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Socialization

We've recently experienced the "benefits" of a child having an opportunity to socialize with other kids. On the way home from dinner tonight Dana was teasing me so I told him to stop being a b-u-t-t (I spelled it, I didn't say it...I know, real mature.). All of a sudden Caden started saying "butt face" from the back seat. I promise you we have not said this word around him (I'm not sure of the last time we used the word...maybe when we were 10). I'm definately not a candidate for Mother of the Year, but I try to be a good example. It really hit home the importance of parenting. Who knows what all our kids will hear on any given day. There are many good things Caden has learned from others as well. Socialization has helped him with his motor and verbal skills and I'm pretty sure he only eats fruits and veggies around other kids. :)


The joys of parenting! :)




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Pictures!!!

We took Caden for 21 month pictures last month.  Well, we finally picked them up today.  I LOVE our photographer.  Caden was in fine form on this particular day, but she stuck with it and got some great shots.  We have never been unhappy with a session she has done and she is always so good with Caden.  If anyone is looking for a studio photographer in Springfield I highly recommend Amy at Sears.  Here are just a couple of my favorites.

Blessed

We are so blessed to have Mrs. Catherine teaching and caring for Caden. He has a lot of fun and does some really neat activities. Caden really struggles when we leave him, unless we're leaving him at Mrs. Catherine's. Here are some great pics she's shared with us recently.


At the Farm Park



Fun in the tent



A little duet



Playing night-night



The whole gang...what a little ham. How did she get them all to sit still???


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Independence

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Potty Time

We have officially started potty training. Caden has been showing more interest lately and it really increased this weekend. Now Dana and I are ready too. We've got pull-ups, underwear, stickers, and special treats. Here's Caden's first sticker.



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These Feet

When did these little feet get so big? We took Caden to get new shoes this weekend. I picked a number of options from the toddler section and then had Caden's feet measured since it had been awhile since we had purchased shoes. He's a size 8. My baby boy can no longer get shoes from the toddler section. At 20 months we have to shop in the preschool section. This was ridiculously hard for me. Fortunately they still had some cute shoes in the big boy sizes. :)