Happy Halloween!

The cookies Kayden didn't want mommy to make!

Today Kayden had a costume party for all of his playgroup friends. Mommy loved preparing fun shaped foods for the little ones (and big ones:-) and decorating for the party. Kayden wasn't so happy yesterday when I was baking and cutting shapes, he kept bringing me books and begging me to read to him...this resulted in a very long frosting process for the sugar cookies but it did get done and Kayden survived a day when he didn't get 100% of my attention. Those days are days when I really wish I lived close to my mom so that he could have some fun with grandma while mommy got things done...instead of cookies taking 4 hours it would have taken 1 but such is life when you live 26 hours from home.
The party was lots of fun, Kayden fell asleep about 15 minutes before the first guests arrived...not his usual naptime so I didn't know what to think. Even with his door open and all the noise he slept for about 45 minutes until I went in to turn on music to wake him up. Then the costume was a huge upset, he thought it was a horrible way to get woken up and thrown into a big, fat dinosaur costume. But he did get over it and I think forgot it was on. But he wasn't having the group picture at all:( The kiddos were all so cute in their costumes and had lots of fun staring at e/o and wondering why they all looked funny:-)

"Franks & Beans!"

Is what Kyle calls Kayden's "area". And now my 1 year old "finds" his franks and beans whenever Kyle says this lovely, attractive phrase. Funtimes, Kyle is very lucky I think I love him b/c this could be a breaker for us;-) He also taught him what beer is and now if anyone is in the grocery store buying beer he announces it to the world........over and over. On Friday before our trip to the cabin I was buying Kyle some beer for the weekend and he repeated "beer" throughout the store just so if someone didn't know I was buying beer they did after he informed them;-)

16 Months!

We tried your costume on you despite your wishes not to and the only way you would stop crying in it was to go outside and walk around, I do say, you are the cutest little dinosaur ever!!!

Right now mommy loves......
*Your Kayden run, we call it "doing the Kayden". It is the cutest thing ever, you run w/ your little legs swinging out and your hands going up and down when your happy! You, daddy and mommy "did the Kayden" in the woods this weekend...luckily only the trees could see us;-)
*How when you hear one of your favorite songs on the CD player you stop everything to run into the living room and dance around
*That yesterday a neighbor was playing a song on the piano and you stopped in her yard to dance
*How excited you get to go outside and to the park, you love putting your shoes on b/c that means an outing where you get to walk!
*That you have to bring your ball to the park
*How much you love your balloon, you wake up and get it and you go to sleep wanting to hold it
*How much you love routine, you have to have your bath before bed, your story read and your prayers said (Sunday night when we got home from our trip even though it was 10:30pm you HAD to have your bath and wouldn't settle down until you had it!)
*Your random hugs and kisses we get (and the big hugs and kisses you give your stuffed animals)
*How you clap whenever you are excited, happy, or when you are proud of yourself
*How you ask for "more" whenever we see a truck or an airplane...like mommy can magically make a new one appear
*How you pick up your big books and bring them to me to read to you if I'm doing housework, you know bringing a book to me will make me stop anything to read to you
*How much you love story time at the Hamilton Library. You get so excited to go and love seeing Audrey there! The bells and the bubbles are a huge hit, the whole drive to the library you say "bells, bubbles" over and over.
*How when we sing "Old McDonald" you fill in the animal sounds before I can even say them
*Our morning walks, we talk about everything we see and then we sing songs, today you loved "shake your feet, wave your arms, wiggle your toes" you loved doing all the movements
*that when someone trys to take your ball you say "my ball" and walk the other way (selfish, yes but from a mommy's point of view so cute to see:-)
*Watching you hug your friends
*That you have to hold Fifi's leash when we walk her at the park
*watching you do the hand movements to our fingerplays
*your "I'm thinking" grunt you make when your working hard at an activity

-some other notes at 16 months,
*you have lots of teeth, not sure how many 11 for sure but more might be hiding in the back that you won't let me see
*you take one nap a day now, usually go down b/t 11 and 1 and sleep for about 2 hours. Sometimes you'll take a random morning nap and then not nap in the afternoon but then you are really tired at night
*favorite foods right now are oranges, blueberries, chicken, and eggs
*still wear size 3 diapers, I tried size 4 but they seemed too big, it feels like you have been in size 3 diapers for so long
*most of your clothes are 18 months right now
*favorite toys are balls, puzzles, stackers, little people, and blocks

-Vocabulary-it is growing so fast I can hardly keep up but you have alot of words, some new ones are "juice, cookie, cracker, cheese, bubbles (you said this before but now it is so clear!), my," there are lots more, maybe later this week I'll sit down and write your vocabulary down in full so I have it but for now I'll leave it at lots, the last time I counted you had more than 40 words, I'd guess now it is around 55 or 60. I wonder if you'll even care...maybe you'll be a speechie like your mommy and love knowing how and when you started talking, if not I'll have it for myself and my word obsession I have.

The Big 3-0!

Daddy making smores in the fireplace

Kayden and mommy w/ his "treasures" from our hike

Playing peek-a-boo through the fall trees

Daddy and Kayden

Morning walk in his warm PJs (they are his christmas Pjs for NE, he got to wear them early this year!)

Mommy and Kayden playing in the park right by our cabin

Daddy & Kayden "doing the Kayden":-)

Kyle turned 30 on Sunday and I still can't believe it! 7 years ago he was turning 23and we had just started dating and I thought he was SO OLD! I was a young 20 year old that couldn't even go to the bars yet and he was 23, my definition of an old man! I even got him a cake w/ an old man in a rocking chair b/c I thought I was dating an elderly person:-) And now 23 seems so young to me and I have a husband who is 30! Where does the time go? His 20s are over, what a big decade that was for him, he found me (the best part of the decade for sure!), went to college and graduated w/ his masters degree, got married, moved to Seattle, moved to AZ, had his first baby, got his first real job and now....he is leaving to the darkside of
30:-)But luckily for him men age well and by most standards become more attractive as they get older. For his 30th birthday his best friend Philly rented a party bus and went bar hopping in Omaha........and for Kyle's 30th birthday we had a family weekend away in the mountains. What a difference a baby makes! I of course think our weekend away in the mountains was the best thing ever and wouldn't change it for the world, but it does make me laugh to know that Philly went on a 2nd bar crawl while we thought making smores was a wild night:-)

I decided since it was his 30th that we had to do something different than a regular old birthday so I chose a cabin in the White mountains. To add to the fun I didn't tell him what we were doing, just that we were going away so to get off early on Friday and I would handle the rest. Wow, packing for 3 with a toddler at your ankles is a difficult task w/ no help! But we made it out the door somehow and picked him up from his office on Friday and made the trip up to Showlow. Our cabin was really nice tucked into pinetrees and probably only about 2 years old, a 2 bed, 2 bath, so Kayden even had his own room. We spent the days outside in the cool mountain air, going on long walks and letting Kayden explore his surroundings. He loved being able to play in the dirt, find pine cones for mommy and carry around pretty yellow leaves. Fifi was also in heaven b/c she didn't have to be on a leash and she loved the cool air! We grilled out(daddy and charcoal grills don't mix well;-), ate soup, drank hot cocoa and made smores in the fireplace (yummy!). We got to wear warm fall clothes and warm, comfy Pjs!! We spent the whole weekend together as our family of 3 (plus doggy) and had a great time together. Now 30 doesn't seem so old and I can't make too much fun of him b/c in 3 short years I'll be there and I don't think I'll handle it well so I need to be nice so that he returns the favor!

Happy Birthday babe! I'm so glad I got to spend most of your 20s with you and look forward to your 30s!

The proof!

He really did fall asleep at Red Robin yesterday after the pumpkin patch! He must have been super tired b/c he slept for 3 hours which is a long time for him! Thanks so much Megan for taking the photo and sending it to me! That will make me smile for years to come;-)

Round 2!

Mikayla & Kayden choosing a pumpkin

This one mommy!

My little climber

Today we met our friends at Mother Nature's Farm pumpkin patch in Gilbert, AZ. When we drove into the parking lot Kayden starting clapping b/c he saw the pumpkins, for some reason this boy has developed a love for pumpkins! We went through the pumpkin patch, went on a hayride and then all the kiddos got to pick a pumpkin out to take home. Kayden had fun doing the pumpkin patch with his friends and seeing the animals again and the field of pumpkins. They had baby chicks when you walked in and he loved sticking his fingers through the little fence to try and pet them and on our way out he spotted it again and jumped out of my arms and ran to them (and shoved big kids out of his way to get to them!). After the pumpkin patch we headed to lunch at Red Robin. Kayden ate lunch and then put his head in my hand, I thought he was just being a little dramatic in telling me he was tired but he actually fell asleep!!!!!???! And stayed asleep for the rest of our meal, I carried him to the car asleep, we drove 30 minutes to get home and he slept the whole way, I carried him into his crib and he slept for about 3 hours total! So he must have been really wore out from the farm? Not sure, still in shock that he'd fall asleep that way! (once Megan sends me the pic I'll post so you will believe me...hint hint:-)

Our day at the Pumpkin Patch!

Clapping b/c we just arrived at the pumpkin patch!

Daddy and Kayden in the cornmaze

Helping us find our way out!

Happy on the train

The train our little guy rode on all by himself!!!

-not so happy anymore on the train!

Family photo on the hayrack ride

Petting the sheep

The tiny little piglet that Kayden LOVED!

I think I can do it!

On Sunday we went to the pumpkin patch, you know how some days are just "perfect days" and you wish you could remember every detail. That was our day. Our little family of 3 had so much fun together and I love having days like that. We woke up early and gathered stuff for our day trip and made a quick stop for coffee and headed up to Chino Valley. We made it to Freeman farms pumpkin patch at around 10am and Kayden was so happy! When he saw the pumpkins at the beginning of the farm he started clapping and hugging them. Then daddy told Kayden all about corn and we went through the cornmaze. Kayden helped us navigate the way and kept asking us "where" verbally and w/ his little arms in the "where" question. We finally found our way out and I plopped Kayden in one of the train cars to take a picture of him. The train "conductor" came over to take his ticket and I told him "oh no, he is too little I just wanted a quick picture" and the conductor assured me he'd be fine that he had taken kiddos that were only 10 months old on the train ride. He seemed to be happy in his little train car so I decided to let him go for the ride. But as he started driving away he begin to whimper and cry a bit. I told Kyle to run along w/ the train...he did for a few feet but then came back and said he was fine. Once we could see the train again I could tell he wasn't having a very good time and when he was in full view I saw that he was crying:( I hated seeing him cry and thought he must have been so scared. The conductor said he had cried most of the ride:( So I was a a little upset at myself for not trusting my mommy intution and sending him but he did come back safely so that is all that really matters. On we went to see the geese, Kayden loved honking like the geese and then we went on a hayrack ride together. Kayden thought it was so cool that a real life tractor was pulling us! After the hayrack ride we got to pet a black horse (Kayden chose to not pet it) and then we went in the petting zoo. Kayden loved petting the goats and sheep. One of the goats charged him and went to head butt him but Kyle swooped in and lifted him up. He also saw ponies, a donkey and bunnies. After that we heard someone talking about a piglet they had just seen so we were on the hunt for a piglet and we found it. It was so stinkin cute I wanted to take it home! Kayden LOVED it and wouldn't leave. He got to watch it drink from a "baba" and it even came over and nibbled on his fingers. He kept crouching down to look for it as it ran a "race track" under the table. They were selling them for $150 but daddy said no....I am glad he is there to keep me from making silly decisions! I would have been very mad when I had a 100 pound pig! But the tiny piglet (born 10-1-08, so he was very new) was so cute!! After our animal adventures we headed to find our perfect pumpkins. Kayden thought every pumpkin was the perfect one and hugged them all as we walked through the field. After careful searching we found the perfect 3 and headed to Prescott for lunch. They had lunch at the pumpkin patch but the wind had picked up so we decided to go eat indoors somewhere. We stopped in at In N out for burgers and fries and then headed to Jerome. I had clients that told me about the old town on the side of a mountain but they weren't kidding, it is really built on the side of a mountain, pretty interesting to see. We drove back to Chandler after that and on the way played the body parts game with Kayden (he knows all of his body parts, head, hair, ears, nose, eyes, mouth, tongue, hands, feet, toes, knees and he loves showing them to us!), sang lots of songs (itsy bitsy is his favorite and he loved that he had a spider on his shirt!), and played "find a truck" and listened to him say his cute truck sound. We got into Chandler around 6:30 and stopped at Cheesecake Factory for dinner.

We all had so much fun, I love making these amazing memories with you Kayden! You making everything so much brighter and happier! You kept hugging us at the pumpkin patch b/c you were so happy to be there and clapping as you walked, you are so happy and cheerful and spread your joy to everyone around you! Can't wait to have many more perfect days w/ my 2 favorite boys!

Kyle taught Kayden to say "truck"...nice inflection!

Hopping Bunnies

Boo!

My cutie in his halloween pjs that he picked out!

"Ghost"

He LOVES this truck book! It's so funny to see him carrying this big book over to me for me to read to him. His favorite trucks are the school bus and the concrete mixer.

Yesterday I put a pair of Kayden's comfy pants on from last spring to go for our morning walk. He thought he was all cool in his pants and then I look down and see that they are floodpants and start laughing. He promptly started crying:( And then Kyle walked in and saw him and started laughing too and he cried harder and tried to rip the pants off. I was in shock that he knew that it was the pants we were laughing at and that he could feel those feelings of embarressment. I instantly felt bad for laughing at him and making him feel that way but in a way it was amazing knowing his little self could feel those feelings.
So, yesterday we went shopping w/ Auntie Jaclyn and Tatum to find Kayden some new comfy hang out at home pants. We found lots at Gap and now he doesn't have to be embarressed of his pants. We went to Rubios for lunch and my picky eater ate almost his whole quesadilla and loved the rice. So I guess if I'm ever out and need a lunch for Kayden Rubio's it is! I love when I find a food the little stinker will actually eat!
We also made a pitstop at Carter's to get some more jammies. Kayden saw the "ghost" pjs and HAD to have them. He was hugging them and wouldn't let them go. So I discovered I am that mother that can't say no to my child and he now has halloween pjs that he can only wear for 2 more weeks. BUT when he put them on last night and was saying "ghost" over and over and pointing to the ghost on his belly it made the wasted $10 all worth it! I would buy him 10 more halloweeen pjs if it would make him that happy;-)
I just can't get enough of you baby boy! You are so precious and have so much personality. You spread your love all over the place and it warms my heart so much! I love watching you hug all the things you "love".

All day!!

Hugs!

What a cutie we got to spend the day with!

Tunnel time, they would chase e/o in the tunnel and then throw balls through the tunnel to go get

A nice mess for mommy/auntie Kaisha, they would help me clean the blocks up only to promptly dump them back out:-)

Story time, they both sat forever eating their snack and listening to story after story, too cute!!

Kayden got to have his friend Tatum play with him ALL DAY on Wednesday! Tatum's mommy had to work so we watched Tatum for them and Kayden loved having a playmate all day long. They shared breakfast together, Tatum had pancakes and Kayden had eggs....Kayden ate one of Tatum's pancakes and Tatum ate Kayden's eggs;-) What someone else has is always better:-)!! We went to Auntie Christa's house for a playdate and they both had lots of fun playing with their friends. They were both so cute when I told them they were going to go play at Tula's house, they both started clapping and ran for the door. Naptime was a bit of a challenge b/c they both didn't want to be away from e/o. They both fell asleep in the car and when we got home Tatum woke up so I thought I'd bring her in and then hopefully transfer Kayden still sleeping, but Tatum freaked out that we were leaving Kayden in the car so he woke up. Then I tried to put Tatum down for her nap in her packnplay and Kayden freaked out that she was in the guest room and wanted her by him. So they were napless babies that day but suprisingly in good spirits. We spent the afternoon playing in the playroom and taking Fifi on a walk at the park. Having 2 is a lot more work than 1 for sure....the house looked like a bit of a tornado when Kyle got home but other than that it was a fun day!

Daddy's Fault;-)

I just read this on a site:

The New York Times wrote:

Researchers examined the eating habits of 5,390 pairs of twins between 8 and 11 years old and found children’s aversions to trying new foods are mostly inherited.

The message to parents: It’s not your cooking, it’s your genes.

The study, led by Dr. Lucy Cooke of the department of epidemiology and public health at University College London, was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in August. Dr. Cooke and others in the field believe it is the first to use a standard scale to investigate the contribution of genetics and environment to childhood neophobia.

According to the report, 78 percent is genetic and the other 22 percent environmental.

“People have really dismissed this as an idea because they have been looking at the social associations between parents and their children,” Dr. Cooke said. “I came from a position of not wanting to blame parents.”

So thank you daddy for my picky eating ways:-)

15 month well check

Today Kayden went to the doctor for a well baby visit. I have been avoiding it for awhile because I don't like making the big vaccine decision. So you pretty much skipped your 1 year appointment and today we went. We had originally had a 1 year check up scheduled in August but I kept delaying it, the day would come and I'd chicken out and reschedule for a couple weeks later, then the day would come again and I'd reschedule for a few days later. So after doing this several times I decided I better get our booty into the doctor so that we continued the good relationship we have going. Your doctor respects my wishes so well and is supportive of my parenting style which can be difficult when you aren't "mainstream". He knows I delay/selectively vaccinate and he never pushes it or acts upset that I make my own informed choices. He also knows I'm still nursing and supports that and knows I try to do things in a positive, gentle way. Not that I go to the doctor for parenting advice, I go to him for medical advice and that is it, but it is still nice to know that he respects my decisions and if I do ever talk about things outside of the "medical realm" he gives suggestions that he knows I would consider instead of offering advice that would be pointless and a waste of time. Anyway, back to the appointment. When we first got to the doctor's office you decided you didn't want to walk in the door, so I stood and waited and told you we'd read books and you decided it was okay to go in. Then when we were called back to the room you walked right down the hall to the room like a big boy, but as soon as the CMA had to touch you by taking your temp you freaked out. You were hysterical from then on out whenever a medical staff member was in the room. You flailed and cried and flipped and flopped while we were trying to do your height and so the nurse said she thought it was how tall you were but wasn't sure. To weigh you we had to weigh me first and then weigh you w/ me. Then when Dr. Salek came in you were even more frantic as he was touching and prodding you.
But on the positive side you are way ahead in development, on the 9-24 month developmental chart you can do everything except climb stairs b/c we don't have any at home so you never get any practice and you also don't drink from a cup w/o a lid (b/c mommy doesn't want the mess...lazy, I know;-). So he was very impressed w/ my little smarty pants, he also commented on your strong will and determined nature....I guess those will be good characteristics to have in the future, but for now they are a little difficult to deal with at times Mr. Kayden. Like when we need to leave the park and you throw a tantrum the whole way home....determined, yes, strong willed-yes, fun for mommy-not so much.
Growth wise you are 22 pounds 6 ounces which puts you in the 10-25%ile, height-31.5 inches (the best guess anyway) which puts you in the 50-75%ile, and your head continues to be large 49.1cm which is the 90-95%ile. You haven't gained much weight since our last visit but the doctor isn't worried, he says it is b/c you are so active and such a picky eater. He just told mommy to try lots of new foods, keep trying, try to start yogurt again, keep putting butter and oil on your foods so you get the fat you need for your brain development (not sure we need to worry since your head is the thing that is growing the best;-). I also told him you still refuse cow's milk and he said you might just be a kiddo that doesn't like milk (might be genetic b/c your mommy and uncles aren't milk fans either), that is why he wants me to try the yogurt and continue trying to get you to eat cheeses.
Shot wise today we only did the HIB vaccine.
So that was our appointment today. I'm hoping you decide you like doctors by the time we go to our next visit......but I'm guessing that won't happen for about a year or so.

Congratulations Uncle Philly!!

Kayden wants to send his biggest congrats hugs and open mouth kisses to you and Rawley!! Congrats on your engagement!!! We are so happy for you and Kayden is so excited to have a new Auntie! Hope we get to see you soon and congratulate you in real life;-)

Moo Moo Palooza

"Nose"

"Mooooo"

Fun in the hay, a perfect fall adventure!

Viola the little farmer
On Friday we went to Superstition Farms 30th Anniversary Celebration. They are a dairy farm in Mesa and had vendors and fun stuff for kiddos for the day. Bec and Viola met us there along with some of our friends from the mommy group, Mikayla, Audrey and Jackson. At first we tried to put Viola and Kayden in the wagon but the thick gravel didn't make for a fun wagon ride so we took it back to the car and came back with our carriers for baby instead. Kayden LOVED the animals. He was running from animal to animal and I was chasing my little monkey through the farm. He got to pet a horse which he thought was great and he loved mooing like the cows and sitting on the hay. He tried to climb under the fence to get to the cows but mommy had to stop him, I can only take so much dirt and muck before I have a little freak out. Along with the animals were lots of farm trucks, lately Kayden has taken a big liking to trucks of all kinds, cement trucks, backhoes, tractors, you name it and he loves it so that was a treat too! After the farm we went to lunch at Sweet Tomatoes with Bec and Viola, Kayden likes eating lunch at sweet tomatoes alot b/c he gets lots of yummy veggies and fruit and ends his meal with a tiny ice cream cone just his size.

It was such a fun day with my little monkey! I am so lucky to get to spend everyday with you baby and watch you experience the world through your amazing, curious little eyes. I love you to bits and love your adventurous, curious nature right now!!!

Our Afternoons at the park

Now that the weather is actually below a hundred sometimes Kayden and I go to the park every afternoon. He LOVES our park time and can't wait to go. As soon as I say "Do you want to go to the park", he says "yeah" and runs to get his ball and climb in his red car. We take Fifi most of the time and he walks around with her at the park. If Fifi is along, NO ONE else can hold the leash but him and if you try to wrap the leash around a pole or tree he cries and has to have her leash in his hand. So sometimes we leave Fifi behind so that he can go down the slide or on the swing. He loves kicking his ball around and watching it bounce on the basketball court. If other kids are there playing soccer he runs over to try and steal their ball;-) He loves discovering everything at the park and could look up at airplanes flying above us all day. He now climbs right up the stairs and goes down the slide like a big boy! The first day he did it I was shocked and asked Kyle if he had been doing that w/ him and he hadn't, so I guess he just watched big kids doing it and decided he could too! I love our afternoons together and can't wait for even cooler weather so that when we get home you aren't all red and sweaty!

12-18 month communication milestones

Kayden has met his important communication milestones for 12-18 month olds! Of course I'm a little obsessed with your language development baby b/c it is my job. It amazes me when you can do things that my preschoolers couldn't do and really redefines how much language delays can impact a child's whole development. It's fun seeing things through my own child.

Here are the milestones:
*Has an expressive vocabulary of b/t 5-20 words (you are well above this:-)
*is aware of the value of communication (def aware of the value of communication and use it often! I love when you are in another room and want daddy or I and yell "mama" or "dada", you get louder and louder if we don't come quickly!)
*follows simple directions, especially with gesture (you love when you follow our directions and get praised!)
*practices intonation, sometimes imitating an adult (we love listening to you play with your sounds)
*uses mostly nouns with a few others, such as "down" or "up" (you have lots of nouns!)
*uses much, meaningful jargon w/ inflection and emotion (it's hard for us to not laugh at you when you get very into your conversation that makes no sense to us:-)

Yay sweetie! You have actually had these met for awhile now but today when I was getting ready to do some continueing ed online I saw the list in my book and quickly did a mental check and you have met them all with flying colors! On to 19-24 month communication milestones;-)

Another Birthday Party!

Isn't Sara the cutest mommy ever?? These were the party favors.....she made them! I think I'm going to have her give me a sewing lesson b/c they are just so cute!

The Birthday girl!

The cool ball pit!

Yummy cake!

Kayden and Tatum looking for Sammie! "where"?

Licking her fingers!


Today was Kayden's friend Audrey's 1st birthday party. We met Audrey last November at Storytime when she was about 6 weeks old. She was so tiny then, she had been born a preemie so she was extra tiny and now she is a big, active 1 year old! Kayden has always had a special place in his little heart for his buddy Audrey, I have lots of pictures of him being "gentle" with her when she was tiny and now he loves to play with her and watch what she is doing. So-when Kayden woke up this morning we told him it was a party day and he seemed to know that was exciting:-) When I asked him what he wanted to wear to Audrey's party he went in his closet and got his pumas out and tried to put them on....mind you he was nekkid at this point so that was pretty cute, pumas and bare bootie! Unfortunately I didn't take him to the party in his "birthday suit" we had to dress him in his Husker gear so that the OU and Iowa fans would know he wasn't going for their teams;-)
Audrey's mommy had her house decorated very cute for the party and Audrey had gotten a new ball playground toy that Kayden thought was very cool.....and of course he was in love with Audrey's birthday balloons! He loves watching Audrey's doggie in the backyard and was sad that he was at a friend's house for the big event. He kept walking to the back door and asking "where"?
And for the main event at a 1st birthday party....the Cake smash!!! Audrey LOVED her birthday cake! She grabbed it with both hands and didn't want to let go and she ate almost all of it and her daddy had given her a pretty big piece...we'll have to get the update from Sara and see how much of a sugar rush Audrey had.
Happy Birthday Audrey! It has been fun getting to know you this past year and Kayden adores playing with his little buddy (you have caught up to him pretty quick though!). He can't wait to come back and play with all your new stuff and see Sammie!

Vroom Vroom!

Do you see this cool rug mom!

Hugging the rug:-)

And some kisses for the rug!!

Kayden loves driving his cars and making the car noise. One day when he got up and took his car to drive on the tile I remembered that Ikea had a little rug w/ roads and towns on it and thought I needed to make a trip to Ikea to find it. Luckily that same day on the phone Christa said she was making an Ikea run so I asked her to see if they still had one. They did and Kayden is so happy Auntie Christa picked up his car rug. He LOVES it. He plays with it everyday and has a little city going on on the rug. He drives his cars on there, lines his puzzle pieces up on the road (they are transportation and construction trucks), has his little people get out of the school bus to go to school and home. When we first got the rug out and on the floor he kissed and hugged it b/c he was so excited (that is what he does when he loves something or is really happy;-)