The Latest

So I have noticed that when Dawson finds something new to do or something new he learned he likes to do it over and over until the new latest thing occupies him. So lately, Dawson has a few things he just loves! One thing is saying "Uh-Oh." This is usually said after he throws something down while he is in his car seat, stroller, or high chair. Another thing he is fascinated with is belly-buttons. Yes, very oddly enough, belly-buttons. One day Chris was laying on the floor watching tv ad he crawled up to him and lifted up the bottom of his shirt to discover Dad and had a belly-button. He will do this to anyone now, not just Mom and Dad. My wonderful, odd, belly-button loving child. Moving on, he loves to show DVD's under the oven. One by one he will pull a DVD off the shelf, push it across the kitchen, shove it under my oven, and repeat. This happened when I wasn't paying attention of course. He also LOVES the green glitter icicle ornaments on my tree. They are long and thin and easy to grab and make great noise when you bang them together. Dawson has also discovered what we call the "cheesy grin." When he is in a goofy mood he will squint his eyes up, give us a big gummy smile and laugh. It makes us laugh everytime, which he loves. He will do something over and over again just to make us laugh. He is such a little performer. And last but not least, he LOVES LOVES LOVES his animal book and Elmo. For his birthday he got this big thick book about animals and he will sit there turning the pages making his little noises "reading" and "talking" to the animals. Also for his birthday he got some Elmo's World DVD's from my family and everytime one goes on and Elmo starts singing he gets so excited and starts kicking his legs and dancing. So of course anything Elmo related he loves. He got an Elmo doll from his Aunt Heather and a book from Mommy that he lights up at everytime he sees. You have got to love how easily amused kids are and how much fun they are to watch!

Dawson's First Haircut

The other day Dawson woke up with a major bedhead doo...his hair was practically standing on end on top and in the back. It was then I realized his hair is getting kinda long, especially in back where it was looking a little bit too much like a mullet! So I went online and found this super cute kid's haircut place called Cookie Cutters. The moment we walked in the door Dawson LOVED this place. There was a tv playing kid's shows, a big slide and play area, I mean come on, who wouldn't want to get their haircut there! So when it was his turn we got to pick out a movie of his choice (we chose Elmo, his fav) and we got to pick what he sat in (a firetruck) and they gave him a sucker too! It was perfect cause he is such a mover that he needed all those distractions...which worked cause he did great! He just sat there and played with the truck, ate his sucker, watched Elmo, and watched Mommy blow bubbles. Since it was his first haircut they took his picture and printed it out on a certificate with his name and the date AND a little bag with a lock of his baby hair! We left with a happy mom loving his shorter hair and a happy little boy cause he got a balloon!

Snow Day

Yesterday it snowed and snowed and snowed here in Utah until we got about about 5-6 inches of snow. So of course, Christopher being the big kid at heart that he is decided he wanted to take Dawson outside to play in the snow. Well, Dawson didn't have a snow suit and we had a busy day so at 9:30pm last night we were in Walmart buying Dawson a snowsuit so he could go play out in the snow with Daddy. So we went to church, Dawson napped, ate lunch, and finally it was time to go play! Well, of course he had to get all bundled up which he HATES so he screamed for ten minutes followed by probably ten more minutes of sitting there whining cause he couldn't move (does A Christmas Story pop into mind where the little boy can't put his arms down? Yep it looked just like that.) So the three of us headed outside (I was the photographer) and Dawson was wide eyed! He sat there in the snow just looking around smiling, it was so funny. Christopher attached a rope to a snow tube so he could pull Dawson all around the yard and he giggled the whole time. We were all having tons of fun...until the slide incident. We have a little play gym in the backyard for him so I put him on it, he slide down, and being all bundled up with no control flew face first into the snow. Oops! (In my defense he loves the slides at Gymboree and does just fine on those.) So needless to say, there were many tears, one cold little face, a mom who felt horrible, and snow time was over. At least we got a few cute pictures out of it right?

Sleepy Head

These pictures were taken the other day as Dawson was waking up from a nap and I thought they were hilarious. The first one looks like he is saying "come guys I just woke up, I have bed head, don't take my picture." The second one looks like he is saying "you just took a picture of me I can't believe you." The third one is classic Dawson, just a happy, easy going smiling little guy, even if two seconds earlier he was a bit cranky. I love it because even if he is a little cranky, just woke up, or just got his diaper change he is so easy to smile or laugh and be happy the next second.

Hairspray!

Just saw Hairspray...love it....gonna go buy the soundtrack now...maybe I'll start wearing my hair in a beehive...

A Few Random Things

So, I had a request for a picture of me with my new extensions and I finally had Christopher take a picture of me so here you go! They are only a couple inches longer than my hair but they blended better that way. The thing that I love the most is that my hair feels thick! I have been cursed with stick straight thin and fine hair that goes flat by afternoon and my extensions keeps my hair looking full. I even put them in if I am just wearing a ponytail cause it gives me a long thick ponytail, I'm a dork right? They are SO super easy though, I have two tracks and they just clip in one above the other around the base of my head. I recommend them to everyone if you want long hair for $40!
In other news, Christopher got his birthday/anniversary/Christmas gift yesterday and is in pure bliss right now! He got a 42 inch LCD flat panel tv, which he has been eying for awhile now. I told him if he worked a few extra shifts and was fine with getting nothing else for the holidays, then it's his. Aren't guys and electronics funny? To me, it's just another tv. Either way I still get to watch America's Next Top Model (yes, sadly addicted.) I am happy that Christopher is happy though and he is a good husband and dad so he deserves it. When he was mounting it on our wall yesterday Dawson just had to be in on the action. He loved playing with the measuring tape and leveler and looking in Daddy's tool box...such a boy. He would just stand right by Chris and watch everything he did. Too cute, like father like son.

Birthday Boy!

Dawson is ONE!!! I just cannot believe it. Where has the year gone? My baby has officially entered toddlerhood. To celebrate this wonderful milestone we had a bug themed birthday party on Saturday with friends and family. I found some super cute ideas online for it. Dawson had tons of fun ripping paper off his presents and I think he wanted to play with the paper more than the presents. He sure made out like a bandit though- he got a wagon (from us), play tunnel, a basketball hoop from our friends, a baby's first MP3 player from grandparents (yes you read it right), and a bounce and spin zebra (from the other set of grandparents) amongst many other things. We saved the cake for last since I knew he would be getting messy--and boy was it a good thing- he tore into his cupcake we gave him! Someone Christopher works with makes super cute cakes so for Dawson's birthday she made not one but two ladybug cakes and a dozen little ladybug cupcakes. SO cute. The only thing was the frosting was red and black and Christopher's family had pictures two hours after the party...oops. Dawson was stained pink, but after about 4 scrubs and lots of wailing, he was back to normal. Since today was his actual birthday we felt we should do a little something, so we had a family day and took him to Build a Bear to make his first bear and then we went to The Cheesecake Factory to eat (ok, so maybe that was more for us but hey, they just built one here!) They were so nice there, at the end they brought out a little ice cream sundae and sang to the birthday boy. I would have to say, it was a great first birthday for him and he is definitely a very spoiled and loved little boy. Thanks everyone :)