Easter 2012

I got to host Easter at our house this year! It was such a warm sunny day and nice to be together outside!

Notice the little boy "attached" to my hip in our family picture.




Stacey, Alyssa, Chilan, Sarah

Our funny family photo. Who dares take away the Cozy Coupe from a content child?

Grammy and Papa with 8 of their 9 grandchildren (Jack was sleeping). Wait-correction, Wesley makes that count 10. :)

Once Layton realized there was candy in the eggs he had no interest in finding anymore.

Easter morning

Layton at 18 Months

Layton just amazes me more an more every day. I can't get enough of his sweet little giggles and goofy personality. He's grown so much, yet is still my baby. I'll be a sad sad panda when he no longer wants to give his mommy loves and kisses.

Layton has started saying a few more new words including juice, shoe, hi, owie, mine and more. When things are hot he says "hot" and blows. He says "uck" when he is stuck, wants something off (like clothes), or when his hands are yucky. His "no" has turned into "no-no" which is hilarious to hear.

We got crazy boy a small play set thinking it would release some of that energy he has. He makes an "uh uh uh" sound signaling to us that he is about to go down the slide. We must count to three and cheer when he lands. He loves the attention.

When any music comes on he wiggles and dances and will also clap and wave if that's what the people on t.v. are doing.

I tend to move the furniture around a lot and Layton will get extremely upset if I don't put him on the chair or couch that I am moving so he can get a ride.

Bath times are no longer fun, but more of torture unless they are taken with mommy. Running around naked after bath time is still a blast though.

His "loves" have become even more "lovey". He will give kisses when asked and sometimes randomly smacks his lips when he would like a kiss. He gives hugs, lays his head on you, and "pats". I can't get enough of this...~Layton-don't.ever.stop loving please.~

Doing farm chores with Grandpa Don is one of his favorite things to do. He has a perma grin when riding on the mule, wind blowing through his hair. He now says "quack, quack" when he sees the ducks, "moo" when they drive my the cows and of course, still pants when he sees a dog!

He catches on to things quickly and is always by our sides "helping" whether it be staining the fence, trimming the bushes, emptying the dishwasher, or doing laundry.

Oh Layton, you are such a wonderful boy!

Here's some shots of Layton from tonight. We had to put the lamp on the ground because he kept pulling the cord up and walking under it to get behind the table.

In the first video he is waving to the people on "The Voice" and in the second video, all I can get is a "hi" out of him. :)

Spring Break-The Kasel Way

Don and Barb treated us to a trip to Florida over spring break. Such a fun experience! I was extremely worried about Layton on the flight, which was about 5 hours. On the first flight to Denver, Layton threw up ALL over Chris. Poor Chris and poor kiddo. On the plus side, Chris got an awesome "Colorado" shirt as a souvenir. The next flight to Orlando, we knew what to expect and caught Layton's puke in the barf bag.

We got into Orlando late and stayed at a hotel. We spent two days at Disney, visiting Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. Layton did A-MAZ-ING. It was crazy how well he did for not getting an adequate amount of sleep. Actually, he did better than I did. ;) Layton was able to ride on a considerate amount of rides and his favorite was "It's a Small World". He would ohh and ahh and point. It just made the whole trip worth it.

After exploring Disney we traveled to Ocala to visit Chris' grandpa and Fran. It was nice to see them and I even had the chance to read a whole book! (Never happens.) We visited a drag racing museum, Silver Springs Park, and ventured to Daytona beach.

Before heading back to Idaho, we made one last stop to Universal Studios which was probably my favorite out of all the amusement parks.

On the flight back, we were prepared and gave Layton some Dramamine so he slept a majority of the time (and no more puke!)

Grandpa Don and Layton at Magic Kingdom

Admiring the fish at Animal Kingdom.

We stopped at a blueberry patch in Ocala on our way home from the musuem. We were about a week early so some of the berries weren't quite ripe but still delish. Layton ate way more than he contributed to the bucket.

Daytona Beach-Layton was a little curious of it all at first but warmed up quickly when we started making sand castles. This was by far my favorite day. We were just able to relax without worrying about crowds or long lines. :) A fierce storm came through, forcing us to leave early. We didn't even make it back to the car without getting soaked. It was crazy weather!

Don, Chris

Galen, Layton, Grandpa Dick, Ben

Finishing off a night at Universal with a butterbeer mustache. (Mind you it's probably close to 10pm at this point and this kid had one nap. Crazy how happy he still was!)