Dawson turns 2

Hi, my name is Dawson and today I am 2. I am 36 3\4 inches tall and 30 lbs.
I love to run and climb. I have almost all my teeth and enjoy brushing them. I still don't say very much, but I am working with a speech therapist and just had my first hearing exam. It looks like I am having trouble hearing on my left side. But not to fear, they think they can correct it by putting in tubes and clearing the ear canal. Keep me in your prayers.

Smile for the camera Dawson, Dawson up hear. SMILE!!

OOOO look! something shiny!
Oh ya, look at the camera. Crap, I keep forgetting.The cake was fun. Don't be to impressed though, I had help.

I molded the tractor out of rice-crispy treats, then frosted it. My friend Don made the wheat and mud field.

He blew them out all by himself.
He was sooooo excited about his new bike.
We made a big tractor out of washer and dryer boxes.
But mostly the kids just liked running around.

Halloween!!!!!!!

Halloween this year was a blast. The boys went as cowboys in outfits that grandma "D" and mom made them. Dawson looks more like Barny Fife that John Wayne, but what ya gonna do.

At the trunk-or-treat at the church, they got to go up on stage and have a costume parade. Their 5 min of fame.

At our Halloween party this year, costumes were mandatory. Jacob went as Humphrey Bogart, and I went as my alter-ego. "Bambie" Ya, I know. Yikes!!!! Nuf said.

Carving Pumpkins

This year we grew our own pumpkins in our garden, so the boys were super excited to go pick and carve them. It was so fun watching Justin go out every day to see if they had grown BIGGER. Then when it came down to actually carving them, he wanted the smallest one, go figure.

Dawson had a blast pulling out, what his brother called, " EWWWW GUTS!". To wich Dawson replied,"EWWWWWLYUCK!".

Shawn and Nathan didn't care much for the texture and made mom do all the work.

Don was having way to much fun.

The finished product.

Dawson and Becca spent most of the time on the couch watching a movie.

Pumpkin Patch 2009

The pumpkin patch this year was soooo much fun, though it was harder trying to keep up with two boys rather than just one.

They raced up the hay stack. Which didn't really work because Justin had to keep coming down to help his brother.

Dawson loved the hay ride.

Yes, Jacob got the pic and let him fall. Don't freak out, he was fine.

This was the rubber duck race, but all the ducks were gone.

We're still picking corn out of his cloths, among other places, thanks to the GIANT corn box.

The blob was by far the best. It's like the coolest trampoline ever. It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's Super Justin.

Poor Dawson kept getting knocked down, so he resorted to using it as a slide.

Now this was just funny.

Dawson was totally freaked out for the first 5 min.
We made our way through the pumpkin patch, but just to look around and ride in the wagon. We grew our own pumpkins at home this year.

Next our our list of fun was the peddle carts. Last year they had big carts for adults, but this year we had to make do with the kiddie ones.
Justin drives like a maniac.We took the boys through the corn maze, but I was to busy reading the map to take any pics. oops. I also missed the pig races, the petting zoo, the lassos, the kiddie maze and most importantly.............A FAMILY PIC. AHhhhhhhrrrrrgggggggg. Oh well. Next year.

Picture time at the train yard.

For the life of me I could not get both of them to look at the camera
at the same time, let alone smile.

But they did have fun playing on the tracks.

And Dawson was very intrigued by the wild flowers.

He was being so cute, trying to be just like his brother.
I just love trains. They make the best back drops.

Fire Hydrant Man(my boys new hero)

I have decided that, for a kid, the best day of the year, other than Christmas of course, has got to be when the guy come to clean out the fire hydrants. This is the first time my boys have ever seen it. Me to for that matter. The guy was so cool about it. I think he was having just as much fun as the kids actually. He played with them, turned the water off and on, and even let them have a turn with the wrench.

Then he would turn it way down and have the kids sit right in front of it, then crank it on to see how far it would push them.

Just pretend he is on the beach, okay.

Dawson was terrified. This is as close as he would get.

After the guy left, Dawson just stared at that stop sign for like a full minuet. It was like he was waiting for it to get up and dance or something. But it did make for a good pic.