We Love Basketball!

Well we have had a great week at the Piquet home.  I have to start by correcting our family letter last Monday. Kason actually turned 7 months old on Monday when I wrote it! I was a day off! We did our monthly pictures. It is so fun to see how much he has grown in such a short period of time.  Kason is getting to be a very good crawler.  On Saturday afternoon, I took a nap on the couch and Kolt did homework for 1 ½ hours while Kason crawled and played all over our family room.  He even pulled himself up to standing with his hands on the first stair! He is getting so brave and strong! He has ventured to find the stairs, the bathroom, the kitchen tile, and other fun things in the room.  He is making sure his mom baby-proofs the house! Kason is growing a fun personality too.  He is a typical active boy. He loves being moving and watching what’s going on around the house.  He learned a new trick of puckering his lips and snorting his nose when he really wants something.   It is pretty cute. Kolt and I got a glimpse this week of the Kason we had before he got sick this winter. He is being much happier and social except for today.  This afternoon he has been throwing up everything we have fed him. He has been sleeping a lot, so hopefully he will sleep it off.  He loves Grandpa Lindley’s new Yonanas treat that is frozen ice cream made with only frozen bananas and blueberries.  He is the happiest boy in the world!

This week has been full of lots of homework and work preparing for our trip to Kolt’s cousin’s Chris Jensen’s cabin this next weekend.  Kolt and I have both been working hard to coordinate homework time to make sure we do what we need to for class.  I printed checks this week at work.  It was a very smooth check run with lots more checks than usual.  On Wednesday, I got to go pick up Evan from school and bring him back to work with me.  My desk was quite an attraction with both Evan and Kason helping me work. Thankfully, Kolt got out of school shortly after and picked up both boys, so I could get finish up.

Monday I played in my volleyball league.  I was happy that Kolt and Kason both came and did the score.  Kason was a big help from what I hear, and I even heard him cheering for his mom! Tuesday was a cleaning and homework day. It is nice to have a catch up day once in a while.  Wednesday we watched Brand play at Sandcreek.  They lost in a close game. It was sure exciting! We also watched Brand play on Friday against Madison. They won by 30.  Brand played great! Kolt and I really enjoy going to watch his games.  After Brand’s game on Friday, we watched the Bonneville boys team play Century.  Kason played with Kristie Lemons at the game and then fell asleep sitting on my lap. He is a really good baby at the games.  He likes watching the games and is pretty happy for the most part, except when he thinks he wants to go play!

On Thursday, Kolt had his lab in Pocatello and I had a school meeting in Idaho Falls.  We are grateful for Grandma Piquet who watched Kason from 5 to 10 that evening. When I went to pick him up, he was happy as can be playing and playing and in one of the funniest moods I’ve ever seen, just giggling and giggling.  He sure likes his grandparents.

On Friday morning, we had our life insurance physicals.  It was pretty quick and painless, since I’m a baby about needles! Kolt and I spent the day working on homework until the basketball games in the evening. 

On Saturday morning, we went to Rope’s basketball game in the Belnap league. They won by a buzzer beater shot! It was really exciting! We have had some great games this week! For Brand’s birthday, we decided to take him to dinner and an ISU Men’s Basketball game.  So at 4, we took off for our 5^th game of the week! We had dinner at Golden Corral. It was so good! Kason was the main attraction! Lots of grandmas came to see him. He just smiled and smiled at them which made their day! After dinner, we went to the game. It was a great game, although they lost, it was close for most of the game.  The highlight of the game was when Idaho Central Credit Union threw out shirts. Brand ran down and got one of the 2 shirts that they threw out! The winners got to go in the money machine! They didn’t let Brand go, since he wasn’t 18, so Kolt went for him. The first lady got $27. Kolt won $121!!! His wife was pretty excited! Brand and he split the profits, so it was a great night! I also got to visit with Kylee and Riley Sessions.  I have sure missed her! I have been remembering all our fun memories today.

On Sunday, Kolt taught the Sunday school lesson with a question and answer period to teach us about the importance of learning.  I was thankful Kason slept all during Relief Society, so I could listen to Sister Sayre teach the lesson. In Sacrament Meeting, Josh and Mackenzie Sayre sang “If the Savior Stood Beside Me”.  They did a great job. I have set a goal to sing in church with my kids someday.  We had a yummy dinner with the Lindley’s after church. We have also enjoyed watching the Olympics. It is one of the favorite times of the year!

7 MONTHS

-Over 21 pounds 3 ounces and 29 1/4 inches long

-Mostly 12 month clothes and a few18 month clothes already

-CRAWLING!!! Still slow for the most part, but can turn it on when he's following mom or grabbing the remote!

-Jabbers at home all the time

-Still a good passenger in the car

-Rocks on your lap as if he wants to go somewhere

-Favorite things: Remotes, cords, newspapers/envelopes, hair, and shoelaces

-Finally sleeping through the night in his big boy crib for the whole night! His mom and dad are SOO happy!

-Loves basketball games, but doesn't care for lots of yelling

-Wary of new situations! Definitely a home boy!

-Found his tongue! Mimics sticking out his tongue and often sits with it hanging out of his mouth!

-Sits up like a pro! Loves to look around!

-Smacks his lips all the time! 

-Loves to be outside if only it wasn't winter time!

-Still smiles with his tongue out!
Often asked if he's a year old, since he's so big!

-Likes to hold your arm or play with your hair when he falls asleep!

-Eats all the time! Lots of fruits and vegetables and meats now. Favorite snacks are Cheerios and graham crackers!

-Says "Mama" lots and said "Dada" once!

-Obsessed with hands...loves to touch hands, hold other people's fingers and watching people clap

-No teeth yet, but still gnaws on everything! Any day now!

-New foods lead to new poop!

-Really good at moving from sitting up to crawling and vice versa

-Really recognizing who he knows....might be a bit of a Mama's boy

Kason's Crawling!!

Kason will be 7 months tomorrow, and he officially started crawling this week! He is still pretty slow, but can really move when he wants to follow his mom or grab a remote.  He is enjoying playing by himself more now that he can move around.  He has crawled all around the living room to find me working on homework, and he also found the stairs today! He is pretty funny about getting tired or getting an “owie”.  He will put his face straight down in the carpet and cry.  It is pretty cute.  He still does the funny little head turn when he wants to go to someone or sees something he wants.  He loves his walker—he found the drawers this week and figured out how to get one open! He is started to be more vocal about being with mom or dad.  He still says “Mama” quite a bit when he needs something.  He loves looking at any book.  He is quite an active boy, always rocking on your lap like he wants to go somewhere! He also likes to watch the basketball games, but is not a fan of the intense moments.  He prefers things being quiet! He definitely opens up more when he is home or in a quiet room.  He is pretty talkative then, but quiets up in loud places! He is also eating lots more.  He loves lots of foods and eats quite a bit, although he is skeptical about trying new foods.  His new favorite food this week is graham crackers!  He has had a tough week of sleeping in the crib, but we are hoping to be on the upside in the next few days!  He absolutely loves playing with cousins. It is the highlight of the week when he can play with his cousins (especially watching the older ones run around him)!!

Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday I went into work.  Kason is a good partner as he spends lots of time watching my coworker in the desk next to us.  My boss also gave him a slice of an apple to chew on which is also loves! It can entertain him for a long time! He also found the cords under my desk this week. That is a recipe for a disaster!

Monday night I had volleyball.  Kolt and Kason stayed home to get some homework done.  We played 2 good teams and beat them both.  I am loving playing volleyball more each week and find myself really looking forward to it.

On Tuesday, we watched Brand play Rigby at Rocky Mountain.  Paisley was sure excited to see him, so much that she gave him lots of hugs and kisses.  Kason had just woken up, so he was a little slow in returning the love.  We took Evan out to his basketball practice after the game and then took Charlie with us to watch Scott Dalling play at Bonneville.  I also went into volleyball practice for a few minutes while we were there.

On Wednesday, we had our last meeting to finalize our life insurance.  We have been meeting with a great agent that is from Iona. We are excited to finally have our policy up and running.  Thursday evening, Kolt worked on a service project at the school for a school club and then went to play basketball with the Elder's Quorum.  

After work on Thursday, we met Shauna, Paisley & Landon at the Wood Creations store to pick up a Valentine's craft.  We also went out to watch Jay play at Ririe.  After the game, we ate at Stoplight Pizza.  Kolt attempted the Farmer's Challenge which is a 9 lb pizza! He didn't make it as far as he'd hoped, but they gave him a shirt for trying! We also had home teachers that evening right before my class meeting at the school in Idaho Falls. It was a busy night!

On Friday, I went down to Pocatello to earn some research points for one of my class.  I was able to earn enough for the whole semester which I was happy about.  Afterwards, the 3 of us met Jocelyn, Mark & Paxton for lunch in Rexburg.  It was great to visit and finally hold Paxton! I sure miss Jocelyn and never see her enough! After lunch, we drove to Blackfoot for Brand's game.  He played great. We were happy to be home that night after a lot of driving for one day!

On Saturday, we attended a temple session in the Rexburg Temple.  We are grateful for Grandma Piquet for babysitting! Kason was a great helper while she cleaned the church! He fell asleep in the front back while she worked! In the evening, we watched Rope play.  They barely lost in OT! It was exciting! After the game, we did some shopping in town and ordered a few of our new family pictures! I included a few of them for you to see!

We had a nice block of meetings on Sunday.  Kolt taught a nice lesson in Sunday School about the Plan of Salvation.  We learned about Hope in Relief Society, but missed the last half of it in the hall with Kason.  I am already looking forward to nursery.  In the evening, we enjoyed the Super Bowl with family.  We spent the first half with the Lindley's and the 2nd half with Piquet's.  Shauna and I worked on our craft during the game.  It was a great time. I really enjoy visiting with Shauna while we craft! Kolt was sad to see the Broncos lose to the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. 

Here's all of our family pictures we got back this week! Don't you just love them?

We are finally sleeping!!

Kason is almost 7 months old! I decided I had better write down his updates throughout the week because I am having a hard time remembering things about him each week! Kason has been learning all kinds of ways to get around! He crawled 4 steps this week, but he doesn’t go very far at a time partly due to his huge size. He gets tired quickly! This week he has also army crawled as well as scooted, lunged and rolled to get around.  One day this week, I tipped over his big basket of toys and sat him down to play while I did homework.  A minute later, he has left all of his toys untouched and crawled over to the remote several feet away.  It was then that I realized that Kason can get around whenever he decides to! I also decided that I’m not buying any more toys for this baby as his favorite toys are remotes, shoe laces, and the newspaper! He has started this cute little fake laugh whenever Kolt or I laugh.  He also found his tongue.  One night he let his tongue hang out of his mouth for a long time like it was a new toy! He also started smacking his lips which he does all throughout the day! He is still in a mom stage, but is getting better and has been friendlier this week!  We also have started letting his fuss at night to help him sleep.  He has been waking up every hour throughout the night which is definitely more he should! The first night, he fussed for 10 minutes total and then slept the whole night in his crib.  He has been sleeping 8 hours for an entire week! He still wakes up once in the night, but he has found out how to soothe himself back to sleep without being picked up! It has been a great thing for us as we all have more patience when we are well-rested! 

Monday I printed checks at work.  I got all the invoices returned early in the morning, so I actually got the printed fast and finished in time to meet Kolt, Kason, Grandma Piquet, Shauna, Paisley, Rope & Brand at the movies to watch Hercules. It was a great show; I loved it! Kason slept during most of the movie which was perfect timing! After the movie, we spent some time driving a newspaper route.  Kolt has been looking for a good job to work while in school.  An early morning route seemed like a perfect fit, but after doing lots of homework and saying lots of prayers, we decided it wasn’t the best time for us.  We are hoping something will open up for summer time that will allow him to use his phlebotomy training and work with his schedule.  Monday night Kason and Kolt came with me to volleyball.  Kason and Kolt played with Nathan while we played! We won both games! I am still loving playing and especially wearing my new pink shoes and black workout capris!

Tuesday I had 2 appointments for my classes in Pocatello.  Kason stayed with Grandma Lindley while I drove down.  Grandma says he was a good baby which was a relief because it has been a little while since he has been left! Right before I left, one appointment cancelled and the other appointment never showed.  I was pretty disappointed about a waste of a trip, but I had a good visit with one of the kids in 2 of my classes.  It is nice to have someone to work with to make sure I am on the right track!  I went over to volleyball at Bonneville to help.  My cousin Ashley Dalling is playing on a team this year too, so it was good to be with her and help her.  She even got to come home with us before Jared & Trish picked her up. Kason likes being with Ashley!

Wednesday I took Kason to work with me, and we worked fast.  In the evening, we went to watch Brand play at Eagle Rock.  He played great defense and stepped up great when some were in foul trouble.  Paisley shared some of her Puffs with Kason which he loved! He even got to hang out with Aunt Betty for some of the game!

On Thursday I went visiting teaching and then had visiting teachers come visit me.  We have some neat sisters that we go visit, and I always enjoy feeling the Spirit in their home.  I also have some great visiting teachers who always leave a special Spirit and also bring the sweetest little gifts for each season.  Kason and I went out to Hamer to do piano lessons on Thursday.  Ashley watched Kason while I helped my mom with basketball practice for a little bit.  On the way home, I dropped off Kason at Taylorview for Brand’s game.  He stayed for Grandma Piquet for the evening while I worked hard to do homework and Kolt went to his lab in Pocatello.  I had forgotten how fast I can work without Kason to distract me! I got 100% on my weekly quiz and listened to all my lectures.  It was a very productive night! Grandma Piquet said Kason was a little fussy at the game.  We have learned that he doesn’t really care for the intense part of the games when everyone is yelling.  It is surprising, since he has spent a lot of time in the gym! He seemed to do much better at home when he got some dinner and had a bath! 

On Friday I went to work and Kason stayed with Kolt.  They took a good long nap! We went to Rope’s scrimmage in the afternoon at Taylor’s Crossing.  He made some great free throws at the end!  After the scrimmage, we picked up a movie and went out to Shauna and Landon’s house.  Shauna and I worked on a craft while Kolt and Landon watched White House Down and watched Paisley and Kason.  Kason is starting to definitely know when it is bedtime and likes to be home as he was pretty fussy when he got tired! We also had some yummy pizza, and Kason tired Corn & Sweet Potatoes for the first time and ate a whole jar! I had a great time working on the craft, and it looks excellent in our living room above the TV.  It is fun to work on crafts and have someone who likes to work on them too!

On Saturday, Kolt went snowmobiling in the morning with Bryant at Green Canyon.  They had a good time visiting! Kason and I went to Evan’s basketball game with Grandpa Lindley.  Kolt got home in time to go to Rope’s game in the afternoon, and then he took Kason out to Grandpa & Grandma Piquet’s house to work on a project in the bathroom.  Kason played with Rope while Grandpa & Kolt worked on the lights.  I stayed home and finished my paper due this week.  

On Sunday I played the organ and accompanied the Relief Society sisters in Sacrament Meeting while they sang Love At Home.  Kason was good during the meeting even though he was so tired! Kolt taught the Sunday school lesson about reading the Book of Mormon.  We have a fun, interactive class this year.  We also had a good Relief Society lesson about sharing the gospel.  After church, we had a good breakfast dinner with the Lindley’s.  Kason even sat in his high chair and ate bananas while we ate dinner.  He is sure growing up!