This past month and a half has flown by.I just can’t put into words how much I love Landon and enjoy our time together!I always thought I would like this age but I had no idea how great it would be when it was my own little boy.We have so much fun!
He is saying a lot of new words.I can’t wait until he can talk to me!
Her is a list of the words I remembered hs can say…
Dada some times daddy
Mom
Landon (sounds a little like Andan)
Cat
Book
Bubble (the “l” sounds is a little weak but it is clear what he is saying to me and Josh at least)
Pebble
Bath
Outside (which sounds like aaside)
Dog
God
Basket (sounds more like basshek)
Glasses (sounds like galsses)
Tonight on the way home from the Fall Festival he tried saying paprika (it was really close too!)
He can make noise for he animals too
Cars and trucks- vvvrrrm
Cow- moomoo
Sheep and goat- baabaa
Lion, gator- grrrrr
Some of the cool things he does
I love that he gives hugs and kisses. He will bring things to people when you ask most of the time. He loves animals, toy ones, pictures of ones, real ones- big and small.He calls the animals by making kissing noises and rubs his fingers together, which is has done for at least 3 months but I just think that is the cutest thing!He LOVES to climb on everything.His new favorite is the couch, and his big and little rocking chairs. He loves playing with other kids and get so excited about playing with them. When I tell him we are going to play with friends he starts bouncing up and down and signs “play.”
He recognizes a ton of words, most of the face parts, some body parts, some colors, specific animals, specific toys and the different rooms in the house.
Once of his favorite toys- his farm
He favorite place- outside!
He loves getting Mommy's glasses and will wear them if I let him play with them. Thankfully hs is very gentle with them.
Playing with his friend Lexi
Mowing the lawn
Landon loves helping Dad. One of the recent projects was redoing our fence and painting the front door. The fence just needs a new coat of paint.
Before
Almost done
Bath time is one of Landon's favorites. His new thing when he takes a shower with Dad is having dad name everything. I secretly got a few minutes on video.
Bourbon loves eating stick and sometimes Landon will share the ones his finds
Landon loves stick of any kind or anything that resembles a stick. While outside he like to take the stick and stab the leaves until he has several leaf and then he dances around with the stick so that all the leaves fall off. Once he is done with that he goes back to the leaves and tries to pick them up with the stick through the same little hole he first stabbed them with. He is very accurate about 8-% of the time.
Landon also has been successfully feeding himself with real folks (the small ones). He does a great job most of the time stabbing the food and getting it into his mouth. Since Josh and I eat with chop stick on a regular basis compared to most Americans I know, and Landon begs to have one as well we though we would let him try with just one. He really good, he would use the one to stab the food and put it in to his mouth. That is actually what started us giving him a real fork instead of the baby plastic ones. Well, after getting an email of a 2 or 3 year old little girl eating with chop stick I though, why not Landon try and see what he can do. So I got out the camera and took some pictures of his first day with 2 chop sticks
Well as you can see, He can eat with chop sticks and almost does it the right way! We as shock and so proud! I know a lot of adults who can’t even mange to pick up stuff with chop stick and here is my little 1 year old doing it and getting it in his mouth (only about 50% but still!). I think God knew this little guy was going to be spending a lot of time in Asia!
Landon is practicing at helping Daddy around the house and church. While Josh was setting up for our Thailand Fellowship Dinner tomorrow (at 6pm at Harvest Christian Church for anyone who would like to experience some Thai food recipes straight from Tassesse herself!) Landon wanted to help make the church look beautiful by mowing the lawn.
I can't believe he is growing up so fast. He is just so big! I lvoe this age but it is just going by too fast. It makes me sad when I took this video but had a huge smile on my face the whole time
This was taken about a month ago but it took them a while to get the pictures in.
Landon had the privilege to meet some very pretty and sweet Gator cheerleaders, who thought he was the cutest thing. Plus he met Albert and Alberta.
Olan Mills and Belks (or whatever department store Olan Mills is in) was doing some type of special where if you came in during a certain hour you could have your picture taken with them and have a free 8x10. Landon and I joined a LOT of others (mostly moms like me with there children) to stand in line. It wasn't too bad, Chic-fil-A was there giving free chicken nuggets and coupons for free food and the cheerleaders were handing out calendars and posters.
I was happy because I got the free 8x10 and Landon really enjoyed all the attention.
Talk about a celebration.Landon got to celebrate his big ONE twice!First when we went to visit our parents in Niceville/Ft. Walton Beach and then when I was nanny-ing, my friend Ashley’s sister’s (Amy) two little girls.
Niceville/Ft. Walton
We went home to visit with Jon before he ships off to Afghanistan in November and for Josh to get the Niceville Thailand team started on some video editing projects.Since we were already visiting and it was so close to Landon’s birthday, we decided to have a birthday party for him.We had a great weekend visiting with our family and Josh spent some of the time meeting with the team.
We invited all of Landon’s local family to his party which included my parents, my brother, my aunt uncle and cousin plus Josh’s parents, brothers, and sister (unfortunately Jessica didn’t get to come down from Missouri).We had it at the Children’s Park in Niceville which is right next to the building where Josh and I had our wedding reception.We set up under one of the gazebos.I was so worried we would get rained out because the whole weekend was suppose to have rain, plus it was very overcast about an hour (30min before the party started!) after I decided not to change the location.Thankfully we didn’t get any rain and we were even able to enjoy the lovely grass lawn.
I have always looked forward to the day when I could make cakes for my children.My mom always made homemade decorated cakes for me and my brother and loved them.I got very ambitious for my first decorated cake.I thought a train theme would be fun for Landon since he likes cars, trucks, and trains a lot.So I wanted to make a train cake for Landon, but I didn’t stop at making it difficult for my self there.I asked Brandi my cake baking expert friend how to make the yummy marshmallow fondant she made for my baby shower duck pond cake.I also made my cream cheese frosting too.Well, the cake turned out pretty good for my first try although it looked much cooler in my head!Plus boy did I make a mess!!!!!It was not easy making it but I sort of had fun doing it and Josh and my mom I think got a good laugh out of my mess.When the time came to “blowing out” the candles Landon had help from the wind.He had a little bite but he isn’t much of a sweets guy most of the time.I enjoyed eating it along with everyone else which taste is really the most important part, I think.
Landon didn’t get the unwrapping presents at first but as soon as I think he realized that is what we wanted him to do he went at it.It was awesome seeing his face light up once he had torn enough of the paper off to see what was inside!He love surprises, well being surprised by Dad or Mom when we seek up on him around the corner (which by the way he now hides from us and seeks up on us and yells when he sees us, it is too cute!He even actually snuck up on Josh once!).He has been really enjoying all of his presents since his birthday!
After we were done with the party, the splash park opened up that is apart of the Children’s park.I didn’t even know they had that there.Landon had so much fun!He looks a little silly though because since I didn’t know it was there I didn’t bring a swim diaper and he just walked around in a VERY droopy disposable!He liked the little water things the best.I think the big splash were a bit too much for him.He was soo tired after everything but I know he loved seeing all of his family, eating the yummy food, opening presents, playing with his new toys and in the splash park.
Thank you so much everyone for all the help I couldn’t have done it with out you!!!, Mom and Dad with the food and cake, Josh with the decorating and cake, Jon for watching Landon, Jamiie Jo, Dad W. and Sally for decorating!
Time for cake!!!
Presents!!!
Even Reesie enjoyed his presents
Splash Park
Boy that water is cool.
Landon next birthday celebration was sadly without Daddy but we still had fun.Landon and I went to Jacksonville for a week to nanny.We took care of a 2 month old and 5 year old.
I was a little nervous about Landon not doing well with Mommy’s attention not 100% for him but he did so great!He would pat her head, sing to her, bring her toys and put his head in her lap.I was so proud of him, I think he is going to make an awesome big brother some day!!!Landon’s favorite part I think of the whole trip was the walks out to the bus stop.We had to put Brilei on the bus and pick her up from the bus everyday so I loaded up the babies, Prieslii (not sure if I spelled the girls names right) in the sling and Landon in his stroller.
On Landon’s birthday, Landon first birthday celebrating was Brilei and Mommy singing “Happy Birthday” while we were waiting for the bus. He loved it.Amy was sweet enough to make Landon a birthday brownie even though she got home 2 hours late that evening. After dinner we all sang “Happy Birthday” and had birthday brownie. Landon seems too enjoy it.Before he went to bed I gave him a little present Josh and I had bought for him, a puzzle with cars and other vehicles on it.
Good Morning, Mom!
Sharing his toys
So Mom I am going to climb our suitcase.
Birthday brownie
Mom, I just woke up why are you flashing that camera at me!
Cooking up some lunch
I think he is trying to touch his tongue to his nose, Grandpa Gorman can do it!
Looking under things, another new things he does
I think over all he had a great birthday celebration!It is still hard to believe he is already one. He is doing so much and we just get delight more and more everyday with all the new things he can do.
Heres a list of some the new things he can do
Roars like a lion (he does this when he plays with his lion)
Point to the parts of someone’s face and sometimes his own
Kisses to call the cats or dog (which is how we call them)
Climb into the tub (which is not a good thing all the time!)
Climb on things (again not always a good thing)
Put lids on and off
Makes ramps for his cars
Recognizes a lot of words and will get them or point to them when you say them
Car
Cat
Dog
Parts of the face –nose, moth, eyes, and ears
Landon’s bedroom
Bathroom
Outside
Leaf
stick
Kitchen
Cow
Pig
Farmer Jed (he got a fisher price farm for his birthday from Grandma and Grandpa Gorman)
Moon
And I am sure some others
He can sign
Milk, more, finished, bath, eat, play (kinda), fan (sometimes)
He can now take the travel tooth brush holder apart
