Packing Time

Caden decided he should help dad pack this afternoon. What a thoughtful boy! With his help, I'm sure things will go smoothly. :)

Mmmmmmm!

Caden loves cheese. In fact, he almost loves it as much as I love cookies and Dana loves Diet Coke. I think he was saving the piece on his nose for later. :)

8 months and on the move

Caden turned 8 months old yesterday. Where has the time gone? I'm pretty sure I will be saying this for the rest of my life. It's amazing how watching a child grow can speed up time. Just this weekend I was going through some clothes and reminiscing about when he was little (I know, I know, he's still little, but anyways...you know what mean).

In honor of turning 8 months old Caden decided to start crawling. We are so proud of him! He has been sooo close the last week or so. I had hoped he would crawl over the weekend and I was a little bummed when he didn't because I didn't want to miss this important moment. It's sometimes hard to be a mom who works outside the home knowing that you are going to miss some of your child's firsts. I'm so glad Dana and I both got to witness this special moment together.

P.S. - Time to childproof. Caden found the birthday presents I bought for his friends. I was hiding them under his slide since it's an out of the way place that he didn't (PAST TENSE) get into. :)

Birthdays and Donkey Rides

Caden went to his first birthday party today. Ellie, the daughter of some friends from church had her 1st birthday party. I wasn't going to be able to go with Caden and Dana, but my amazing boss sent me home early. I'm so glad I didn't miss Caden's first birthday party OR donkey ride. He wasn't his smiley self because it was way past his nap time and he had already been swimming. Ellie had a wonderful party. We're glad we could share in the celebration of Ellie.

Wagon Ride!

Here is the most recent email I received from Caden. I love it!

Hi mom! I got to go for my first ride in ms. Catherine's wagon today!
It started to sprinkle so we had to come back in. Don't I look like a big boy!

Love
Caden

Daddy's Find

Dana has been doing some great garage sale shopping lately. Caden is still a little small for this treasure, but he still likes it. P.S. - You won't believe how much Dana paid for this great play-set....$5.00!

Basketball Star in the Making

Dana found this little basketball goal for Caden. He really likes it when he's not pulling it over on his own head. :)