Kane Monster's 2nd Birthday

I can't believe that Kane-O is TWO!  It was bittersweet for sure.  We love this age, he is so helpful and curious but I want to freeze time, he is just growing up too fast!  Kane started his day with a sea of balloons and his birthday blueberry pancake in the shape of a 2, sort of.  Jon asked me if it was a "s" or a "z".  He is a comedian...

We had his party at Kangaroo Zoo, which is a building full of bounce houses.  The building itself was ridiculously hot but otherwise it was great!  Kane was in heaven.  I think he could have stayed there forever.  I was very pleased when the party room's decor happened to matched our decorations perfectly.

 Thankfully, we went to a birthday party a few weeks ago and I was informed about a lady who makes awesome cakes. Kane's cake was fabulous.  It was as beautiful as it was delicious!

The party room was packed but the kids didn't really have any interest in staying in it very long anyway, they were way more interested in the bounce houses.

We had some friends travel in for Kane's birthday and the long weekend.  It really touches my heart that we are so fortunate to have so many wonderful friends who love Kane so much.  Thank you to Jessica for taking this picture and for taking all the other pictures, I wish gotten one of you.

 I am so happy we chose to have his party at Kangaroo Zoo.

 He was running around to each house saying, "Mores, mores"

 I put mustaches in our gift bags...it didn't really go with the theme but who doesn't love a mustache?

Pumpkin Patches and Halloween Fun!

I LOVE Fall.  So, we used every opportunity to enjoy October to the fullest.  Kane when to a trout farm/ pumpkin patch, Black Island Pumpkin Patch (twice), the Halloween celebration at the Museum and Boonanza, plus 3 private Halloween parties.  When we finally made it to Halloween, Kane had trick or treating down pat. 

 Feeding the fish.

 We may just have a fisherman on our hands.  Kane could have sat there all day throwing 1 pellet at a time to the fish.  He was perfectly content being still.  That almost never happens these days.  He likes to go, go, go!

 A little tunnel time at Black Island Farms.

 I can't get over how big he is getting!  He is so fearless too!  I couldn't get him off of the slide they make from the grain shoot.  Most kids his age were scared, not Kane.

 Kane loves to blow bubbles, here he is trying to blow the dried corn out of his hand like bubbles.

 Choo, choo!  We had to ride this twice.

 Kane was Max from Where the Wild Things Are for Halloween.  This costume could not be any more fitting.  Kane is our little wild child for sure.  We love it, he is so inquisitive of the world around him.

 More Treehouse Museum play.

We're back!

Well, it has been awhile since I posted.  Life has been super busy.  So, rather than go back too far, I will start with October.We headed to Moab in early October.  It was our first camping trip with Kane and I was super hesitant because I didn't know how it would be with us all in a tent.  Kane is a fantastic sleeper...in a dark room, by himself.  We have done tons of travelling, from California to Louisiana to Virginia to Florida, and so many places in between but they have all been indoor sleeping.  Everything worked out fine though, the first night...haha.  He slept in a pack and play his usual 12 hours.  Man can Kane sleep.  The second night was about like having the newborn we never had...the one that wakes up 5 times in one night.  He has slept through the night without any wake ups or feedings since 2 months, so I guess we deserve a sleepless night.  I feel bad for the tired mommas out there.  Anyway, our days were a blast!

We started our first morning with breakfast from a cute local restaurant that just happened to be attached to a book store.  Our little bookworm was in heaven!

 We walked the trail to the Delicate Arch and Kane decided he was going to start his rock climbing career early.  There was a large boulder about every 10 feet and he had to climb like 20 of them.  It was adorable.  He was collecting quite a crowd of onlookers.

 Kane walked most of the 3 miles.  We were amazed!  He loved every minute of it though.

 We made it! We are the tiny specks under the arch.  It was so gorgeous!

 Almost back to the car and he is still truckin'.

Momma, Kane, and our view from the top.