Dad's Home!

Kai decided to try out walking in Dad's work boots!! he he he

Kai's First Art Project

Kai's hands were traced and made into a take home craft at church on Sunday. How cute!!

Favorites Friday..... A Day Late!

Yep.... Jay's favorite ice cream is bubble gum. He's not big on sweets at all!!! And ice cream is probably on the bottom of that list.... but.... he usually won't pass up a bowl of bubble gum!!! he he he

On a sidenote, sorry for the lack of posts. But Kai had hid the camera and we just barely found it yesterday!! I'll try and get some stuff up!

Favorites Friday

This Week: Bunnytown on Playhouse Disney
This week we have decided to let Kai share one of his favorites. Although he still loves Sesame Stree I think Bunnytown has the Street beat!! He loves to just dance around during the bunny hop and gets so happy when the show is on!! Cute, cute, cute!

NBA Playoffs

Well I'm due for another blog entry but have no pictures to show for it. So I thought I would share what I've been up to lately..... yep it's NBA Playoffs! My favorite time of the year!! And my team is still the Detriot Pistons. What's your team?

Favorites Friday

So I have come to really love a good friend of mines blog..... Smarta Marta. And she has these flashback Fridays she's been doing. I really like the idea but didn't want to be a TOTAL copycat.... so I tweeked it a little bit!! I thought it would be fun to share a favorite something from someone in the family each week. And what better day to discuss favorites than Friday? Plus this helps to remind me of small pleasures in life that go a long, long way. So on to our Favorites Friday.....

How many of you are laughing that the first favorite I decided to talk about is chocolate?? Well there is a story behind this choice. Lately I have not been 'up' and have had more break downs than I care to count. Just not the best of times. But today I went to the store and bought a pick me up...... for one dollar I purchased a little mini Haagen-Dazs chocolate ice cream. It's way mini so I won't feel guilty for indulging on the calories and nothing helps chase away the blues like some Haagen-Dazs!!!! But I do love my chocolate. Some other favorites are dark chocolate m&m's, chocolate cake, Dad's chocolate pie, dark chocolate covered almonds, and just a good old hunk of dark chocolate!! Two shouts of hurray for chocolate!

Pots and Pans

I'm not really sure how he fits inside that pot......

All Tuckered Out

Wow, I had no idea how much a 15 month old could destroy a home. This little guy is a tornado and he has found a partener in crime. Any drawer, door, cabinet left open will be emptied and drug from room to room! All dirty clothes are pulled out and dispersed throughout the house. The more toys in all rooms but his own seems to be best. After a good run the two tuckered out. Don't worry, they'll be up in no time and ready for round two!!

A Dog as a Nanny?

To be honest I never understood how a dog for a nanny made any sense in Peter Pan. To me the movie always represented the 'real' world colliding with the world in a child's imagination. And the dog as a nanny made no sense as part of the real world. So it just never fit to me. I always thought.... how absurd!




But then I got my first family dog...... Gus. And wouldn't ya know it, he's the perfect nanny! LOL Kai and Gus entertain eachother all day long. Gus follows Kai around making sure he knows what is up. Gus has to know where Kai is at all times. At the end of the night when I say it's bath time, Gus will lead Kai back to the bathroom! They are just too cute!! So I guess a dog as a nanny isn't THAT absurd!! ha ha

Before and After

My latest project was trying to make some nice end tables for our living room. What do you guys think?

Story Time

So I discovered this great little story time at Barnes Noble. They do it once a week and give out free treats!! The story lady reads a couple of books and then gives them a stamp on their hand and some goodies. Kai couldn't figure out the stamp on the hand... he kept pinching it trying figure it out!! lol It was pretty cute. You can see his little cool whip mustache from the sherbert drink as he downs his cookie!

Back Off Clown!

Kai got to go to his first circus today!!! I think you can tell what was NOT his favorite. I asked the clown to hold Kai for a picture and he wasn't having any of that!

Let's Go Outside

Most people who are around me know that I am always reading about what is the best things for raising a kid. There are so many fads of the best way to do it you would think I would get tired of reading some new idea every day. But I don't. A little while ago I read a little blurp in a parenting magazine about making sure you take your child outside to play at least once a day. It's suppose to be good for their creativity and helps them to enjoy their enviroment. So I started doing it and this has to be one of Kai's favorite parts of the day. He just LOVES to play in the dirt, make blocks from bricks, or just check out the things around him. He's just so dang cute while doing it I thought I would share some photos.

Fort Building

Mom and Kai decided to do a little fort building last night. As you can see by the pictures Kai thought it was great fun! But there is a nifty little story the pictures are not telling! While playing in the fort Kai took a tumble (he's always doing that lately), only this time he landed w/ his teeth in my forehead!! Wow did it hurt. But I was good and didn't yelp but bit my tongue and tended to my little guy. Well it didn't take long to realize that I was the injured one as liquid ran down my face. I went to the bathroom to see my forehead bleeding quite heavily. I debated on going to the hospital to get stitched up but decided against it since I was able to get it stop bleeding. Jay looked at it when he got home and said it probably could have used some stitches.... oh well. Building forts is a dangerous business!!! Be careful!




Gus wanted to make sure he was part of the 'Fort Christensen' club.

A Date Night!!

Okay.... I'll admit it. I'm one of those mom's who hasn't left her child w/ a babysitter ever!! While my Mom was out visiting she made sure that Jay and I had a date night. We went out for ice cream and a movie. I absolutely love being a mom. But it was really nice to just be a wife for a few hours. To give my FULL attention to my amazing husband and just enjoy his company. I could never forget how much I love this amazing man. But it was a nice reminder as my heart filled with love and happiness in just being able to laugh and play with him.

Happy Easter

The Easter Bunny brought a waaaay cool basket to our home this year (via Great Grandma Morris!).




Grandma Morris is showing Kai how the glasses work! ha ha!

An Early Easter

Popa and Nonna gave Kai an early Easter basket!

Wake Up Uncle Johnny!

Popa and Uncle Johnny are visiting and Kai loved waking up Uncle Johnny!

On the Move.....

Now that we are facing facts and realize that we'll be in Montana for a few more years, we felt that our current living situation was not working. It was over priced for being so small! So after a few months of hunting we've found a spot that is bigger and cheaper. So we've begun packing up and moving. Kai loves to UNpack!!! LOL Not very much helpful! But he has also discovered how fun it can be to explore empty spaces.

So much trouble....

..... but too cute!!! Kai is into everything!! Up on tip toes seeing whatever he can get his hands on! I would probably think he was major trouble if I wasn't to busy just watching him be so stinkin' adorable!!