What should we eat today?

Kellen loves to investigate what is going on in the fridge. The moment we open the fridge, he is right there! He loves to pull on all the jars in the door and then pull out anything he can touch from the inside of the fridge. He pulls out all of his yogurts and puts them on the floor...then he returns them to where he found them (okay, just to somewhere within his reach in the fridge!).

Here he is pulling out a pudding that he thought Shawn might like as a snack. Lately, Kellen is really into "sharing" with us. He will take some of his food and put it toward our mouths. He also does this with anything from the fridge!

Now, he has pulled out a snack for himself...just checking out the calories and fat content first!

He approves!! Let's eat!!! (Notice how he is standing without any support in these pictures!!!)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Abuelita and Grampa sent Kellen his very first Valentine's Day card and he just loves it!!! It is one of those musical cards that sings a song whenever you open it. We had to bend the front of the card a bit so that he could actually open it all by himself. However, he always picks it up and opens and closes it several times a day...and whenever he does, he gets a big smile on his face. And, if he is standing while opening it, he does a little jiggy dance! Thanks Abuelita and Grampa!!!

Why the two videos are side-by-side is beyond me, however, the next video is of Kellen doing on of his new things....whenever you are trying to drink water, he becomes super determined to put his hand into your glass and "pull" the water out...he must think that the glass needs help and that he must remove the water from it in order to save the glass! It is really cute to watch because he does it with such a serious look.

Measuring Tape and Shoe Fun

Giggles for his new toy - my shoe. He loves any shoes with straps on them. He likes to swing the shoes around, eat the strap, and then throw the shoe over his shoulder (see below for an explanation!).
Everytime we open the front closet, he grabs my shoes....one day he will figure out how to use that strap!

Showing off his long hair...we are trying to wait for Kellen to reach his 1st birthday before we cut it, but it is really getting long! In the meantime, we will continue to give him a great part right down the middle - '70's style!

Kellen loves to swing the measuring tape around and then fling it over his shoulder (which is his new thing to do....he throws EVERYTHING over his shoulders, including food)

Thank you Aunt Cindy for the pictures!

Auntie Cindy sent me lots and lots of pictures of the family...and that included loads of pictures of Kellen! I thought I would share some pictures (okay, lots of pictures!) of Kellen. Here he is with cousin Alyjah at Christmas. Kellen absolutely loves to hang out with Alyjah and has a blast playing with him. Here he is making weird noises in Alyjah's ear and jumping up and down wanting to play!

Auntie Cindy and Alyjah visiting Kellen the day after he was born...look how small he was!!

Kellen and Alyjah hanging out at Christmas.

This was taken in the summer. We had Shawn's family over for a BBQ...again, look how small Kellen is in this picture!

Kellen hanging out with Grandpa at Christmas.

Nothing beats sitting on your big cousin's lap!

Playing with a new toy at Christmas.

Checking out a Christmas ornament we received as a gift at Christmas.

In the fall, we all went to the pumpkin farm (at Whittamore Farms in Pickering). It is lots of fun with all sorts of animals, hay rides, food, pumpkin patches and lots more. Here we are on a Hay ride that goes through a haunted forest....Kellen was a trooper and wasn't scared at all!

Hanging out with Daddy and Grandma and Aunt Cindy's house this past weekend for Shawn's birthday.

Kellen playing with Alyjah on his playmat!

Ahhh, cousins hanging out....I love this picture!

At Grandma's birthday last May. All the great food just tuckered Kellen out!

Look how small he was!!! This was taken last summer...and notice how much his hair has grown since then!

Kellen on his 2nd day of life. I cannot believe how quickly time has flown by this year. I truly cannot believe that my baby was actually that tiny!

(I think I just posted the same picture twice...good thing it's a cute picture!)

Mommy and Kellen in the summer.

Daddy and his son in the hospital....look how tiny Kellen looks in Shawn's arms! (okay, the pictures are not in chronalogical order!)

Getting some lovings from his Grandma on her birthday.

A picture of the new family!

Playing with Mommy in the summer.

Sitting with Grandma this past summer.

Going for his first walk of the hallways while in the hospital.

Hanging out with Auntie Cindy on Grandma's birthday.
Doing a little dance for Grandma and Daddy last summer.

Listening to Grandma tell a story while playing with Alyjah and Auntie Cindy.

"Hey....Who put me behind bars!?!?!" This is Kellen playing near the stairs at Auntie Cindy's house this past weekend for Shawn's birthday.

Grandma admiring her new grandson.

"Whoa....another picture!?!?! I just want to play!"

Kellen's Tongue and Kellen Dancing

Kellen has been doing lots of weird things with this tongue. He loves to stick it out and lick things...like my arm, the table, the chair and now, the wall. Weird, I know. He also does this really weird thing where he sticks out his tongue and does the wave or the worm (remember that cool dance move??!!) with it....again, weird, I know.

Kellen really enjoys the show "Hi-5" ....he loves how they sing and dance all over the place. And, whenever they dance, Kellen goes up to the television and dances along with them! Kellen's dancing is more of a constant bopping, but he saves this special bop for music!!

Close ups

Kellen is obsessed with playing with our camera. Every single time he sees it, he grabs it and swings it around trying to make it take a picture (or show him the pictures). So, the moment I take the camera out to take his picture, he immediately comes over and grabs it. That is why the following pictures are of very close up shots of Kellen...silly little boy! The pictures are kind of funny because he has this open-eyed, stunned look as he is approaching the lens!

Making funny faces at Mommy as she takes lots of pictures! He is doing his "bdub-bduh" noise while tucking his chin into his chest (this is what he was doing in the video where his back is to us and he is bouncing away).

It's too bad there is such a shadow on this picture because I love the expression on Kellen's face. He was just standing there enjoying listening to Shawn talk to him.

Kellen Videos

After I had collected the garbage from the other rooms, Kellen decided to help me out by playing with the garbage pails.

Lately, Kellen makes this "bduh-bduh" noise while pushing his chin down into his chest and bouncing like crazy. It is really funny to hear and watch!