"Football!"

The word of the week has been "football." I am not exagerating when I say that he has said it no less than 1000 times. He points at the tv every time he sees a football game or someone says football and he has to say "football." He says it over and over and over. It is getting so old. Tonight he started doing "touchdown." We tried to get a video that included both. You really have to pay attention and listen closely. He immediately says "football" then does "touchdown." Maybe I can get a better one later on.

Pen Park

Kason and I spent some time at Pen Park on Saturday. He loved playing with the leaves. He got his feelings hurt because he couldn't play ball with the big kids. He had fun swinging, sliding, and having a snack. We also saw his friend Benjamin there. They had fun throwing a ball. It was a beautiful day.

Walking Update

Kason's walking skills have greatly improved. However, don't be misled. This video actually captured the best he has done. Luckily, he loves his new talent and works very hard at it - falling down at least 100 times a day!

Halloween Fun

Kason was Old McDonald for Halloween. Karl really thought that he needed to be something that he likes rather than something dumb (but cute) that we picked out. As you know, he has been saying E-I-E-I (just added the O about 3 weeks ago) for months. He claps and bounces everytime he hears the music and anytime anyone mentions Old McDonald, he says EIEIEO.

He had a Fall Festival at his new school where they kids put on a parade for the parents in their Halloween costumes. He refused to wear his hat, but seemed to have fun.

After the parade we had refreshments. The curley cheese puffs were the best!! Of course, Mr. Patrick, the director of his center, was pretty funny, too.

Daddy had an alumni function and couldn't come with us so we decided to Trick-Or-Treat with all of our friends over in Redfields. As you can see, it was CRAZY!

We did more walking and talking than we did Trick-or-Treating but Kason loves his wagon so much, he didn't know he was missing out. The three pieces of candy in his bucket were plenty to take in and out a million times!!! When Karl did join us, they made up for lost time. I think he had the most fun when we got back to our neighborhood and went to see our neighbors.

I want to walk but am way too excited about it!!!

Kason has been taking an occasional 2 steps on and off for about a month now. We had decided that he was never going to get very interested. They told me this week at daycare that he had taken 3 steps on Wednesday and was standing up all the time. He took 3 or 4 this morning before we left for school. When I picked him up, Ms. Anna said that he walked about 5 or 6 feet across the room. Well, we got home and he decided to show me his skills. He is so excited. If he would settle down, he could probably walk anywhere he wanted to. Here is the latest. I will update as he gets a little more stable. (and no, I still haven't figured out how to rotate the video and please excuse the sound...it's hideous.)

Changes for Kason...

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Kason has changed daycares. We are really going to miss his other school. They were so wonderful to him and we were so lucky to be able to have him at the best place in town. Here are a few pictures of him and his special friends there on his last day:

Of course eating is his favorite activity. Second is playing - he runs the show in his room!

Ms. Zakia was his teacher when

he was a tiny baby. (L)

Ms. Ethyl is his VERY favorite and started with him in the infant room but moved with him to his current class. She even looks like fun, doesn't she! (R)

Ms. Jasmina is his newest playmate. Blowing kisses goodbye to everyone.(L).

Frances is the director and his special friend. (R)

There are so many others that he loves and will miss!!!

He did great on his first morning at his new school, too. He got right down and played, but kept an eye on Mommy to make sure she was staying, too. He did cry a little when I left, but I checked back soon after and he was fine - especially given he was in the chair getting ready for a snack!! Eating solves all of his problems.

Fall fun - football game and pumpkins

On Saturday, we went to the football game. UVa played UNC. It was a very exciting game, although we missed the best part. Kason cheered for both teams and danced to all of the music. We left at the end of the 3rd quarter to beat traffic and it was getting cold. As soon as we got in the car, UVa tied it up and they went into overtime. Luckily, we got home in time to see the rest on TV.

On Sunday afternoon, we went to Carter Mountain to get a pumpkin. They were all HUGE. We ended up with a 32 lb. pumpkin that Kason picked out himself. Actually, he was more worried about the wagon than he was the pumpkins! Here are some nice pictures from Carter Mountain. It is just a couple of miles from our house. In the second picture, you can actually see our neighborhood. It is the one toward the middle, but the furthest back. Good luck finding it in this tiny picture.