Voltron

I realize this is a really random post, especially after not having blogged for forever but here goes:

Does anyone remember Voltron? Me neither. But Tai is obsessed with the '80s cartoon (viewed on Netflix). Lehi claims he watched it as a child as well. It reminds me a bit of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (for those of you who are more familiar with '90s television) in that the show is centered on several robotic vehicles (controlled by a team of humans) that connect together to make a mega-robot. The mega-robot's name in this series is Voltron (...Defender of the Universe!)

So here is a bit of evidence of Tai's obsession:

Every day I discover some depiction of Voltron in one medium or another. Tai has been known to use anything from blocks, to legos, to crayons, cars, and even refrigerator magnets to create his Voltrons.








































Most recently he has discovered how to turn himself into Voltron. It is sooo cute to hear him declare in his cute 3 year old talk "I'm Bo-tron 'Fender of the Umi-berse!"

Christmas

I lost my camera--not sure how, but here are some pictures my mom took with her camera on Christmas morning:

Jasmyn got lots of clothes and toys and a cute little book she really likes.






Tai got spoiled this Christmas despite my best efforts not to. He is such a boy and loves Buzz Lightyear, Iron Man, and Trains. Needless to say, he was just too easy to shop for.


















The highlight of Christmas morning was the train table. Even though we gave it to Tai, all our kids loved playing with it. Any time we had to go somewhere Tai would say "no mom. Im playin' my trains"























Jasmyn meets Santa for the first time. 'Nuff said.










Tai sat on Santa's lap but wasnt very chatty. However, he was excited for the candy cane after.





Here is a little story about Jayda. When I was a kid I remember pouring through toy catalogs so I could make extensive lists of what I wanted for Christmas. So it surprises me (and makes me a little proud) when every year Jayda only has 2 or 3 things on her mind that she wants for Christmas then she picks one to ask Santa for--and they are usually fairly reasonable items. This year it was a pillow pet. (The other items she had on her list were a zhu-zhu pet, her own vacuum or broom so she can help mommy clean, and a globe). I love that girl.

Jasmyn's First Birthday

In an effort to keep Jasmyn's birthday separate from Christmas, I will be blogging them separately, too.

My baby just turned a whole year old. She has 6 teeth, is not walking yet but cruises around pretty well, she loves to cuddle baby dolls and push cars around while making "brroooomm" sounds. She is a good eater and not so good of a sleeper (she still wakes up a couple times a night). She is a social laugher--she laughs at anything that other people are laughing at, even if she doesn't get what is funny. She is a chatterbox. She especially loves talking on phones or anything that resembles a phone (her most creative pretend phone--a watermelon rind). She can say mama, dada, Jayda, Tai-Tai, hi, ba-ba (means "bottle" or "milk"), nigh-night (means "blanket"), and book, among some others I cant remember right now. She also loves to dance. Here are some pics of her b-day party(s).

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