Books N Buddies

Thanks to Books N Buddies we got to take a trip to the Fire Department. Books N Buddies is a USU program that encourages young kids and parents to get involved in reading. It's once a month and they give each kid a free book for coming every time. They read books to them and have several fun activities for them to do.

This fireman outfit is actually pretty heavy. Jaden was having to concentrate to be able to hold it all up. And as you can see they both had fun climbing in and all around the fire truck. Good times.

Knight family swimming party

We met all of the cousins in American Fork for a fun day of swimming. Our boys had a blast. Jaden went down the big slide over and over again. I kept thinking that he would run out of energy and want a break but somehow he just kept going like the energizer bunny. Kian had fun finding any leaves, sticks or trash in and around the water and playing with that. He couldn't get enough. This was his first real swimming experience.

Walking and Driving

Kian finally decided to start walking. Yay!! He has had the ability for a while, but he has such a layed back personality that he was lacking in desire to walk. But guess what else he learned how to do...

Yep, you're right. He knows how to drive that thing. I don't know what can be more dangerous than a one year old driving a Truck. What happened to 16? It's pretty funny though because he can barely see over the steering wheel and reach the pedal at the same time.

He has also learned a few words like Hot, Cut, Hello and Night-Night.

He's got a ways to go to catch up to Jaden but it won't be long at the rate he is going.

4th of July Celebrations

Wow! We had so much fun this year. We played and played until we could barely keep our eyes open. Then we drank some Mt. Dew and played some more. There are so many things going on here in Cache Valley this time of year. It seemed like we had our schedule packed full of nothing but fun. Thanks friends and neighbors and friends for the good times.

A bunch of neighborhood kids watching the fireworks.

Jaden is obsessed with flags. I am wondering if that can be genetically inherited. If so, Thanks, Grandma Knight. He gets so excited whenever the scouts put up a flag for the holidays.

Jaden and his friend Avery enjoying sugar overload.

This year, catching the candy was a different experience for Jaden. By the end of the parade he was in tears. He took it so serious that if he didn't get a piece of candy he was for sure that the end of the world had come.

Kian Tanner is ONE!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

What happened?

Wow! You hear it all of the time... where did the time go? I can't believe my baby is one. Kian, you are such a sweet baby boy. You really have spoiled your parents. Thanks to you, you will probably get another sibling some day. You are such a snuggley and smiley boy. You very rarely cry for no reason, if you're sad there's usually something bothering you. You love your big brother because he will let you pull his hair and sometimes bite him and he never fights back. You think it's pretty funny to stick your finger up people's noses. You love peek a boo, balls and balloons. You still aren't walking but I think that's because of your obvious fear of heights and falling that you probably got from your dad. You are having fun showing off and letting go of things and standing on your own. You've always been a little more petite than your brother and that has always had our mom concerned about how she can add a few extra calories to your diet. Your first words were momma, dadda, and num-nums and they still are your only words however you just started to babble didledidledidle....You are good at shaking your head for yes and no to tell us what you want. Lately you think it's pretty funny to run away when your diaper is being changed and you crawl out the door as soon as you see an opportunity. You definitely have those typical boy instincts because you love making noise with anything you can get your hands on and love to get in the dirt or water or whatever is around to get into. You love to play with ice cubes and can't figure out why they make your hands hurt. You have a special way of making those around you smile and your smile is priceless. It makes our hearts melt whenever we see it. We love you so much. You are such a loving and sweet little baby boy. We are so glad that we have you as a part of our family.

May 2009

Oh... I just thought this was cute. They were taking a Sunday nap.

This kid is so messy. He can take a tiny piece of banana or anything and smear it all over EVERYWHERE. He goes through 4 outfits a day. I've tried a bib but I end up changing his clothes anyway because it all ends up on his lap. In this picture he had found any empty pudding container that Jaden had left out and somehow ended up looking like this. I don't know how he does it.I can't put all smiley faces on my blog. Here is a frowny picture so that you know that we are normal with some not so happy times.

Kian is so excited about his new birthday toy that grandma gave him. It's a little early.

Just playing at the park. Kian is a little more scared of things like heights and fast moving things. I have had to work on him a little to get him to like playing at the playground. He is just starting to like the swings and slides but it has taken a little convincing.

See what I mean?

Jaden LOVES wearing matching pjs at night time. Sometimes he'll cry until he finds them.
This kid will fall asleep wherever. We find him in all sorts of random places.
These two are already partners in crime. I am a little worried about what the future has in store for me. No, actually I am loving having two boys. It is so much fun. Jaden loves his brother so much. Sometimes it's a little overbearing but Kian is pretty good to put up with it.