Mr. Imagination

What do you see in this photo? Well, Mommy sees Kueffer with a baseball bat between his legs calling for her. Actually, according to Kueffer he was on a 'boat' surrounded by 'sea creatures' and needed Mommy to rescue him. hmmm. The bat was the 'boat' and he was in the ocean. Wow!

Kueffer has a very active imagination. Daddy and Mommy love hearing all of the elaborate stories and characters that he creates.

Floor Picnic

Yesterday afternoon Kueffer wanted a peanut butter sandwich for a snack. He 'helped' me make it and then we decided that we should have a picnic. He had no idea what a picnic was, but was so excited. Floor picnics are fun on a cold day! :)

Let's get it started!

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Kueffer loves music...really all kinds. Here is K enjoying a little Black Eyed Peas in the car. :)

Balancing Act

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We've been potty training for a while in the Dawdy house- not 'hard core' and I'm sure if Mommy and Daddy were more motivated, Kueffer would be out of diapers. Today, Kueffer decided that he needed to potty while he was upstairs, so he went to his bathroom and got his 'doughnut' and brought it up. Afterward, he traveled back downstairs. Notice how he put the 'doughnut' on his head so that he could hold his pj bottoms in one hand and hold the railing with the other.
Now that's using your head...ha!

The Storyteller

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Monday, Kueffer told Mommy some really great stories. He has such an imagination! Finally after about the 3rd story (all different), Mommy remembered to get the camera and capture some of it. ...notice the pleading at the beginning of the video? Don't you love his 'Pwease?'? ha!...Mommy actually got a lot more on video, but had to shorten. K's stories are pretty long winded!
Kueffer is such a funny, sweet and SMART little guy. Mommy and Daddy are always amazed by what he comes up with on a daily basis.

Mixers are loud!

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Seriously, is Mommy's baking THAT scary?!

He'll Tumble 4 U

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This morning Kueffer and Mommy attended tumbling class. Kueffer LOVES it and burns A LOT of energy! We had a substitute instructor today and she asked Mommy if Kueffer took long naps in the afternoon because he is such a 'wild man' in class...uh, no naps with this little guy. bummer!

We wanted to share on of the 'tricks' that he created today in class. The course was set up to just climb up one side and roll down the other. Kueffer did a little rearranging as he thought it was much more fun to play 'superman' ...Mommy thought it was very creative! enjoy!

Happy Valentine's Day!
xoxoxo,
Matt, Michelle and 'Superman' Kueffer

Play dead

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Daddy and Kueffer went out and enjoyed the snow this past weekend. They built Kueffer's first snowman and had a snowball fight with the neighbors.
Here's a bit of Kueffer and Daddy sharing the 'play dead' strategy that they used. Daddy must have thrown 20 + pitches at Kueffer and he loved it each time.

P.S. Daddy's arm is still sore! :)

Jayhawks

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Really? Mommy thought that she had a bit more influence than this. I think that Daddy has been brainwashing Kueffer at night during story time by reading 'The Three Little Jayhawks'.
Kueffer will be going to bed early tonight- one less person cheering for those blue birds!

Over- Loved?

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Is that even a word? Well if it is, that would perfectly describe our cat, Lucy when Kueffer is around. He loves that cat and she is USUALLY really sweet with him. Today, not so much...this photo was taken and looks so sweet. And then, IT happened. Lucy hissed and tried to take a bite out of K's head! Maybe a slight exaggeration, but she may as well have. Definitely a huge hiss and showed her teeth.

Kueffer was shattered. 'What happened?' he asked while sobbing. Mommy tried to convince him that she got over excited while trying to give him a kiss. He did not buy it. After much consoling, he is better.

I think that being stuck at home due to the snow was even too much for Lucy. This kitty needs her 'alone time' and with Kueffer around, that doesn't happen. :)

He shoots, He scores!

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After being snowed in the last couple of days from SNOWPACOLYPSE 2011, Kueffer and Mommy ventured out to an indoor playground today. Kueffer was ALL OVER that place...can we say 'freedom'?
He rode all of the bikes, jumped in the bouncy houses, climbed the 'rock walls' and then shot some hoops like the big boys.

Big Boy Mermaid with a green tail

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Last night Kueffer took his first 'real' swim lesson! Mommy is not in the pool for this class (yippee!). His instructor is Coach Ann and she is tough! Kueffer is taking lessons with 2 of his friends.
He was soooo excited before the lesson and did a great job!

After the lesson, Mommy said that he was such a good swimmer. Kueffer corrected her by saying he was 'a big boy mermaid with a green tail'. And he loved it and can't wait until next week!

Cold Beach

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The other day Mommy and Kueffer were driving somewhere to see Grandma Karen. On the way, he asked if he would see Uncle Tom and Aunt Michelle. Mommy told him that they were in FL at the beach. Our neighbors had just left for California a few days prior, so he said that they were at the beach also. Then he said they were all the hot beach....and were were at the COLD BEACH and he was not too excited. Over the holidays, he kept saying that he wanted to go to the beach and be warm.
After all of this snow, Mommy is with you!

Here's a little video of our 'little actor' showing hot vs. cold...too funny.
Hope you are all staying warm...well, no worries for you at the HOT BEACH! :)

The Naked Chef

I like to say that moms (or dads) that are home on snow days are like the Army...We do more before 9am then most people do all day! Well, this momma is no exception.
Mommy and Kueffer had built a fort, colored, made dinner (mommy), done laundry (mommy again), trashed the basement, wrote all over himself and the loveseat (all Kueffer)...and then looked at the clock. Still morning.
Yesterday afternoon, Kueffer and Mommy made brownies. Kueffer is a great taste tester!
Yes, another 'diaper only' day for Kueffer. He likes to be comfy at home. :)

We hope that you all stayed warm and were safe at home enjoying the beautiful snow.

Our little narcoleptic

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Yesterday afternoon KC got LOTS of snow! And when there's lots of snow falling out side, Mommy and Kueffer start getting creative with inside activities. We had a visit from our parent's as teachers coordinator and then we built a fort, watched a movie, ...and then Kueffer pretended to be sleeping! It was so funny watching him suddenly 'fall asleep' onto the bed and then 'ready to greet the day'!

Another snow day today...who know's what he'll come up with. He's such a funny little guy!

More sharing

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Yes, Lucy is a very patient kitty cat. Kueffer decided that she needed some items to make her afternoon nap more comfy so he shared his blankie, bear, and even got her a pillow. What a lucky cat!

Yeah, Daddy!

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Today Daddy started a new job. After he got home from his first day, we all went out to celebrate.
Congratulations, Daddy...we are so proud of you!

*that's ketchup around Kueffer's mouth. No, he has not morphed into the 'joker'!

More snow day fun

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Had to share this cute video of Kueffer outside enjoying the snow this week! I have several short videos- no doubt!- that I may be uploading them at various times in the next month. (Hard to believe that Kueffer and Mommy were able to play so much with Mommy busy shooting pics and videos! :)) We've also shared our yummy snow ice cream recipe with many friends!
After the first day of snow, it's been BITTER cold outside. Kueffer and Mommy have kept the outside time short since then, but every time we are outside, Kueffer has to make a snow angel. Yes, just traveling to and from the car warrants a sweet Kueffer snow angel and we love it!

He's his Daddy's little boy

and he loves bacon too!

Daddy loves bacon so much, he got this for Christmas!Yes, that's a talking strip of BACON! It's say's 'I'm bacon!'

Snow much fun!

Kueffer and Mommy had such a great 'snow day' on Monday. Our full schedule became empty and we enjoyed the beautiful snow outside.
Luckily, Mommy finally bought Kueffer some snow bibs last week and replaced his new mittens. (Yes, our first clothing casualty of the winter- even before the first snow!)

When Mommy was bundling up Kueffer, he asked if we would see any POLAR BEARS outside. No Polar Bears...but there were lots of SNOW ANGELS!Kueffer digging a tunnel

The snow was too fluffy to build a snowman, but Kueffer gathered lots of snow for snow ice cream. Of course, he had to do a taste test first to make sure and get the best snow.

When we finally came inside to warm up, we made our snow ice cream...yummy!

Sharing is caring

Lately, Kueffer is really into sharing. This day, Lucy was not interested in sharing his wheat thin.
Nice try, Kueffer!

Trains!

Last weekend Daddy, Mommy and Kueffer went to Union Station to see the model trains. We had such a great time looking at all of the fun exhibits and even ran into a few friends.
When we were approaching Union Station, Kueffer yelled..."Look, it's a T-Rex in a Santa hat! Is that not funny?" (there was a cool dinosaur exhibit at the Station too)Once inside, we saw all of the awesome model trains and even a little train to ride!(Okay, coming clean here...K did not actually ride the train. Mommy got her 'shot' and then he got off. Wasn't interested anymore... nice smile, huh?)

The trains were everywhere. Even Thomas and Percy were there!What a fun start to 2011!

Kueffer or Lucy?

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Last week while Daddy was home, our cat Lucy was lying on the sofa and Daddy was rubbing her big kitty belly. Lucy loved it and was just purring away. Kueffer must have thought it looked like fun because after Lucy jumped down, this happened.

Yes, that's our little boy purring and meowing. What a funny kid!

New Year's Rockin' Eve

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We hope that you all ROCKED OUT and are ready for a wonderful 2011!
Happy New Year!