The Dahl Family: June 2008

Thursday, June 26, 2008

SUMMER SO FAR . . .

This summer has been pretty basic . . . but fun and definitely VERY HOT!!! Here's a few pictures of what we've been up to so far!

SWIMMING AT GRANDMA'S
What would we do without the kiddie pool???

LOTS OF BABY SMILES . . .
Dax already loves his brothers and it doesn't take much for them to get him to SMILE!

RADISHES
(the first thing to be able to eat from the garden)

RELAXING . . .
"My 3 sons" :)

YUMMY . . .
Drinking out of the Nemo sprinkler

Friday, June 20, 2008

ALLERGIES SUCK

So today was a bad day for Mason with his allergies. Actually we were playing outside all morning and then all of the sudden he came in whining and rubbing his eyes. His eyes were so red and almost swollen shut. Poor little guy! So mom came to the rescue with benadryl and a cool wash cloth and this was the result! He fell asleep with the wet washcloth over his eyes . . . hopefully he feels better when he wakes up :)

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

BELATED FATHERS DAY

Fathers day was a great day at our house! The morning started out with the traditional fathers day breakfast of biscuits & gravy with scrambled eggs. YUM . Then we headed for the park to feed the ducks and have a picnic. After the boys naps we headed over to Kasey's Grandparents and had dinner with the family. The boys had a blast playing on the slide and I tried desperately to get a good fathers day picture but with Mason being in a silly mood this is the best we got!

I did want to say how much we love Kasey. He is the best dad ever. I don't know what I would do without him. He takes every spare minute from the time he gets home until the boys go to bed to play with and take care of them! They just adore him and try to be like him in every way. We love you daddy!

8 WEEKS OLD . . .ALREADY???

It seems crazy to me, but yes Dax is 8 weeks old today! He is the sweetest and best baby! He is getting into a pretty good routine, and boy do I love a good routine when it comes to my kids! He has a good 5 hour span of uninterrupted sleep every night and is finally spacing out his feedings during the day so mom can actually get a few things done! Although some days I still just hold him and do nothing :) He is getting to be quite a chunk and is smiling more and more everyday!

Saturday, June 14, 2008

BEST BUDDIES

Most of the time anyway :) Even after all of the hitting, kicking, biting, screaming, shoving, wrestling and so forth . . . they never seem to want to be very far from one another! I have always hoped ( and still do ) that having them so close together will help ensure them to be the best of friends, but I have a feeling we are going to experience both sides of the spectrum! But hey, what's a little fighting between two siblings gonna hurt? I mean really, I remember my brother just wailing on us girls and we still love each other :) Anyway, I'm not sure why I went off on this subject because I really just wanted to show everyone the most recent pictures of my "big boys" being best buddies!

Bathtime!!!

Movie Time!!!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO . . .

It's been a little while since I've done a post and I was looking through my camera at some pictures I have taken over the past few weeks and thought I should update on the random things in our lives! So a couple weekends ago Mase and Griff stayed the weekend at my parents, better known as grammy kim and papa norm. It was a much needed weekend for us and the kids had a blast! Mason finally decided that he was brave enough to ride the horse and so after I'm sure dozens of "grammy I want to ride the horse" they finally decided to give it a shot. Much to my parents surprise ( and mine and anyone else who knows my little mase who seems to be scared of everything :) He got right on with no concerns at all! What a brave little guy after all! And of course Griff will do anything that his older brother does so he had to have a turn too!

Believe it or not, I actually got something done while the kids were gone ( Thanks to my wonderful mother-in-law who helped out with Daxon in between feedings! We have a big walkout area from the back of our house (out of the basement) that needed some major TLC so I headed to the garden center and after spending a small fortune . . . who knew plants could cost so much??? I finally got it looking beautiful ( sorry the pictures didn't turn out to great so I won't post them!) Kasey also got a lot done in the yard so hopefully we will be able to get grass sometime soon!

I was noticing this weekend how BIG Daxon is getting! They grow up so fast . . . it makes me kinda sad! He has already outgrown the newborn diapers (and the 1-2 size is getting a little snug) and is wearing 3-6 month clothes! I don't know why I am surprised since the other 2 were the same way . . . but here is a funny picture of Dax and his chubby cheeks!

"MASON SAYS"

*The other day Mason had an itch on the back of his knee and he said "my LEG-PIT itches"

*Basagna = Lasagna

*Hot Mustard = Blockbuster

*Mason went to the doctor for his allergies where he informed the doc "the WHEATS been KILLIN my eyes!"

*Magoon = Lagoon

*Bikini = Zuchini

* 08/29 - While filling out a questionaire with Mason for his preschool class I asked him what his favorite food was. He pondered for a minute and then replied "junk"! (Any sort of sugary treat is known as junk at our house)

*Feb 14/09 - From the moment Mason wakes up he is asking "mom, can I play with Garrett?" This is his best buddy next door and I think he dreams about the kid :)

* When Mason's clothes are inside out and he wants them fixed he'll say "mom, will you make my shirt outside out?"

*October - The other day I got a phone call from the school saying Mason is sick and to come pick him up. On the ride home I discovered that he was HUNGRY, not sick and wanted to come home and eat!

"GRIFFIN SAYS"

*Griffs favorite way to get what he wants after being told NO is to very loudly yell . . . " I W-A-N-T TO" over and over again. Just the way he says it makes me laugh!

*Hamma = Grandma

*I went in to get Griff up from his nap and was wearing a yellow shirt. He looked at me and exclaimed "BUS!!!" (He associates anything yellow with a bus . . . )

* August 11 - Griffin had his 2 year checkup. He weighed 27 pounds 14 ounces (60%) and was 35 inches tall (25%)

*Lately whenever Kasey or I does something that makes Griffin happy he says "I wuv you sooo much!" It just melts my heart!

*"I do it MYSELF" is the latest saying of Griffins. He is becoming quite independent these days!

*Jan 6 - Griff is walking around the house with his flip flops on saying, "I got my sip sops on . . . my feet are cold!"

*Feb 14 - Griffs latest sayings are "no way jose" which he often times says over and over while laying in his crib. The other one is "yes -siree bob"

*April 26 - While pretending to be my doctor today griff said "mom, I am the fixer guy and I'm gonna check your heart beep!"

*September - The other day Griff came up to me and said "mom, my feet are dizzy." This is what he tells me anytime they fall asleep!

"DAXON DOES"

*June 23 - Daxon had his 2 month checkup. He weighed 13 pounds 1 ounce (80%) and was 23 inches long (50%). He is now sleeping through the night! He goes to bed at 11:00 and sleeps until 6:00. Then he eats and goes back to sleep until 10:30! YEA!

*July 13 Dax had his blessing. He was blessed by his grandpa Norm and made it through without crying!

* July 27 - Dax moved into his own room and into his "big crib!"

*July 29 - Dax discovered that he can grab things . . . he was sitting in his bouncy seat with his toy bar over him, when I heard the music go off about 3 times in a row. He had figured out how to pull on the toy and make it play music!

*August 22 - Dax is 4 months! He went to his 4 month checkup and looks great! He weighed 16 pounds (75%), and was 26 inches long (85%) . . . the doc estimated him to end up around 6'4 or6'5!

*August 28 - Dax rolled over ! I was so surprised and excited that I thought it just might of been on accident . . . but it wasn't. He has been doing it ever since!

*October 1 - Daxon now has his first 2 teeth . . . and he bites! We might have to start trying a bottle :)

*November 14 - Dax has pretty much mastered sitting up. He still topples over every now and then, but it doesn't seem to bother him!

*Daxon started waving bye bye at 7 1/2 months . . . such a smartie!

*Feb 14 -Dax can now get from laying down to sitting up . . . so usually he will sit right up when I put him in his crib for a nap, and when I go in to check on him, he has fallen asleep folded over in half! He can also do a mad army crawl and is getting into EVERYTHING!

*April 24 - Dax had his 1 year checkup today. He weighs 20 lbs. 6 oz (15%), is 40% for heigth, and has a huge head (90%). He is now pulling up on things and I often find him standing up in his crib when I get him from his naps!

*May 10 - I woke up this morning (mothers day) to hearing Dax say "mama . . . mama" over the moniter. I would say It was the perfect mothers day present!

*May 11 - Dax got tubes. Pretty easy (although so sad coming out of anesthesia) and yea for no more ear infections!

*May 30 - Dax said his first word (other than mama and dada) He has been waving bye bye for awhile, but today while waving he said bu ba. He now says it all the time and is so proud of himself!

*July 28 - Dax had his 15 month check up today. He weighed 22 pounds 13 ounces (25%) and was 60% in lenghth. He still has a big head at 95%! He is starting to take a few steps, but wants no help and will just sit down when we try to get him to do it!

*August - Dax finally decided to walk at almost 16 months. He went from crawling to basically running like a drunk all around the house.

*October 21 - Dax will be 18 months tomorrow and is seeming less and less like a baby every day. He says a few words now including Dada, Ma, cracker, all gone, grandpa and dog.