"Burn Baby Burn!"

You're probably thinking I put Kono on this treadmill.........
What actually happened was Kono came up to me while I was doing dishes and he asked if he could walk on the treadmill. I had to ask him what he wanted again, because I was surprised by his request. Of course Granite was all up for it, so he got Kono dressed in his "work-out" clothes. It was so cute, I loved the sweat band the best. I grabbed my camera and said "I've got to get my camera for this, I've been neglecting my blog all month long and I really have not taken very much pictures this past month." I said "Believe me Kono, you don't need to burn any calories, as a matter of fact you need to take in more calories!" This boy does not like to eat very much, Granite say's "How are you my son if you don't like to eat!?" Granite is the complete opposite. I also thought,"Oh good, this will wear him out and he'll go to sleep soon." This boy looooves being active, it's just about one of his favorite things.

On another note, Kono has said more cute things recently:
~ He's been watching Aladdin lately, and he watched Beauty and the Beast at my Mom's the other day (I figure it wasn't to girly, with the Beast and Guesston appearing frequently throughout the show). Anyway, he now knows what princesses are. Yesterday at church, he saw a girl with a white dress and he said "Oh....she's a princess!" And last night, Granite gave me one of those fake flowers to stick behind my ear and Kono said "You're a princess now Mommy, hold my hands." He then took me by both hands as he tried to dance with me. I wanted to laugh but knew if I did, he would get embarassed and discouraged.

~ When I tell him to come he'll say "I'm coming sweetie pie!" in this certain tone that makes me want to kiss him everytime. One time he even said "I'm coming hunny!" I know he picked up the sweetie pie from me, because I call him that, but I don't know where he picked up the word "hunny" from.

~ I know he's catching on with the things we are trying to teach him because whenever he sees another child that is doing something that might put him in danger or make him sick, he'll point it out. Today when he saw two girls playing with these metal things he said "Uh-oh, look at him!!" (He still hasn't gotten the hers and shes down). He then tried to correct them by saying " "You're going to get owies and start crying, (he'll make the sounds) and there will be blooooood!" It's so funny. He even tells me not to run around when I'm eating or I'll choke and "whaaaaa" throw up. I'm like okay Kono, you don't have to worry about that one! Or if Granite was "naughty" in his eyes, he'll call his name in a serious voice and if Granite doesn't respond, he'll start counting on his fingers.

~Every single day he tells us how much he loves us. He'll say, " I love you toooo much Mommy (or Daddy or Baby), up in the sky, to the moon (or stars)."

Kono and His Umbrella

I never knew how much Kono loved umbrellas until he found this one at Walmart last week. The same night we got home from UT he wanted to take a bath with it. I thought, why not, it's suppose to be for water anyway. He was the one who told me to take pictures. He even knew how to open and close it, I guess he's seen or played with an umbrella somewhere else before or maybe it's just common sense, but I don't think I would've known how to open and close it at that age all by myself.

Christmas 2008

We were fortunate enough to be able to spend Christmas break (including Christmas day and New Year's eve) up north with family. It was such a nice break. And silly me, I really didn't take much pictures. Kono and Nahoa helped their Grandma Sarah make this gingerbread house. Last year, when we made one as a family, it was a disaster with the big mess Kono made and with all the candy he ate not to mention the ridiculous icing that wouldn't harden (it was a kit), so the house kept falling over. I decided not to do it again until Kono was old enough. But Grandma was strict with the boys and reminded them just about every minute that the candy was for the house only. The boys enjoyed it very much. Kono is doing a fake smile on the first picture, he can never smile normal when you tell him to (but what kid does?).
On Christmas day, we only took the pictures you see on the bottom. How lame of us!!! That's because we did more recording on the camcorder and tried to keep Kono busy as we did the opening of presents which took a decent amount of time. I mostly love how we drag it out when it comes to opening gifts with the Tano's. It makes it last longer. Their tradition is to have numerous riddles prepared (the same amount of presents) on small strips of paper (with our names on them) that are placed sparatically amongst the tree. We takes turns choosing, and you have to read the riddle out loud and try to figure it out. The answer is always some place or thing inside or outside the house. That is where the gift is hidden and if you want your gift, you have to get it even if it's some place outside. But this year, Granite's Dad came up with something new. He asked questions that have to do with the gospel. It really was fun. It was a mixture of easier ones and harder ones which was nice cause we all learned new things. And this time the presents stayed under the tree. If you got the answer right, you got to open one of your gifts, if not, another person gets a chance to answer the question.
Orem was dumped with snow. At least two feet of it (I think so, anyone know?)! It was so pretty and yet so cold and scary on the roads especially with all the crazy last minute Christmas shoppers (hahaha- us!! We always do last minute shopping and vow to do it early the next year.)
I am mad at myself for not taking any pictures in the pretty snow. Especially when Kono and Granite made a snowman while I was out shopping. Kono wanted to make a snowman for weeks and finally did. All in all, we had a great Christmas with Granite's family and with mine. I am thankful for this beautiful season to remember others and most of all to reflect upon Our Savior's birth.