My Birthday

It was my 25th Birthday yesterday on the 6th. I can't believe I'm 25 already. The years just seem to pass so quickly. I knew I was getting older when I went to pick up some candles at the supermarket and they were only sold in 24 packs. I thought I remember seeing a 36 pack before but there was none to be found. Maybe I should have bought a number 2 and 5 but I thought it's more fun to try and blow out all the candles in one puff. This year, instead of going out to eat, I wanted to do a dinner at home. We had teriyaki chicken, rice, shrimp, a pasta dish (that I never made before, but came out great) and a yummy broccoli salad that my sister-in-law, Pebbles made. My mother-in-law, Sarah, made the moist chocolate cake with a homemade whipped cream topping rather than frosting. It was a yummy meal!



While everyone was singing, Kono just had to be on the table next to me kicking his legs and squealing with delight, this is why I'm laughing, it was funny.

Kono was sooo excited when he went to his Grandma's house and saw the cake. He picked up her cell phone and was trying to figure out how to dial me up. He was trying to tell me about the cake while talking to me on the phone. He thought that I could see it through the phone.

Kono is so cuute, he told me that he had presents for me. He said he'll give me toys :)
I had Granite take one more picture of us before we went to bed. Kono is looking so much older! Oh, by the way, I'll soon make a post of my GROWING belly. I'm already half way through my pregnancy. :) And oh yes, last year, I made a wish for another baby and it certainly came true!

Kono & Grandma

I forgot to make this post. I went to visit my Mom for her birthday (which was on the 22nd of January). It is always nice to visit her and especially nice that we could be there with her for her birthday. My Mom is so loving and Christ-like in many ways. She has taught me so much and given so much to me and all of her seven children. I love her so very much.

Before I forget, this is what Kono has done or said recently:

• He insists on getting himself dressed, he knows how to put on his shirt and pants without any help. Most of the time it is put on right. If he happens to put it on wrong, he knows and changes it around. Though, he does not know the difference if he puts his McQueen rain boots on backwards.
• The other day, he was grinding on popcorn (which he really loves, especially while he watches his cartoons) when I noticed he was eating a bit too much. I said "Kono, that's enough popcorn, you've got to eat your chicken and rice now." Kono says "Reeelax Mommy, relax!" This just made me laugh. He surprises us with the words he picks up.
• Another word he picked up was 'girlfriend'. He was watching Popeye and he asked me where Popeye's girlfriend went. Granite and I were like "Whaaat!?, girlfriend?" He then got embarrassed.
• Ever since Kono first got his potty chair (probably almost a year ago now) he has a certain way of using it. After he goes shi-shi, he will pretend to spit inside and then brace himself as he slams the lid down with his feet. It is so hilarious, I've got to record it sometimes. It makes me laugh everytime. :)

"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.

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!