Kai at 4 months!

Kai is jumping the charts. Yes, he is a substantial, sturdy boy! :) He's not even eating bacon. Just milk. :)

The numbers-

Height: 2'1" (around 50%)

Head circ: 40.5cm (around 10%)

Weight: 15.6 pds(around 65%)
Developmentally Kai is turning his head all directions, lifting his head okay with tummy time. Starting to stand and sit more sturdily, grasping things for short times, playing with hands, hands in mouth a lot, starting oo's and aww's, starting to laugh, super social and smiles a lot when we talk to him, really only cries if really hungry or tired.
Sleep wise Kai is doing great! He does a 9-10 hour stretch at night, but it starts at 6:30pm. we may try and change that soon. :)
A typical day by time for eating/sleeping:

7am- Sarah wakes, eats and watches a show

7:30- Kai wakes stays quiet and just waits for me to come get him, Kai eats

8:30-10:30- Kai naps then eats

11- We do something active- walk, park day, errands

12-2 Kai naps then eats

12:30- Sarah eats lunch then goes down for a nap (if we're lucky) ranging from 1-2 hours

3- We go out again sometimes

6- eat dinner

6:30- Kai eats and goes down for bed, Sarah bath

7- Sarah in bed

7:30- After clean up- FREEDOM for Ed and I to do whatever. :)

Kai is such an easy baby!! We think it's a combo of being 2nd time parents, a boy, and hopefully we're doing something right! :) Kai is truly a joy! Sarah does great with him. We're loving his emerging personality. WE LOVE YOU KAI!

Some nicknames we call him: Boo boo, Poo poo, Kai Boo, Buddy and Mister.

Halloween weekend

Sarah standing at our door getting ready to trick-or-treat!

Last year we didn't get one trick-or-treater. This year...our neighborhood is awesome!! We ran out of candy about 30 minutes before kids were finishing. I was happy/sad to have all the candy gone. :)

^Kai didn't quite make it to trick or treating. So he and I went to a couple houses and then stayed home to pass out candy while Ed took Sarah around the neighborhood.

^She got the concept pretty well. :)

^Sydney and Austin joined us for the trick-or-treating.

^Kai as little Toto from the Wizard of Oz.

^Cutest little pup

^Ed and I started a tradition for our family to make homemade chili every Halloween.

^ And homemade doughnuts for dessert.

^Trial number one turned out pretty good, but we'll make some changes next year.

^This is how Sarah stayed occupied while we made doughnuts. :)

Until next year...

Halloween Party Day! 3 to be exact. :)

PARTY 1: The morning started off with a party at Kristen's with our Mother's group.

^Kristen always puts a lot of thought into her parties. Presentation of homemade chili, treats and caramel apples was great! The kids looked so cute!

Sarah was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Kai (waiting on a picture) was Toto.

PARTY 2: Sunnyvale Ward Party

^We went with a family theme and did our best with homemade costumes.

Me: Glinda the good witch- of course I didn't pick the ugly witch. :)

Ed: Tin Man

Sarah: Dorothy

Kai: Toto

^Our ward had a lot of fun games for the kids, doughnuts and trunk-or-treating. :)

PARTY 3: Harman's Haunted Halloween House!! (Costume Party)(I give credit to the Nash's for all of the game ideas! Thanks guys!!)

The party was pretty quick and low key. The costume part makes for such a fun party!! 4 of the girls at this party were pregnant!! :) Almost half! Way to go ladies (and gentlemen)! We'll start with costumes...

Eve & Sean: Prego cheerleader and Captain of the football team. :)

Liz & Brad: Jon & Kate+8- had to post all their pics ;)

Liz was picked best costume for the gals

^6 kids, 8 kids...we got the idea. ;)

^Jared & Tierney: Clark Kent (Superman) and Witch

^Maren & Ryan: Amelia Airheart & ?? Ryan was some biblical something?? :)

^Ben & Whitney: Pimp & Mistress- Ben won best costume for guys.

Connor & Mikila- Baker and Bun in the oven :)

Travis & Kate: Office fans...Jim Halpert & Pam Beesley Halpert with baby :)

^Brian & Lindsay: Cowboy and Pea with a pod. :)

Ed & I: Tinman and Glinda

After costume judging and mingling we played some games in 3 teams. Our first game was for each team to make the best mummy out of toilet paper.

^Team 2 won. Maren made a great mummy.

^Team 3 in 2nd. Well done Connor.

^Team 1 in 3rd. Well done Tierney.

SECOND game was a relay. First person ran down the street and back and then chugged a soda. (No pics yet) Second person had to eat 5 saltines and then blow a bubble with bubble gum.

^Liz. Yummy crackers! Team 2 won again!

^Eve. Team 1 in 3rd.

^Lindsey.Team 3 in 2nd.

^Sorry ladies! These pictures were too funny not to post. :)

^ It was hard to blow a bubble with a dry mouth!

Third part of the relay (not pictured yet) was third person having to run down the street and back with an egg on a spoon. Child games...SO FUN as adults! :)

THIRD GAME was for each team to find 5 gummyworms with teeth only in a pan of spaghetti.

^Ben representing team 1- 1st place.

^Ryan representing team 2- 2nd place.

^Brian representing team 3- 3rd place.

Last game was some Halloween trivia. These were the final numbers:

Team 1: Shafers, Kirk's & Harrison's- 3rd

Team 2: Laytons, Werner's & Baker's -1st

Team 3: Duke's, Drummond's & Harman's- 2nd

We had a lot of fun! Everyone brought a treat, Ed made some witches brew (Homemade rootbeer with dry ice), after games we watched a scary movie and called it a night. Thanks everyone for coming! We loved having you over!

Halloween week

Halloween week seemed to be a lot of stress for me! I was kind of in a funk, but somehow managed to make it through. :)

^My kids weren't really my stress for once. Aren't they cute in Kai's crib?

^ I also managed to get my cookie making on with Maren and Kristen one night and go to the temple with Ed one day. Both helped my mood. Next? Party day...

Park Day

^This is a random pic I threw in of Kai after church a week ago. So cute!

^For one of the park days our ward has we went to a pumpkin patch that is actually in a parking lot. If was fun for the kids. They had a little petting zoo. Sarah wasn't quite ready to hold the baby chicks.

^If you haven't heard, Sarah is having a rough time taking naps these days. If she falls asleep in the car, I pull in the garage, close the garage door, unbuckle her, open the car door and the door into my house and just wait to hear her wake up. It's the best we can do these days. :)

Pumpkin Festival 10/24/2009

After getting our family pictures taken we took some quick pics in transition and headed to the Pumpkin Festival in Half Moon Bay. It's a family tradition.

^Precious Kai

Sarah on the deck playing in the leaves.

^At the Pumpkin Festival we usually get lunch and stop in a couple booths to look at photography and crafts.

At the pumpkin patch after the festival

Although it makes for a long day, it's fun to be able to get out as a family and enjoy some time together.

Sister & Brother pics

Sarah is great with Kai. She asks to hold him every now and then and loves to help put his bink back in and read him stories. There are a lot of the same picture, but I love their faces in all of them. ;) Cute candids.

^The moments that make it all worth it!

^Sarah helping me at Costco on a rainy day.

^Sunday afternoon cuties

Kai at 3 months!

^Kai at 3 months! Starting to fill out. :)

He likes to imitate vowel sounds, and is getting super smiley.

^Kai usually eats at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 6:30pm and 3am. Sleepin ' good too.

^He is such a good boy! He very rarely cries. He waits for me to come and get him in his crib when he wakes. I can't tell if he's easier or if we're just more relaxed. :)

Randoms 10/7

^ Sarah can open doors. After looking for her this is where I found her one day. Sun bathing on the deck with Auz.

^Kai guy

^Yes, he's a sturdy fellow. :)

^Out a night early to celebrate Maren's b-day.

Haircuts for the kids!

Sarah is always begging for haircuts since she sees me do them so often.

^Sarah's hair straightened. Isn't it so cute and long?!

^Cute from the front. A little mullet-like in the back. :) That's okay. It's getting long and thick!

^I did a little trimming before Kai's blessing, but this was his first official haircut. Before shot.

^Before from behind

^After. So handsome!

^ I did it with him in the bumbo. Look at the amount of hair! That's a lot for a 3 month old! I used clippers and everything. Kai was a good sport.