Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from a fire man and his spotted dog. There will be more pictures to come after Halloween. I need to catch up too. I have pics from the pumpkin patch and Kaden's preschool party. Thanks Brad for these pictures! They turned out great!

Jack Attack

It just amazes me how much of a big boy Jack has become since he turned 1! He is now walking everywhere. He is also "talking" up a storm. Here are a few stories from the last few days.

1) We didn't think Jack would be our scholar he just wasn't in to books the way Kaden was at his age. But wait a minute there is still a chance. Recently he has really started enjoying being read too. The other night we noticed Jack was making lots of trips from his bedroom to the livingroom. We watched to see what he was doing. He was bringing one book out at a time and stacking them in the living room. When he found just the one he wanted he took it to Tim to read to him. After, that we went and got another one. It was so cute!

2) Yesterday, I heard a noise and instantly knew it was the sound of a box of cereal being spilled or dumped on the kitchen floor. I went it expecting to see Kaden sitting there and I was ready to yell, send him to time out, give a lecture - you know all the "effective" punishments. But instead I saw my sweet, "innocent", big eyed, blond headed 1 year old with a mouth full of froot loops and a big pile of froot loops beside him. Of course there was also an empty box and sack somewhere in the mess. My heart melted- it was such a cute sight. Why is it cute the first couple of times but then by the time they are 3 the same things drive you nuts? Anyway, of course Jack helped me clean up. I just can't believe he is tall enough to reach the shelf in the pantry where the cereal is or that he thinks to do stuff like this. I know it was all Jack too because Kaden was busy playing in his room and the toy I had just seen in Jack's hand was on the floor of the pantry where he got the cereal down.

Hopefully, I will have pics next time I post.

Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays!!!

Over the summer we celebrated Kaden turning 3 (in June) and Jack turning 1 (September). I never got around to posting the pics so here is the run down on both parties.

Captain Kaden's Pirate Party

We invited some of Kaden's friends and family over on a Saturday at 11:00. We had pizza for lunch then got on with the party. I found some pirate costumes for pretty cheap. So everyone got to dress up like a pirate. They were so cute. The little pirates walked the plank, fought a sea beast, and hunted for treasure. After cake they got to play on the swing set, dig for treasure and were even visited by a "real" pirate. Thanks to my mom for setting that up. In the end we had a great pirate adventure and many very tired little pirates!

If you hand out swords. You better have something for them to use them on! Here is my attempt at a sea beast.



The pirate ship cake
A few of the kids with the pirate.


Jack's 1st Birthday Party

We had a family party for Jack. This was a pretty traditional party. We had everyone over for dinner followed by cake,presents, and lots of balloons. I think Jack had a good time and he loved getting his own cake!

Jack's First Steps

Okay, so they aren't the first steps but they are probably in his first 20. He is getting better everyday. I can't believe what a big boy he is becoming. Kaden is enjoying playing with him. They are becoming good buddies. Sorry, you have to watch it sideways. I forgot I was shooting a video.

Update...

I thought I should wrap up some loose ends. First of all, we took Kaden back to the audiologist and got great news. The medicine did the trick and his hearing is normal in both ears. So, we were pretty excited about that. We will just make sure his hearing gets checked every year.

This next part I just wanted to share but also record so I will always remember.
After Kaden's first day of preschool I asked him what he learned.
His response: "The bible is a special book."
Tim asked him what he learned.
His response: "if there is a fire I go stand by the tree."
I always wondered what kids picked up that first day. Now I know. It looks like he learned a variety of information.

Later that day he said. "At p-cool I colored on a bible" We asked if he got in trouble and he said no. Later we realized they colored a picture of a bible. Thank goodness!
Well, it should be interesting to see what he learns in his second week of school!

Milestone Day!

Well, we are back from our vacation. More to come on that later. Today is a big day for us. Kaden started preschool and Jack turned 11 months. Kaden was so excited to take his backpack and school supplies. He went right in and sat down in his chair. Even though several other kids were having a hard time with their parents leaving Kaden wasn't nervous at all. When I picked him up he told me all about his day, the papers they did, and what he played with. He is very excited to go back on Thursday.

Jack is now another month closer to the big 1. He can now stand by himself for a short amount of time and is getting braver while he is cruising around things. It won't be long and he will be walking!

Look Out, Here they come!

Pictures to Start the Week!

So, Kaden found an ink pen this afternoon and came and told me he drew a picture for Jack...and it happened to be on his face! Oh well, Jack didn't lose an eye and it wasn't on the wall so no harm done.

I want to be a Cowboy

Aunt Kristen got Kaden Cowboy boots and a belt for his birthday. So even though it is like 100 degrees out Kaden insisted on being a cowboy.