Valentine's Post

Valentine's Day came so fast. I wanted to do some sort of craft with Kono but just never got around to it and it didn't help that we didn't go shopping this month until Valentine's Day. Oh well. The only "romantic" thing that Granite and I did was eat at Red Lobster (with Kono). I told Granite to buy me nothing else but chocolates. Roses die and are a waste of money even though they are so pretty and fragrant. Years ago, Granite wanted to do something extra special so he got me two dozen roses. When I found out how much he spent on them I told him to never buy flowers for me again and rather use the money for a reasonable gift, a nice outing, or something like a spa.
We did do one activity and that was making sugar cookies. The boys had fun. This was Kono's first time making sugar cookies but he already knew what to do since he rolls and cuts out shapes with his play dough. The cookies look yummy don't they? They surely were. Kono didn't want anyone to take his pictures. I forgot to take my camera with us when we went into town and we were too tired for pictures when we got back so Granite and i don't have any pictures together this year. :(

It's A........

Well, I found out what the baby is today. You can't tell from these pictures since it just shows the profile but it's another BOY! Yep, I'm not kidding. Granite thought I was, but I saw the proof myself. I amazingly smiled and laughed when I saw it even though the whole time before this day and even before I was pregnant) I wished for a girl. I even prayed that I would not feel sad if it was. I always thought it was so neat to have two kids of the same gender especially after seeing my two sisters kids (one has three boys and the other has two). It's just that I thought, well, if the baby is a boy, I have to wait for a long time again to have another try. And every time I see little girls and girls clothes and such, I just yearned for my own little girl. I've even been collecting adorable girl's clothing but I'm just going to have to sadly put it away and save it for sure, I'm not giving it away. Anyway, I am still so happy!!! I am very grateful that the baby is healthy and just the fact that I'm having another precious one in our family. That is such a great great blessing in itself. Funny thing is, Granite wanted another boy for the longest time until Kono hit the terrible three's and then he wanted calmness and a break for a while. Another funny thing is that early in my pregnancy, I had a dream it was a boy (although I didn't see the baby in the dream). But I thought, dreams don't always come true. Whenever we asked Kono what the baby was he'd say both a boy and girl ( I think this was when he didn't know how to make a choice). But lately he's been saying brother. It's funny he knew. I think he would've still been happy if he had a sister since he is obsessed with his little girl cousin, Miya. But he'll have so much fun to have a playmate and someone to play sports with. He asks daily for me to play Batman with him and I get bored with it right away. It's cute though, he'll change his voice for the characters.

The ultrasound technician said the baby had long femur bones and big feet. She asked me if Granite was tall and I said "No, normal height, but my Dad was tall." Well, this isn't for certain that he'll be tall but I'm guessing he'll be taller than Kono. He's about 14 ounces right now. I've been feeling him move, stretch and kick since Jan. 30th which makes the pregnancy so much more real.

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.