Grant Kurken: 2008

December 30, 2008

The Fun Continues....

The day after Christmas the fun continued! I got to go see my cousins (that don't look too much like me) - Jaeden and Hunter!! We opened more presents and got to play.

I'm still not sure who was having more fun, me and Jaeden, or Daddy and Uncle David?!?

I love Aunt Smudge, and I REALLY love the remote control car she gave me. It is so cool. I can control it with only 1 button!!

This is baby Hunter. He can't really do too much yet, but I didn't want to leave him off the blog. I'm sure he'll be fun to play with soon.

December 27, 2008

Christmas Day with the BIG FAM

The Christmas fun continued when we went to Uncle Mark's and I got to see all my Aunts and Uncles and cousins and open more presents and play for the rest of the afternoon. It was so much fun being with the big family. I am still the youngest of the clan, and I enjoy all the attention of the older 37 people!!

This is my cousin Tyler helping me to open up one of my presents (with Mommy and Auntie Heather).

A cute picture of Me and Mommy. What do you think of my button-down shirt?!?

This is my Auntie Gina feeding me a cupcake. Mommy didn't say anything about the first one, but then she tried to feed me three more. I was down (but Mommy wasn't....guess who won?)

Me and Great-Grandma Anita

I love Aunt Lana (though I am giving her the Loser sign).

Please excuse Hopar for his shirt.

Auntie Margo and Uncle Darrel. I was already fading here but I still tried to be polite by folding my hands.

Christmas Morning

Christmas Morning was an interesting time. I had all my favorite people there. Great and Grandpa came over, and so did Dadi, Hopar, and Auntie. Of course Mommy and Daddy were there too. Then they let me open all these boxes covered in colored paper and inside were lots of special, fun toys. I really liked Christmas morning and I hope we get to do it again tomorrow.

In the beginning we had to take a bunch of pictures (like always). This is one of them.

Then I got to start opening the colorful boxes. I really liked this one. It had fun stuff from my favorite Mickey Mouse cartoon.

Hopar helped me set it up later so I could start playing with the race cars.

This is my "miner while I vacuum" look.

My Great really thought the book I gave her was funny! I'm glad she liked it so much!

Dadi really liked the album I made her of all the pictures of her and I together since I was born (well not ALL of them...if you know her then you know how much she loves to take pictures). Anyhow, she loved it so much that she started crying. I love her so much. Thanks Dadi for taking such good care of me!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was so much fun. First my Uncle Don brought over this huge dinosaur. It roars and moves its horns and stuff. I kinda like it, but I am not really sure if I totally do. I mean it is practically bigger than I am. And now out of nowhere it lives in my house as if it is my brother or something.

After our family party in the afternoon at our house we went over and had a friends party at night at my best friend's house. Isabella and I got to play and open presents. We ate pizza and had ice cream sandwiches. We even got to stay up way, way past our bedtimes!!! It was a fun night!!

This is Isabella and I with Auntie Jill.

I am wearing my new leather jacket from Bellas that completes my "Bruiser" look.

Isabella kept wanting to sit right in my lap. All the adults thought it was SO funny! But I wouldn't have it, and would just push her away.

So much fun opening up all our new toys and presents! Thanks everyone!

December 23, 2008

Santa's Chair

We hijacked Santa's chair for this family pic. Only in So Cal would Santa have a surf board!?!?

Disneyland Magic

It was really special to get to go to Disneyland at Christmas time. I enjoyed getting to meet Mickey Mouse after seeing him so many times on TV on my favorite cartoon (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse of course, isn't that your favorite, too?).

It was cold the morning we were here, but I was still annoyed by the hat they made me wear, can you tell?

Hi Minnie. You're cute.

Oops, belly again.

Here Comes Santa Claus

I got to meet this funny guy with a white beard named "Santa". He came to the Trex party with this funny red hat on and had these bells that he kept jingling. All the kids got to take turns sitting on his lap. At first I just watched for awhile.

When it was my turn I wasn't really scared but I did want to look at his bells.

Then Santa gave me a toy, which I thought was pretty generous of him, given that it was the first time we had met, and everything.

Then a few days later the weirdest thing happened. Mommy and Daddy said Santa came to Tustin Meadows. We went out to our street and there was Santa's sleigh and when I went up to see Santa (and thank him for the toy he gave me the other day) it was this other dude with a big fake, fluffy, white beard. Now I am really confused!?

OUCH!

This is me flying a remote control helicopter with Daddy. I love to fly it with Daddy. The reason Mommy took these pictures though is so everyone can see that I had my first major "incident". Yep, my wrist is all bandaged up! My wrist got into a fight with a cup of hot water and the hot water won. Well, I guess it won round 1 really. I won round 2 cause now my wrist is all better. Though Mommy and Daddy were beside themselves with worry, I got to wear this little wrap bandage for a week. Mommy has this feeling that it may be the first of many in the years to come........

My First PHOTO SHOOT!!

Here I am not even 17 months old yet and I had my first unofficial "photo shoot". (Okay, really it was just Auntie taking pictures of me in the garden. But since I got to change outfits and use props and stuff, I am calling it a photo shoot.

This is my "Casual Look".

This is obviously me in my 2nd outfit change. I call this my Captain Grant look.

Don't I look cool playing with Daddy's keys.

Hmm...I hope my important business deal goes through...

Oops, is my belly showing?!?

Part Captain, Part Angel

This is my Calvin Klein look....Bellas you better watch out in about 16 or so years!?!?

Look #3 - Sporty Grant

Ready to go for a run.

Thanksgiving - Gobble..Gobble!

Though it was awhile ago and the next holiday is almost here, I don't want to leave it off my blog. I had a great time at Thanksgiving 2008.

This is me after I just finished eating a yummy cupcake in an ice cream cone!! (Notice the crumbs!?!) YUM

I had so much fun playing with all of my cousins. They are all really cool and they make me feel special and loved.

November 2, 2008

I know....it's been awhile!

Well, the days and weeks have been flying by and I really haven't had much time to do my blog......sorry! I will make up for it today by catching you up on the past couple of months. Not only am I walking and running now, but I have so many teeth that I have lost count!!

Just me being cute!