Falling Leaves

Hi mom!
We are walking around the neighborhood looking at leaves on the ground. See you soon!
Love,
Caden

Swinging with Friends

Mrs. Catherine has a new swing set at her house. It is pretty amazing. I kind of wish I were smaller so I could try it out. Caden had his first experience swinging today. It appears that he loved it! Christopher (Mrs. Catherine's oldest son) is pushing Caden. He's a cute little guy and all about helping with Caden and his little brother. Today, I had to go back in the house because I had forgotten Caden's food bag. Christopher voluteered to go outside to watch Caden for me while I got my bag. It was really cute. By the way, I didn't leave Caden outside by himself. Dana was in the van since we try to carpool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. :)

Tickles

Mrs. Catherine is tickling me! I'm so cute :-)

Love,

Caden

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.