2.5

Well, two weeks ago on Oct 30th Casen turned the big 2.5! Does this mean we are half way through the terrible? JK! Casen weighs in at about 35lbs and is about 37 inches tall! He has really found his sense of humor lately and is super funny! He likes to make jokes, scare people, dance and just laugh! I so LOVE that he has a great sense of humor! 2 of the things I wish most for my boys are to know God and have a sense of humor! I think with those two things you can get through anything!

Here are a few things Casen really likes right now:

dinosaurs
for me to read him books
to wrestle
Play-doh
to swing "high"
to jump off of anything as tall as he is
his pacy (or bay as he calls it)
to say No when you ask him to do something...everytime
to brush his teeth
floss picks :/
He has recently really gotten into Santa!
trains
watches (or tick-tocks)

Casen can say anything and pretty much do anything except he has absolutely no interest in potty training unless he can go outside and pee on things in the yard. Whatever, if I could, I probably would too!
He also likes to put the word "Super" in front of things like "I'm super cold" or super hungry! Trever recently told him not to play with knives because they "will make you die" and now Casen says this after everything. He told me this morning not to go outside because it was "super cold and would make me die" SO dramatic!! He raises his little blond eyebrows up as high as he can when he says it too!! SO funny!

He has trouble with "ing" he says things like Gonin (going) doonin(doing) and his latest words are somebody and something! I love love to hear him talk in his quiet voice or sing! It is a rarity that he is not booming something out in that loud voice of his but he really does have a sweet voice when he is quiet! He has also began to learn the words to "Jingle Bells" and his favorite part is yelling "Hey!"
As always, he is still very addicted to chocolate or any candy for that matter! He LOVES chocolate and will be relentless about getting some daily! He has also mastered his name! For a long time he wouldn't say his name but I overheard him saying to a little boy the other day "What your name, me Casen!" Precious!

Casen is my sweet but very loud, 90mph 24/7, daredevil, super stubborn but really clever child! He is still very very much a Momma's boy and I love it (until I try to go to the grocery store by myself and he stands at the door for hours)! We are very blessed to have this little boy and he fills my heart completely with joy every day!

Here he is roaring at me!


Here, he is telling me that he is not sure what happened to the middle of my cake! Uh huh, sure!

Happy Halloween!!

This is my favorite time of year! Not Halloween necesarily but the Holiday Season! I love the Fall weather, football, get togethers, eating, hot chocolate, eating, buying Christmas presents, eating, Christmas (for it's true meaning), and most of all...making memories with my kids and family (the drama free ones ;) during all of it! Since this is our "family blog" I need to add that Michael loves this season too....hunting season that is! Trever has been obsessed with Christmas from the very beginning! He wanted to be Santa for Halloween and his favorite colors are red and green! Casen just likes all the desserts and presents!

Happy Halloween!
This was probably our most fun Halloween yet! Both of the boys were big enough to enjoy it! In past years, Trever would say trick or treat and then push by the homeowner and go set in front of their tv. :/ He was way more interested in seeing other peoples houses and what was on their tv than the candy. I have tried to make their costumes go together in theme but this year gave them the option to pick their own costume (from the clearance rack in Target might I add bc we are not into paying $40 a piece for a one time thing and we are not super into Halloween bc our family doesn't get into all the scary monster demon part of it) Anyway, Trever chose a ninja turtle which he calls an "engine turtle" and was thrilled with it! He saw the Ninja Turtles for the very first time on the way to the beach and has been "haya-ing" ever since! Casen saw the Thomas costume and started yelling "Choo choo train". He loves trains!
We were able to see some of our family that we normally wouldn't see just because of driving time which was really nice! The kids all really enjoyed Halloween this year! If you know Casen then you know that he is obsessed with sweets! Needless to say he has been relentless about eating all of his and everyone else's candy!
We carved pumpkins the week of Halloween and it was an event! Trever has always enjoyed "gutting" and pumpkin and designing one. Casen didn't see the fun in it...at all! I will post pics below for you to see!









Here are some of our past Halloweens! I like to see how everyone has grown...sorta! Shouldn't they both still be babies?!

Halloween 2009





Halloween 2008



Halloween 2007