connor & mason

boys will be boys

2010-10-13T17:04:00.004-05:00

This is obviously from a while back, but i just thought these pictures were so funny...

happy 3rd birthday to Evelyn!

2010-08-17T22:48:00.008-05:00

Evelyn had her birthday party at Deanna Rose this year, it was a blast! Connor was catching fish left and right and Mason loved looking at all the animals.

The cake

FishingMy favorite picture, Connor and Mason wearing favors from the party!

happy birthday to Kevin!

2010-08-17T22:35:00.004-05:00

Daddy and Connor
Self timer not working
My boys

Kevin's surgery

2010-08-17T22:29:00.003-05:00

Had to throw in a pic of Kevin after his surgery back in April. Thank goodness that's over!

first tooth!

2010-08-17T22:22:00.001-05:00

First tooth at 6 months

now and then

2010-08-17T21:47:00.005-05:00

Both almost 6 months old

happy 3rd birthday to Connor!

2010-08-17T21:28:00.005-05:00

Ok, I'm backtracking a little. Connor turned 3 at the end of March and had his birthday party at the Blue Valley Rec Center, just one of several parties. At the end of the party the birthday boy gets to sit in the middle of the parachute while everyone else spins him around. He wasn't quite sure what to make of that one!

Enjoying his cake!
Jumping!Inside the parachute

Riding on top

Opening a present, lots of fun in the box!Cool present from Mamo!

learning to sit up!

2010-04-26T15:39:00.002-05:00

i'm 6 months now!

2010-04-26T15:32:00.002-05:00

Ok, 6 months have passed, time to start blogging again! Here is the latest look at Mason, 2 new teeth and starting to sit up on his own. 6 month checkup gave us the following stats: 17.6 pounds ( 50%), 28 inches (97%). Doing great!

trip to see Santa

2009-12-18T16:28:00.001-06:00

Connor wasn't having it again this year, apparently Santa is too scary. We ended up all getting in the picture, once I get the picture scanned in I'll post it. It's pretty funny, we almost used it as our Christmas card --ha!

Connor - 2 1/2

2009-12-18T15:59:00.000-06:00

Mason - 8 weeks

2009-12-18T15:22:00.003-06:00

pics of the boys

2009-12-18T14:50:00.003-06:00

Mason Dean has arrived!

2009-11-17T22:37:00.002-06:00

Mason arrived on October 15th at 8:52 AM. He weighed 8 pounds 2 oz and was 19.25 inches long. Connor still doesn't know what to think, but has taken a liking to the little guy!

buckets of fun

2009-10-14T16:42:00.005-05:00

A few weeks ago Connor and our neighbor Payton had fun playing in some buckets that we have. Who knew a bucket could be so much fun!?

big boy bed

2009-07-29T11:44:00.011-05:00

Finally, a big boy bed! We bought bunk beds but are just using the top bunk for now. He was very excited to see it after all the talk.

Happy boy.

Getting ready for bed.

Reading before bed (notice the book is upside down).

Connor this morning after sleeping all night in his big boy bed!

the evolution of a swing set

2009-07-29T09:36:00.001-05:00

Connor asked to get his "work clothes" on, then headed out back on his 4-wheeler to start helping build the swing set.

2009-07-29T09:35:00.002-05:00

It pretty much took Kevin, his dad and my dad (and Connor) all weekend to build this monster. They started out with 5 huge boxes,and a 68 page manual.

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Connor needed to take a break. He was working pretty hard.

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Getting closer!

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Voila! We have one happy boy!

2009-07-29T09:11:00.004-05:00

Thank you daddy, papa and bumpa!

Hannah comes to visit

2009-07-21T22:41:00.006-05:00

The Storey's and the Breidenthal's came over Friday night for dins at our new place. Hannah and Connor cooperated for a few pics, until Hannah started druleing on Connor. He must have liked it though because he's still talking about it today. :)

slumber party with Evelyn

2009-05-20T21:06:00.005-05:00

Evelyn had her first slumber party at our house last weekend. We had fun playing in the bounce around, playing in sleeping bags and taking a bath. Can't wait for her to come over again!

happy birthday to Kevin

2009-05-20T20:41:00.004-05:00

Ok, I am a little late posting these pics, but here are some from Kevin's b-day. We had fun with cousin Evelyn, Suz, John, Nana and Bumpa, then C and dad ended the day relaxing outside. Connor loves to put his hands behind his head, he does this in the car, on the couch, just about anywhere! He's an old man at heart. Happy b-day dad!!

Connor riding his bike

2009-05-15T09:36:00.004-05:00

Connor can pedal his bike so well, it's so fun to watch him!

connor finally gets dirty

2009-04-22T21:15:00.006-05:00

Connor finally gets messy! This poor cupcake was demolished but he enjoyed every bite.

new t-shirt

2009-03-31T22:25:00.000-05:00

Connor got this cool new t-shirt for his birthday! :)

more b-day fun

2009-03-30T22:20:00.009-05:00

Cookie cake, cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles and presents doesn't get much better than this!

Connor turns 2!!

2009-03-30T21:57:00.007-05:00

We can't believe our baby is 2, he is growing up so fast! One of the first things he said when I went into his room that morning was "cookie cake!" and "happy birthday to Connor" so he's starting to get the hang of this birthday thing. He woke up to jumper #1 on his b-day, which was a complete pain to blow up! He loved it, but it wasn't quite big enough for Kevin so we traded up for jumper #2 -ha, just kidding. Needless to say, Connor loves it and we have to jump on the "trampoline" a lot. We had a nice party where he was able to play with cousins Luke, Kyle and Evelyn. All in all a good day!

I can count to ten!

2009-03-02T20:56:00.001-06:00

Connor can count to ten (although 9 and 10 are pretty quiet)!

baby hannah

2009-02-06T22:51:00.006-06:00

Congrats to Janet and John on the arrival of baby Hannah last week! She is absolutely perfect, we are so happy for them all!

the boys

2009-02-06T22:38:00.006-06:00

The boys spent the night a couple weeks ago and Connor LOVED having Luke read Green Eggs and Ham to him over and over! C just loves hanging out with these two, he was so excited the next morning when they were still here. :)

cowboy binski

2009-02-06T22:34:00.004-06:00

We were out at the Legends and Connor rode the bucking bronco, ok maybe not so much bucking, but cute nonetheless.

nana's b-day

2009-02-06T22:27:00.003-06:00

We had a birthday celebration over at Suzie's a couple weeks ago for my mom's b-day. I especially like the picture of Connor practically spitting on the cake.

fun in my fort

2009-01-26T21:22:00.002-06:00

little people

2009-01-26T21:15:00.002-06:00

Bubba is OBSESSED with Little People (the cartoon) and this is what he looks like while he's watching one of the videos. It's so funny, he won't pay any attention to you at all.

fun with mr. potato head

2009-01-26T21:07:00.003-06:00

Connor wishes that he was Mr. Potato Head.

new play table

2009-01-26T20:57:00.005-06:00

Kevin built this great new play table for Connor. It will even have some awesome storage drawers too. Connor loves it, he can even sit and crawl on it which he LOVES. Thanks Daddy!

now and then

2008-12-29T21:39:00.002-06:00

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-29T21:12:00.009-06:00

We had a wonderful Christmas! Connor still doesn't quite get it, but he did say "Santa bring toys" quite a bit. Next year should be a lot of fun for him! He made out like a bandit, we've practically grown out of house and home, but it was so fun watching him open everything. He loves his new art board, tool bench and new Thomas bike. :)

fun with dad!

2008-12-29T21:03:00.004-06:00

Kevin and Connor showing off their new tricks (and tee's). I think they may be joining the circus here shortly!

Christmas Eve fun!

2008-12-29T20:37:00.007-06:00

We spent Christmas Eve at my sister's house and Connor and Evelyn had a blast together. Evelyn shared her kitchen and baby stroller, Connor shared his tool bench and they ended the evening jumping in Evelyn's bed. Doesn't get any better than that!

i like my oreos!

2008-12-15T22:28:00.001-06:00

our visit to santa

2008-12-15T22:22:00.006-06:00

Connor wasn't too keen on visiting santa this year. He seemed to do fine though once I sat there with him. He was OBSESSED with the giant snowman that was hanging out over by santa and the reindeer and followed him throughout the store. Pretty funny.

ready for winter

2008-12-10T21:46:00.001-06:00

Connor wouldn't wear this hat all summer but now that it's freezing out it's the only hat he wants to wear. Go figure.

thanksgiving 2008

2008-12-10T21:39:00.003-06:00

We don't have a lot of pictures from Thanksgiving this year but here's one of Kevin's turkey. It was delicious!

all my guys

2008-12-10T21:31:00.004-06:00

Connor loves to play in his crib these days, jumping, dancing, and he HAS to have all of his guys in there with him. I've been lucky enough to be invited in as well. :)

the Hef's

2008-12-10T21:25:00.004-06:00

We had the boys spend the night a couple weeks ago and finally got a picture of the three of them in their matching robes. Too cute!

oldie but a goodie

2008-11-12T16:09:00.001-06:00

I found this picture on my computer at work and couldn't stop laughing. Look how small everyone was! Oh, we've come so far...

checking out the Target toys catalog...

2008-11-05T20:24:00.002-06:00

He really liked looking at the bikes!

halloween

2008-11-04T22:14:00.008-06:00

Connor had a great Halloween this year despite a rough start. We went over to Anut Kyra's for dinner and trick-or-treating and all was good until we tried to put on his pants. He wasn't a big fan of his monkey costume as you can see in the first picture! We took a gradual approach to putting on his costume, first the pants, next the jacket then finally got the hood up. Whooo hoo! He seemed to get the hang of trick-or-treating pretty easily, although once people gave him candy he wanted to go into their house and hang out. All in all he was a happy boy with his candy. :)

trip to Parsons

2008-10-29T22:12:00.007-05:00

Sunday we went to Parsons, KS to celebrate Uncle David and Uncle Tony's birthdays and to see new baby Lucy. Kevin's cousin Gina lives out in the country with a horse, a pony, chickens and dogs that kept the boys entertained all afternoon. Connor even tried riding the horse!

trip to Louisburg

2008-10-29T22:03:00.005-05:00

Nana and Bumpa came over the other weekend and took Connor and I up to the Louisburg Cider Mill for donuts, hot cider and of course to see the pumpkins. Connor had a great time climbing on the hay stacks and watching the apples get sprayed down.

cute in my jean jacket and robe!

2008-10-29T21:57:00.003-05:00

gym for me

2008-10-17T15:45:00.002-05:00

The Lenexa Community Center has kind of an open gym called 'Gym for Me' for a couple hours on Monday's and Wednesday's so Connor and Kevin tried it out this week. Connor enjoyed playing in the cars and out on the playground (he's so serious in all these pictures!).

pumpkin patch

2008-10-17T15:34:00.008-05:00

We went out to Suburban last weekend to go the pumpkin patch and find some mums. Connor had fun playing in the little house and throwing some beat up pumpkins out the window (nice). Although he had even more fun finding every running fountain in the store and getting completely soaked. The picture doesn't even do it justice (see the last picture). His face lit up every time he saw running water!

my new horse

2008-10-17T15:27:00.004-05:00

The original Bumpa surprised Evelyn and Connor with a rocking horse that he made for each them. They both had fun riding, getting on and off, riding, getting on and off... Connor hasn't stopped talking about it either, he constantly says "Bumpa, horse (pronounced hooorseeeeee)" whenever he sees it or plays on it.

at the park with the smith's

2008-10-17T15:20:00.004-05:00

The Smith's came in town last weekend and we were able to meet up with them Saturday morning at the park. It was a beautiful day out and the kids were playing hard. They both loved the riding toys, ESPECIALLY the elephant/car (we were not sure what the heck it was). Some tears were shed when they had to take turns. :)

storey stampede

2008-10-17T15:10:00.003-05:00

We are a little late posting this, but Connor and I joined the Storey Stampede a couple weekends ago for the Memory Walk. Connor was happy eating snacks and riding in his stroller.

too funny...

2008-10-09T16:56:00.008-05:00

I was on Cassie's blog and had to try out some pictures of Connor on Yearbook Yourself. Too funny...

i'm 18 months!

2008-10-01T21:49:00.005-05:00

Man, he's growing up so fast! We had his 18 month appointment on Monday, here are his stats: height 33.5 (80%), weight 23 pounds 10 ounces (25%).

Here are some pictures of c-man at the playground. He looks like such a grown up in the first picture!

wedding pictures

2008-10-01T20:56:00.002-05:00

We finally did it! There are too many pictures to post so I'm just putting links to pictures we've received so far. If anyone else has some pictures you could send our way we would love to see them. :)

http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=583201221927715393/l=427296113/g=19760544/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB
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some rehearsal dinner pics

2008-09-26T22:47:00.004-05:00

Finally getting around to posting some pics from the wedding. :)

i love my shiny shoes

2008-09-26T22:09:00.004-05:00

Connor ended up loving his shiny shoes that he wore for the wedding. He's even worn them a couple times since. Big change considering all the tears he shed when we made him try them on over and over.

ketchup is good...

2008-09-01T21:05:00.005-05:00

This was a couple months ago, but one day Connor decided to dump his ketchup all over himself and seemed to be very proud of it.

i like my helmet

2008-09-01T20:47:00.008-05:00

We have really been able to take advantage of the bike trailer that Kyra and Kevin gave to us now that Luke and Kyle are too big for it. Connor loves to ride up to the playground in it and has become quite the safety advocate. He pats his head if he's on a bike without his helmet. :)

scary face

2008-09-01T20:36:00.003-05:00

Connor will make a scary face for you if you ask, it's so cute. We caught him with his eyes partially closed in the second picture but you get the idea.

hangin' out

2008-08-20T09:47:00.005-05:00

Sorry everyone for being sooo bad about updating the blog. It's been crazy in our world for the last couple months planning this wedding. :) Here are some pics of Connor and Evelyn from last Saturday, Suzie and my mom watched C-man while Kevin and I went to Kelli's wedding. He had a blast at the park that they have in their neighborhood! Wedding was fabulous! I'll get more pictures up soon!

tube time part 2

2008-06-26T11:15:00.003-05:00

We made it thru the surgery just fine, he wasn't very happy when he woke up but seems to be doing just fine now. Here are a couple pics of him while we were waiting to be called back. He loved driving the boat!

happy father's day!

2008-06-25T22:58:00.005-05:00

We had everyone over to our place for Father's Day. Kevin had a nice day of relaxing and hanging out with his buddy Connor. It was a pretty good day!

tube time

2008-06-25T22:54:00.002-05:00

Bubba is getting tubes tomorrow morning, we'll update the blog tomorrow and let everyone know how he's doing.

Evelyn turns 1!

2008-06-25T22:27:00.008-05:00

We went to Evelyn's first birthday party a couple weeks ago. She absolutely loved her chocolate cake! Suzie had all kinds of activities set up at the park down the street in her neighborhood. Connor had a blast and fell asleep on the way home.

deanna rose

2008-06-04T22:52:00.005-05:00

We went to Deanna Rose this weekend, Connor really liked the goats! Then we headed to cousin Luke's baseball game where he scored the first run of the season! Connor was more interested in having Kevin pour water on his head. Oh, how easy it is to entertain a 14 month old!

we're walking!

2008-06-04T22:46:00.003-05:00

Well, we have sort of been walking for a while, but he's taking off more and more by himself these days.

Memorial Day weekend

2008-06-04T22:15:00.011-05:00

We headed to Arkansas over Memorial Day weekend to celebrate my grandmother's 80th birthday and my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary. Thanks to my grandparents and Uncle Don and Aunt Cissy for hosting, we had a great time! Swimming, golfing, singing karakoe (yes Kevin and I participated in this!). The kiddos had fun dancing and staying up until 10 PM on Saturday night! The place we stayed at had a huge bear in front of it, we thought this picture was pretty funny. :)

hives

2008-06-04T22:08:00.003-05:00

Poor bubba broke out in hives a couple weeks ago. Our doctor isn't sure if they were from a virus that caused his ear infection or if he takes after me and is allergic to penicillin. They lasted for about a week, then came back randomly for a while.

Becky's getting married!

2008-06-04T21:57:00.004-05:00

We had a surprise bridal shower at Bunko for Becky a couple weeks a couple weeks ago. She is marrying John this weekend, 6-7-08. The bachelorette party was last weekend, we had a nice dinner then out for drinks! We all had a great time and are so excited for Becky and John!!

watering the plants

2008-06-04T21:40:00.006-05:00

Connor is obsessed with 3 things, going outside, shoes, and watering the plants and flowers. Ok, maybe 4 things, grapes too. He absolutely loves the hose. Just about every time we go outside, he goes straight for the hose and whines until he can water a tree or plant. Lately he's been trying to drink the water too. Pretty comical!

fun at the park

2008-06-04T21:25:00.006-05:00

We went up to the Turkey Creek festival a couple weeks ago with Jennifer, Kelli and Mandi's daughter Delani to see Kerri and Alexia at their booth. It turned out to be a beautiful day, they have an animal farm for the kiddos then they played on one of the playgrounds. Connor shared a grilled cheese with Delani afterwards, he was in heaven! People actually asked us if they were twins at the restaurant, it was cute.

more fun pics...

2008-05-12T22:58:00.008-05:00

More fun pictures... Kevin is making me post the one of Connor and I from a couple months ago. Here you go... :)

happy mother's day!

2008-05-12T22:34:00.009-05:00

We had a really busy Mother's Day this year, celebrating just about all day long! We had an amazing lunch over at the Floyd's to celebrate with Karen, Kyra and Holly, then headed home to celebrate with my mom and Suzie.

It's hard to believe this is Suzie's first Mother's Day, it seems like Evelyn has been around a lot longer than that! Connor had fun hanging out with cousins Luke, Kyle and Evelyn and was exhausted by the end of the day! Evelyn and Connor had fun watching Kevin grill up some kabobs for everyone (which were WONDERFUL, thank you!) while John and Bumpa kept them entertained! All in all a VERY good day! :)

wearin' my hat

2008-05-12T22:24:00.007-05:00

Uncle Kevin and Aunt Kyra gave Connor one of Kyle's KU hats that doesn't fit anymore. He actually likes wearing it and keeps it on his head for quite a while. He looks like such a grown up little guy in his hat!

chhhhhheeeeeeessseeeee!

2008-05-12T22:14:00.003-05:00

Connor loves to pose for the camera and say cheese...

playing with new toys

2008-04-01T23:03:00.007-05:00

Connor received so many cool toys for his birthday! Kevin stayed up putting everything together so they were all ready to play with the next morning. He had a ball! The walking/push toys have really encouraged him to walk. It's amazing how quickly he's getting around now. I'm sure walking is just around the corner!

Connor turns 1!

2008-04-01T22:33:00.011-05:00

We had a packed house Saturday to celebrate Connor's first birthday! Uncle and Aunt Shawn and cousins Josh and Molly even made the trip down from Wichita! This was the first time he tried cake and surprisingly he didn't like it all that much. That didn't stop him from making a complete mess though! He hung out with all his family and friends and I'm happy to report that he didn't cry when he saw Campbell. :) Thank you to everyone that helped us celebrate, you definitely made his first birthday very special!

fun pictures

2008-04-01T22:20:00.005-05:00

Easter Sunday fun

2008-04-01T22:08:00.006-05:00

We all gathered at Mamo's for Easter again this year and had a wonderful time. After we ate lunch we all went to church and got to hear Luke sing in the choir. He did a great job up there! Connor had the cutest plaid pants and sweater vest on but we didn't get a good picture of them.

happy 30th Suzie!

2008-04-01T22:00:00.004-05:00

We threw a surprise party for Suzie's 30th birthday a couple weeks ago and it was almost not a surprise! We were able to derail her though and surprise her a little bit! Can't believe my baby sister is 30, I don't like this getting older thing!

doesn't look like a sick baby to me!

2008-03-12T22:06:00.005-05:00

Connor's been a little under the weather lately with an ear infection. He's a trooper though and is still playing and having fun, although the past couple nights here have been sleepless. We bought him a new bath tub which seems to have brighten his spirits a little!

crawling cousins

2008-03-12T22:01:00.003-05:00

Evelyn started crawling recently and it's so cute to see the both of them scooting around together!

first real haircut

2008-03-12T21:47:00.006-05:00

Boy was he unhappy! Although dad had been doing a great job with his haircuts so far, it was time to leave it to the professionals. The first real haircut went ok, we tried to make it as easy as possible by having Kevin sit in the chair with him and giving him his passe, but tears were still shed. He looked darn cute afterwards though!

posing for the camera with my fro

2008-03-12T21:41:00.003-05:00

Connor loves to pose for the camera lately. After a bath his hair gets super curly and turned into a fro since he was in dire need of a haircut.

what we've been up to

2008-02-19T22:04:00.006-06:00

Since it's been a while since I've posted, here's a quick summary of of his happenings:

- tooth number 8 popped through, he now has the top and bottom 4 teeth
- cruising, not a bunch but we are headed in the right direction
- he has some new "tricks", showing you his tongue when you ask him,
showing you how big he is by raising his hands above his head when you ask him, snapping (or at least he thinks he is), clicking his tongue, and playing with the water in his sippy cup by taking a drink then spitting it out everywhere

cute/funny pictures

2008-02-19T21:43:00.006-06:00

Here are some cute pictures. Connor's face in the picture of he and Kevin just cracks me up!

yup, that's a turtleneck

2008-02-19T21:30:00.002-06:00

We've had Connor in a couple turtlenecks lately, but realized that you can't really tell he's wearing one with that chin of his. Poor bubba!

big boy car seat

2008-02-19T21:09:00.006-06:00

Connor moved to his big boy car seat a few weeks ago and with that came his favorite past time, sucking on the chin strap of his hat. And as you can see, he's still able to fall asleep in it just fine.