New Year....New Post

It has been quite some time since I lasted posted. I thought I would write a quick update on our lives for the last couple of months. We enjoyed the holiday season. We spent Thanksgiving with the Grants. All eight of Jake's siblings and their families were able to come to Cedar City for Thanksgiving. We enjoyed various activities such as movies, games, and of course....food! It was so fun to be able to be together with the entire family. Jake's parents have been called to serve a mission in Croatia starting on June 21, 2014. We are really excited for them and this opportunity. This past Thanksgiving was the last Thanksgiving everyone will spend together in quite some time. We then spent Christmas with the Garretts. Once again we enjoyed movies, parties, ice skating, and once again....food!  Jake spoiled me for Christmas, and of course we spoiled Kason. I know Kason was too young to appreciate any of the presents, we still had fun buying him things and setting them out on Christmas Eve. However, Kason did enjoy unwrapping presents, he enjoyed looking at and playing with all of the pretty paper and bows.

Jake finished up another semester at SUU in accounting. He did really well in all of classes even though we had quite a bit going on in our lives during the last semester. I am so proud of him and all he has accomplished! He worked hard to stay on top of his classes while we were up north for Kason's appointments and surgery. He has started a new semester and is getting closer to graduating next December. He also just accepted an eight week internship with Deloitte in Las Vegas, Nevada! We will be moving down there this summer. I am so proud of him! Jake was also released from his calling a week or so ago. He was released as the 2nd counselor in the YSA 13th ward. Jake did a great job in his calling and I think we are both going to miss the YSA ward a little bit. Although, we are excited to start attending our new ward next week.

I have been busy staying at home and taking care of Kason. He is definitely an energetic little guy. He already has so much personality.  He is not one for snuggling and cuddling anymore. When he is awake he wants to be looking around and seeing what is going on.  He takes quite a bit of entertaining. He is so interactive and happy, he just wants to be talked to and smiled at all of the time. It is hard to get anything done when a cute little guy such as himself wants my attention. During his naps I try to get some cleaning or laundry done, I also enjoy scrapbooking and crafting during that time as well.

Kason is doing so great. He has adjusted to his helmet, and we discovered he is so used to it that he actually sleeps better with it on! He has started eating rice cereal as well as fruits and veggies. He enjoys those quite a bit! He has also started sleeping through the night consistently....hooray! We have also discovered that Kason is a water baby. We have taken him to the swimming pool twice now and both times he has loved it! He splashes and plays and cries when we get out. We are pretty excited that he likes the water, since both us enjoy it as well.  Kason is his usual happy, smiley self.  He loves to play and giggle. He is such a happy baby, I love it! I think I have one of the cutest kids around, I know, I know, I have to say that because I am his mom, but it is true!

Enjoying the swimming pool together

Enjoying ice skating as a family

Kason on November 22, 2013- One month Post-Op