Visit from Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa came to town for a visit over the weekend. Kyan was really excited to see them again. As always the visit seemed so short and the weekend flew by. Thanks for coming to see us. We had a great time.

We are finally ready for the first hair cut. Kyan's hair is CRAZY now! In the bathtub the back of his hair goes down to his shoulder blades.

Alfred got a new home this weekend. He went to live with a guy who has one other ball python and no other pets. It was time to let someone take him who would give him the attention he deserves. He's been a great pet and I'll miss him a lot.

Prince Vanity

After Kyan gets a bath he normally runs into our bedroom to look at himself in the big mirror. I don't know why he does this; he just knows he looks good. So awhile back I found this princess vanity on craigslist for a really good price. I bought it for a Christmas gift for my cousin's two little girls, who are really into 'princess' stuff right now. It has a little stool and the front opens into three mirrors and lights up and makes 'magical sounds.' It's been sitting in our office and Kyan really enjoyed playing with it after his bath today. I couldn't help but take a couple of pictures of him admiring himself in the vanity.

Trick or Treat

Here are a few pictures from Halloween. Kyan was a bear. We took him to Boo Bash this year, which is held at the county fairgrounds here in Gardner. They had games, a haunted house, door prizes, and tons of candy. Kyan really did not like his costume much at all. We 'bearly' got this picture of him with his bear head on. The head was heavy and full of stuffing and it didn't really fit on top of his head right. It was the absolute most perfect night here though. The weather was awesome for walking around the neighborhoods. Hopefully it'll be like that next year again when Kyan's older and can enjoy it a little more.

I had to add this picture of him in his dinosaur costume from a few months back. He liked wearing this costume much better but we returned it to the store. We can always say this picture was from Halloween too. He made such a cute little dinosaur.

Dance Like No One Is Watching

This is just a short post to show you this video that was sent to me by a fellow artist. It's one of the coolest things I've seen in quite a while. For 4 minutes, you forget about all the problems in the world. The back story is just as amazing and you can see it at http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=729

REDRUM

We are ready for Halloween around here. This is a picture of Kyan in his Frankenstein sweat suit. I've been excited for it to get cold enough for him to wear it before Halloween is over. Not the greatest picture but it's all I got.

And this video is my son's disturbing reaction to his first short viewing of "The Shining." Normally his shows consist of Baby Einstein videos and that's it (I promise), but the other day he was napping and I came across The Shining (unedited and commercial free woohoo) and couldn't help myself. He woke up and we came downstairs right when my favorite part was on...when Wendy finally realizes that Jack is totally insane, of course. Kyan thought it was hilarious. Should I be worried?

Trip to Ponca

Kyan and I went to Ponca City for a visit earlier this week. Here is Granny teaching Kyan how to play the organ. He's really watching her to see how it's done.
Everyone squeezing in for a picture.

Granny is teaching Kyan about farm animals.

Kyan has fun with Tony flying around on his shoulder.

I got to meet up with some of the girls for dinner one night at Enriques...yum...and without Kyan even.
It was nice to see everyone again, even though it went by fast. It always does. Hopefully we'll be able to make another trip soon.

Park and Reading

This is Kyan's new favorite reading spot. He unfolds his couch and props up his books on the end.

We went to our new fun park last weekend and took a few pictures. I love this picture of Kyan and Matt.

Wow. I'm squatting like Kyan does. I didn't even know I could do it.

He's showing me a leaf he found on the ground that he had to carry with him all over the place.