Happy Birthday, Mommy!

Here is a picture of the amazing ice cream cake that Shawn and Kellen got for me for my birthday (last month)...Kellen was a bit too excited to try the cake (note the missing part of my name - the icing was too yummy to pass up!) Kellen loves to sing "Happy Birthday" and we sang "Happy Birthday" to me about 10 times...everyday....for 2 weeks!

"Hello...It's Kellen!"

Another thing that Kellen is really into these days is calling people so that he can talk on the phone. Almost every night, he will ask to call Parker, Lita, Grandpa...it is endless! He doesn't really have anything to say once he gets on the phone, he just likes to hear you talk to him. He is really good at repeating anything I ask him to say (he just needs to work on talking a bit more loudly!).

Here are a few things that Kellen likes to say to people on the phone:
-"It's Kellen"
-"Hi, (name)"
-"I miss you"
-"I love you"
-"Come here now"
-"Happy Birthday"
-"Bye-Bye"

He pretty much repeats these things with each conversation! It is especially cute when he calls Parker - then, we get to hear two little people deep in conversation!

Kellen's new likes and dislikes....

I saw this posting on Parker's blog and thought I'd share Kellen's info on likes and dislikes too!

Lately, these are the things that Kellen does not like:
-Mushrooms
-Weird sauces
-Toothpaste
-Washing his hair
-Bullies (he will go up to kids who have pushed, etc and say "NOOOOO pushing!!")
-Mushrooms (he really hates them! And, anything that he doesn't like, is now called a mushroom)


These are the things that Kellen loves:
-Mango
-Apple juice (still)
-Milkshakes (actually, it is the probiotic yogurt drinks...we call them his milkshakes)
-Meat (especially when it is cooked on the BBQ!)
-Dora and Diego (it is kind of an obsession!)
-Kai Lan and Thomas the Train
-Trains (or Choo-Choo's)
-BIG Trucks
-Dogs (he must go to every dog he sees to pet)
-Parks
-Walks
-Throwing rocks and pebbles
-Bathtime
-Bedtime (You read this correctly.....he is totally into sleeping these days!!! ... Who knows what tomorrow's blog will say!!)
-Big Boy cups (no more sippy cups!)
-Fire Trucks
-Saying "OH NO!!!!" whenever you ask him something "bad"...for example "Kellen, did you scrape your knee on the ground?"...Kellen "OH NO!!!"
-Saying "AGAIN?!?" in a super cute, sly way (with a super cute sly little smile and nod) when he wants to do something that he really likes again

Well, that's all folks!

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star...

Wow...I just realized that it has been almost an entire month since I posted something on Kellen's blog! Sorry folks...work has been super, super busy - I am basically doing math prep until I fall asleep every single night! However, there will be new pictures soon!!!

Anyways, I thought I would give you some updates on Kellen....He is really into singing songs these days...he can sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (and you can understand about 50% of it!), and he sings "Row, Row, Row your Boat", and his favourite song remains....."O Canada". He sings it everyday at daycare - and they tell us that Kellen is the first one standing at attention (and doing a little dance of excitement) to sing "O Canada" each morning.....he is very patriotic!!

Gymnastics Graduation and Caden's Birthday!

2 weeks ago was Caden's 2nd birthday!!! We had such a good time at his birthday! When it was time for cake, Kellen was really in his element! Here he is digging in and completely enjoying every single bite!!!


Happy Birthday Caden! Once everyone started singing "Happy Birthday!" to him, Caden got super shy and kept looking down with this cute smile on his face! (Meanwhile, Kellen was already drooling and anxiously waiting for Sharlene to put the cake down so that she could cut him a slice!)



The kids table!


Best friends.....we really need to work at getting both kids to look happy and smile at the same time! I swear, they actually do love one another's company!


Here is Kellen having a great time at Caden's birthday party! Raymond was swinging the chair around (it's a swivel chair) and Kellen was loving it! He couldn't stop smiling and laughing! (Although, he does look a bit loopy in this picture...I think he might have been a bit dizzy!)

I love this picture of Kellen in one of the tubes at gymnastics! He had so much fun taking gymnastics! They would create these amazing obstacle courses to run through, etc....it was a great way to spend a Saturday morning!

Kellen wasn't too sure what to make of his cool ribbon and certificate...but, Mommy was super excited!!

Checking out his certificate and ribbon...and Caden is coming up to give him a congrats hug!

They called each child up one at a time to recieve their ribbon and certificate...they had to climb to the top and say "Ta-Da!"...Kellen was a bit shy and said it very quietly.....again, Mommy seems super excited!

I am seeing a trend here...Mommy continues to be excited while Kellen is just relaxing and hanging out while wondering what is so exciting!??!

Counting Machine!

Kellen is really getting into the whole talking thing....He can put 4-5 words together on a regular basis and is actually starting to tell you his thoughts or opinions. For instance, he will say "It's cold on Kellen's toe-toes" when he steps outside without shoes (silly boy!), or "Chicken is yummy - more!".

Kellen is also starting to "sing" alot these days....his favourite song being "Oh Canada!" They sing it every day at daycare - and everyday a new child gets to hold the flag! He also likes "Happy Birthday!"

Finally, Kellen just started counting! Last week, he was playing with his bath toys and just started to count them - we were super excited when he counted to 4 - but the next time he started counting his toys, he went all the way to 13!!!! (He then skips a couple of numbers and starts again at 18 to 20!).....I'm convinced that Kellen is a genius! (He must get this trait from his mother...I am teaching math this semester!)

Happy Easter!!!

We went to Brockville this past weekend to celebrate Easter with Lita, Grandpa, Auntie April, Uncle Garrett and Parker! Kellen knew that he was going to have lots of fun, so he decided to have a nap in the car on our way there!

On Saturday afternoon, Shawn put a whole bunch of Easter treats all over the lawn for Kellen and Parker to look for....(thanks Lita for getting it all together for us!!). Both Kellen and Parker were not too sure what they were doing, but the moment they found little eggs and were told that they go in their baskets, they were off!

Here is Kellen looking for treats with a little help from Lita!

...making sure he didn't miss anything.

....looks like Lita found an interesting treat.....Diego Bubbles!

By about 2 minutes into the Easter egg hunt, Kellen was a pro and collecting eggs

like a champ!

....he can find chocolate anywhere!

Grandpa was Kellen's helper on the hunt....here is Kellen finding more yummy treats with Grandpa's help.....Thanks Grandpa!

....Grandpa and Kellen off on a mini adventure together!

....and they found more chocolates!!! Yeah!!!

Way to go, Parker!!!

The two boys had so much fun running around the yard looking for Easter treats! Here are Lita and Auntie April helping out!

I asked the two boys to smile for a picture together...this is what I got. I think we need to work on this a bit more for next time!

After the Easter egg hunt, we went to the park to play. Kellen and Parker had lots of fun running up the stairs and going down the slides!!

....And up the stairs we go!! Kellen had lots of fun at the park!

He was never afraid of the big slide!! He would run up to the top and pretty much throw himself down!