It's been a 'Good Friday'...

We took Cade to the park today.
The Easter lilies were in bloom - perfect photo op!



















Happy Easter everyone!

Cade's 1 year checkup!

Cade had his 1 year checkup today... it went as I expected... it SUCKED!

First of all, he was a wild man in the doctor's office, which I expected. I'm glad Derek was with me... we took turns wallering with him. He just wants DOWN all the time now, LOL.

He got 2 shots... Hep A and Chickenpox. He cried, of course. Then another lady come in, poked his little middle finger & squeezed out a vial of blood. He was VERY unhappy with that! It was really hard to have to watch him lying there, scared to death.

His stats - he is 25 pounds & 31 inches...

He was worn out by the time we left. He will probably nap the rest of the afternoon.

I took these pictures this morning before we left (probably why he looks so happy - he doesn't know what's coming, LOL)

Cade says, HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!
can you believe he didn't get one kiss today? Besides from mommy, LOL)

Cade's 1st Birthday Party

Cade's party was on Sunday afternoon. We had a great time, so many of his family & friends came out to celebrate his 1st birthday!

We had a MONKEY party! (he IS our little monkey after all!)

His monkey cake:


He would NOT leave his party hat on.


Eating his little smash cake... I had a feeling he wouldn't "smash" it... he rarely feeds himself... so I figured he'd probably cry for me to feed him his cake... I was right. But it was still cute... looking at the icing on his fingers.










Getting his Elmo Live:




He loves his big boy chair!


He posed for me after the party - in his birthday boy shirt:






Riding his new bouncy horse:


Still rotten as ever!


And the best pic of the day... my 2 boys were worn out after a day or partying!

Cade's Wagon

Bet you'll never guess who got him this! LOL





He loves his new wagon! I can't believe how good he rides in it, holding onto the side. We are going to have so much fun this summer!

Cade's 1st Christmas!

As expected, Cade's 1st Christmas was a blast!!! So much fun & so memorable! I kept hearing over and over about how he wouldn't care about anything but he seemed thrilled with some of the toys he got... he was (usually) totally uninterested in the bows & paper and he seemed to really take it all in. He got a ton of toys & goodies... and yes, our house looks like it might explode! I am not sure how we will survive with the contents of the toy aisle spread across our living room floor... but I guess as long as he has fun, that's all that counts.

Of course, we have pictures... LOTS of pictures!!!

Christmas Eve morning... in the jammies that his great-mamaw gave him! And posing with a present!


So happy, I love that smile!


Okay, seriously mom...


Ha ha, my rotten boy!


Hard to hold him still for a good shot!


Our little family!


One more... look at the camera!


Opening presents at home... a flashlight, some little cars...


And a BIG BOY car! He loves it... I think he must feel so big!






I think he wanted me to get in with him... he kept pulling on me.


Christmas at Grandmomma & Papaw's... he did pretty good opening this one!


His Sing-Along Stage... one of his favorites! Great toy!


Trying to play while it's still in the box... and see the toybox in the background? Dad made that for Cade... It's AWESOME! (thanks again Dad! "Cade" really appreciates it!)


Playing us a Christmas carol...


And now tasting the keys...


This is Cade's new favorite thing to do, and he did it plenty over Christmas... Waller Mommy!!!




Seriously, sometimes I'll just lay down in the floor & let him climb all over me.


Looking BIG with daddy's help!


Playing with Brady on Christmas Eve...


Opening a gift on Christmas Eve... this was probably the ONE bow that he was really impressed by... he played with it for a long while... which was great because it kept him mind off of being drop dead tired!


Christmas Day... sitting in front of his gifts from Aunt Court, Uncle Adam & Brady


Another gift!


Wow, just what I wanted!


Woo hoo! My musical table!


Well that's it for now... There will probably be more to come :) I've got a super cute video of Cade & Brady so I'll post that as soon as I get it uploaded.

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Cade sure did!