I Am Just that Smart

Caden could not let his little brother get all of the attention : ).

Miss Debby:  "Caden, how do you know all of your letters?"
Caden:  "I am just that smart.  You should know that, Miss Debby!"

Practicing spelling (with junk mail! haha)

Our little lefty!

Our Little Dino

nine-months-old!

almost 21 pounds (55th percentile)*almost 29 inches long (70th percentile)

almost has four teeth

beginning to dance and "sing"

cruising

beginning to stand without holding on to anything

&

beginning to take steps away from furniture

shakes head "no"

says, "ya," "dada," "daddy," dog dog," "caden," and "carter" very clearly

loves peek-a-boo and playing outside

is ready for mommy to be home for the summer!

What did Mommy do to me?!

Easter Tulip

Lately, I have been busy taking and editing newborn photographs, head shots, etc. I will share some of those photos soon.

We have had a couple of nice "park days" and this photograph was taken on the way to the park.  I love its composition.  Critiques are always welcome.

Easter Egg Mail

On Pinterest, I learned that you can mail almost anything if it is under 13 ounces.  For Easter, we sent my niece a giant Easter egg filled with goodies.  Since she is only one, it was difficult to find age-appropriate toys to fill it with.  We sent her a piece of sidewalk chalk, bubbles, a light up ball, and some stylish pink zebra print sunglasses.

Have I told you how much I love Pinterest?!

Cousin Brody

Cousin Brody lives on the Oregon Coast, so we are not able to see him very often.  He stayed with my parents Easter weekend and we enjoyed visiting with him.  Here are a few of my favorite photos from our visit:

We think cousin Brody is pretty cute!

Only three weeks apart!

Caden is so good with Brody and Carter!

"Talking"!

Brody and Carter hugged and kissed each other. . .it was so cute!

Brody and Auntie!

Jesus and His Amazing Super Powers

We had another busy but fun Easter.  The boys went on three Easter egg hunts. . .yes, THREE! They started with an Easter egg hunt at our house.  The Easter Bunny left Caden a note that told him that the yellow eggs were for Carter, but he could have the rest. . .the first egg Carter found was purple.  Caden quickly reminded him that his color was yellow! 

After they found all of the eggs at our house, they visited with cousin Brody, ate Easter dinner, and went on an Easter egg hunt at my parents' house.  Before the day was over, they ate dessert and went on one last Easter egg hunt at Colby's aunt's with Grandma Odie.  They found all 28 eggs!

Even though much of our Easter was spent hunting for eggs, Caden is beginning to understand the true meaning of Easter.  If you ask him, he will tell you something like this:

"The soldiers killed Jesus.  And he died! That was not good! The soldiers put him in a tomb.  When the lady came to the tomb, the rock was rolled away and it was empty.  Jesus has amazing super powers!"

Got to love Jesus and his amazing super powers!

Carter (eight-months-old), Caden (3 1/2)

Crawling Carter!

eight-months-old!

officially crawling*pulling himself up onto things to stand*beginning to cruise. . .yikes!

says, "dada," "dog dog," "day-den" (Caden), and possibly "Kit-Kat"

has two teeth!

refuses to eat baby food*eats big boy food! 

growls to make people laugh*starting to throw little fits

pretty happy boy. . .as long as he gets what he wants

almost "1"!  

First time crawling in the grass!