This is the face you get when you catch Cason having an accident in his pants. Vicious.
He's finally getting to an age where he really enjoys playing and can interact with other little ones. Before, it was more of what they call "parallel play." Now it's definitely, "let's get into trouble together play." 
With Brayden...
At our house in his sea of toys...
With Aunt Mandy at Sammy's birthday party...
Family shot at Sammy's birthday party...
Cason has been super busy this summer! He's hung out with friends and family, seen lots of fireworks (he is officially obsessed with fireworks - which he calls "crackers"), been swimming, and even started potty training! It's been an eventful few months. He has done so well with every new experience. Meme got him some water wings and taught him to swim around on his own and he's even gotten brave enough to jump off the stairs. Nana started with the potty training a few weeks ago and he's done awesome! I even bought him some little boxer briefs so he can feel like a big boy when we're lounging at home. I look at him every day and wonder where all of the time has gone. He is definitely a little boy now, and not a baby. His 18 month check-up went great...he's right on target with all of his stats (90% for height, 50% for weight and head circumference - 26 pounds and 34 inches tall). When we were at this appointment, the nurse asked me a whole series of milestone questions, as they always do. When she was finished, she pulled out her notebook and wanted Cason to point to the cat in the lineup of animals. I suddenly realized this was his first test, and got really nervous. I even said, "Cason, this is your first test!" I'm sure the nurse thought I was crazy, but whatever. He definitely knows what a cat is, along with 20 other barnyard animals, plus their noises, but he was not interested at all in pointing to that cat. Mom was at the appointment with me, so after several attempts, she took the notebook from the nurse and tried to get him to point to the cat...to no avail. He was walking around, more interested in everything else going on besides the animal lineup. Mom and I laughed when we left at how serious we got about it. It's funny how you want your child to succeed, even at this level. I can't wait for team sports one day...I think I'm going to be THAT mom.
Hanging out with Autumn...
This is what we do for entertainment on Saturday nights...
Fourth of July...
We've had so much going on lately, I haven't had time to post! I did want to at least get these two shots up of Cason. He is getting bigger and doing/saying something new each day. He amazes us with how observant he is. He will mimic things you didn't even know you were doing (this could be a good or bad thing). He LOVES the grill outside and begs to go look at it every night when Ryan gets home. Ryan taught him what an arrow is (go figure) so now he says, "rarrow." Ryan also bought him his first fishing pole and it is the cutest thing I've ever seen. He totes it around the house trying to poke Sabyl with it. Consequently, she runs around the living room and kitchen trying to escape which only entertains Cason more and he starts dying laughing. I can definitely say he's well on his way to being an outdoorsman like his dad. He is mesmerized by Alvin and the Chipmunks, Blues Clues, and Jack's Big Music Show. He loves pickles and oatmeal with honey (not at the same time). He learned to say, "love you" this week and gave me his first voluntary hug when I picked him up from my mom's house yesterday. I melted. Ryan's birthday is today, so Happy Birthday Bo! I'll be posting more pictures soon, but just wanted to give a small update.
We had such a fun-filled weekend! Saturday we went with Ryan, Michelle, Brayden, Leette, Eric, Sarah, and Skylar to the Hiram Easter Egg Hunt...always exciting to mingle with the locals. Cason was especially impressed with the helicopter that came by and dropped eggs. He has a noise he makes for aircraft of any kind, but I will not attempt to spell it out because I don't even know where to start. After that, we went to eat BBQ and after he finished his lunch, he had his first two Oreos and a sucker. He was not happy when I took it from him to get in the carseat. After a nap, we ventured back over to dye eggs with Michelle and Brayden. I use the term "we" lightly...this consisted of me dying the eggs and Cason watching while snacking on Cheetos. He did pick up a crayon and draw on one of them. Sunday morning we started the usual holiday caravan...first to Renee's house to see her and Tyler, then to Mary & Ricky's house to see my family, and then to Doug & Lorrie's to visit. It was a very tiring day, but I always say, it's a good problem to have so many close family members to visit!
