A Little Farm Fun

The day after Layton's birthday, we took a drive to Pasco, Washington to visit Grandpa Don while he was up there harvesting.  Grandma Barb took us to a harvest festival at a local farm.  It was a beautiful day and we went at the perfect time...it poured rain as we left.  Typical northwest weather right?



Layton and Chris in the straw maze.

He did surprising well.  All he really wanted to do was follow the other kids around.

 The real Thumper...really, would I lie?

Little kids are WAY more interesting than animals.



Checkin' out the baby calf.



Three goofy pumpkin heads.

 Darn it.  I forgot to rotate this one.  :(

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Layton's 1st Birthday!

It's been awhile and Layton's first birthday was in October, but it's a worthy occasion to blog about, even if it's old news.  We had a Monster Bash for Layton's birthday.  Lots of friends show up and Layton had a great time.  Here's a few photos of the festivities.

 Sorry it's sideways.  A monster joined the party.

 Grammy Carma and Layton

He gobbled his cake up!

Layton got this fun bean pit from Grandpa and Grandma Kasel.

Layton's First Haircut

Layton got his first haircut at the beginning of September.  (Sorry, I'm a little behind on the blog.)  We just kept him occupied with some Goldfish and Chris used his electric hair clippers.  After all his hair was cut, we decided we missed his long hair.  Oh well, it grows back and he is still super cute even with super short hair.

Before^

 He was growing a rat tail in the back.

After

This little boy of ours...

...is so sweet when he sleeps, we could stare at him for hours.

...loves to climb in the tubberware lids drawer.

...hates to wear hats.

...loves to climb in the fresh out of the dryer laundry and giggles when he does so.

...climbs on everything.

...eats corn on the cob double fisted.

...has an awesome new play area.

...does laundry.

...climbs up stairs.

...walks like a champ!

Silly Boy

I either have a dentist or a pilot on my hands...

Layton Walks! (sort of)

Ladies and Gents...we are getting closer to the drunken sailor walk. Heres a video of our sweet guy doing his thing. Plus a bonus video of Layton finding his favorite thing-my makeup basket. (Yes, I like to get ready on the floor)

Consider yourself lucky!

Layton Bug is 9 months!

Layton's stats at 9 months:

Weight: 21 lbs
Length: 29 1/4 inches
Head: 44 cm
Layton has two teeth on the bottom and two teeth on the top are poking through. He crawls like a speed racer and stands up on everything. He really loves to crawl on mommy and daddy when they are laying on the floor. Everyone must share their food and drinks with him or he will get very upset. Layton is good to his mommy and daddy and sleeps through the night and routinely wakes up at 7 am. He loves to get into everything! His favorites are daddy's nightstand, mommy's makeup basket, and the pantry.

What Laytons eaten:
dirt
rocks
toilet paper
petroleum jelly (yikes)
credit card bill
newspaper
leaves
grass
anything on the floor

Oh no! Time to baby proof the drawers!

Layton is such a good kiddo when I lay him down to bed. He loves to giggle and bounce on the mattress.

He chases the vaccum where ever it goes...

and the mop...

Layton's jibber jabber

Uh Oh, spilt daddy's water cup

Layton loves the pantry!