Easter 2010

We celebrated Easter with Bunny, April and Zach on Sunday. We enjoyed going to her church and then had a yummy ham lunch with cream corn, mashed potatoes and asparagus!  The Easter bunny hid the eggs during lunch and we envisioned a lovely egg hunt. However; Colton barely noticed the brightly colored eggs hiding in the grass. He basically went from egg to egg in a random way and ate whatever was inside and then just ran around and threw/kicked them. Didn't quite get the "egg-gathering and put in a basket" concept this year either.  Oh well, it was fun to be together and watch our random, running boy. Caden enjoyed loving on Bunny, eating the grass and chewing on his share of the eggs.

My sweet sis-in-law and brother.

Zach, April and Bunny

Don't they look like naturals? :)

Colton got a new t-ball set from the Easter Bunny. He insisted on holding the bat his way even after we all tried to show him the correct way. STUBBORN!

Caden inspecting his new trucks... He also got a basket full of Mum-Mums and Puffs (his favorite treats!).

Checking out Bunny's new floor. It was pretty slippery for him to crawl on :)

Daddy trying to teach Colton how to hold the bat.

No, Daddy! This is how you do it!

Colton on the move!

Caden is joining in on the hunt.

He got one!

 

Attempt #1 at a coordinating outfit Easter picture.

Attempt #2

Best we could do :) At least they are both semi-looking at the camera. I think it's funny that they both have their hands in their mouths. Thank you God for these sweet handfuls!

We also got to celebrate Easter with Grandma and Grandad on Saturday night and with Papaw and Karen the weekend before. I have pictures coming soon, but Blogger is being difficult and I need to get to bed.  Only 32 days until summer break!!!

Happy Easter!

This was taken at Colton and Caden's school - apparently Caden was not too fond of his new furry friend.  Hope you all have a wonderful Easter!

I serve a risen Savior

He's in the world today.

I know that He is living,

Whatever men may say.

I see His hand of mercy;

I hear His voice of cheer;

And just the time I need Him

He's always near.He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today!

He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way.

He lives, He lives, salvation to impart!

You ask me how I know He lives?

He lives within my heart.

Caden Love

Today, Caden is 9 months old! I cannot believe it. He fills our home with such joy and sweet giggles! Love his now tooth-filled grin. Here are a few things I want to remember about this stage...

• Loves to watch his big brother Colton and wants to be wherever he is, playing with whatever he is playing with. This has caused quite a few tears lately. Colton loves Caden but would rather him stay "on his side" of the playroom. What's funny is that Caden's "baby" toys have suddenly become Colton's all time favorite toys.
• Caden began crawling on March 8th! A few days later, he rolled over for the FIRST time, too. It was quite a week. It made for some interesting sleeping positions and he woke up a few times during the night because he got stuck.
• Loves his mum-mums and puffs. Eating all cereals, veggies (except green ones) and fruits (except peaches or citrus). About to try egg yolk, yogurt and meat. He's a pretty good eater, but gets easily distracted and loves to throw things on the ground. Dinner time gets pretty messy!
• Loves his baths. Tonight was declared his last night to bathe in the sink because he got so much water on the floor!
• Napping is still hit or miss - but over spring break he averaged 2 1 1/2 hour naps at home - getting a little sassy because he will now throw his paci out of the crib and just wail until we come and help him. We watch him on the camera and he will look around for a minute after he throws it (without crying) and then decide to start crying about it.
• Loves paper - he's tried to eat two of Colton's stickers and throws a fit when I pick him up each day because his teacher hands me his daily sheet instead of him.
• Likes to cuddle, but getting a little more squirmy when he wants something - especially Daddy's I phone!
• Enjoys his toys, but loves BALLS! He will spot one across the room and not stop until he grabs it.
• Started waving and saying buh-buy (bye-bye). Can say Ma-ma and Da-da.

I could probably go on and on and on but I think I better call it a night! I love this sweet bundle of joy and all the little facets of his personality! Thank you God for entrusting him to us - please be with him as he grows and give us wisdom to raise him into a godly young man!  We love you, Caden-Waden!

SNOW 2010!

Trudging through the deep snow in our very own backyard! So fun!

Licking the snow - he informed me that it tasted like "berries"... oh really?! Because he eats berries so often :)

Don't let these pictures fool you! This poor snowman didn't have a chance. He merely appeased his mom for the picture and then proceeded to fling his body into Mr. Snowman.

It's really coming down!

Caden had to view the snow from his exersaucer. He stayed home with Daddy on Thursday because he had an ear infection.

Our snow-covered house on Thursday. By Friday, all the bushes and sidewalks were completely covered!

Backwards "Snow Angel"... I was trying to teach him how to make a snow angel by telling him to 1. Lay down in the snow and 2. Flap your arms like a bird... Well, my literal two year old did just that. He layed face down in the snow and then stood up and flapped his arms like a bird. Pretty funny :)

Daddy (no gloves) I believe his exact words were, "Daddies don't get cold, so they don't need gloves."

Mommy and Colton getting ready to pelt the camera-weilding, non-glove-wearing Daddy!

Forgot to get a picture of Colton drinking his hot cocoa by the fire... He also found another way to warm his little soul by reading Mommy's Bible :) When I asked him what book that was, he said, "God's book!"

My handsome little Caden!

If you look really closely in the picture above you can see his 2 bottom teeth. He now has his 2 HUGE front teeth, 2 more side upper teeth and 2 more bottom teeth for a grand total of 8 teeth in ONE month! YIKES!!!

Our "little" linebacker!

He is really starting to enjoy his toys!

Snowy Day, Snowy Day, I love you!

What a bonus! We have a 3 day weekend because everything's cancelled tomorrow! I will post pictures tomorrow - but we had a blast playing in the snow... Colton would have stayed out there forever - the only way to get him inside was to entice him with some hot chocolate!

My visions of lovely snowmen vanished when Colton informed us he was a "mighty machine" whose job (apparently) was to knock down every attempt at a snowman that Mom tried. I finally gave up and just enjoyed tromping through the snow with him. His very favorite part was running full steam and flinging himself into the fluffy goodness! I even tried it a few times and it was remarkably soft. The sad thing is that I really didn't know how to make a snowman. I finally got the base rolled but it definitely did not look round.  Oh well - it looks like I may have more time to work on it tomorrow!

We haven't met a lot of our neighbors yet, and we may never meet them after our rather loud snow experience in the front yard :) I had to finally tell Colton he could not run in other people's front yards full of snow because it was their snow...

This morning when I took him outside to see the snow - he looked with wonder at the snow-covered driveway, turned to me and said, "Mommy, WHO did this?! Who covered it with snow?" Who DID this?!" So fun!

Oh, and he was quite willing to be bundled up - which is amazing since just a few short months ago - he would absolutely not put on a coat or jacket to save his life. He is also quite fond of his "glubs" as he calls them :)

Poor Caden had to watch all our fun from the front window as he is suffering from yet another ear infection - (3rd one in 2 months...yikes) poor baby! He has also gotten his two bottom teeth and is currently working on no less than 4 other teeth, including his top two, ALL at the same time! So rough! Can't wait to share pictures, but must go to sleep now.. My little chunk (now up to 22.8 lbs) has taken to waking up often during the night...Momma is tired!!!

Merry Christmas!

Just a quick post of some fun December pictures...more is coming soon! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! We are so thankful for our family and friends!

A cute picture snapped from Grandad's new camera. I got one too, but I haven't had time to upload the pictures to my computer. So excited about finally being able to catch all these sweet expressions from my boys! Thanks for sharing the great pics, Grandad!

"Colton the elf" at his school program. They sang a song about Santa, elves and bells to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus". Colton stayed on stage and chimed in on the Ho, Ho, Ho part but was otherwise non-participatory :) Sure was cute to watch, though!

Santa 2009My boys decking the tree...

Colton enjoys reading books so much. We usally try to wind down in the evening by reading a few. Here he is reading the Polar Express before bed one night. He is also learning the art of stalling and asks for just "two more minutes" several times before nap and bedtime! Sweet Caden sitting up so well on his own. He sat up for the first time just a few weeks ago!

Colton hanging an ornament... We definitely had a few ornament incidents. I guess Colton thought since he helped to decorate the tree that he could also take them off over and over again. I finally brought Santa into the matter and that seemed to work. Caden enjoyed the view of the tree from the Christmas Quilt (another beautiful creation by my Aunt Cindy)...

Braved the bitter cold a few weeks ago to see the Christmas parade downtown with Dad, Karen, Brenda, Brooke, Zach and April. Colton watched the entire parade and sat in my lap completely still! We had a great time! Caden managed to sleep through about 8 marching bands! Thanks for the wonderful seats, cookies and hot chocolate, Dad and Karen!