Fun in the Snow

It finally snowed today (it hardly snows here in this part of AZ). Kono was getting so antsy being inside all the time. I hadn't done anything fun with him recently (probably only a couple of things) so I started to make snowflakes with him to hang on the window. We only made two and he wanted to go outside. He had so much fun with the snow even though it had just barely covered the ground.

Here are more things that he has done or said that is cute or funny:

~While we were up north over Thanksgiving, he found a K-mart flyer with all the toys that would be on sale for Black Friday. He spotted a Batman toy and REALLY wanted it. He carried that thing around faithfully for about three days and even had me remove my scriptures from the nightstand so that he can set it there. His Grandma told him, "Well Kono, if you want that toy, you have to be a good boy so Santa Clause can get it for you. You have to eat your food, brush your teeth, and go to sleep when you are told". Kono quickly put the flyer down and put out his hands while saying "Where's my food!!?". It was so funny, he thought that he only had to do it once.
~ He got really sick one night and wanted his big Batman to sleep by him. I put it on the bed but noticed that it was barely on the bed so I went to scoot it over, Kono said " Don't wake up Batman Mom, he's sooo tired". It's funny he said this even when he was really sick, I think he meant he was really tired.
~We were really laughing while visiting with family when Kono said "That's not very funny!"
~Kono was retelling a story to me about a time when he and his cousin were being mischievous, and he said that I walked over and said "What's going on!?"
~He likes to say: "Whoa, easy man!!" when he almost drops something or almost falls or in similar situations like it.
~Kono is ALWAYS saying: "What happened Mommy, what happened!!?" or "What Mommy, what!!?" He says the second one when I don't give him information about what I'm doing, it's his way of saying what are you doing.
~Kono was stalling from brushing his teeth and I said "Santa Clause said to brush your teeth so he can bring you presents." He said "Santa Clause, I'm tired!!" as he looked up to the ceiling. I started laughing and said" Come on Kono!" He said, "I'm looking for crumbs!" as he dug through his bed. :)
This little boy makes us laugh pretty much on a daily basis, I just need to write these things down as soon as they happen so I don't forget.

My Cute Toddler

Granite took this picture, it was Kono's request. We told him to make a tough face.


I need to write these cute things down before I forget. I usually write in his journal but haven't been too good about it lately. I thought I'd share them with you.

• When Kono is really enjoying a movie, he wants me to watch it with him. He says "Sit on my lap Mommy!" I tell him I'll sit by him and he just keeps asking me to sit on his lap. I tell him I'm too heavy and slightly put my weight on him to satisfy his request. He then says "You're not too heavy!"
• One time I was changing his diaper on the couch and his cousin Nahoa started to walk over to observe. Kono quickly put out his hand as if to shield his eyes and said" Don't look Nahoa, it's disgusting!!!" It was so funny, he didn't even go #2.
• One time Kono was watching a commercial with a baby doll advertisement. After it was done he said" Ooooh baby, I like baby." He then noticed that I was watching him and heard what he had said. He immediately corrected himself and said "No, that's for girls!" with a shy smile on his face.
  
• We always tell Kono that we love him soooo much, and this is what he says to us now, at least once a day" I love you tooo much!"
• Whenever Kono asks us what he is doing, he says "What you sink you're doing?" He means what do you think you're doing. I have no idea where he got that from. Most likely from me, I probably always say that to Granite, "What do you think you're doing!?" without really realizing it.
  
• When Kono makes Nahoa cry (ahhhhh, poor thing) I ask "What did you do to him?!" He says " He acting the baby!" And he got that from me too, that's what I tell him not to act like whenever he starts to cry and pout for no real or some silly reason. I tell him not to be a baby, and that he's three now. Also, Kono thinks he is Nahoa's other parent. He tries to correct him and other stuff. That boy!!!
• Kono can't say the word church by itself. He always says "church-a-ommorrow" meaning church tomorrow. He thinks he's right too with this one.
  
• When Kono was younger like between ages 1-2 and a half and he would see Granite and I show any affection whatsoever, even the slightest thing, he would run away crying! That was so funny and cute at the same time. Now, when I play with or make Miya laugh, he gets jealous not because I'm giving her attention but because he wants to be the one to do it. He get's this very disappointed look on his face and slouches his shoulders dramatically and sighs, this boy has such a personality, it's hilarious!
• He can now say his full name- Kono Kanakamakua Tano. But sometimes he'll say Nakamakua Tano or just Nakamakua or Kanakamakua. We both we're very surprised he learned his middle name and we never would teach him to say it, but just call him by his middle name and he caught on. He's such a cutie!
  

Kono's Three Year Pictures

My sweet sister did these pictures for us while we were up north for Thanksgiving. They turned out really nice but I do regret not being fully prepared. For one thing, Kono needed a haircut. On the "cowboy" pics, I forgot a belt. The first two pictures were taken last on a different day. He had just gotten up from a late nap and wasn't cooperating too much. He's face looks dry too which is my fault. He was suppose to take pictures in his little sunday's best, but refused to so I just decided to postpone. I'd like to re-do the ones in his sweater, I didn't even realize his sleeves were rolled up, it looks a little funny. And the Asian outfit barely fit him, silly me for not trying it on him (he wore this when he was one and a half). All in all, I am grateful for these pictures (the last time he took pictures like this was when he was a little over a year). I love my cute son, he is such a handsome boy! Thanks Michele! By the way, my sister specializes in infant and child photography her website is: michelereyes.com
and her photography blog is: michelereyes.blogspot.com
She is an awesome photgrapher.

Fun Times

It was so much fun to spend extra time with family during Thanksgiving break. I was so happy to be back with my family since we aren't able to travel a whole lot anymore due to Granite's new calling and mine even. My sisters, Mom, and I took the kids to Jumpin' Jacks, a place where there are these huge blown up vinyl things that you jump on, climb, slide down and play on. The boys had so much fun that we decided to go there a second time to celebrate Kono's birthday again but this time with my family. I am either not good at taking pictures or my camera is just not as great as I thought it was (even though it's pretty new). Anyway, the first day we went there, after we were all done with that, my Mom and brother willingly watched six of the boys while the three of us sisters (excluding the youngest) who are mothers went out to eat (that was a treat, not having to worry about anything for the most part!) We even made time to stop by Victoria's Secret for a new bra! Hahaha!

This is how we found the four older ones when we came home.

Sorry it's blurry, but I loved his smile in action.

Kono's Birthday

Kono's New Best Friend

Kono got one of his birthday gifts early, this big stuffed Batman. He absolutely loves it. Sometimes he'll sit on his couch with it and watch t.v. He says it's his friend. The first night he even wanted him to sleep by us. Yeah, Kono sleeps by me still and Granite moved back to the couch. Although Batman doesn't sleep by us. I figure I don't mind at all that Kono still sleeps by me cause he's only young once and never again!

Who's the parent here??

 Kono and Nahoa were jumping on his bed having a grand ole time when I told them not to, reminding them that Nahoa got a blue eye and scrape near his eyes only the day before from doing the same thing at Grandma's house. Kono not wanting to stop, turned towards me pointing his finger to my room and said in a stern voice " Go to your room and go to sleep Mommy!" That boy says that now, whenever he doesn't want to listen he tells me to go to sleep. He's so funny!

Happy Halloween Superman!

Here's my little Superman on Halloween!
His belt was crooked, I didn't notice, I just was trying to hurry up and get a snap of him.






I made him wear the cape that his Grandma made, (it used to be his Dad's when he was this age). The cape that came with the costume looked really weird from the back, although it did look really nice from the front view. I didn't dress up this year, sadly, actually I really can't remember the last time I did, I'm such a party pooper. I wanted to this year, but had nothing at all to throw together, guess things take planning, right?

Sweet Kono

No, "Cars" isn't a part of our normal decor in our Living room... Kono did that when I was so tired the other day and took a nap. He was busy with it the whole time, moving the decals from his room to the living room. He's so cute, I told him to get me a pillow and he got it for me then I felt like I wanted a blanket too but didn't want to ask. He then said, "Mommy, do you want a blanket too?" Awww, he's such a sweetheart, my little helper.

Kono's Visitor

Kono's cousin Nahoa, came for a visit this past week. They had so much fun playing together but I never did get a picture of them playing. I only got these but the funny thing is they didn't even watch one full movie the whole time Nahoa was here, they just played and played.



I told/showed Kono to put his arm around Nahoa again, (like he was doing only moments before on his own), instead he made like a wing-like gesture with his opposite arm, it was funny!
Eating lunch together~ grilled cheese w/ tomato soup, carrots and apples, water and chocolate milk. I felt proud of myself for giving them a balanced meal. :)
Kono told Nahoa to hide with him and this is where we found them, they are so cute looking.

Thoughts on Children

Here are a few pictures my mother found of me while I little. I thought it'd be fun to post them and write a little something about children. Actually the little poem is written on a picture frame that my Dad once had with my picture inside but I added and changed some of it. I should've had it written by Kono's pictures, but just thought I needed to write something along with these pictures so here it goes:

Children are special. They are pure and innocent. They grow up so fast right before your eyes it seems. Children question everything. They have the cutest little voices and do and say the cutest things. They bring so much joy and laughter into their loved ones' lives. They teach us so many things. They teach us to be more patient, caring and loving. Children give meaning to the silly things, the small things and the big things. They teach us to not take anything for granted. Children teach us what's important because sometimes we forget. Children are fast learners and are quite smart. They show us what it means to be young at heart. Children are our future, our life, our everything. Children are spirit sons and daughters of God and that is what we need to remember.

Tornado Kono

Here I am slacking on getting more posts up. Well tonight, we had the elders over for dinner, the ones from our previous ward (we have a missionary couple in Cameron) so I figure I can feed them since we don't have any other elders to feed. While we ate, Kono just was in his room "playing" the whole time. If you know Kono, he doesn't really like to be in rooms alone but tonight he was completely entertained by himself. He closed the bedroom door and a few minutes later I came to check on him and this is what he had been up to:
That crazy boy!!! He surely can live up to what his shirt says at times (Here Comes Trouble). I just cleaned his room yesterday and tonight he decided to take out everything from his closet that was reachable for him. And believe me, his closet was pretty decent. I cleaned it up once more and now it's back to normal, whew!There's that cute smile he always does when I tell him to smile. It always makes me laugh, he looks so Asian. I love this boy sooooooo much and there has never been a single day that I've been without him nor has there been a day that I havn't kissed him a gazillion times. I literally do! I figure I better do it as much as I can before he despises it. He really puts sunshine into my days even when he can be a little stinker at times.