Frosting, Snuggling, and Rodeoing

Here are just a few things I wanted to make sure I document.

First, a couple of weeks ago we went to a local rodeo. It was so much fun and Cade loved it! He loved the "jumping horses" and watching the cowboys hold on tight so they would not fall off.





Then today at church I was showing him a bunch of Jesus pictures and we came across this one.

I told him this was Jesus and he was riding a little horse since he didn't know what a donkey was. He immediately said, "Jesus. Rodeo." So we had a little discussion and I tried to clarify. But I thought it was so funny how his little mind is making connections and how he is trying to understand the world.

Next, I thought my parents and siblings would appreciate this (and probably Alexi). Cade helped me make sugar cookies over Valentines and he loved it. Everything from watching me make the frosting pink, to licking the frosting off the beaters, to helping cut heart shaped cookies. He was having a field day. I thought it would make my family proud to know that I have already introduced Cade to the wonderful world of mom's homemade frosting. And he gladly accepted!



Lastly, this was Saturday morning. Cade loves to come wake us up and jump into our bed climbing and snuggling with us. He is so cute in the morning. Yesterday he wanted to keep getting "lost" under the pillows. He would hide, we would pretend to look for him and then he would squeal when we found him. Then he would say "Cade lost again!" Little kid games are so funny-mundane to us but so thrilling for them.

Groovy Baby

My parents' ward back home had a Valentine's dance where the theme was you had to dress up in the decade you graduated high school from. My parents: the 70's. I thought this picture was too good not to post. I thought there would be other family out there that would enjoy this picture as much as I did! (I think my favorite part is my dad's hair...or maybe the bright yellow pants...)

Cade as the Back-up Singer

Jenna had to make a quick run into the store, so me and Cade had some fun recording videos on my phone. I apologize for the poor video quality, but it's what you get with a phone recorder.

Cade really got into it-notice arm movements as he sings. (Please excuse the lead singer's voice...this video is solely for the demonstration of the back-up singer's superb abilities)

Bubble Bath

As I was giving Cade his bath last night I realized that we had never given Cade a bubble bath before. Cole found some bubble bath and we were all excited to let him experience one. He loves the bubbles his soap makes and also loves the bubbles you blow out of the wand so we figured he would love it. I just assumed a bubble bath was a normal thing that little kids loved. Nope-not ours. He freaked out. He got this scared look on his face and tried to start shooing away the bubbles away while he yelled, "Move bubbles! Move bubbles! All done bubbles!" It was so sad. He was legitimately scared of the bubbles. The rest of the bath consisted of me trying to calm and finish washing him while Cole continually was moving the bubbles away from Cade. Cade was frantically searching for any tiny amount of bubbles touching him and then would point them out so Cole could move them.


Do your kids like bubble bath? I have a feeling it will be a while before we try it again.

100% Girl, 100% Boy

We are 100% sure we are having a girl!! And we could not be more thrilled. We had our sonogram a few weeks ago and everything is looking good and healthy. Here is my 21 week tummy shot. Pregnancy is going ok. I won't go into everything I have been feeling but needless to say it has been much tougher than Cade's. (It is all those dang hormones!! I think mine plus this little girl's are just too much to handle sometimes!!) I know with Cade I was very much not wanting a red-headed child. I am so ready now! I really want a little red-headed girl that looks just like me. Cade looks more and more like his dad so I totally think it is my turn.


Cade, on the other hand, continues to be all boy. I have gotten told several times by different people how he is just all boy. His toddler bed transition is SO much better now and we are moving on to the next big transition-being a binky-free boy. I have had fun changing Cade's room from a nursery to a big boy's room. He loves his car and truck comforter set. I had to recover and paint his "CADE" letters and then I made curtains with a matching little throw pillow. Cade is doing so good with talking and is trying new words everyday.

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Transition

We got Cade a toddler bed for his birthday. The past week we have been working on the transition from crib to toddler bed (and trying to limit his new found freedom). This is how I found him when I went to check on him during his nap the other day.





Needless to say we have a little work to do.

Cade is 2!!

Wow. I can't believe I have a two year old. He had a great but mellow birthday. He was much better at opening birthday presents than Christmas presents. Christmas was just warming him up I guess. He was able to open his presents from both sets of grandparents over the video phone so they got to see him. Here are a few things I want to remember about Cade at 2 years old.
-Favorite toys: Cars, trucks, emergency vehicles, and Legos
-Favorite movie: Lion King
-Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese, Pizza, fruit snacks
-According to his 2 year check up, in the last 6 months he has grown less than an inch in height and gained 4 pounds! He is quite a thick boy!
-He loves to run around, play hide and seek, and read books.
-He loves to build things, especially towers and choo choo trains.
-He is very sweet. He loves to give hugs and kisses.
-He is very intense. If he is happy, he is very happy. If he is mad, he is very mad. And so on...
-He is doing a great job talking. He is stringing words together well. He still says lots of things that we don't understand, but he is being patient with us as we try to figure them out.

We love our little guy so much and he has been such a blessing to us! I don't think a day goes by without him cracking us up! For his birthday we went over to some friends house and had cake and ice cream. Cade loves candles and was excited to have his own to blow out. Here he is eating his birthday cake.