The Ogles Crew

Sesame Street Live - Elmo Makes Music

2012-02-06T15:50:00.004-06:00

We bought tickets for one of us to take Caden to see Sesame Street Live that was coming to Columbia. We decided it would be best if one of us stayed at home with Avery Lynn since her attention span wasn't going to last the hour and a half show. Ricky was nice enough to let me take Caden. Caden was very excited when we told him about the show and even more excited when we got there. We bought tickets with some friends of ours so Caden and their two boys all got to sit together. It was a good performance and was perfect for a three year old. Caden stood the whole time and loved it every minute.

Here he is in his seat before the show started....Very Excited.

All smiles, watching the show

Happy 1st Birthday

2012-01-22T16:04:00.020-06:00

Avery Lynn had her first birthday on January 11th. I can't believe our baby girl is a year old. Crazy how times flies. We went for her 1 yr check-up today and she weighed in at 17lb 4oz (11th percentile). Length was 29.5 inches (50th percentile). Her head is still coming in at the 95th percentile (47.5 inches). All in all she is growing well and a happy little girl, except when they gave her shots and drew her blood. That wasn't fun. Anyway here is what Avery Lynn is up to these days...

Speech: In addition to her saying Mama, Dada, Hi, & Bye-Bye that I reported at 9 months she also says Daddy, Uh-oh, More, Poo for poop, Na-Na for No, & Baba for Baby and book. Sometimes I think she says Bubba for Caden but I'm not certain on that one.
Sleep: She sleeps about 11.5 hrs at night and naps morning and afternoon for about 1.5 hrs.
Food: She will eat almost anything we eat (broken down into small enough pieces.) I've still been giving her some baby food, just to get some extra fruit & veggies in her. On her tray I have to give her veggies, then fruit, then a few minutes later give her the grains and meat or she won't eat any of the veggies & fruit. She loves her breads and meats. She drinks whole milk out of a cup with a straw. She has eight teeth now.
Movement: She is crawling everywhere (finally on all fours and not just army crawling). She loves to stand and walk with help. She can walk around the couch and ottoman by herself while holding on. She doesn't like being confined, like in the exersaucer. Or when Caden blocks her path when she is trying to crawl somewhere (he does this on purpose most of the time.)
Other Fun Facts: She is getting better at being away from Mommy, she even likes her time in the nursery at church now. She isn't very good at sharing with her brother. She screams when he comes over if she is playing with a toy. But in her defense he does take over the toy she is playing with quite frequently. She likes giving hugs and kisses to her baby dolls. Even though he picks on her now, she still adores Caden.

Here are some pictures of our cute little girl, mostly from her birthday party and her birthday.

Yummy birthday cake.

Eventually she had it all over her face (notice her eyebrow is pink)

Every good party has balloons

We survived the first year as a family of 4!

Avery Lynn crawling around on the morning of her birthday

Compare

1/11/2011 1:16pm

1/11/2012 1:16pm

It is crazy how much they change in one short year

A cupcake on her actual 1st birthdayShe was a pro this time and dug right inShe loved it!

My Christmas Crew

2011-12-30T16:04:00.004-06:00

I attempted to make my kids sit down in front of the tree and take at least a few pictures each day that they had some Christmas clothes on. I figured if I did it enough times surely I would get at least a couple of pictures that were good. Here are a few that I think turned out pretty well. Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas.

You can tell from this picture that I was making silly faces to try to get them to smile. Caden tends to mimic what you are doing and it kinda defeats the purpose.

The Magic Tree & Santa

2011-12-18T15:03:00.005-06:00

We visited the Magic Tree, which is a tree here in Columbia that is completely covered in Christmas lights. It is a fun holiday thing to visit and get a few pictures. Ricky brought our new camera and captured some cool shots. We also visited Santa at Bass Pro one night last week. We figured that Avery Lynn would cry when she was placed on Santa's lap (which she did) but I thought I had Caden convinced to sit on Santa's lap this year but at the last moment he decided he only wanted to stand next to him (which is what he also did last year). Nevertheless, we have a picture even if one kid is screaming and the other standing next to Santa. I'll take what I can get.

The Magic Tree

Avery Lynn, Santa, & Caden

Avery Lynn Laughing

2011-12-12T11:54:00.001-06:00

This is from several weeks ago, but it will still make you smile.

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Halloween 2011

2011-11-03T15:57:00.004-05:00

We had a good time celebrating Halloween. We had Halloween parties with playgroup and Caden's Little Ones Day Out and we also went trick-or-treating with friends on Halloween night. Caden dressed up as a cowboy, we called him Cowboy Caden. Avery Lynn was a horse. If you asked Caden what he was going to be for Halloween he would say "I'm going to be a cowboy and Avery Lynn is going to be my horse."

Getting in the spirit of the season.

9 Months Old

2011-10-20T15:57:00.012-05:00

Avery Lynn is so much fun these days. I can't believe that she is nine months old. We went for her 9mo check-up today and she weighed in at 16lb 1oz (13th percentile). Length was 27 inches but that is what she measured in length at her 6th month appt and I think that had something to do with the fact that she was screaming by the time the nurse was measuring her and stretching a baby out when they are pitching a fit isn't the easiest way to calculate length. So I assure you that she is longer than she was 3 months ago but we just don't know how long. : ) Her head is also growing, coming in at the 95th percentile so it looks like she might just have a big o noggin like her big brother. Hopefully it will be filled with brains as we like to think that Caden's is. Anyway here is what Avery Lynn is up to these days...

Speech: She can say Mama, Dada, Hi, & Bye-Bye. She has started jabbering sentences. Obviously I don't know what she is saying but what I mean is she started using more than just one sound/word over and over again. She changes it up and makes multiple sounds sounding more like a sentence.

Sleep: She sleeps about 11 hrs at night and naps morning and afternoon for about 1.5 to 2hrs. She is a great sleeper!

Food: She does all kinds of baby food and still nurses 4 times a day. She also likes crackers, puffs, cheerios, & shredded cheese. She likes a sippy cup with water. She has five teeth(six someday really soon).

Movement: She is good at sitting up on her own but hasn't decided she is ready to crawl just yet. She will turn and wiggle a bit while on her stomach to get a toy that is out of reach but she is pretty content just staying put. She loves the Johnny Jumper that hangs from the door frame. She is a bouncing fool in that thing.

Other Fun Fact: She loves to give kisses (wide open mouth ones). She can clap her hands and sign "more" when she wants more food. She likes waving Hi. She loves her big brother, he can always make her laugh. She loves pulling hair (especially brothers).

Here are some pictures of our cutie from the last few weeks.

Trying on a hat from her closet!

Dressing her up.

Happy as can be!

It's Fall Y'all

2011-10-08T15:19:00.007-05:00

We have been enjoying the lovely weather here and have gotten to be outside a lot lately. We've gone to a couple of fall outings as you will see below. A couple of weekends ago Ricky's parents came up and we went to a Fall Fest at one of the many Mizzou Farms up here. Caden got to run around and play, go on a hot air balloon ride, pick a pumpkin, and go on a mule pulled wagon ride. It was a fun day! We also went to the pumpkin patch last week which was also fun. Avery Lynn didn't enjoy sitting on the hay bale as much this week so she is screaming in the picture (I guess pants are nicer than a dress when you have to sit on hay). Overall things are going well. I will do an update on Avery Lynn sometime soon after we go to the doctor for her 9 month check-up in a couple of weeks.

Avery Lynn, all smiles

Avery Lynn poses with a pumpkin

Caden picks out a pumpkin

Both Kiddos

Caden goes on a hot air balloon ride

Caden and Papa Ogles up in the balloon

Avery Lynn pulls headbands off these days

Nobody is really happy that they have to sit and take a picture

Caden enjoyed playing in the houses at the pumpkin patch

I think I told him to say "Pumpkin Patch" and this is the action I got to go along with it.

Caden got to hold a bunny rabbit (it blends into his shirt)Me and my children!

August Photo Shoot

2011-09-21T19:14:00.005-05:00

Here are some pictures from our photo shoot we did with Art & Soul photography here in Columbia. We really enjoy working with Lana and are always happy with the images she captures.

3rd Birthday Party

2011-08-22T15:16:00.005-05:00

Caden had a great 3rd birthday party. We celebrated with a sports themed party in our backyard. He was lucky enough to have lots of family travel to see him and several of his friends came over for the fun. The kids spent most of the time bouncing in a bounce house that we were fortunate enough to borrow from some friends. They had a great time and we finished off the party with some yummy cupcakes, ice cream, and presents.

Maya and Caden playing baseball

Fun in the bounce house

Caden's best friends here in Columbia.

The messy cupcake cake and more cupcakes

The birthday boy! He did have a blast and smiled most of the time....just not for this picture

Cupcakes and icecream with his friends

Opening lots of great presents

More presents

And even more great presents

Caden's 3rd Birthday

2011-08-22T12:18:00.002-05:00

On Caden's actual birthday we went to the park in the morning to meet some of his friends and play. Then he chose to go to a specific restaurant that he likes (with the Elvis statue) for dinner. However when we pulled into the restaurant's parking lot we realized that they obviously were not open. We didn't know that they were closed on Mondays so we had to implement plan B. Caden chose to go through Taco Bell drive thru and take it to the park to eat and play again. So we did that and then went back to 63 Diner for dinner on Tuesday night. He had a great birthday and is getting so big. At his 3 yr check-up everything looked great. He weighed 30lbs and was 36.75in tall (25th percentile).

Caden playing at the park with his friends

More cupcakes

More green icing on the cupcakes and on Caden

Playing at the park with Daddy

Tacos for Supper

Playing with the new catcher he got from us for his birthday. You gotta love his face.

Second birthday dinner on Tuesday night

6 Months of Cuteness

2011-07-23T14:47:00.009-05:00

Happy Half Birthday to Avery Lynn!!

She is a lot of fun these days. She is interacting more and more with us. She still loves her big brother. You can always count on Caden to get her to smile and laugh. She is still eating rice cereal but is also adding vegetables to the mix. She has had carrots, squash, and sweet potatoes so far. She isn't the biggest fan of them at the moment. She would much rather blow bubbles after I put them in her mouth so she covers herself, the high chair, and me in orange. Nice huh. She is close to sitting up unsupported but she topples over at the moment if you let go of her. She is eating four times a day now and napping two longer naps during the day and one shorter one in the evening and then sleeping at night from about 9:30pm until 7:30ish am. I can't complain. From her 6 month doctors appointment we learned that she is still long for her age, measuring 27 inches (80th percentile) however she isn't quite as high in percentile for weight. We kind of expected this since she is looking very long and lean. She weighed in at 13lbs, 15ozs (8th percentile). The doctor wasn't concerned, saying that she is getting the nutrition she needs since we see her gaining weight, and her head circumference and height look good. Plus Caden did the same thing and slowly climbed back up in percentile. She is a happy and healthy little girl. Here are some recent pictures.

She is an absolute HAM! Here she is showing you all her tricks as I try to get some photos. I thought these turned out really funny. And you've gotta love the last one. There's no way I could have planned that.

Gotcha!!

Summer Fun

2011-07-02T15:34:00.010-05:00

We have been enjoying the summer weather up here in Columbia and have been doing all kinds of fun summer activities. Here are some pictures of things we did in June. Most of the summer activity pictures are of Caden, but I couldn't leave Avery Lynn out so she has pictures included as well, even if they aren't specifically of summer things.

Caden swimming at the neighborhood pool

Making homemade ice cream

Eating Popsicles

Playing outside

We also enjoy the AC inside

Avery Lynn lounging in the bouncer

Crazy girl sucking on her washcloth

Running through smoke bombs

On a side note: Avery Lynn has mastered her swaddle blanket. It no longer keeps her all tucked in. This is how I found her the other day.

Tour of the dairy farm

Caden swimming in the pool in the backyard

Rice Cereal

2011-06-24T12:58:00.001-05:00

A video of Avery Lynn eating rice cereal.

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Vacation Week

2011-06-04T15:12:00.008-05:00

Ricky had a vacation week so we packed up and headed to Memphis for a few days. We stopped in Cape on our way and way back to visit with family but used most of our time to eat some much missed Memphis food. We visited some of our favorite restaurants, Soul Fish, BBQ Shop, and Belmont Grill. In addition to eating some great food we also got show Caden the house he used to live in, visit with some old neighbors, go to a Redbirds Game, swim in the hotel pool, and hang out with some of our good friends. We do miss Memphis...in some ways.

Avery Lynn all smiles and ready for her first swim

She was more interested in watching Caden than caring about the water

Ricky and Caden at the baseball game

Caden with Fredbird (or Rocky the Redbird...whatever you choose to call him)

Avery Lynn at her first baseball game

Allie & Avery Lynn at the park (they are only 13 days apart)

Caden and Drew at the park

First Reptile Friend

2011-05-30T17:47:00.006-05:00

I say first reptile friend because I know Ricky had several reptiles that found a "house" at his parents house. I recall snakes while I was dating him. Yikes, maybe I started something I don't want to have to keep up with. Anyway, the story goes something like this...Caden, Avery Lynn, and I were on our way home to meet Ricky for lunch. As we were driving down our street I saw a turtle in the middle of it. I pulled over and parked with the intention of getting Caden out to let him see it and then go on home. Well I decided it would be cool for him to get to take it home, because I remember keeping a turtle in a box as a kid (I think for a few days) and it was really cool. However, I am a girl and don't really like to pick up random reptiles, but I guess I'm also a mamma who loves her little boy because I picked up the turtle and put him in the back of my explorer for the couple of house drive home. (I only did this after I tried to call Ricky and he didn't answer. There was no need for me to pick it up if we could just stand there by it for a few minutes until Ricky drove by. But when he didn't answer I opted to go ahead and pick it up.) We found a box for it when we got home and the turtle lived happily (I guess) for about a day and a half at our house (on the screened in porch) until Caden and Ricky set it free at a nearby creek. It was a fun experience and Caden enjoyed playing with it.

Checking on Mr. Turtle (Caden never could come up with a name for him)

A little time for the turtle to play in the grass

He was a nice turtle

Caden being a turtle, in his wagon ride to set the turtle free

One last pet

Goodbye Mr. Turtle. Run while you still can!

4 Months

2011-05-21T11:12:00.006-05:00

Avery Lynn

This post is all about Avery Lynn, Caden will get one of his own shortly. I noticed that I don't post for a while and then I do several posts in a row. Take what you get, I guess. I'm only 10 days past Avery Lynn turning 4 months old for this post, but she is still technically 4 month so here are her stats from her doctors appointment, a few fun things she is doing now, and of course some cute pictures of her.

4 Months old

Weight: 12 lbs, 14 oz

Height: 27 inches

She is growing up so fast. She is rolling from her belly to her back a lot and she has gone from her back to belly once. She is smiling and laughing. We love to hear her laugh, it is too cute! I think she is going to be loud and talk a lot, like her brother. I was hoping for a quieter child but I think we might just have the loudest house on the block once she can talk too. But to get a chance to talk at all I guess she will have to be this way. We"ll see, but I predict she will be a talker. She's a cutie and we love her!

Getting dry after bath

Her Big Blue Eyes

Enjoying the swing

Trying out the highchair for the first time

First time joining us up at the table for dinner. She didn't eat anything, her dinner came shortly after, but she did enjoy putting her feet on the table and chewing on her fist.

Doesn't she look thrilled.

Two of a Kind

2011-05-21T09:30:00.005-05:00

Avery Lynn loves her big brother. She's a big fan of his and loves watching his every move. He is plenty of entertainment for her and he thinks that is pretty cool. He likes making her smile and laugh. They are very cute together.

I sat her in the highchair for the first time the other day and Caden needed to see what was going on. I think this picture accurately captures them right now. He talks (a lot) and she listens and smiles.

I was taking her picture the other day because I got her out of the bath and didn't brush her hair. It dried and had some cute curls up on top. We like to call her our little "Curl Ball."

Caden needed his picture taken (in the bumbo seat) too because Avery Lynn had hers taken

Our Curl Ball, chewing on everything.

A shot from the top of the curls

April in Review

2011-04-29T15:34:00.004-05:00

I can't believe that April is almost over. Crazy! We have had a nice month; we've played a lot outside, spent a weekend in St. Louis, had a visit with grandparents in Cape, done some projects around the house, celebrated Easter, and now to end the month my household is sick. Ricky has been coughing like crazy and feeling terrible all week, Caden has been coughing as well and now is running a 103 degree fever. I'm sure Avery Lynn and I are probably going to follow, but I'll hope not and Lysol everything in the mean time. But while I'm still healthy I wanted to get some pictures uploaded. : - )

Ricky's latest completed project. A fire-pit table for the screened in porch.

Avery Lynn at the beginning of April

Caden loves going fishing with his Daddy! His first fish!

Caden driving a boat at the "Tons of Trucks" event here in Columbia.

Avery Lynn on Easter morning

This picture cracked me up when I looked at it. Avery Lynn appears to be saying..."He did it!"

The kiddos before church

Not the best picture of us, but here I am with Caden and Avery Lynn

Avery Lynn is getting so big

Baby Girl Nursery

2011-03-26T16:06:00.002-05:00

Here are a couple of pictures of Avery Lynn's nursery. I took these pictures a few days before she was born but I never got around to posting them. I'm saying that because you may notice the picture frames don't have pictures in them at the time I took these. They now have newborn pictures in them, but retaking pictures of the room now would require straightening it up so it looks presentable and it would require taking time to take the pictures and uploading them to the computer. All time I'd rather spend doing something else so you get older versions that still give you an idea of what we did with her room. We like it and I think she does too so we are happy!

Two Kids for Two Months

2011-03-24T17:43:00.007-05:00

We are all still alive : - ) Which is an accomplishment I'd say. Honestly though, it really hasn't been too bad. We are all somewhat adjusted and most days go pretty well. Avery Lynn is doing well and growing like a weed. At her 2 month check up she weighed 11lbs 1oz (50th percentile) and was 25.2 inches (97th percentile). So it seems like she will be tall, or at least taller than me. She is social...like her big brother (and daddy too). She loves to talk and be talked to. She is always cooing and making baby sounds when she is happy. I initially figured that she wouldn't talk until she was like two or something because Caden is never ever quiet and I just figured she wouldn't be able to get a word in, but now I think that she may just fight him for it. Caden is a good big brother and as you see in the last picture he does his best to comfort her when she is sad. Well at least some of the time...other times her screaming and crying get the best of him and he starts yelling too....just to totally make me go insane. : - ) Because everyone knows it is overly helpful to have a yelling 2 yr old when you are trying to calm a screaming infant. Nice. Anyway here are some recent pictures.

Avery Lynn at 2 months. In a cute hat and a cute diaper cover that I made for a friend and she returned to me when her little girl out grew it.

She currently still has her blue eyes...we will see if they stay like Caden's did

She was happier sitting next to him than being held.

Caden and some stuffed bunny rabbits

We've had some nice weather so the other night we roasted marshmallows

And made some cookie smores

Big brother brought her a stuffed animal and was bouncing her...but didn't seem to help much. : )

Spare Time

2011-03-07T13:07:00.005-06:00

HaHa...funny. There is no spare time in my world. Between feeding a baby, a 2 year old, diapers, pottying, crying, screaming, etc. I don't find much down time....imagine that. I am talking about Caden's spare time. Here are a few pictures of what he has been up to lately. As far as Avery Lynn goes, she is doing well. We go back to the doctor next week for her 2 month check up so I will try to post some info on her after that.

Watching a video with some of his stuffed animals. Videos are a life saver when you have to feed an infant. : - )

Playing with cousins! Tons of fun!

A new favorite is putting on all of Avery Lynn's bibs...at one time.

A shot up close...crazy kid. Whatever keeps him busy. : )

Posing for a picture with his baby sister

Great-Grandparents

2011-03-07T13:01:00.005-06:00

We were able to make a trip back to Cape a couple of weeks ago and Avery Lynn was able to meet her great-grandparents for the first time. Here are some pictures that I took.

Great Papa and Avery Lynn (my Grandpa)

Great Mimi & Great Papa (my Grandma & Grandpa)

Great Mama Ogles (Ricky's Grandma)

Great Papa (sometimes called Big Papa by Caden, Ricky's Grandpa)

Can't believe it has been 4 weeks

2011-02-09T17:32:00.003-06:00

We are all doing good. Here are some pictures from the past few weeks. We had a blizzard up here last week, with 20 inches of snow! So that kept us inside for a few days. Avery Lynn is doing well. She is now 4 weeks old. She is nursing 7 times a day and sleeping for a stretch of about 5 hours at night. We can't complain too much. Of course I would take more sleep if I could but she is doing well for a 4 wk old baby.

Avery Lynn laying on the couch, unconcerned that I am trying to get her to wake up to eat.
Tummy Time

Caden likes to entertain his baby sister

20 inches of snow!

Caden walking in his tunnel Ricky dug for him.

Ricky and Caden got to feed Avery Lynn for the first time the other day!

4 wks old. She was moving all around so they are a little blurred.
An action shot

Avery Lynn Birth Announcement

2011-01-28T11:31:00.001-06:00

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Caden holding Avery Lynn

2011-01-22T16:30:00.001-06:00

This video is the first time Caden got to hold Avery Lynn at the hospital. Caden was very excited to hold his baby sister. He had waited a long time. Shortly after walking into the hospital room he wanted to hold her.

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Introducing

2011-01-14T16:33:00.006-06:00

Avery Lynn Ogles

Born: 1/11/11 @ 1:16pm

7 lbs 14oz, 21 inches

We are glad to be home from the hospital. We came home on Thursday. It just took this long to get on the computer and post. We are all doing well. Caden really likes holding his baby sister and is doing well adjusting to a sibling. I'm sure we will have more pictures to come. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers as we welcomed our little girl.

Waiting on baby sister

2011-01-04T15:38:00.003-06:00

We are just taking it easy here... waiting on baby sister's arrival. I went to the Dr. again today and everything looks good. We will continue to wait and see when baby sister decides it is time to make her entrance into this world. Hopefully the next post will be some newborn pictures : )

Lounging around.

Some belly shots

Playing Outside

2011-01-03T15:22:00.002-06:00

Here are some recent pictures of Caden playing outside. We've had a few rounds of snow up here so far this winter and he has really enjoyed playing in it and sledding (mostly daddy pulling him). We also had a couple of days last week when the temperature got up to 60 so he enjoyed riding his tricycle that he got for Christmas. We are still awaiting baby sister's arrival, so we will keep you posted.

Happy on his cool new trike

Caden likes the snow almost as much as Lilly

Baby Projects and Baby Update

2010-12-21T19:27:00.003-06:00

I am now 36 weeks and hoping to hang in there for a couple more before baby sister makes her arrival. My body is more than ready for her to come on out...but my project list is not. The list is getting smaller but I would like to finish the curtains for the room and of course make it through Christmas. I took on the challenge of making the baby bedding for her room, mostly because we weren't going to spend the crazy cash it takes to buy the super cute bedding that I kept finding that I liked. It was either buy one that I wasn't crazy about or spend about the same amount (or a little less) and make one I really liked. It was a big task because I just got a sewing machine (and sewed for the first time) a little over a year ago but I went for it and you can see the results below. Overall I'm really happy with it, of course there are a few things I would do differently if I did it again. But I think it looks cute and I'm sure she will sleep just fine in it. The room is not quite ready for a baby just yet, but we are working on it and hope to finish shortly (ideally before she arrives).

The bed. Bumper and crib skirt.

The crib skirt laying out on the floor.

Our Little Angel

2010-12-21T19:25:00.000-06:00

Hard Headed Little Boys

2010-12-10T13:40:00.004-06:00

Thank God that he gives little boys hard heads! And also that he gives family's little girls so they don't have total craziness. : - ) I love my little boy....but he is all boy. Loud, crazy, etc. But thankfully he also has a hard head. I mean literally here, not when he is choosing to disobey and do his own thing but when he actually hits his head on something. The reason behind this post is that the other night Caden and I were in the living room while Ricky was working in the garage. Caden was running with one of Lilly's toys (the dog) and Lilly was chasing him (a favorite game in our house) then I hear CRACK! I run to him as he is on the floor holding his head and screaming. I take a quick look at him and scoop him up and run to the garage to tell Ricky that I need him. Then I run back to the living room and reevaluate him again. Let me just say Caden hits and bumps things all the time but this was a serious CRACK. There was no doubt in my mind that his head was not split in half. Obviously Ricky is inside at this point and we realize that he "just" has a huge knot on his forehead. So after we held the Elmo Boo Boo ice pack on it for a while he recovered and so did I. I am usually very calm in these situations but I failed in this one. Luckily the loud crack I heard was the wall splitting open and not Caden's head. Take a look.

Here is the corner of the wall where he hit. Notice he not only knocked the paint off the wall he also knocked a hole in it.

The knot on his forehead. It was a good one. But I still can't believe it didn't break the skin.

Gotta Love Free!

2010-11-28T17:10:00.004-06:00

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I love sending out photos on our Christmas cards. It just makes it so much more personal. I don't have one taken yet for this year, but I hope to get on that this week. I need a Christams tree up first. I have never been disappointed in Shutterfly's work. Everything has always turned out great and their site is very user friendly, so check out what they have to offer and cross off some of those holiday gifts from your list.

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Happy Halloween!

2010-11-01T08:49:00.004-05:00

Caden loved Halloween this year! He is really into dressing up right now so wearing his puppy dog costume was a huge hit. He also really enjoyed going door to door and saying "Trick or Treat" and getting candy. He was super pumped that his friend Maya came over and went with us. They were very cute together. This morning when he woke up the first thing he said was "No more Halloween???" Meaning, it isn't Halloween anymore is it? Then when he got up and going he came to me and said "Wheres my Tandy?" Which translates to Where's my candy? He was ready to start the day with his bucket full of candy.

Handy Helper. Cleaning out the pumpkins so we could carve them.

Posing by our carved pumpkins and Daddy's new Tennessee sign he made.

The cutest Puppy ever!

Can we do this already? I'm ready to go!

Wagon ride from house to house.

"Trick or Treat!"

Waiting for me to stop taking pictures and open his sucker.

They couldn't get enough. : - )

Pumpkin Patches

2010-10-29T14:45:00.005-05:00

We've had the opportunity to visit a couple of pumpkin patches over the last few weeks. Caden has loved every bit of it. The first visit was to a pumpkin farm and it was great! It made the trip really cool for Caden because Ricky took the day off and went with us and Caden got to ride on a school bus to get there. You can't beat that if you are 2 yrs old! The second trip was to a pumpkin patch with our playgroup that meets weekly. The kids had a great time feeding the animals, going through the straw maze, taking a hayride, and playing in a TeePee that was set up.

And by the way (I should note since I'm including pictures), we have officially entered the stage of making crazy faces when you see the camera (especially if you use the word "cheese"). It is hard to find a picture where he actually looks normal. : - ) Most of the ones I capture have a wrinkled nose and one eye closed. Silly Kid!

Happy as can be...riding on a School Bus!

Posing with a pumpkin we picked.

Making the way through the corn maze.

Crazy face Caden (attemping to smile for the camera) with his gourds and little pumpkins from our trip.

Second Pumpkin Patch Visit

Posing with some pumpkins

Riding a straw horse

On the hayride with Mommy

Laughing at the rabbits with buddy Owen

Wedding Reception Fun

2010-10-02T15:04:00.001-05:00

Caden finally lasted long enough at a wedding reception to get to hear the music. As expected, He loved it! He kept dancing way past bedtime.

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Update

2010-09-12T15:02:00.002-05:00

We've just been doing the normal things around here. Nothing too eventful. Enjoying some cooler weather. I do have one bit of news to share... We did find out that we are having a GIRL!!!! We are all very excited. Everything looked good with the baby, she seems to be growing and developing just as planned. Here are a couple of recent pictures of Caden.

Just hanging out with Lilly (or on her to be more exact).

Go Vols! Caden is a fan just like daddy.

First Cardinals Game Fun

2010-08-27T16:05:00.001-05:00

Clap Drew! You can't sit this one out when Caden's around. Everyone must participate!

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First Cardinals Game

2010-08-27T15:43:00.003-05:00

Caden had a Blast at his first Cardinals Baseball Game last weekend. We were able to meet some of our friends from Memphis and catch a Sat. night game. Caden absolutely loved the atmosphere. We stayed in our seats nearly the entire game and he sang, clapped, and danced the whole night. The wave was also quite cool. Here are some pictures.

A family picture before the game

Daddy and Son

Being Silly...Having Fun with Drew

Cheering the Night away

Catching Up

2010-08-22T15:12:00.006-05:00

Here are some pictures I came across that never got posted. Enjoy!

Caden enjoys playing with his new t-ball set he got for his birthday!

Some pictures from Caden's actual birthday

A Birthday breakfast...with hat of course.

More presents! A Mickey and Minnie Safari Road set.
Can I blow yet? Cake after Lunch.

Blowing out the candle (again and again). He kept saying blow again. So we lit it several times.

Yum! Cake is Good!

A visit to Chuck E Cheese.

A few days later Caden wasn't feeling the best...He was resting on the cool tile floor and Lilly decided to join him. Pretty Cute, huh?

Our Birthday Boy!

2010-08-15T14:24:00.003-05:00

Happy 2nd Birthday to Caden! He has been soaking it up all week. We did a family party last weekend in Cape so he has enjoyed playing with all of his new presents this week and then today (his actual birthday) we celebrated again. He thinks singing Happy Birthday is great, especially if you are singing to him and then he gets to blow out candle. We probably lit the candle 10 times at lunch so he could blow again. And of course you have to sing each time too. Here are a couple of pictures from the morning of his party.

Stylin with his Elmo attire

Blowing out the candles

Baseball Boy

2010-07-30T16:11:00.002-05:00

Here are a couple of pictures of Caden playing baseball in the backyard. He has really enjoyed watching baseball this summer and loves playing himself. He determined a few weeks ago that he "Needed" a helmet to play baseball. We gave in and went looking. A T-ball size actually fits remarkably well and maybe he will wear it someday to play on a team. Who knows. For now the backyard will work. : - )

On Our Way to Two

2010-07-13T08:39:00.008-05:00

While Caden is almost two years old now...we are also moving on to two children in our life. We are expecting another baby in January!!! We are very excited and everything seems to be going well. Caden will be a great big brother. And currently he is still a big fan of babies so hopefully that sticks around for a while. : - )

I can't believe that Caden will be two in less than one month! It is crazy how much kids change from year to year. I'm sure he obviously changed dramatically during his first year of life but I almost think this second year has been even more amazing. He has learned so much from when he turned one until now. I never would have imagined that my one year old then would be the full fledged toddler he is today. Running, playing, climbing, talking, singing, etc. It is crazy. Whether it is singing with the radio or saying the words with us as we read a book or counting as we count. He thinks that is pretty cool right now. I tried to attach a video below of Caden counting with his computer from several weeks ago, but I've been trying for like two weeks and blogger evidently hates the idea of me uploading this video so I gave up and posted this post without the video. Sorry.

Fireworks

2010-07-08T15:08:00.003-05:00

Caden enjoyed the fireworks. We did some small things at home like smoke bombs, sparklers, snakes, and snap pops. Snap Pops were the coolest for him but he also really liked the smoke bombs. We went to a church function on the evening of the fourth. They had some fun things set up for the kids to do and then there was a fireworks display. Caden really did like the fireworks. He liked saying the colors that they were. At first he thought it was safest to cover his eyes and just peek but eventually he was good looking straight at them. : - )

Smoke Bomb fun. Observing at first.

Now he's running through it.
Watching the Snake appear.

Snap Pops

Sparklers. He wasn't scared at all, which made me a little nervous.

Caden's in the last seat of the I love America Express.

This is serious business.

Jumping in the bounce house.

Peeking through his fingers at the fireworks.

Yay Cow!

2010-07-04T10:15:00.002-05:00

We went to visit a Dairy Farm in town last week with a playgroup. Caden enjoyed seeing all the cows, petting the baby cows, and learning that milk comes from cows. I wanted to share a funny story about seeing the baby cows. Caden was standing at one of the cows pens and it started to pee. He looked back at me like what in the world? I told him that the cow was going pee pee. The next thing I know he is clapping and saying Yay! I had to laugh. Caden's best buddy up here has been potty training so Caden is aware that when someone (or something evidently) goes pee pee (usually in the potty to get the response) you clap and cheer for them. Caden was just passing along the encouragement to the cow as well. Too funny.

Hi Cow!

Camping....In Our Own Backyard

2010-07-03T15:33:00.003-05:00

After the local state park didn't have any open spots we decided to set-up tent in our own backyard. It ended up working out great and Caden had a blast...even though he didn't end up sleeping in the tent. We layed there....well not really. He rolled around...sat up...laughed...talked...etc. until we came inside around 10:30 and put him in his bed where he immediately fell asleep. But he still had fun plus we grilled hotdogs and made s mores and caught lightning bugs...what more could a little boy want.

Cheese!

His face is priceless in this one. WOW!

He's telling you Hot!

Enjoying the fire with Daddy

Summer Water Fun

2010-07-03T15:02:00.005-05:00

Here are some long overdue pictures of Caden playing in the water. We've made the most of water activities since we have been having such warm weather.

Owen and Caden at our neighborhood pool.

Caden sitting in the water table. (It is made to stand at and play in...I looked over and he was happy as can be sitting in it.)
Playing at a spray park here in town.

Swimming for Papa's birthday

Lilly and Caden playing in the sprinkler

Caden has to do everything Lilly does...

Beach Vacation Day 4

2010-06-06T15:15:00.003-05:00

This was our final day of fun in the sun. We spent four days on the beach, since you don't really make it to the beach on the days coming into and leaving town. We had a blast and can't wait to go back again. We would totally recommend Rosemary Beach, FL to anyone looking to head to a great beach town.

Enjoying the beach...almost all to ourselves

Ricky and Caden

Amy and Caden

Family picture before dinner

Beach Vacation Day 3

2010-06-03T13:37:00.004-05:00

We spent the day hanging out at the beach and riding bikes around town. In Rosemary Beach the main mode of transportation is foot or bike. Once people get there they tend to park their cars and ride bikes to get where they need to go. The house we rented had two adult bikes so we rented a kids trailer and pulled Caden around. We all had a good time. Here are some pictures from the day.

Playing in the sand and a bucket of water

Who needs to go in the ocean when Daddy brings you buckets of water. : - )

Cool kid taking a bike ride

Even more fun when you get to sit on the bike.

Beach Vacation Day 2

2010-05-31T15:42:00.008-05:00

Sorry for the extremely long time between posting day 1 and 2. Thank you computer for breaking! Anyway...Day 2 was lots of fun too. We spent the day at the beach and then went out to eat and then walked down and took some pictures on the beach.

They have birds here too!

Lounging

Playing

Family picture before dinner

Ricky and Caden looking at the water

Family picture on the beach

OMG...What was that? CRAB

Caden found another seashell

Our little model

Beach Vacation - Day 1

2010-05-24T14:03:00.005-05:00

We just returned from a vacation to Rosemary Beach, FL. It was our first time there but we loved it and will definitely go back again. It was an awesome quiet little town perfect for a peaceful (as peaceful as you get with a toddler) getaway. We would totally recommend this place. We rented a beach house and spent our days at the beach and the pools.

This picture is of the loft (master bedroom) in the beach house. Very nice...but very bright in the mornings with no blinds.

Picture of the living area (taken from the loft)

1st day on the beach. Collecting seashells.

Caden walking the beach. You can see the types of houses behind him. All the houses in Rosemary were this style. Very Cute!

Playing in the sand. He loved it!

Family picture before we headed out to dinner.

Family Fun

2010-05-10T14:51:00.004-05:00

A week ago we met Ricky's family at the St. Louis Zoo for a day of seeing animals. Everyone had a lot of fun. It was perfect weather and we got to see a lot of animals. Then Mitch, Julie, Chapman, and Caroline came back to Columbia with us to hang out. We enjoyed having them stay with us and Caden loved playing with Chapman and baby Caroline. Here are a few pictures.

A goat climbed up to greet Caroline

Caden petting a goat with Daddy

Mama, Chapman, Caden, and Papa on the Carousel

Ricky, Me, and Caden riding the train at the Zoo.

Caden is pooped after getting up at 6:30am to go to the Zoo.

Caroline, Chapman, and Caden playing on the bed.

Everyone loves Caroline!

Latest Dance Move...

2010-05-01T14:04:00.003-05:00

...makes him dizzy.

Baby Crazy

2010-04-28T13:55:00.005-05:00

No not me...It's my 20 month old son. He is baby obsessed! Since we went home at Easter and he got to see his baby cousin, Caroline, he is really into babies. Literally every day he goes to the front door and wants to let "baby" in. Of course, there is no baby at our door...but daily we have this conversation. He asks about "baby" regularly. He can spot babies when we are out, etc. He doesn't really want to do much with the babies when we are with them.... he just wants to admire them from afar. He doesn't want to say hello or anything, just watch them. Last night I decided to get out a baby doll that was in his closet since I was pregnant. We used the baby a few times with the dog before Caden was born to try to get her ready. Anyway I asked Caden if he wanted me to find a baby doll and of course he said yes so I got it out. He Loved It! He carried it around all night. They baby got lots of hugs and kisses. We all had to lay on the floor with the baby while it took a nap, he rubbed the baby's back, he even had the baby petting Lilly. It was too funny. When it became bedtime I couldn't even get him to part with the baby so the baby slept with him last night. And this morning of course it started all over again. Too Funny! But before you go and assume that he is ready for a sibling I might add that I did have to tell him to quit throwing the baby this morning. So I'm not sure he is quite there. : - )

The First "Real" Haircut

2010-04-21T14:56:00.004-05:00

Caden had his first trip to the beauty shop last Thursday. I took him to the lady that cuts my hair for his first real haircut. I have trimmed his bangs twice but I wasn't brave enough to cut everything. He did awesome for the haircut. He sat in my lap and enjoyed the sucker she gave him. He was funny during the cut, when he would see a chunk of hair fall he would say "Oh No!"

Before the Haircut...

During the Haircut..gotta stop for a picture

After the Haircut. I guess it's just like when I get my hair cut. You don't really like the way someone else fixes it. I didn't care for it initially but it has grown on me.

He still has some curl left. He is enjoying the lake view at a friends wedding reception this weekend.

Not the best picture but two very cute guys!

Here Piggy Piggy

2010-04-15T22:05:00.005-05:00

On Saturday Caden and I went to the Vet School's annual open house. Ricky had to work the weekend so it was a fun thing to get out of the house and do. They had a lot of animals to see including lizards, crocodiles, frogs, snakes, dogs, horses, cows, sheep, goats, piglets, and I'm sure a lot more we didn't get to see. Caden's favorite was the baby pigs which he got to pet. There were two of them and of course he wanted to pet the one that didn't want to be petted. He enjoyed chasing it around and finally cornered it and got to pet it.

Check It Out - Cute Kid

2010-04-13T15:25:00.004-05:00

I've created a blog for those who might be interested in some of my creations. If you have a little one or enjoy buying gifts for little ones you might want to check it out.

http://www.thecutestkidontheblock.blogspot.com/

Tons of Trucks

2010-04-08T14:55:00.005-05:00

Our Parks and Recreation held their annual Tons of Trucks Night last night and it was a blast! It was held in a big parking lot in a city park. There were all kinds of big trucks (everything from school buses, police cars, fire engines, tractors, dump trucks, etc.) for the kids to drive, sit and play in. More or less it was an evening of kids running wild honking horns and sirens going off. Needless to say Caden thought it was awesome. We had to park far away so the whole way walking up he kept saying WOW! because he could hear the horns and sirens. He loved it even more when we got close enough to actually see the trucks. Then today for playgroup we toured a local Fire station where he got to get in a firetruck again. What fun!

First time on a school bus. The boy loves his school buses. He can spot them anywhere. In fact he spotted this one from the road as we where coming into the park.

Caden the Firefighter

Driving a Tractor

Running in the back of a FedEx truck

Caden driving the Garbage Truck which smelled very much like garbage

Caden driving the Tow Truck...with Daddy's help

Caden on the front of the Fire Engine during the tour for Playgroup

Happy Easter!

2010-04-05T14:44:00.005-05:00

Getting his Easter Basket with Chapman

Decorating cupcakes with Mama Ogles

Dying Easter Eggs with Aunt Amanda

WOW!

Yay! A book.

Family picture before church

Ricky and Caden walking into Church...too cute to pass up a photo.

Hunting Easter Eggs.....Again!

After a long weekend Caden needs a long nap. Luckily he got one. He slept almost the whole way home.

Before and After

2010-03-21T15:07:00.006-05:00

We have been doing some projects around the house. I think it is because we have had to stay inside the past few months so we have found stuff to keep us busy. We knew we wanted to update the kitchen appliances when we bought the house so that had been on our To-Do List. We decided to take on that with our tax refund money so after much searching we finally found some that we liked and would work in our kitchen. I also made some drapes for the living room. We found material we liked but couldn't find curtains already made so I decided that I could probably do it and I DID! So that has been our two main things we have done to the house lately. Here are some before and after pictures.

The Kitchen as it looked for the previous owners.

The Kitchen Before

The Kitchen After

This is our living room before the curtains. Actually you can see Ricky had already hung one curtain rod.

The living room with the curtains.

The curtains up close.

Keeping Busy

2010-03-06T13:28:00.008-06:00

We are more than ready for it to be Spring so we can get outside and play. We have found lots of fun things to do in Columbia during the winter months but Caden is more than ready for more outside time. He loves slides right now so I think that parks are going to be a big hit this spring/summer. We have been able to make it to the neighborhood park a couple of times in the last week or so and he has had a blast. The only thing is we can't stay for too terribly long because it isn't really that warm yet. We are hoping some warmer weather is coming soon. Here are some pictures that are from the last month or so of fun things we have been doing indoors. Hopefully we will have some outdoor pictures to share soon.

Caden loves playing with his stuffed animals right now. He likes to move them all into the rocking chair in his room and then climb up in the chair with them. Sometimes he can even be found reading them a book.

He did this one morning when he first got up and I went to get the camera to take a picture. When I turned the camera on he said "Cheese" so that was also funny. So here he is saying cheese for his picture to be taken.

I love spaghetti!

And Corn on the Cob! What took you all so long to give me this?

A few weeks ago we went to a Parents as Teachers Event on Saturday morning. They had lots of fun activities for the kids to run around and do.

Fishing with Daddy.

Crawling through the tunnel.

Playing with balloons. It looks like really he is just taking balloons from others.

At the Mall - Playing with Trains at Barnes and Noble

At the Mall - Sliding at the Kids Play Area

There is a gymnastics place up here that has open gym every couple of weeks for toddlers/preschool age. We went a few weeks ago and Caden had a blast.

Playing Ball

Saying Cheese for his picture while he walks the balance beam.

Jumping on the trampoline.

18 Months and Counting

2010-02-19T13:28:00.005-06:00

We took 18 month pictures the other day. Overall I think they went pretty well.

Hair Cut #1

2010-02-02T14:46:00.005-06:00

Caden's bangs had gotten way too long. They were in his eyes, and they were starting to bother him. It was time to at least trim the bangs. I didn't necessarily want to cut all of his hair since the curls in the back are cute. Being the person that I am I decided I could snip his bangs a little and not go through the drama of taking him somewhere and making him sit still to have his bangs cut and pay someone to snip like 3 times. So Sat. morning I decided to take on the challenge. I put him in his highchair in front of the tv with a sucker and we were good to go. He did well (not that it took very long) and it turned out better than I expected. I don't think I'll start beauty school, but I guess I can cut my kids bangs every once in a while.

Before: Bangs in those beautiful eyes

Before

After: In the chair enjoying the sucker

After

After

After: Up close and personal

Hiding / No More Pictures!

2010-02-02T14:29:00.005-06:00

Caden has discovered that he can hide from people and this is his new fun game. He now thinks that if he covers his eyes that you can't see him. Which is not really true but cute non-the-less. So many times his hiding place consists of standing next to a piece of furniture with his eyes covered...but he's hiding. Sometimes he does better and he is actually out of immediate sight. To go along with this he has decided that he no longer wants his picture taken. As soon as he hears me turn on the camera or he sees the camera he runs to hide (which always includes covering his face). So taking pictures of him recently has been a challenge. Here is what I've captured.

Baking with a Toddler

2010-01-27T13:37:00.005-06:00

The other day Caden helped me bake a cake. I looked away for a split second (the story of every mother) and he grabbed a handful of flour and shoved it in his mouth. Needless to say it didn't taste quite like he had hoped. We made a mess but the end result tasted good.

The Cake!

Yum Yum!

From Warm to Cold

2010-01-05T14:39:00.008-06:00

We all had fun on Ricky's vacation week. We spent some of the time in Jackson, MS welcoming baby Caroline then we spent a few more days back in Cape. Then we traveled back home to Columbia (to the freezing cold... below zero temps). On the way back to Columbia we stopped in St. Louis at the Butterfly house and enjoyed seeing some butterflies in their 85 degree sanctuary. Caden loved seeing all the butterflies. The geese outside swimming were pretty cool too. We came back home to the cold but Ricky got to go duck hunting where he shot a duck and his first Canada Goose. Caden also got to venture out to play in the snow for the first time. He thought the snow tasted great and now every time I open the freezer if he's in the room he runs over and grabs a piece of ice to eat. He screamed the other night when he dropped his piece of ice and Lilly got it and ate it. Yikes! Ice cubes probably not the safest thing for a 1 year old to eat but I guess it reminds him of the snow outside because he never did that before. Anyway here are some pictures from our adventures.

Visiting Grandpa Dewrock at work. Driving a cool old car.

Taking a break at the butterfly house. Watching the butterflies.

WOW! Butterflies.

Was that a butterfly? Wow!

Ricky's morning hunt

Playing in the Snow with Mom

Eating snow. Yum Yum.

Lilly loves the snow...as always.

Christmas Celebrations

2009-12-30T14:33:00.008-06:00

We celebrated Christmas in Columbia at our house before we went to Cape to celebrate some more. We exchanged gifts between the four of us (Ricky, Amy, Caden, and Lilly) on Tuesday evening and enjoyed just hanging out. Caden got his gifts from Santa. The Popper and the balloon where big hits.

Caden pointing out the star on our tree

Seeing some presents from Santa

Both kids enjoying their gifts

Christmas Eve in Cape

Drinking his milk before bed.

Christmas Day

Christmas with the Dewrocks

Climbing on the box is as much fun as the toy inside

Riding his John Deere Tractor at my parents house

Christmas with the Ogles

Caden got a wagon and enjoyed pulling it everywhere

Trip to Jackson, MS

On Sunday we headed down to Jackson for the birth of our niece. The first baby girl in the Ogles family in quite a while. We are pleased to announce she and mom are doing great. Caroline was born Monday morning and weighted 6 lbs.

Our drive down to welcome Caroline

Caden and Ricky enjoyed a swim in the pool at the hotel.

The Ogles family with the newest addition

Chapman with his new baby sister

A Year Gone By

2009-12-19T14:34:00.008-06:00

I can't believe this year is almost over. We have had a lot of changes...Ricky graduating Med School and starting Residency, Me staying home with Caden, Moving to Columbia, Buying a house, not to mention Caden growing and keeping us busy. I can't believe how much he has changed in the last year. He is now 16 months old and is no longer the baby he was last year in his Christmas pictures. What will 2010 bring?

Last Year at Christmas Caden:
-Took three naps a day
-Was going to daycare
-Was fed mostly breast milk
-Had just started rice cereal
-Couldn't even sit up on his own
-Had no teeth

This Year at Christmas Caden:

-Takes one nap a day
-Stays home with me (well really goes everywhere with me)
-Drinks whole milk
-Eats everything (well really only what he chooses to eat, he's becoming a bit picky)
-Walks - really runs most places
-Has 8 teeth

Christmas 2008

Family Picture 2008

Christmas 2009

Family Picture 2009

Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas Lights

2009-12-13T15:38:00.006-06:00

Ricky decorated our house again this year and we think he did a great job. There is also a tree here in Columbia called the Magic Tree that is decorated with Christmas lights and is quite fascinating. We went to check it out the other weekend and then went back again this past weekend when some of Ricky's family was in town. This tree is crazy! Every twig is covered and it is a sight to see. The guy who does it is a bit wacko...not because he spends three months of his life every year decorating this tree but because he has changed his name to Will Treelighter and has developed his own religion about the tree, etc. I don't know him, but I'm thinking he isn't quite right. Anyway you can read about him if you would like to, here. But the tree is very neat to look at, even if he is crazy.

Our beautifully decorated house

The Magic Tree

HoHoHo...WAAH!

2009-12-06T13:31:00.008-06:00

So I thought we were doing good. Maybe Caden would do alright with Santa this year despite everyone's expectations that he would cry. Santa can look a little scary to a 1 year old but we were doing good. We had passed by Santa a few times at the mall in the past couple of weeks and I showed him Santa. He seemed ok with him. We went to Bass Pro to visit Santa last night. We had waited in line for our turn to sit on Santa's lap. Caden was saying HoHoHo when asked what Santa said. He was smiling and watching all the other kids sit on Santa's lap. I explained how it was almost his turn to sit on Santa's lap. We were doing good...We walked up to Santa...still good. Santa was talking to us. Caden was asking him what his elves were (What's dat?). Then came time to sit on Santa's lap for the picture. Caden gripped onto my shirt and I knew it wasn't going to be good. But you have to have a picture so I sat him down, told him he was fine, and got out of the way so we could get a picture of our poor screaming child with Santa. Someday he will laugh about it. But he doesn't care for Santa as of today.

Entertainment

2009-12-02T13:57:00.005-06:00

Our entertainment this morning was a neighbor's moving truck. Who knew it would be so cool. Caden loves cars and trucks and big ones are even cooler. So he had a great morning when he woke up and I showed him an 18 wheeler parked across the street. He was pumped! He and Lilly stayed perched at the window until I made him leave to eat some breakfast. He cried.

Here is also a video of Caden singing and dancing with a snowman. For Christmas I have a snowman that I sit by the fireplace that sings when you push his hand. Caden made a new friend. I think that the snowman sang more his first day out this year than he has sang in the four years I've had him. You may notice that Caden is moving his lips as the snowman sings. He lip sings to songs now. We don't really know why nothing actually comes out. Maybe he knows he can't say those words so he just lip sings. I don't know, but it is cute just the same. Enjoy.

I Can Sew

2009-12-01T15:20:00.007-06:00

Well at least simple things. I am not a crafty person. I don't pretend to be. I've tried things in the past but found that it takes too long. If I have to spend a lot of time and it really doesn't turn out much cheaper then I'd rather just buy it. But I wanted to learn how to sew and thought maybe it would be different. Lots of my friends can do it and they make the cutest stuff so I asked for and got a sewing machine for my birthday and have completed a few items thus far. I did some burp cloths that I gave as baby shower gifts and I made a hooded towel for Caden (he's getting it for Christmas so don't ruin the surprise.) Anyhow, here are my masterpieces. They aren't perfect, if you look closely, but you can't tell from the pictures so I'll let you see. : - )

V-O-L-S Go Vols Go

2009-11-11T14:01:00.012-06:00

For Ricky's birthday I got us tickets to the UT vs Memphis game in Knoxville last weekend. We had a blast and cheered the Vols to Victory. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Orange & White Corvette (Ricky thought it was pretty cool)

Vol Walk. You can't tell very well in this picture, but the players are the ones dressed in black. Being my first experience seeing the Vol Walk I found it a little crazy. These college football players are like Superstars to these people. They are sought after like famous celebrities. Cool but also CRAZY!

Here is a picture of James Denton (the guy from Desperate Housewives). He was right behind us for the Vol walk and in this picture was posing with somebody for a photo.

We met up with some of the guys Ricky went to Med School with.

The Game. UT won...Big Time
For those of you looking for pictures of Caden (not Ricky and I). A picture of Owen and Caden playing in the backyard.

A Horse A Horse Of Course Of Course

2009-11-02T13:25:00.011-06:00

Here are our Halloween pictures. Caden was a Horse this year.

Caden finding the Candy Bucket. You can see the candy scattered around.

Posing by the pumpkins outside in his Halloween shirt.
The carved pumpkins. Everyone got one, including Lilly.

A Family Picture

A cute horse.

A walking horse. And a good picture of the tail.

"What's this on my head??"

Caden dressed up for the Halloween party we went to on Thur.

A sleepy horse on the way home from the Halloween Party.

Boo Hoo

2009-10-31T21:13:00.005-05:00

This picture is from Ricky's birthday (Oct 22nd) before Caden's bedtime when we were enjoying Ricky's birthday cupcakes. Ricky thought he looked like he had a Hitler mustache so that is why the picture was taken. But you can also see the steri-strips on his chin from is first "major" injury of his walking career. I'm sure it won't be the last nor the worst but it wasn't very pretty when it happened. Ultimately Ricky came home to assess the situation because I am not a nurse or doctor and I wasn't sure if it needed stitches or not. He determined he could just put some steri-strips on it and it would help hold it together and we could avoid the ER and stitches. It worked well and he is healing nicely.

More Halloween pictures to come soon, but here is a preview of our little Horse. Happy Halloween!

Hard Working Men

2009-10-27T14:14:00.013-05:00

The other weekend Ricky was out in the backyard working on building a flower bed. After Caden woke up from his nap he pitched in to help get the job done. However, currently thanks to Caden and Lilly (mostly Lilly here) there is as much mulch in the yard as in the flower bed. Unfortunately Lilly doesn't understand that mulch is not small sticks for her to eat. So we are working on that. Oops, we knew she liked to eat mulch...guess it would have helped if we had thought of that before we put in a flower bed in the backyard where she plays. Anyway here are some pictures of my hard working guys and some of Caden playing in the yard.

Caden making sure the newly buried plant can withstand the piece of mulch test.

Playing in the yard.

Staying Busy

2009-10-18T14:27:00.010-05:00

We have had a busy few weeks up here with lot of visitors and fun. Last weekend my parents came up to visit for the weekend. Then on Monday the Yauns (some of our friends from Memphis) came up for a few days. Then Friday Ricky's mom and his aunt came up for the weekend to visit. Not to mention the fact that Ricky, Caden, and I came down with a bit of a virus this weekend/today but luckily it was only a short lived one and we have recovered, well Ricky is still recovering, but he didn't truly get it until last night. We enjoyed everyone's company and Caden thought Drew Yaun was the coolest kid ever. It was very cute to watch them interact and to watch Caden try to do everything Drew did. Anyhow I have some pictures to share that we took while everyone was here.

Caden with Grandma and Grandpa Dewrock

Drew and Caden playing

Not the best picture of the boys but we went to a pumpkin patch one day while the Yauns were here. It was fun, just very chilly.

Little Doctors in training...Caden and Drew that is, not Jason. : ) The Doctor Kit was a big hit. And thanks to Dr. Drew none of us should have worms in our ears anymore.

Grandma Ogles, Caden, and Aunt Tracey

If you stayed with me through this long post I'll add just one more. Just to embarrass Ricky. We'll see how long it takes before he checks the blog and sees that I posted this. He grew his beard for a few days and then shaved it and left the mustache. He thought it was funny and was going to go to work with it, but he backed out and shaved it off. I was going through the pictures on the camera the other day and realized that he took some pictures of himself with the stache before he shaved it. What a Goof! So here is a picture of my hubby looking a little creepy. By the way Thursday is his B-Day so wish him a Happy Birthday if you see or talk to him.

Step by Step

2009-10-18T14:09:00.004-05:00

Caden Walks!!! He has been taking a few steps here and there for several weeks now, but on Oct. 8th (which was by birthday) he walked clear across the room. I said it was his birthday present to me. He was in the dining room holding on to the table leg and Ricky was sitting on the loveseat in the living room. Ricky said Caden why don't you walk to me. So Caden let go and walked all the way into the living room. He was pretty proud of himself. And his face was priceless. When he had gotten about five steps into it his eyes got so big and he started shaking his arms like "Oh my gosh I'm doing it!" He was very cute and Ricky and I were both standing there to see it. Since then he has been practicing up a storm and is starting to walk more and more. But still if he wants to get somewhere fast he'll crawl, without a doubt. Here are a couple of videos of him shortly after he decided he could walk.

Yum Yum

2009-10-03T16:39:00.005-05:00

Caden has decided that he is a big boy and can eat all kinds of things. Before he tended to gag (and then vomit everything in his stomach) if he didn't like something about what he was eating. Which in turn made us a little hesitant to give him a lot of new table food. But now he's all about table food. Today I was impressed when he ate a chicken salad sandwich for lunch (well really only half). He has taken a few steps at a time but his fastest and preferred method to get around is still crawling. He's a mover though. When he wants something he gets there fast! Oh and I should mention that Ricky shot a doe with his bow. Ha, Doe with his Bow, it rhymed. A big one at that...so he says, I didn't see it. And I haven't seen any pictures of it, I'm not sure if there are any? But that is probably because he went hunting after work last Tuesday, shot the deer around 6 (I'm guessing) and didn't find the thing until LATE (maybe 11ish) then they had to drag it back to the barn and do all the dirty work to clean it. He didn't get home until 1:30 that night. So 11 is kinda late to be snapping away pictures, especially in the woods. Well I think that is the latest with us, Ricky is working this weekend so Caden and I are just hanging out and getting some things done around the house.

Yummy Cupcake

Jammin and More Dancing

2009-09-11T10:10:00.004-05:00

Caden has always been a big fan of music, just like his daddy. Even when he was only a couple of weeks old. Ricky tended to be in charge of Caden for a bit in the evenings before his last feeding of the night while I got ready for bed, etc (so we could all go to sleep as soon as Caden did). They usually spent their time listening to music. I must also add this was Caden's crankiest part of the day so Ricky would usually end up holding him and they would sing and dance to whatever Ricky was listening to online. To this day Caden loves when any music comes on. Nowadays he is a big dancer. He feels the rhythm and gets his grove on! Below is another video of Caden dancing. I also went to a consignment sale (might I add that I really like consignment sales). They are like garage sales for impatient people. You don't have to search through crap to find something good and you know they will have what you are looking for. Plus it is clean and you don't have to get up at the crack of dawn. Anyway all that to say that I went to a kids consignment sale up here and got Caden a leap frog guitar. He likes playing the music and dancing at the same time!

Here is the video of Caden dancing.

Displaced Vols Fan

2009-09-02T11:42:00.005-05:00

Caden is supporting the Vols even up here in MO. He did have some people ask if he was a Texas fan when we went to church on Sunday but he knows that's crazy. Ricky is working on Caden doing a touchdown sign when he says Go Vols. He has a few more days to get it down pat before they start playing. Ricky says he will be sporting his Vols outfit when we go to Mizzou games. We'll see...

Here is a video of Caden dancing to Rocky Top. Ricky thinks this is pretty cool so he thought he needed to video it.

P.S. Don't tell Ricky I told you but Caden dances to any and all music. So it is cool that he dances to Rocky Top, but he also dances to Miley Cyrus, Kid Rock, Commercials on TV, whatever is on. : - )

Caden's 1 Year Pictures

2009-08-31T15:57:00.002-05:00

For anyone who is interested Caden's 1 Yr pictures are up on the photographers website. Her website is www.triplewondersphotography.com once you get there you have to click on the pictures to enter into the site. Then on the upper right hand side it says "Clients." Click there and it will prompt you for a password. The password is caden (all lower case). Then it will ask for your name and email. Guess this is her way of knowing who's looking... and then you can view. Enjoy!

p.s. For Grandparents who might want to order she said not to order through the website we need to go directly through her.

Caden's First Ever Birthday Party

2009-08-19T15:46:00.015-05:00

We had a little birthday party for Caden at my parents house in Cape to celebrate his birthday. I did a barnyard theme and we had it outside by the pool. Lots of family came, and Caden got lots of fun new toys and clothes. Thanks everyone. I think Caden had a good time. Here are some pictures from the big day.

THE CAKE

This is the cake that everyone other than Caden ate.

Caden's Cake (before Caden got it)

Caden eating his cake.

Caden's cake when he was done (or when we took it away).

THE PRESENTS

Tissue paper is even better than the presents! : - )

More Party Fun

Caden with his cousin's Marley and Taylor in the background

My Dad, Caden, Marley, and Danielle enjoying the pool.

10:10 pm

2009-08-17T12:01:00.011-05:00

10:10 pm August 15, 2008

Caden Lyle

10:10 pm August 15, 2009
Caden Lyle - 1 yr old

A lot of things have changed in the past year...Not only for Ricky and I but for Caden as well. I get a lot less sleep, at least on the weekends. Sleeping in until noon or even 10am is no longer an option. However, we have been blessed with a good sleeper so we can't complain. We do get to sleep without interruption (at least most nights). Caden has grown a lot (stats to come when we have our 1 yr check up). Caden can now talk ("Mama", "Dada", "Uh-Oh", "ish" for fish, I swear he said "eye" last night when he pointed to my eye). He is very mobile, crawling and pulling up on everything. Walking with help or with a toy. The past year has been tons of fun and Ricky and I have gotten to experience so much of it! I'm very excited that I have gotten to stay home with Caden on a daily basis and Ricky has gotten to be home a lot as well as the fourth year of Med school allowed for some much needed time off. It has been a blast and we are excited about the years to come.

Family pic a year ago

Family Picture Aug. 15, 2009

I will post some more pictures from his birthday and birthday party sometime soon.

Still Friends...

2009-08-11T12:33:00.007-05:00

Lilly has put up with Caden for 12 months now. Not always happily, but she thinks he is fun at least some of the time. He will now throw her toys for her and she enjoys another person doing that. Although he also steals her toys from her, he has a history or coming up and just taking the bone she is chewing right out of her mouth. Thankfully she is a wonderful dog and allows him to do this without biting off his hand. But she is beginning to stand her ground a little more. She will now take the bone back from him. Of course, Caden doesn't enjoy this and he throws a little fit as if someone has just stolen his favorite toy that he was playing with. But it usually doesn't last long as we remind him that was Lilly's toy and she was playing with it first. : - )

Anyway Caden and I went to the dollar store yesterday and I found the cutest stick pony, for $1. Caden saw me looking at them and he wanted to see it. So I handed it to him but then I wasn't able to get it back from him. I took it back (to put it up) and he started to scream..So I caved. I figured it was his birthday week and it was only a $1. He can have it. Katie warned me the other day of this. I have a history of going to the toy department at Walmart before I start my shopping and grabbing a toy or a book or something to occupy Caden as I do my shopping. It has worked great up to this point. Usually by the end of the store he has lost interest in it and I simply put it back before we check out. It works great. But Katie said, that may not last much longer.... Well I'm hoping it was just that we didn't spend as much time in Dollar Tree as we do in Walmart and that was the problem. He still liked it when I tried to take it away. I guess we'll see next time I do it at Walmart. Maybe I should pick a cheap toy just in case. : - ) But back to my point. Caden played with the stick pony all afternoon and I captured a video of him and Lilly playing with it. Not exactly the way you typically play with a stick pony but they don't seem to mind.

Here are a couple of other pictures from this weekend and yesterday.

Caden found out that the water hose was pretty cool.

Want a drink Lilly?

Caden and Owen playing

Lilly observing Owen and Caden playing.

Walking with Push Toy

2009-08-05T19:07:00.002-05:00

Caden has been walking with his push toy (by himself) for a few weeks now, but I finally decided to video it, so I thought I would share. It seems so funny to me to see him walking across the room. I'll be sitting on the couch (on the computer or something) and out of the corner of my eye I catch a glimpse of something. Here comes Caden...walking across the room (with his push toy of course.)

First Fair

2009-07-29T20:08:00.014-05:00

Last Sat evening we went to the Fair, as you may have read in the previous post. Here are some pictures of Caden enjoying the fun.

Caden pointing at the sheep. He thought it was funny when they came up to his finger. I on the other hand was a little worried that he might receive a nibble from them, but we left with all of our fingers so that was good. On a side note so you don't think I'm a crazy first time mom, Ricky did see a film last week for a zebra bite. Yes there was zebra in the petting zoo....no we didn't pet them.

The horse admiring Caden. Caden admiring the horse.

"Next"

Caden the Pig

They had a little area set up with kid friendly john deer trackers for little ones to ride. Caden enjoyed it.

Boone County Fair

2009-07-27T15:40:00.009-05:00

What a fun weekend we had. We went to the Boone County Fair. It definitely wasn't the best nor biggest fair we've ever been to, but it was Caden's first. For those of you who don't know, Columbia is in Boone County and the fair is in the city limits. I don't think a lot of people in Columbia go to this fair because they see the fair as "country" or not very classy. At least that is the impression that we got. Most people were very surprised that we were going. But we didn't care! I guess we are a little country and not as "classy" as some. We decided to go and eat some corndogs, visit the children's petting zoo, and check out some pig races. It was a pretty fun evening. I am including some videos from the pig races. Ricky felt that these were blog worthy. I'm going to upload some pictures of Caden enjoying the fun (maybe later this evening).

This video is of the Pig Announcer. He enjoyed this job.

And the Pigs are Off!

Waisting Time

2009-07-23T21:20:00.007-05:00

Ricky had to work late again tonight, actually he is still not home and it is 9:30, and I was trying to waist some time before bath time so I pulled out the camera and here is what I captured. I little boy that is into anything and everything.

The look I got was "Mom you're bothering me...I'm trying to get this open"

"Mom, Give me that Camera"

Now he's mad because I didn't give him the camera

Some crazy bath hair

Daddy Don't Go

2009-07-18T19:14:00.001-05:00

Nobody likes 12 hr shifts

Pottery Barn Ain't got Nothing on Us

2009-07-05T15:07:00.009-05:00

Pottery Barn Painted Piece Woodwork $399.00

Amy & Ricky Painted Piece Woodwork $25.00

Pottery Barn 4' Holman Shelf x 2 $170.00

Amy & Ricky 5' Shelves x 2 $17.00

To New Friends and Fun in the Sun

2009-07-01T22:16:00.004-05:00

Owen and Caden at the pool

"Let me tell you about the cute little girl over there"

Happy Days

2009-06-22T19:22:00.010-05:00

A few pictures from the last couple of days.

The new teeth Caden has. Two on top and one peaking through on the bottom.

Look closely. I had to laugh (and take a picture). Caden was eating some Puffs in his highchair. He would eat the ones I gave him and then yell when he was done and I would go over and give him a couple more. (We haven't mastered "more") I left the room for a second and I hear him yelling. I assume that he has eaten his Puffs and is in need of some more. When I return this is what I found. I first noticed the one stuck on his nose and then he raised his head and I saw the one stuck under his chin. Those tricky Puffs! Sometimes it is still hard to get it into the mouth. He thought he needed more.

A Happy Father and Son on Father's Day! Yay for Daddys!

A Catch Up from Columbia

2009-06-17T16:07:00.015-05:00

Caden has seen a lot of changes since we made the move up here to Columbia. Right as we were moving he started to crawl. So by the time we got here he definitely had the hang of it and he hasn't slowed down since. The house was by no means baby proofed with all of the boxes sitting around, not to mention the tools and paint supplies. It was a fun couple of weeks keeping Caden out of everything. And of course since he could crawl his exersaucer and jumper are no longer as cool to him and do not occupy him for near as long as they used to. Things have become more baby friendly (I wouldn't call it baby proofed yet) in the past few days so that makes things a little easier. Caden is now occasionally pulling up on things as well so that is new and we now have to work on baby proofing things that are higher up since he will be getting to them soon. Fun Fun! He has also gotten his first tooth and then another shortly after, so he now has two top front teeth. I still have to get a toothy smile picture. So hopefully that will come soon. Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks. Caden seems to enjoy swimming whether it be in the baby pool in the backyard with Lilly or at the neighborhood pool with Ricky or I. Hopefully that will make for a summer full of fun swimming.

Caden standing in his crib in his new room.

Caden crawling on our bed.

Lilly enjoying Caden's splashes, maybe more than he does.

Caden enjoying the baby pool in the backyard.

Caden enjoying playing at the neighborhood pool.

He's a pro. A back float at 10 months, what more can you ask for.

Handy Hubby

2009-06-16T15:34:00.008-05:00

We are still alive, although the last two and a half weeks have been crazy. Never again will we decide to purchase a house and immediately paint nearly the entire thing, at least not unless we pay someone else to paint. There is enough to do when you move into a new house much less attempt to paint the entire interior. We were crazy first time home buyers! But we are wiser now so we know in the future. Anyway I wanted to post and brag on my handy husband. When we started looking at houses he had the idea to built a Murphy bed (for those of you who don't know what that is, it is a bed that can be folded into a cabinet when not being used). We thought this would be ideal. We would have a guest room for when we have guests, but we would also have the room to use for our needs when guests weren't around. We could have a nice desk and room for the treadmill as well. You see Ricky didn't want to built any ole Murphy bed he wanted a desk included. He put in many hours slaving away in the shed back in Memphis to get the bed built and stained just perfect. A special shout out to some of the guys who were nice enough to come over and assist (especially Brock--Thank You). It was a little nerve racking waiting to see if the final contraption would work as planned since it hadn't been all put together before we got up here to Columbia. But of course, Ricky new what he was doing and it works Perfect! It is a beautiful piece of furniture as well as a desk and a guest bed. What a handy guy! Another post is coming soon of new happenings since we've moved. Enjoy the pictures of the Murphy bed below.

A work in Progress

It is a Piece of Furniture!

It is a Desk!

It is a Bed, Oh My!

Reflection

2009-05-28T22:13:00.008-05:00

Caden made the cut. He gets to go with us!

We're almost all packed. I can't believe it. What is even crazier is that Ricky will be a Doctor tomorrow. Not that I'm surprised that he will be an M.D, a good one at that. It is just a little crazy that it has been four years already and he is now going to be a "true" doctor, not just a med school student. WE MADE IT! Hooray! We are even still married and had a beautiful baby boy! We went on a few trips, did a few fun Memphis things, made some good friends and now it is time to move on to the next step, residency. We had a pretty good four years. While we are glad to leave Memphis (it isn't that bad of a place to live, we just envisioned something a little different), it is sad as well. This is the only place we have lived as a "married couple." We will miss the convenience of living in a bigger city and having so many stores, restaurants, activities available within a few minutes. And of course we will miss all of the good friends we made. But I look forward to living in a city where I don't have to think twice about Caden playing outside in yard by himself and that people can get their groceries without being mugged and beaten. Memphis is Crazy at times. We will come back to visit and we hope everyone stays in touch.

Who will Caden ride the Carousel with? We will miss you Yauns!

Dad Duty. The Dads had to ride the carousel with the boys.

Another cute picture, just for the heck of it. I was washing Caden's bumper from his crib and he was have fun peaking through the slats at us.

Can't Walk in My Own House

2009-05-24T16:08:00.003-05:00

Where does all of this stuff come from? I pack and pack and pack. There are boxes literally everywhere and there is still more to pack everywhere I look! How is this possible. We haven't even been married for 4 years how did we possibly accumulate so much. Of course I am a bit of a pack rat, but I think I've purged a lot for this move. Yet we can't even fit all of our boxes in our house and still have room to walk. Caden has minimal space left, but he doesn't seem to mind. He is getting very mobile. He doesn't quite have a fluent crawl down yet (although he can get on all fours and rock). I've seen him actually crawl (like two movements forward) only once, but I know it is coming. Of course he still wiggles, rolls, and turns to get to anything and everything that he wants. So even though he isn't technically crawling, he doesn't stay in any one place too long. He even moves in his exersaucer now. I'll included a video later that shows how he rocks in it and scoots it across the floor to get whatever he is after at the moment. I am actually hoping he doesn't get the full hang of crawling until after we move so that at least he will have a little more space and won't be into absolutely everything.

Caden sporting his legendary mohawk. You wouldn't believe how many people ask us if we style (or cut) his hair that way. In case you didn't know, NO we don't purposely give our child a mohawk. He is naturally blessed with that (no matter how I try to comb it). Well I might have helped for this picture.

Caden in the laundry basket (full of clean clothes). He is such a big helper!

Rocking Puppy

2009-05-13T15:21:00.004-05:00

I can't believe how big he is getting! My mom got Caden a Rocking Puppy for Christmas but he wasn't much of a rider until recently. Now he thinks he is pretty cool and has the rocking down pat. He has to do the head bob to get started and then he gets his flow and rocks more smoothly. Ricky is sure that he will be a rodeo star. I'm thinking something a little less dangerous would be a better option. He is our entertainment these days.

Caden on the Rocking Puppy at Christmas.

Caden on the Rocking Puppy now.

Summer Fun

2009-05-07T19:46:00.005-05:00

Last weekend we went to Heber Springs with family to spend the weekend in a lovely lake house. We had a good time, but it would have been even nicer if it would have stopped raining (even for a little bit) while we were there. We were able to go out on the deck and enjoy some bubbles which Caden loved. Caden's grandma brought them along thinking that Chapman (his older cousin) would enjoy and he did, but Caden thought they were pretty cool too. He liked trying to get them.

Caden also went to the Zoo for the first time on Tuesday. The weather was nice and we decided to take advantage of Free Zoo Tuesday before we leave Memphis. Caden enjoyed the animals that moved around quick enough to catch his attention. He liked the sea lion swimming by, the penguins being fed, and he thought the water falls throughout the zoo were cool. The giraffes and elephants were rather boring (again as I said before they didn't move much and therefore he didn't really get what to look at).

Caden and Ricky watching the Sea Lion swim.

Caden and I posing in front of the leopard.

Warm Weather / Easter

2009-04-16T14:42:00.008-05:00

We definitely didn't pick Columbia for the weather. We love the weather in Memphis and will miss the warm of the south as we move north. But at least maybe it won't be so hot in Columbia come August. We've been enjoying some time outside recently. Here is a picture of Caden after we ate dinner outside. He had his sunglasses on but decided he didn't need them anymore so he pushed them up on his head and went on with playing. We had to take a picture, it was super cute!

We had a good time going home for Easter. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

A quick picture before church

Caden with two of his cousins

Marley (who is 2wks older), Danicka (who is 2 months younger), and Caden.

Caden and Aunt Amanda playing at the park