He's 1!

It has been a whole year!! What an amazing year it has been.

Here is what Kai is up too at the ripe old age of 1!

1. He knows that a kitty says meow


2. He loves to play ball. He thinks it is the greatest thing ever.


3. He still likes to be spoon fed. If we try to get him to feed himself, it ends up all over the carpet.


4. He just took his first 2 steps 3 days ago. So only time will tell how long it will be till he is upwardly mobile.


5. He has an obsession with cellphones. It blows our minds that he is coming into such a technology driven culture.


6. Whenever he goes to the park with his Dad, he always comes home with ripped pants.


7. Changing his diaper is not like pig wrestling!


8. He is a trip! He has such a fun little personality. He loves to play and explore his world and we love him more than we could have ever imagined.
   
   

Flashback Friday

Last year at this time I/we were 8 days overdue and not exactly comfortable. I was pretty scared of labor and anxious to meet the little person who had taken up residence in my belly. I had no idea how the rest of our lives was going to change when we met Kai.

He's Gone Buzzy

Ok--so this is a scene that I thought that never in a million years would I witness and certainly not be allowed to photograph.

I got some fun masks at IKEA the other day and we have been playing with them ever since. I just didn't expect for Travis to get in on the action. But to my surprise--He Did!! I am putting my marriage in jeopardy posting these pictures but I think that this is something that should be shared. It is just one more piece of evidence that parents will do whatever it takes to get their kids to eat a healthy dinner. (I was smiling the whole time that I was typing this!!)

Kai had fun trying on the mask. We are starting to get really excited about Halloween!

Dining Out 2007

Last Saturday night was the LA Air Force Base Dining Out 2007. It is a once a year event where the entire Base gets dressed up and has a night out. Look at Trav in his uniform!

Michelle Idol was cracking me up. She kept me smiling.

Kristin and John look quite smashing, if I do say so myself.

It is always fun to hang out with Amber and Nat.

The pick of the Patch

Ok! I know that it is kinda cheesy but I have always looked forward to the moment when I could take my kid to the pumpkin patch and turn them loose. Last night I was priviledged to see fullfillment of that dream and I LOVED it!

We took Kai to the punkin patch and for the next hour and a half we were cracking up. He hit, rolled, threw, crawled over and tried to consume the pumkins. It was greater than my heart ever imagined that it could have been. This year Halloween time has a whole new meaning. It is a time of celebrating Kai's birth and starting new family traditions that I hope we can enjoy for the years to come.

Look at that face! He could have had every pumpkin he wanted with those puppy dog eyes and pouty lip. :) I know I am a sucker!

I don't know who had more fun...him or me!

We hurried back to Jackson, not due to happy circumstances, but we are learning that life has many seasons. We lost a good man and friend Al Forbes, and we came back to pay our respects and condolences to the family. While we have been in Jackson, we have been sad but also seen how amazing this life is and how it can be cut short. Al's funeral really made an impact on Travis and I. We walked out of the service wanting to live with more purpose and love with our whole hearts.