Cheeeeese!!!

Cade's new (totally cute) thing is cheesing it up for the camera. He scrunches his face up, wanting to smile but wanting to close his eyes at the same time. Makes a pretty cute picture!

And these were taken right after his nap today, so you should notice that his hair is a frizzy mess - pretty good indication that he's ready for another hair cut!

Memorial Day Weekend (finally)...

Better late than never, right?!?!

Cade is growing up so fast. He has been 100% off the bottle since LAST Friday. And the weird thing is that he just gave it up on his own! Made it a lot easier for momma because I was dreading taking it away from him... but guess he was ready to be a big boy. Now I'm just hoping that he will give up his diapers as easy! (I know, wishful thinking)

This is my new favorite pic!!! Makes my heart melt!


Cade & Brady got to play in the pool together over Memorial Day Weekend... here are some pics & a video!




Make sure you listen to Brady... he's saying Cade's name.


And a few of Cade playing with his daddy... and Maggie :)

Cade's 1st Kiddy Pool...

We got Cade's pool out today... a cute little froggy inflatable pool. He didn't react as I suspected he would... I thought he'd have no problem diving right in but when Derek sat him in the water, he was scared to death! Cried, wanted OUT. It took some squealing from mommy & daddy, some splashing & silliness and he eventually got the hang of it. So much so that he cried when we made him get out!

Here are some pics and a video... and that noise he's making in the vid, I'm not sure exactly what that is but it's his new thing. He's not having an asthma attack, LOL.

POW!!!

A few pics from the park today... checking out the gazebo!









And just because he's so cute...

Cade's 1st Mud Puddle...

We made the best out of a soggy day! He loved spashing his little feet & getting his hands down in the water. Boys are so fun!

Mommy's Day Weekend Wrapup

Wanted to share a few pics from this weekend...

I am so happy to be this little guy's mommy! It is the BEST thing I've ever done!




We got to be outside a lot this weekend! Cade loves his wagon... Here he is throwing rocks into the creek...


Cade & Maggie


Checking the tires...


This pic makes me laugh... looks like they are racing...


My little muscle man, pushing his wagon!




For all my mommy blog followers, Happy Mother's Day!

So happy to be his mommy...

Cade tells a story...

Or maybe it's a musical?

Isn't "clingyness" a word???

It seems like all I do is post pics of Cade. And I know that everyone LOVES seeing pics ;) but there's nothing like the real thing!

So some "new" things... he has a glow-worm... I'm not sure why, but he thinks that mommy needs to hold that glow-worm ALL THE TIME! It started out as a game, me trying to get him to say "baby", so I'd baby talk this worm (it plays music & lights up) and he LOVES it. Now if it is in the room, he will bring it to me, throw it down on my lap (not really understanding "gentle" yet) and looks at my face, just waiting for me to start the baby talking. It's so cute. His face lights up EVERY TIME! I'm not sure why he likes it so much - maybe because I don't baby talk to him, so he's not used to that tone of my voice.

He's also showing us that he DOES understand most EVERYTHING we say. I can say, go get me that ball, pointing to the ball, and he will go get it. Of course this turns into a game of "toddler fetch" but he giggles as he runs back and forth after the ball. I can say, do you want to go outside? And he brings me his shoes & starts waving.

He's getting REALLY good at throwing balls now and has even figured out how to pick up his chubby little leg & kick it!

And trucks... this kid LOVES trucks. If that's all he had to play with, it would be fine with him. And it amazes me how instinctive it is for a little boy to know how to play with a truck?!?! To see him, you'd think he was 4. He sits Indian style, running that truck back and forth, making all of the proper truck sounds. How does he know how to play trucks?

I think that he's going through stage... the "nobody-can-make-me-happy-except-mommy" stage. Or maybe even the "if-I-hang-on-her-pants-she-will-pick-me-up" stage? They're both pretty fitting. I just hope that his clingyness lessens as he gets older. I had planned on taking him to the YMCA nursery through the week so I could work out, but seeing that he won't even go into the church nursery without mommy, it would probably be a disaster. So instead, we've been enjoying long walks in the park, every day... so fun for him and exercise for me!

If you made it this far, no cookie but I will reward you with some pics ;)

We took him to the Mall on Sunday & let him walk around... he thought he was REALLY BIG walking this far away from mommy, sitting on the bench! He kept looking up at daddy for a boost of confidence!


Playing in the 1 cabinet that I don't have a baby lock on - it's "his" cabinet, full of Tupperware & plastic bowls and lids. I can not tell you how many times a day I pick up my bowls... or I go to put his toys away at night and I'm finding bowls & lids in the strangest places!


I thought this was pretty cute!


He was feeling good after dinner!


Is this a funny face or what?!?! Talk about cheesing!


That's it for now... there are a few more new pics on the photobucket, so you can take a look there too!

Attempting the Impossible...

Getting two toddler boys to sit still long enough to get a "good" picture. Impossible? Decide for yourself.

Brady must be used to this... Cade just wants to crawl away...


As you can see, someone is holding Cade up by the shirt tail...


Well at least there's a cheesy grin!


There goes Cade again...


Let's try a chair!


At least they're "stuck" sitting still.


Brady thinks this deserves a clap!


What's wrong Cade? Why the serious face?


A big wet kiss might make him feel better!


Okay, I think this is it...


Mom, I'm sleepy! Stop with the camera!