Fun week..numbers, fish feed, and birthday celebration

We had a lot of fun the past two weeks.  I tried not to plan too much, so we just could get back into some type of napping routine. Jayden had been sleeping in the car a lot as we traveled to events or appts but was starting to not want to sleep in his own bed.  No worries, we are back to our somewhat of a routine and Jayden is back in his bed.

Jayden had his 2 year appt.  No shots (Yay!) but he was not happy to be there anyway. His weight is now in the 80th percentile and his height is off the charts (not sure where that came from). 

We had a visit from Conrad last week and the boys played on the playground and then they played with JJ's toys in the house.  It is always fun to see Brenda and Conrad.  On Friday we walked over to Kai's house to play on the playground across the street.  The boys had so much fun...Jayden took a great nap that day! 

Saturday morning was a lot of fun.  We went to the daily fish feed at one of the Lagoons in Ko Olina.  Jayden had so much fun feeding the fish.  He smiled and laughed the whole time.  Then we walked to a secret beach (that everyone knows about) which is known for sea turtles.  We climbed on the rocks but did not have the snorkel gear which was needed to see the turtles but we did see a lot of crabs.

 

A little video from the "secret beach"

 

 



Jayden also got some more birthday cards last week.  Thank you Becky & Tim, Steve, Sarah & Casey.  Below are some pictures of Jayden reading them.  He loves cards!

 

 

Also a little video for Aunt Becky and Uncle Tim



Last Sunday we were very lucky spend the day with a special 1 year old Laela.   We went to her birthday party and Jayden had a blast and was so good, even without his nap.  He very much enjoyed the cupcakes.  They sang happy birthday to him as well, very sweet.

Below is a picture of Jayden enjoying his 2nd cupcake right when we got home.

 

Happy 1st Birthday Laela!

Thanks Brianne, Scott and Laela for including us in your celebration!

 Can't wait for Thanksgiving!

Jayden and I have been cooking and baking a lot lately.  Potato soup, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies (awesome), zucchini bread  and this week it is mustard maple glazed chicken and a yummy mac & cheese with squash (thanks Rachael Ray). 

Jayden is focused on learning his letter sounds and numbers right now.  Soon I hope to work on building words...but I think it might be a little while.  He is just a sponge, so I a try to make it fun each day.

We are very excited because Grandma and Grandpa Geniesse (My mom & Step Dad) are coming at the end of the month and staying until after Halloween.  We met one of our neighbors and she said Halloween is a lot of fun in neighborhood. We are excited to meet more people. 

We miss everyone!  Some times I get really homesick but I know when I look back at this experience it will seem so short.  So I am trying to enjoy every min.  We have almost been here for 2 months...crazy!

Off to prep some fish for the grill for dinner!