Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
On Turning 2
Our little guy turned 2 on May 24th. We celebrated a couple days early while on vacation with my family at the Outer Banks and then tortured him on his actual birthday by spending many, many hours in the car as we traveled back to St. Louis. Caden is just a precious little boy. He just has such a sweet spirit about him. He loves to do anything that involves hopping or jumping and will climb up and jump off things repeatedly. He has a keen ear for the ice cream truck, garbage trucks, buses and any other out of the ordinary vehicle that may be making it's way down our street. He loves looking at pictures of monkeys and often won't let me turn the page in a book if the next page does not also involve a picture of a monkey. . .so we just get cozy and talk about and stare at the same page for quite some time. Caden really enjoys spending time with Maia and these two have a pretty special relationship which I hope remains through the years. Caden loves curry chicken (just like his Mommy!), watermelon, ice cream and gets super excited when it is time to pop popcorn the old fashioned way in a big pot on the stove. Right now he has a fascination with Lightning McQueen and Mack and can often be heard walking around the house saying "Ker-Chow." This fascination was likely generated from watching the Cars movie 4-5 times on our road-trip to NC. He is in the 95% for height and 75% for weight. . .just like his sister. It does seem like someone did send Caden a memo a few weeks back informing him that he was almost two and could now act like it, because we have heard more of the "NO!" word lately and have had an occasional meltdown when things have not gone as he had planned. But for the most part, he is a pretty easy-going boy. We are thankful beyond words that God has shared this little boy with us and entrusted us to care for him and nurture him in the fear and admonition of the Lord. Below are two recent pictures of Caden and then one from his 1st birthday and a few from his first couple months on this earth.
Friday, June 04, 2010
Outer Banks Part 1
Two weeks ago we had an awesome time vacationing with my (Kelli) side of the family at the Outer Banks. All the cousins had a great time playing together. Enjoy some of my favorite pictures.
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An Early Birthday Celebration
So for Maia, it seems her 5th birthday has eluded her FOREVER. She is one of the youngest in her pre-school class and among her friends outside of preschool, so it seems like she is always the party guest but never the birthday girl. But finally, her first 5th birthday celebration arrived as Maia was able to celebrate at school with her friends, even though it was a month early. Caden and I were invited to stay for the circle time and celebration that day, and I just could not stop smiling as I watched my little girl standing in front of her class, giving clues for the mystery items she brought in the mystery bag that day. I can't say enough about this preschool, Mt. Calvary Pre-school, her teacher is incredible, they are so intentional about everything they do with the kids, and the kids learn a ton without even knowing they are learning.
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