A Reunion

Being a cheeseball for Auntie Christa
Hugs goodbye
Tula & Kayden "playing" with Mav
Kisses while they "played house"

On Friday Kayden had a reunion with his friend Tula. We were out of town for a week and then Miss Tula and Baby Mav both got a bad cold so we hadn't seen them since we had gotten home. Kayden obviously missed Tula b/c they gave lots of hugs and kisses while they were playing. Kayden loved Tula's fun new, kid friendly backyard and of course was obsessed w/ baby Mav. The temps were perfect that day for sitting outside and watching the kiddos play...nothing like AZ's february weather!

Pee Pee in the POTTY!!!!

Checking out what he left behind:-)

Whoo hooo!! Wednesday, February 4th Kayden went pee pee in his potty for the first time! We had him sit on his potty before bathtime like we always do and this time he went pee! We didn't realize it at first b/c I didn't have the bowl in right so he didn't get his truck sounds as the reward like we were expecting, but when I peeked in there was a good amount of potty in it and I adjusted the bowl and the truck revved up for him and he got super excited while we all clapped and freaked out about how big he was. He had a big smile of satisfaction on his face and was so proud of himself. We'll see if it continues or was a fluke but it made our night! For now we are just following our little guy and seeing when he is ready to make potty training the thing in our house, but maybe we are on our way??

Thank you

Thank you Lord for blessing me with the opportunity to stay home with my little boy. Thank you that on Tuesday I got to watch him wait at the front window for his friend to come over so we could go to the Children's museum. That I got to hold his sweet little hand in mine as we walked to the front door with anticipation. That I got to see his face light up when we walked inside. That I was the one watching him run gleefully doing "the Kayden" (where his hips swing side to side, his legs hop and his arms wave as he runs) towards the stairs to go to the fun rooms to play in. That we got to spend hours watching balls drop, "grocery shopping", eating pretend meals, racing cars, making pretend ice cream cones, painting, and going through tunnels and the noodle room. That I got to watch his little head drift off in a happy sleep on our way home from our fun day. Thank you so much for giving me this precious time with my son. I am forever in awe of the gift you have given us and so happy I get to spend my days with him, watching him discover this world we live in everyday.

I'm so in love!

with this photo!! Sunday Auntie Jac Jac had a superbowl party and while the daddies were busy cheering for the Cardinals the mommies spent alot of time chatting and playing with the toddlers & babies that were at the event. Tatum had her water table set up and Audrey and Kayden got all wet, so we stripped them down and they ran around in their diapers for awhile before we put new clothes on them. At one point they were both looking out at the doggies in their diapers and this is the site we saw! They look so innocent and adorable standing there in their little birthday suits! I think it is one of my favorite photos ever of Kayden with one of his friends.

Late night

Last night Kayden didn't want to go to sleep, maybe b/c the night before was superbowl night and his schedule was off, or maybe just because he was being a stinker. So after rocking for a long time and laying next to him, I finally gave up and walked out to the living room. He followed and wanted daddy to come sit next to us. He was being the cutest little thing ever and it made me so happy that he wasn't ready for bed yet. The 3 of us sat on the couch and laughed together for about 30 minutes, he was pulling out all the antics to try and avoid bed and they were working on his parents that are suckers for our cutie. He was blowing raspberries on our bellies and making us blow raspberries on e/os bellies and he was rolling with laughter which made us roll with laughter with him. He brought over his train book and was dancing to the train tunes and pulled our arms up and "helped" us imitate him and the 3 of us were dancing to train tunes with our arms waving "Kayden style" and the site was pretty funny to see. It was one of those nights you want to remember forever, our laughter filling the room and our innocent little boy the root of such happiness. Thanks my son for such a wonderful moment in time last night. You knew we needed that as a family and made sure we got it last night and I'm so glad I didn't "stick to the routine" and freak out that you wouldn't sleep!

"Sit here daddy"

Kayden has a new little technique, when he has decided his playtime with daddy is over he walks daddy to the office and demands he sit in the computer chair? Then he walks out, shuts the door and heads to find me. He has done this twice now and it makes daddy and I laugh so hard. The first time was earlier this week when he didn't want daddy to give him his bath. Daddy always does the bath so I'm not sure what was up. When asked if he wanted to take his bath, he walked daddy in, sat him the chair and came and found me and pulled me to the bathroom and started his water (and shut the door behind us in the bathroom!!!). Last night was the 2nd time, I had just gotten home from my night with my clients and was in the shower, he must have heard me and Kyle was trying to divert him so I could finish showering, but he put daddy in the computer chair and came and talked to me while I showered. We have no idea why he would do this, or why he thinks the office chair is where daddy should go but it is pretty funny:-) Everyday he thinks of something new!

Viola turned 1!

Bec, Viola, Sheila, Sydney, Kayden and I

Daddy, Kayden, The Birthday Girl and her mommy Bec

The big hill Kayden was so proud he climbed up!

The Taiko Drummers, so cool to watch!

Kayden following the iguana around, I loved how he would "squat" to look at it:-)

Our friend's Bec and Will's little girl Viola just turned 1 this weekend and we went to Steele Indian School park to help her celebrate the big day. Bec is such a fun friend to have, she lived in Japan for awhile, Australia and is such a free spirit, I love having her apart of our life and love the new fun things she brings to Kayden's life. Viola had an iguana and a taiko band at her 1st birthday! Kayden loved following the iguana around (it was 12 years old and the mom of the iguana wiped his booty when he went potty...talk about iguana love??!) and watching the cool drummers. Viola was a little ham at her party and loved all the attention. Happy first birthday Viola!