Happy Birthday Kane

I think the video and pictures speak for themselves. 

Black Eye

On Father's Day we went to a park to play and take pictures.  With in minutes of arriving, while I was getting my camera out of the, Kane managed to give himself an epic black eye.  

He climbed the stairs to the top of a slide, slipped and caught himself with his eye.  

OUCH! 

So this is within minutes afterwards. He was a mess for a few minutes but pulled it together pretty quickly but not before doing this... 

Itchy nose!  Made me laugh so I had to share! 

Grimace for the camera boys! :) 

A few hours after we got home. He's quite proud of it! 

This wasn't Kane's first black eye rodeo! Check him out at 2!  He put a plastic kiddie chair on our futon,  proceeded to bounce on it, falling and whacking his eye on one of the posts. 

Look at that cute little baby Kane! I miss those chubby cheeks! 

Day two.  Not completely swollen shut! Yay! 

Day 3! A black eye is going to slow him down from paper sliding! 

A week later on our way to North Carolina! The swelling is all but gone and it's starting to turn green! 

He has examines his eye daily, yesterday while doing so, he yelled out, "MY BLACK EYE IS GONE!  WHO WANTS TO PUNCH ME SO I CAN HAVE ANOTHER ONE?!" 

This kid is the reason I have gray hair.  

Annie 2.0

Kane and Ford's Rendition of How Animals Eat Their Food

And here's the original if you haven't watched it yet.  

He's My Little Tea Pot

He does this every time it whistles.  

I hope he never grows out of this! 

Grandma

We went to Target the other day, after I made Ford try on this hat and sit for a picture we went to the women's section.  I was browsing clearance items when Seth called to me and said, "Mom, look at this grandma shirt!"  

 I guess to Seth my mom is glitzier than me. 

Speaking of my mom, I was in the kitchen glazing a turkey when Kane came in, sat down and started a odd conversation,

Kane: "Mom, can you tell me your secret ingredient now?"

Me: "What are you talking about?"

Kane: "You know the secret ingredient in your recipe."

After peppering him with questions to try to figure out what he might be thinking of and getting nowhere I decided to roll with it. 

Me: "You know Kane if I tell you the secret ingredient then it wont be a secret anymore."

Kane: "Ohhh, I get it! (I thought we were done but then he throws this out there.)  You don't want grandma to know so she can't cook like you!"  

 Me: "Why would you think that?" 

Kane: "Hahaha, nevermind." (Said like I was an idiot that never gets anything.)

Naughty Brain

Me: Kane why did you throw your couscous all over floor?

Kane: Um... uh... my brain just wanted to play with my food, not eat it. (wagging his finger at his head) That was a bad choice brain. 

Me: (trying so hard not to laugh)

Kane: (noticing my reaction, with hope in his voice) You're not mad?!

Me: Kane, clean it up.

Kane: (disappointment) So it was a bad choice. (little smirk) But it was funny!

Me: Clean child, clean.

Wildlife in the Backyard

Kane spotted something! 

Oh yes, that's Regis off in the distance sunning himself/hunting birds.  

Very inconspicuous, don't ya think?! 

Come here little birdy, you look tasty! 

While we were focused on the gator, this guy snuck up on us. 

  

 Fortunately he's only interested in bird seed. 

Back seat of the Van Convo

Evan: Kane why do you still suck your thumb, you're almost four!

Kane: I just like it Evan.

Evan: Well, you should stop, I stopped sucking my thumb before I turned three...

Seth: Evan, you never sucked your thumb.

Evan: Oh yeah.

Literal

Kane: "Momma, can I have breakfast?" 

Me: "Yes, there's a poptart in the kitchen with your name on it." 

Kane: (runs off to the kitchen and about 30 seconds pass) *whimper, sniff, sniff, whimper*

Me: (walk into the kitchen to see whats wrong) "Kane why aren't you eating your breakfast?"

Kane: (pulling out the most pathetic pouty voice) "Momma, there's no name on this poptart." *sob*

Me: "Sweetheart I was just kidding about the name on your poptart, its an expression.  You can still eat it."

Kane: "Are you sure it's mine?" *whimper sniff*

Me: "Yes."

Kane: "Well can you get a pen from daddy's desk and write my name on it so everybody knows that its mine, puh-leeeease?" *sniff, sniff*

Me: "Uh... no."

Kane: "Why?!" *whine*

Me: "Because we don't eat pen ink and it would be gross. Just eat your poptart sweetie."

Kane: "Oh." (cheerfully takes a huge bite of poptart)

In other news, Isla literally turned 1 month old yesterday! 

And she literally wore her first ever dress! I would have put her in one much sooner but she's just finally growing into it!  

Can You Say "Ham"?

Kane sure can!  

4 Brothers and a Tree Frog

Big brother caught a tree frog.

 After much begging he gave little brother a turn holding it.

 SURPRISE!

 Tree frogs jump!  

That was scary and fun! 

Tree frogs also crawl.

After much begging the little brother gives the littler brother a turn. 

 Littler brother is nervous and excited.

Littler brother warms up to tree frog.  

 Littler brother offers littlest brother a turn.  

You're crazy if you think I'm touching that thing!