Christmas Day

All's Von wanted for Christmas was Santa's bag full of toys. Christmas morning he got that and he was so excited to open up the presents. Even if it wasn't his present he was excited for other people to open up their gifts. He just loved that everyone got gifts from Santa.

Christmas Excitement

Von went to the mall the other day with Karen, Beck and Beck's Grandma. When they entered the mall and all the chrsitmas decorations were up Von was so excited he was shaking with joy. He gets this from his Grandma.

Thank You, Nana

Von was working on one of the puzzles Nana got him when he was visiting her and he told me "Nana buy this. It's mine. I love Nana."

Daddy Love

When Von asks about Steve during the day and he's at work I tell him he's gone and we miss him and love him. So now Von says to me regularly, "I love you. We all love Daddy. We both love Daddy."

It Not Hard

Von got the game Let's Go Fishin' for Christmas and I was telling him it was hard for me to get the fish. He looks at me and says, "It's not hard for me."

All I Want For Christmas

Alls Von wants for Christmas is Santa's bag full of toys. He doesn't care what toys they are the bag just needs to be full of them he says.

My Picture

I have had a picture of Von on my nightstand since he was born, but with getting ready to move I put it in the pile to pack. Yesterday morning Von comes into my room with the picture tells me he needs it. Then he madly looks at me and says, "No take my picture away" and put it back in its place on my nightstand.

Funny Grandma

My mom said to Von, "I'm such a nice grandma." Von says, "No, you not the nice grandma, you the funny grandma." Later he told her she was the old grandma.

Baby Cade Here

Getting ready to have another boy we talk to Von about Baby Cade lots. The other day when he was asked where Baby Cade was he said, "At home." So I told him no he was in my tummy but he insisted I left him at home this time.

We lost our Baby Jesus in our nativity set and when I told Von I could find him he told me, "Mom, Baby Cade is here." (pointing to my tummy)

I Need That

This morning when I was done with the computer and was putting it away Von looked at me and said, "I needed that." He needed to play Elmo and how could I close it on him.

It's Mom?

Last night when watching Incredibles the little lady who makes the costumes came on to the screen and Von says, "Look, it's Mom."

You Get Better

Von came running towards me with his Mr. Incredible action figure and hit my hand. He hit me so hard it vibrated through me body and I swear I'm going to have a bruise. When I told him that hurt me he said, "That's ok. You get better. You ok."

I Got One

Von and I had a brownie before we went up to pack the upstairs but Von was told no more until after lunch. When we came down to make lunch he asked for a brownie but was told no. So he went over to where he "hide" half of his brownie from earlier and said to me laughing, "I got one!"

Hold You

When Von wants to be held or for you to carry him he says, "I want to hold you."

Not Nice

As I was doing my hair and it was halfway up so I could straighten the bottom part Von looked at me and said, "Your hair nice." Continuing to finish straightening my hair it was all down now and almost done when Von looked at me in a weird way and said, "Not nice, mom. Not nice." When we went to see Daddy, who said he like my hair, Von said, "No, I like my hair."

Too Smart For His Own Good

Aunt Becki likes so aggravate Von so the other day she called his different names throughout the day. So at then end of the day when she was leaving Von said, "Good-bye Mike."

Tough Guy

Von bend his wrist back and was holding in his cry so hard. He just kept saying, "It's ok. It's ok. It get better." while trying not to cry. Then he tripped on my blanket yesterday and hurt his ankle. I asked if he hurt his foot and he said, "No, you did, but it's ok. It get better."

With His Toes

Von picks things up with his toes just like his Grandma and Aunt Becki do.

No Thanks

Von thinks when he says "No Thanks" or "Yes Please" that that is that and he gets it. He doesn't understand yet that sometimes you still have to do something even if you use your manners. But he is good at using them. The other day him and Beck were playing and Beck wanted the toy Von had. Beck asked nicely and Von nicely said, "No Thanks" and continued playing with it. A few minutes later Von gave the toy to Beck so he could play with it.

I Love You

We come up to Von regularly to give him hugs and say we love him. He's usually in the middle of playing or doing something. So he now comes up to us regularly throughout the day to give us hugs and say he loves us.

Steve Jokes

Von is learning to make up his own jokes like his Daddy does. Von's joke to Nana...You're little, I'm big. Ha ha ha.

Cuse You

Von says excuse you whenever anyone passes gas even if it was him. He doesn't quite get that it's excuse me. So watch out you might get blamed for something you didn't do.

Good Boy

Von keeps telling Nana that she's a good boy. I think maybe she is telling him this a little too much. What do you think?

Hard Day

Last Saturday Von spent the day with Grandpa working in the yard getting it ready for the winter and cleaning up the house. When Grandma got home and asked how Von's day was he said, "Hard, it was hard."

I'm Von

If you try to call Von a little boy or a I'll say to him he's my baby he corrects you by saying, "No, I'm Von."

My Mommy

When Von talks about someone it's not mommy or daddy or grandma. It's my mommy, my daddy, my gamma. He calls my Grandma (who we have always called Grandma Angel) my angel. Just like he'll tell us, "I'm your Von."

It's OK

We've always told Von it's ok if he spills something or breaks something we'll just clean it up. Now if you spill or break something he'll run over to you, stick out his hand like you would for stop and he'll say, "It's OK, it's OK. We clean it."

It's Sad

Since I have been so sick with this pregnancy Von will look at me and point to my stomach saying, "Tummy sad." The other day he can to be and told me he needed a drink of water because his tummy was sad like mommy's.

Where The Wild Things Are

Von's favorite book is 'Where the Wild Things are' Grandma and him read if often. His favorite part is when the monsters are telling him not to good. Von will sit there and say, "Don't go, Don't go," in a high pitched voice.

Smart

At school today Steve found Von sitting on the floor reading to two friends, one on each side of him. As he would turn the page he would point and laugh.

Pretty In White

Aunt Becki was trying on wedding dresses and when she had the one of she ended up buying Von looked up at here and told her she was pretty.

Good

Von loves the word good. If he likes what he's eating he'll say, "It's good," as he shakes his head. Yesterday after I put on my makeup he looked at me and said, "Your face is good."

Duh, Mom

I asked Von if he needed to go big potty and he looked at me and said, "It's not poop, Mom, it's just gas. Big gas."

Mickey's House

When we were walking to Down Town Disney Von saw the sign with Mickey and Donald on them hanging from the lamp posts and started running and clapping as he shouted, "It's Mickey's house!"

Too much Grandma?

Grandma had asked Grandpa to water the flowers. Once he finished and sat down on a bench in the back yard. Von came up to him, not knowing he was done, and said to him, "What are you doing? You water the flowers." Grandpa told him he already did and that he had been listening to Grandma too much. Von looked at him and said, "Yes."

Standing

Von now stands when he goes to the bathroom but Grandma didn't know this so when she took him and tried to have him sit down he looked at her and said, "I standing, Gamma, I standing now."

It's Started

Von was whining last night in almost a yelling whine. Which is one of his rule that we don't whine. So I told him to stop and use his words. What does he do? He stops whining and starts to yell, "Words! Words!" as he walks through the house.

Von and His Daddy

Since I have been sick lately and going to bed early Von and Daddy have been spending lots of time together so when Von wakes up in the mornings he comes to find me in bed and asks, "Where's Daddy" over and over.

No Go

Von was a Grandma Angel's the other day and it was time to go but he just didn't want to so Grandma left him with Grandma Angel while she ran her errands. Later that day when they were at the Fair and it was time to go Von just wasn't ready he kept saying, "No go. Chickens." So he turned around and walked right back to the chickens. His new things is that if he's not ready to go somewhere or to leave he's just not ready and doesn't understand why we must.

What Happen?

Von brought the letter V to my mom but it was upside down so it looked like an A. He was so worried that it was missing the little line in the middle. When my mom turned it around for him so it looked like a V he was so excited and said, "V for me."

Von can crack the eggs all by himself and not get any shells in the bowl!

Got Talent

While watching the Sugarland Concert on ABC Von went and got his guiter, sat on the couch, playing and singing along.

Cowboy

After Von went to the rodeo with Grandma he thinks any person on a horse is a cowboy. This includes a knight on his horse and an indian on his. This morning he was running around the house with his cowboy hat on yelling, "Cowboy".

The Boss

Von thinks he's the boss. He likes to tell all of us where we will be sitting for dinner. The other night Von told us that the extra chairs are for Nana and Papa. So they better hurry and get here, their chairs are waiting.

Here He Comes

This morning Von is a train chugging at high speed through the house. Up and down the mountains (couches) he goes. 'Choo, choo', he calls, out of the way.

My Monkey

I'll call Von my monkey because when he doesn't want me to put him down he clings to me like a monkey so I can't put him down.

My Baby Has A Big Heart

After tell Von that I missed him, loved him and that he is my favorite in the whole world, he gave me a big hug. He's the best.

A Big Help

I had my eyes dilated the other day and could not see from 930 am to 300 pm so Von made us lunch.

Feed the Birds

Von donated to the birds after watching the show Birds of Prey at the Zoo.

Pretty

Von told me last night that I am pretty and that I have pretty toes. (They aren't even painted right now.) He is so sweet.

Von is 2 1/2 Now

Von at 2 1/2... he has a big heart. He is shy at first meeting people but when we say good-bye he always gives hugs and blows kisses even to those we don't know very well. He shares with us. If we ask for even a bit of his brownie (his favorite snack) he'll split it in half and share. Not to say he doesn't like the word mine. He says that lots but he'll always share with mommy. He helps around the house. He still needs to learn to clean up his toys. He'd rather do the vacuuming and dusting and leave his toys for mommy to do. He also works hard outside especially with Grandpa. He's been helping getting the yard ready for Aunt Juli's wedding. His favorite activity is to run and he always wants you to watch him. It's a good thing we have a loop in our house. Every evening he runs and runs around it. He plays imagination now. He's favorite animal to be is a tiger. He'll jump and climb all over you roaring. He also likes to make you meals with his play-doh. Von is growing into a very caring and loving little boy.

Dr. Von

Grandma told Von she needed to sit down and put her feet up because she had sore on her feet. (They were really just swollen from being on them all day but Von didn't understand that.) So Von goes over and gets her a band aid and puts it on her foot.

Money

So Von and I took the bottles in yesterday. He was a huge help (for the first two minutes) puting the bottles into the machine. When we were all finished we decided to split our profits. Von got his money from the cashier and held on tight all the way to the car. He was very proud of his reward and kept saying "my money" all the way home. When we got home we went up to his room and put in his drawer to keep it safe.

Today Lori gave Von another dollar so he took it up to his room again. When I got up there to say goodnight I asked him where he put it. He showed me in his drawer. He made sure to point them out to me. "One money, two money." Man my kid is smart!

Asleep By Himself

So this morning as I'm getting out of the shower at 5:30 am Von comes out of his bedroom crying for Mommy (it will break your heart). So I throw some pants on and tell him Mommy went to work but I will come lay with you for a bit. He still wants Mommy but he gets back into bed. Well, I try everything to get him to go back to sleep. I sing to him, I play with his hair and cover his eyes (Nana's trick). Nothing is working. The kid is still wide eyed looking at me. So I said "Von, Daddy needs to go get dressed . You can either stay and sleep in here or you can lay in Daddy's bed." He says "here". So I get up and get dressed. Two minutes later I come to check on him and he is out...You're kidding me. I try everything I know and all I have to do is ask him to go to sleep?

So again tonight I try again. We get into pajamas. We say goodnight to Uncle Mike. We go up to bed. He doesn't want to go to sleep. He cries to watch 5 more minutes of the Bee Movie. I give in and we go watch for 3 more minutes before we go back to bed. And again I try everything. Until finally I said "Daddy has to go do a couple things downstairs. Can you stay here and go to sleep?" He nodes his head yes and two minutes later he is sawing logs. Who would have guessed it was that easy!

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I Want To Sing

Last night to get Von to go to sleep Daddy and him made up songs. Von's song went like this..."Otto home, Mommy, Daddy home, Nana home." His second song was, "Gator outside, Kitty outside, Cat hiding." So this morning all he wanted to do was to sing. His song was, "Daddy work, Daddy home, Daddy work, Daddy home."

Sing-a-Long

While heading down to Dallas today I was singing aloud as my radio is broken. Then I heard Von begin to sing with me. When I would stop he would stop. When I would start again so would he.

Where's Daddy?

So this morning Von got a hold of the super glue. He got a little on his finger and wanted it off. I told him I couldn't get it off, we'll have to just let it wear off. So he looked at me at said, "Well, where's Daddy?" Like maybe you, mom, can't do it but daddy can.

We Love Art

Von found some of my art supplies so we had to make a piece with my charcoal. We display all his art work on the wall heading up the stairs.

Coffee Mugs

Von made Daddy a set of coffee mugs for Father's Day. He also made Nana and Papa each one too.

El Bote

We went on the boat the other day but Von is starting to get his fears and he just wasn't sure about it even though he's been on the boat many of times. So we headed for the beach and played in the sand.

Dentist

Von did a great job at the dentist today! He did so good we had to go for ice cream afterwards.

Cocinando

Von esta concinado. (Von is cooking.) He's even reading the directions for Aunt Juli. He points to the box where the directions are and told her he needed water. He's so smart.

Yeah Babe

So I guess Steve and I call each other Babe quite a bit as the other day my mom asked Von if he wanted something and he responded by saying, "Yeah, Babe."

Honk

Von was pinching everyone's noses and Daddy would make the honking noise to it. Von thought it was so funny. Then he came over and had Daddy pinch his nose. What none of us expected was that when Daddy did pinch Von's nose Von said, "HONK".

Stop

Von and Daddy were playing tickling each other until Von looked at Steve very seriously in the eyes and said, "stop, stop". It was so funny Steve couldn't stop laughing and continued to get him to do it again.

Dos Abeja

Von caught two bees this summer already! We kept them in a plastic container so we could look at them we wanted to until the container got crushed.

The Best Helper

Von set the table for dinner last night. Our table is one of the really tall ones so he can't see the top from the ground but he can reach if he's on his tip toes. He did such a great job. The forks were placed next to the plates wherever he could reach to get them. But first he had to wipe down the table.

I'm A Big Boy Now

Von has been potty training! He's gone three days with only one or two accidents and that includes going to the park and the store with big boy underwear on! Thank you, Nana for teaching him. Two days ago he even went poop in the big potty. He was so proud. He look in and said, "It's so big!" We are proud of you Von! Von gets a sticker for everytime he sits on the potty and two if he goes.

Surprise!

Von got a surprise the other night. We stayed up late for it to arrive and then we had to play on it for a little while. Lots of fun this summer!

I Would Like...

Von pulled up next to Grandma the other day in his car and order a cookie and drink. He even said please. At two he already knows fast food drive thru. Yes, he is American. I know it's sad but true.

Strike You're Out

Von got Mommy out the other night when they were playing Tee Ball in the backyard.

Me and My Angel

Grandma Angel and Von love to have chocolate kisses when they are together. Grandma Angel has them hidden all over the house but Von know just where to find them.

Jump, Jump!

But Von has super powers and can jump twice as high!

Jump

Daddy can jump so high. He can even jump over Uncle Mike while holding Von.

I Want YOU

I want YOU for the Continental Army!

Spider Man

Von got Spider Man pajamas from Nana and he loves them. He goes running through the house, climbing on all the furniture just as if he was the real Spider Man.

La Troka

Von loves trucks right now! Every chance he gets we go outside and dig and dump. He'll ask you by saying, "Dump? Dump?"

Just Hanging Out

Von's just hanging out at the park watching the other kids.

Buttons

Daddy taught Von that it's funny to poke people in the belly button. Not too many people think so, Daddy and Von are really the only ones.

Sleeping In

I woke up Sunday morning to this...

Easter Bunny

Von went to meet the Easter Bunny this year. He was so nice, he gave her a big hug.

Salt? Yes?

When Nana was visiting us I believe she was trying to get Von on her side with all those chips but sorry Nana Von is a chocolate lover.

It's A Plane

Von loved flying on the plane. He loved watching the planes while we waiting for ours and was so excited to get one. This was his first flight with his own seat so he had to wear the seat belt. We would watch the seat belt light and wait for the Captain to turn it off so we would take ours off. He did so good. He also waved good-bye to Portland. When walking to our next flight one of the cart drivers asked if he wanted a ride. So Von and I got to go for one to our next gate. We went so fast Daddy couldn't keep up with us.

My Mike

As Von and I were walking down the isle at the wedding Von spotted Uncle Mike and pointed to him saying, "Mike". All weekend Von kept asking, "Where did Mike go?" when he wasn't at the house. Then when he would come over he say, "It's Mike." He loves Uncle Mike. Von will go around the house saying my Mike, mine.

All By Myself

When we got off of the plane and were headed down the hall where Nana and Papa were Von was keeping a watch for them. Once he spotted them he pointed, smiled and did a double fisted yes!

Too Easy

Last night Von got in Uncle Mike's chair and wheeled around the house. He was quite good he got all the corners. Then he wheeled to the elevator. He was told he could only use the elevator if he was with Uncle Mike in his chair so he figured since he was in the chair he would get to take a ride on it.

I Know

At school the other day when walking out to the playground Von's teacher told him how happy she was he was there because it was all girls in the morning and they were driving her crazy she needed a boy to come. Von responded by shrugging his shoulders, tilting his head to the side and laughing.

Boo!

This morning Von wanted to blow bubble's with his automatic dog blowing bubble machine, but it wasn't working and it's too cold to be outside. So I got a bubble bath ready for him. When he got in it he was still mad at me so he refused to like it and every time a bubble would touch him he would wash it off. A few minutes later when he forgot he was mad I found him playing in them. Then he was trying to scare me off by popping out from behind the door.

No, Kilian

Von has two dogs. One at our house and one at Grandma and Grandpa's house. And they are his buddies. He loves to be outside with them. He'll walk around singing and they just follow him. He lays all over them and bosses them around. He also saves some of his snack for them. They are good friends.

Here Kitty, Kitty

Von loves kitties. He love to go to Grandma Angel's since she has two cats. However, Von wont touch them. He'll talk to them and call them. He wants them to come see him but he doesn't want to touch them.

Last weekend while Von was staying at Grandma and Grandpa's, Grandpa come home with a truck full of dirt. Von saw his pull in, ran to the backyard and got his shovel. Then took off to the front to begin helping Grandpa unload all the dirt.

While Von was on the phone to Nana the other day and since he is so use to talking to her over the internet he put the phone by his foot to show her is blister. Then he just left it there waiting for her response.

When I was sick with the stomach fly last week Von took such good care of me. I went to bed early and Von come to bed with me with some books. He would read me a book then rub my back or play with my hair. Each time I went to the restroom he would come and sit on the floor next to me. If he thought I needed the bowl he would say, "Where's the bowl, Mommy? Where's the bowl?" He stayed with me the whole night.

Fish Kiss

When Von gives kisses he give really big fishy kisses. And you ususaly need two.

Just A Taste

When Nana was here Von made cookie almost daily it seemed with her. Cookie has become his favorite word. Von thinks Nana didn't know he was sneaking some dough.

Uno

Von is learning Spanish and he's doing really well. The words we know really well in English we now are learning them in Spanish. Our words are... the colors, some animals, trucks and cars. Phrases are: What color is it? Where is the ______? Look at the... His favorite phrase is, "A donda si fue?" aka Where did it go?

Digging In The Dirt

Von found worm after worm when we were weeding our garden. After showing everyone he put then in a flower pot and waved good-bye.

Yes, I did

Von has now figured out how to roll down his window in the car and he sure that it was very funny when he did.

Thomas

Von has a larger Thomas the Train that you push down the conductor and the train moves. Well, he got another large Thomas the other day that is a remote control Thomas. When he saw them both by each other he was so excited he put both arms out and said, "Two! Two!" He thought he was so lucky to have two large Thomas'.