Kueffer of the Jungle

!Kueffer and Mommy went to an indoor gymnasium last week. This place was the 'real deal', not one of those little gym places. Kueffer went wild- showing off all of his 'Curious George- like' climbing skills. He even made monkey sounds too!Okay, now how do I get up there? (No worries, he figured it out...smart little devil!)Who is that good lookin' kid? :)

Mommy couldn't turn her back. If she did, here is where she would find Kueffer!

The gym stated that parents had to stay off of the equipment- a lesson Mommy learned once she was on a trampoline with max weight capacity of 75 lbs! Well, Mommy did have to break the rules a bit as Kueffer tried to get on the zip line at the top of one of the climbing areas!It was so much fun and Kueffer and Mommy were both exhausted from their workout!

Kueffer's Latest Stats

Kueffer went to his 18 month well check visit on Friday. It was a great appointment- no shots!- and everything looks great! Dr. Espe was very impressed with his speaking, coordination and overall development. He has surpassed all of the milestones for this age and is moving on! When Dr. E started to check his heartbeat, Kueffer took his stethoscope and placed it on his chest! Our little genius is now showing his Pediatrician what to do! ha!

Here are his latest stats:
weight: 25lb 1 oz (25-50%)
height: 33" (75%)...Kueffer was kind of squirmy, so we think he may be even longer!
Yes, our little guy is 'long and lean'!

His is a total chatterbox- never stops! He has very strong verbal skills and repeats almost everything we say. (uh, oh!) Kueffer loves to read and, like most boys, loves tractors, COMBINES, trucks, cars and balls!

First Haircut!

Today we took Kueffer for his FIRST HAIRCUT! Mommy hated to admit it, but it was time.

Kueffer was such a good boy- we probably should have known that he may like it since he loves to have his hair combed!

Daddy was helping with the 'first cut'.

There go some curls! (sob sob)
Actually, Mommy did start to get choked up, but did not cry!

'Hey, who is that handsome devil?'

Wow, what a big boy!

Kueffer actually has even more curls now...yippee!

Guy

This is Kueffer's new friend, Guy.

Kueffer and 'Guy' read and sing and dance and make animal sounds together to lots of new books. As much as Daddy and Mommy love that Kueffer likes to read, sometimes hearing 'guy, guy, guy, ....' over and over again is a bit much. Don't get us wrong, we all love guy. He's a great influence on Kueffer- you know, that friend that is a good kid but is kind of high maintenance...that's guy. :) We really have to admit though that 'Guy' is a pretty amazing guy...thanks, Uncle Darryl and Aunt Lisa for introducing Kueffer to his new 'friend'.

Pee Pee!

Well, that's what Kueffer calls his 'tee pee'! He got this awesome gift from Uncle Clark and Aunt Bobbi. Kueffer thinks it's a great spot when he just needs to get away! :)

As you can see, Daddy thinks it's pretty cool too!

Santa finally arrives!

Santa was a little delayed with all of the snow and ice this Christmas, but arrived at the Dawdy house on New Year's Day. Kueffer didn't mind at all and loved all of his goodies!Kueffer had lots of practice and started to really get into the unwrapping!Perfect for riding all of Kueffer's rocking horses...Nee!! (aka Neigh)Hey Daddy, Santa brought that for Kueffer!Hey, what's thisWheeeee!!!

Baby Beethoven

Our holiday celebration went on and on and we loved every minute of it!

Once we were back in KC, we hosted even more family - this time it was Daddy's side.
It was so much fun watching Kueffer play with his cousins, he definitely keeps the party going!

Grandma Karen and Uncle Brad kicked off the festivities by singing some favorite Christmas Carols...it was great!then the kiddos went right for the presents!Kueffer got the cutest baby grand piano from Grandma Karen and proceeded to perform a mini recital...Music to our ears! Aunt Michelle read 'The Three Little Jayhawks' to Quinn and Kueffer. Kueffer looks about as interested as Mommy would be...go Tigers!

Bathtime Giggles

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We interrupt these holiday blog posts to send you this message...enjoy!

Hey, what's this stuff?

When we returned from our time in 'California', we finally saw what remained of the 'Blizzard of 2009'! Kueffer and Mommy unpacked our goodies from the Kueffer holidays,

but Poor Daddy was outside shoveling the drive and walk!

While he was outside, Kueffer decided to try some of the cold, white stuff- from inside, of course!Hmmm, interesting...

The celebration continues...

This Christmas was so much fun we did not want it to end!
We celebrated some more at Papa and Grandma Kueffer's for a few more days and more parties before we headed back to Kansas City for more fun!

Here are a few more pics of our festivities at Papa and Grandma'sParties are LOUD!Santa and her 'little elf' made an appearance

What a sweetie!

Christmas 2009- Part 1

Whew, this holiday season was a whirlwind and Kueffer was right in the middle of ALL the action! The Dawdy's were a busy crew, so I am dividing our holiday fun into a series. There was so much fun, family, etc that one post just will not do. Let's begin...

Daddy, Mommy and Kueffer had planned to leave for Grandpa and Grandma Kueffer's on Christmas Day...a fun filled Christmas Eve delivering gifts to friends and family, Christmas Eve service at church, nice family dinner and then SANTA! Well, 'Old Man Winter' had other plans, so we made some quick deliveries, packed the car, and hit the road before the Blizzard of 2009 hit KC! **Since we packed so quickly, some of the gifts- sorry, Aunt Lisa- were pretty close to a very awake little boy on the car ride home. Think of that extra Wheat Thin in your package as something 'special' from Kueffer.**Although unexpected, we were all happy to get to Papa and Grandma's early and start the celebrating. Cousins Brock and Quinten were anxious to see us- okay, anxious to see Kueffer, and came over Christmas Eve night. The boys had so much fun together!

Papa and Kueffer looking at the combine book

Brock reading to Kueffer

K felt pretty special when his two 'big' cousins came to see him instead of hanging out with their friends that night! :)

Grandma Mary Ann reading Kueffer's favorite Christmas bedtime story

Christmas morning, we went to Uncle Darryl and Aunt Lisa's to see what Santa had left Brock and Quinten...and, of course, he had left behind a few gifts for Kueffer too!

(Actually, everywhere we went, Santa left something for Kueffer- we almost did not have room for ourselves on the trip back!)

Snuggling in with Quinten

Later Christmas Day, Uncle Clark, Aunt Bobbi and little Earl (dog) made it home...it was officially time to celebrate! We all must have been very good this year because Santa was very generous to us all. Kueffer loved all of his gifts and it was really fun watching him get into ripping each gift apart, squeal with excitement, and play with all of his new toys and boxes, of course!

(This is not one of Kueffer's gifts, but a dog toy. He was not discriminating what was his and what was someone else's.)

Earl, the little Elf!

Playing with Aunt Bobbi

Daddy was such a good sport. He played with all of the little ones at the Kueffer Family party!

Looking handsome after Aunt Lisa combed his hair...gettin' ready for another party!

To be continued...