Arizona

I realize it has been eons since I have posted anything, so I apologize. Kory's laptop broke a few weeks ago which means I now have to use the desktop in Isaac's room, which means I have to put him in the pack 'n play in my room which just causes more havoc. However, I did it today, so I am going to do the best I can with a little update. At the end of April I flew down to Arizona to hang out with my siblings and parents. Kory stayed home to work, we were sad to be there without him, but happy to visit the cousins!

Moving on, this is Kristy's bike and Isaac loved it, he even fell asleep. Sorry, you get to see the end result first. Oh well

I love the way he looks in this picture, like a little boy!

So Scot said, "Hey Monica, I think Isaac is putting rocks in his mouth." And I responded, "Nah, I think he's putting them in the dump truck." Turns out he was doing both. With more rocks in his mouth than the truck...

Kristy's sweet toy tunnel!

Isaac's first real haircut...we had Grandpa do it because I couldn't bare to shave his adorable hair. It did turn out a little choppy, but what can you expect when Isaac was turning his head like a madman!

Oh Isaac....

So I was doing some work in the kitchen, dishes I think, and I kind of forgot about Isaac because he was being so quiet. When I finally remembered to see what he was doing, I found that he had gotten into the trash can and found some very hard cornbread and was eating it. I couldn't help but laugh and then thank my lucky stars that it was cornbread and not chicken guts or something.

He loves going underneath the desks.

Again, I was busy and I turn around to find he had dumped his cereal all over the ground. If you know anything about baby cereal, it is extremely fine and flaky. In others words difficult to know if I had cleaned it all up and slippery.

He loves the refrigerator! I have found him eating cooked yams once, and another time I found him with an opened tupperware of a chicken sauce I had made. Oh, please note he is actually standing in the fridge.

I love this picture because he is totally sagging without even realizing it. Those jeans fit him, but because of the way he crawls, they get lower, and then when he stands up, he steps on the the bottom. I love it.

20's Murder Mystery

So thanks to our good friends Richie and Diana (in the picture above), we have now done 2 murder mystery parties. This one was set in the 1920's and we were all New Yorkers with accents, plus we dressed up in sweet costumes. And, we were all gangsters! It was such a fun night.

And thanks to Sophie, one of the most fashionable, sweet girls in the ward, I was able to wear a long string of pearls, a broach, and a headband with a flower. If you are in need of a fun night, that isn't just movie watching or regular games, try a murder mystery. It's fun to pretend to be someone else for a night, and to challenge yourself to talk with an accent. Plus you get to dress up, HELLO, it's fun!

Yoga

I know that I usually post pictures, but tonight the camera is in Isaac's room and I really don't feel like going in there while he is sleeping to get it. So instead I am going to put in my own little plug for Yoga.

First of all, let's go back 10 or more years, to my first yoga experience; Kristy and I went to LA Fitness to do a yoga class...and we were COMPLETELY ignorant of what exactly that meant. So when our instructor walked in, we both started laughing because he was the buffest (he had his shirt off), shortest Asian, with ridiculously long hair. And then the class started! We were asked to do some crazy positions that made Kristy and I lose our balance, and our composure. I am confident that we laughed at least 50% of the time.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago. I went to my first class of hot yoga, which pretty much means the room is between 80-90 degrees, and on top of that I grabbed a pilates mat, not a yoga mat. For those of you out there that don't know, there is a difference! Anyways, I was pushed beyond capacity to do and HOLD positions that were uncomfortable and that stretched me. WOW. At the end of the evening I was so sore, so stretched, and SO relaxed. It was one of the best, hardest work outs ever. So that's my new thing, hot yoga, on Monday nights. OH YEAH. Try it, you will be happy you did.

OH, and I forgot to mention that because of yoga I can now do a handstand. Yes, that's right, I have learned balance and strength and can do a handstand. WOOT WOOT.

Fun Pics....

This kid loves any type of ball. This was back in December some time, but still it demonstrates how this kid loves to play.

This was taken at Snowbird, we were getting ready to go swimming and Jane and Susan pulled out this cute robe to put him in to go swimming.

This was just yesterday...as in February 18. He discovered how to open drawers and started pulling out all my stuff. I wanted to take more pictures of him in action, however, the kid is a "HAM!!!" and wants to have his picture taken. If he sees the camera he looks and smiles and then crawls straight for it.

I was able to catch this picture before he realized that I had the camera, even though it wasn't the shot I wanted. Before this he had the phone up to his ear.

This was a President's day family activity. We went up to the Gallivan Center and skated. Isaac had fun watching with Grandma Susan. And did you notice the matching jackets? That was a complete accident. Kory had his jacket before he met me and I had mine before I met him. And then when Grammy bought him this jacket I didn't even realize it was the same as ours.

This was also just a couple of days ago. This is a new thing that Isaac likes to do, stand on anything and everything so he can reach higher. Something that I have yet to get a picture of is him standing on my feet to try and get at my food. Oh and Isaac is hilarious. He is a stinking garbage disposal. He will eat anything and everything. And if you are eating and he is not, he comes up to you and opens his mouth and makes noise until you put something in it.

Helping with the groceries!

Grandma Helen gave him a huge dog for Christmas and it has become his new love. He cuddles right up to it with his blanket and goes to sleep. And usually in the mornings he is playing with the dog when we go in to get him.

Cute cousins! This was from our Arizona trip...we went down there to be with my family for New Years and it was so fun. Isaac was so cute with all the cousins. Also it was very interesting to see how Isaac reacted to other little kids. He started making more "ga, da, ma" noises after being with them, and he crawled a lot more and quicker. I miss my family! It was so fun to be with them!

Almost Isaac's favorite toy! Anytime, and I mean ANYTIME Kory puts his computer down, Isaac races for it. And in this instance, Kory left it on his chair and Isaac found it and started banging on it. I love this kid!

Christmas in February...

Okay, so I know I haven't posted anything in a while, and I apologize! The holidays got me all out of wack and then came the decision about whether to continue working or not....things in general have just kept me from even wanting to look at or type on a computer. So again, sorry. But I am going to post a lot of pictures so you can see how my little boy has been growing up in a hurry. SLOW DOWN!

This picture was taken at the Christmas/staff party at the school where I worked for a while. I had to get a picture with Santa since I didn't know if Isaac would get another chance. Everyone at the party said how cute Isaac looked and how much of a "ham" he is. Look at that kid! Smiling at the camera (sort of), he loved it! He was waving his arms and bouncing around.

This picture is actually from the present opening in Arizona...a little out of order, but this one demonstrates how fun he was when he was opening presents. He wasn't shy at all and really went after the paper. Of course we had to help him a little getting it all off, but he could rip it...

Here's our little man, this was after our ward party and he was very happy. His face has been taking a beating this winter though...with all the drool, the second we step outside it gets chapped. Poor kid!

This was Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Hunsaker's. Every Christmas Eve they read Luke 2 and this year we happened to have Isaac so they wanted to act out the Christmas story. So Kory and I got to be Joseph and Mary. It was fun and Isaac did a good job sitting still for a short time. And then, right on cue, as soon as it was over he started wailing. He was so tired.

Isaac Growing

Isaac surprised us one day by being up on his hands and knees like this. He started doing this around the first week in November. He would wiggle, squirm, and try so hard to get his knees up under his body. When he would finally succeed he would get upset because he couldn't go anywhere!

So why does he have socks on in the bath? Well I have this routine of laying him on the counter and getting him undressed while the water is running. I was in a hurry this time because he was crying and I knew he would stop once in the water. So I hurried him into the water only to realize I forgot to take off his socks. Of course I couldn't take them off without first taking a picture!

Not long after he got up on his hands and knees we began to find him like this, halfway underneath the couch. Need I say, so cute?!

This is a funny picture I know, but he just looks so grown up and adorable. How else do I explain it except that he seems like he should be an old man, relaxing on the couch?

Know what else? I really should do a better job of keeping up on these blog posts because I could probably tell you a lot more about the little details right after they happen instead of giving the watered down version.