I Heart Faces - Sun Flare

This week the I Heart Faces photo contest is about sun flare. I just happen to take a photo of my son playing in the sun several weeks ago that I think is perfect for this challenge. A lucky break for me being an amateur photographer with a point and shoot and no editing programs or equipment to help.

It doesn't show his face but I hope that's alright for this particular challenge.

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People's Choice - Best Face of February

This week on I Heart Faces the photo challenge is people's choice. This means Amy and Angie get a week off and we all get to vote for our favorites. 

 I haven't participated in awhile due to many major changes in my life but I'm back now and I hope you all enjoy this photo as much as I do!

This photo is of Etsuko. She is the daughter of a good friend of mine. Here she is all bundled up, sleeping in her Mommy's arms as we walked along the beach. The sun was out and it was a gorgeous, warm day. A rare occurence on the Oregon coast in February.

So head on over to Iheartfaces.com to vote for your favorites!

Liepold Farm

 Keoni and I went to Liepold's Farm today to play and pick out a pumpkin.

He ran through the Castle.

He attempted to ride the tricycles.

Looked at the geese, pigs, miniature horses and other animals with his friend Sophie. 

 Then when I wouldn't let him crawl under the metal red fence to his right the fits began. This is the first one. He almost would have gotten away from me if wasn't for my friend, Nikki, who just grabbed his butt and yanked him back under the gate. I'm not sure if there was an animal in that particular corral or not, but I didn't want to find out.

 He really loved the pumpkins for the most part. He did get kind of tired of trying not to trip over them.

But his smile was huge when he went through them.

Here is the beginning of his second fit. We went back to the animals and he wanted under the fence again. Here he is about to throw himself back but has to give the animals one more look before the fit.

 Fit # 2.

Here he is having the last fit I was going to put up with. He was knocking over garbage cans and I tried to non-chalantly stand them back up, but no, Keoni was not going to have it. The struggle resulted in me carrying him back to the truck to have the rest of the fit, which lasted all the way home. Oh man, what a day!

Granted, we did have a good time in between the fits. I unfortunately didn't get to pick out a pumpkin. I think I might have Bryan watch him for a bit and I'll go back and get one. 

Happy Autumn! 

Keoni at large.

My cute little baby boy at 6 months old, hanging out with his handsome Daddy.

Here he is 19 short months later, my monster baby! Ignore the shine under his nose, he has a slight cold.

He is growing so fast and tall!

Keoni turns TWO!!

Keoni turned 2 this past month!

He waited patiently while Grandpa got the candles lit.

I showed him how to blow out his candles.

Grandma helped him eat his cake and ice cream.

There you have it! He's 2 now!

We went to visit the Banks, Auntie Iris' family for Keoni's birthday. My Dad brought his telescope so we all  got a chance to look at the atmosphere without the bright lights of the city. We had a great time. Keoni ran around barefoot all day. He adventured around and he got to open presents and eat yummy cake as you can see. He was such a good boy and we had a good time visiting family. I can't believe my baby bear is 2!

Some of the past year at the Children's Museum.

Last year about this time my Mom got us a membership to the Children's Museum. It has tons of different sections for kids to explore and pretend in. Here are some of the photos I took over the year. It amazes me how much he has grown!  We had such a great time! Thanks Mom! 

August 2009 - 1 yr old

He is still crawling at this point.

 This part of the water area was the only spot he could reach the water. He didn't fit into the aprons they provide so the kids won't let's say get AS wet as they could. Even when he did fit into the apron he still got himself totally soaked. We always go to the water last so I can wait until home to change him. The other small photo my friend Missy took of Keoni and I in the dig pit. He loves the dig pit, with all the trucks, buckets and shovels and the "dirt" made out of recycled plastic.

Keoni loved the drums then and he still loves them now.

This next visit is just the very next month, September.

Here he is with his friend Elizabeth.

 

Below are in January 2010. Keoni is 17 months old. 

These photos are of our most recent visit, just a few days ago. He is 23 months and the most active I have ever seen here, stacking blocks, shopping, digging, playing with trains, drumming,  and of course can't leave without playing in the water!

Looking forward to more fun times at the Childrens's Museum this year!

Keoni got a haircut like a big boy!

Before

Today I took Keoni to get his haircut by someone other than me. A professional. I was not sure how it was going to go but it ended up going really well. I went to a friend of my brothers and she was great, calm and easy going. A perfect fit for my squirmy, somewhat cooperative toddler. I've gotten him used to a squirt bottle and he's used to me combing his hair, so I felt all that was left for me to do was to arm myself with a snack, a bottle of juice and a good attitude.

The apron didn't last but a few seconds. I didn't think it would. I hate that thing around my neck too. I brought an extra shirt that could catch hair and I could take off after. 

Right away he needed some distraction, he was pretty squirmy at first.

He was such a good boy. Patient, curious, a little put off on occasion but overall it was a great success!

He watched in the mirror the whole time.

After

(he's playing in the back of the truck while I try to find my keys)

Look at my cute boy!