartoons. Cason was being extra sweet.