Little Monkey

This little child of ours crawls and climbs on everything and everyone! He's actually becoming quite the coordinated little boy. It amazes us how he just figures everything out. He can jump off anything without any fear and make it! He has managed to clime onto the car, or truck, and just keeps trying to get higher and higher! He definitely gives us a scare, but we are proud of him for learning how to get around more and more.

We are loving Dawson more and more everyday! We love how he is learning so much and mimics everything we do. It's hilarious! He truly is the funniest little man. When we are acting goofy, Dawson will say, "You turkey lurkey!" or "You stinker!" We love how much he loves holidays and family. i don't think a day goes by where he brings up a holiday or wants to see his cousins, grandmas, grandpas, and aunts and uncles.
Dawson we love you and love watching you grow!

Crazy, Special, Funny, Smart, Beautiful

I'm a bad, thought I was funny, mother. Awhile ago i told Dawson that dad was 'Crazy!' So Dawson went up to J.D. and said, "Dad! You're crazy in the head!" I couldn't help but laugh because I just said crazy, Dawson made up the 'in the head' part. How can one not laugh?

J.D. laughed and said, "No you're crazy in the head!"
Dawson, "NO!!! I'm not crazy in the head, you're crazy in the head. I'm funny."
J.D. "Well what's mom then?"
Dawson, "Mom's funny. Dawson's funny, and you're crazy in the head."

It was the funniest thing ever! Unfortunately, Dawson is still saying all of this and has been for weeks.

Yesterday J.D. told Dawson, "You are so special."
Dawson, "I'm not special!"
J.D. "Yes you are. You are special. You are smart. We just love you bud."
Dawson "No! I'm not special, I'm not smart. I'm Dawson James Stevens. I'm funny."
J.D. tried to explain what special and smart were....but Dawson doesn't quite understand yet. So J.D. said, "Well you are special and smart and funny. You are a good boy!"
Dawson, "No dad! You're crazy in the head. Dawson is funny."
Me "Dawson, mommy is special and daddy is special. It's a good thing to be special."
Dawson "NO mom! Dawson is funny. Mom's not special, mom is beautiful."

Isn't that the sweetest thing? I couldn't help but just smile and leave it at that. He is the sweetest boy and even though he may not understand some words, he does have some good ones down for now! :-)

Halloween 2011

I'm horrible and didn't get hardly any pictures. I didn't even get any of J.D. and I :-( However, I want to remember what we did. Last weekend was my birthday! I am a quarter of century old now. J.D. took me to get some new dress boots and black shoes. It was so much fun! My mom took us out to eat at the pizza factory. Then- Jori's ward had a trunk-or-treat that night, so we dressed Dawson up as Thomas/conductor and went trunk-or-treating! Dawson was LOVING it!

While we were there, there was some cute princesses dressed up. Dawson pointed to each of them saying, "And that one is mine, and that one is mine, and that one is mine, and that one is mine, and hers is mine,........MOM! I got all my girls! YES!" J.D. and I busted up laughing- Dawson called dibs on all the princesses there! lol!

Daddy and Thomas Conductor! Dawson just won the cake walk!

Fishing pond! Dawson got a glow in the dark ghost eraser and spider ring!

All week he's been going around saying "Trick or treat!" He wanted to go every single day.

on Monday, we had a crazy busy day. We had all these plans, but in the end we went trunk-or treating again, then trick-or-treating, and then to a party. Dawson was buddy the dinosaur on Dinosaur train. We bought face paint stuff and Dawson was ALL FOR IT! He did his own make up , and then we covered it with orange with blue triangles. He was so stinking cute! He absolutely loved how he looked. I was a dead nurse, and J.D. was a dead hunter. We have my dad's 4-wheeler, so j.D. drove that around as part of his costume. It was so awesome! I would dare say J.D. is way better at putting on make up than I am. I remember he had to do my make-up when I had my picc line from being pregnant. My arm was so sore in the beginning and he did my hair and make up for about a week. No one could tell the difference. He has skill! lol!

Jori and Carson were here as well with our fried Brittney and her kids. We got SO much CANDY! Dawson was singing on the streets between houses, "Triiiiiick OOOORRR Treeeeaaat!" It was so cute- everyone was laughing and saying how cute he was. We cruised through one of our old neighborhoods! Dawson kept saying how cold it was, we'd ask if he wanted to go, and he said, "No- I gotta get all the doors and all the candy!" He was the most amazing 3 year old trick or treater out there!

This was the only pic I got of Dawson in his Buddy the dinosaur (from Dinosaur Train) costume. He had a head topper thing, and his face was orange with green triangles.

When we got home....11...lol, I went to clean off Dawson's face and he said, "NO! I want to be orange!" He didn't want to take it off. The next morning, he wanted to be orange again and go get more candy. :-( we explained that the next holiday is Thanksgiving and he gets to see Taylee, Brant, Kyson, Jetta, Tilden, and Destry. He flipped! He kept repeating all of their names and is now so excited for Thanksgiving.

One thing we have really found that Dawson has a passion and love for is holidays. He LOVES them. it makes it so much fun for us! So stevens' family- see you at Thanksgiving. We are already ready at our house! lol!