This is what happens when you leave your eyeliner on the counter in the bathroom. The boy turns himself into spiderman. Although that dimple on his his chin looks a lot like Buzz Lightyear to me!
City Workers December 2, 2009
My boys LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the garbage man. When they hear the loud truck on Thursday mornings, they race to the window to watch. So, when we heard the giant loud truck on a morning that wasn’t a Thursday, they nearly spilled their oatmeal on their laps running to see what was going on. I let them sit on the front porch to get a better view of the action. And they decided to wear hats, just cuz.
I think they were actually pumping something out of the sewer. Interesting…
Where’d he go?
There he is!
Happy Birthday Caden December 1, 2009
Caden celebrated his GOLDEN birthday this year! Golden because he turned four on the forth. Only happens once a lifetime, you know?
The day before his actual birthday presents arrived from Grandma Gigi! So we had to open them… there was no waiting one more day!
The next morning he opened presents from Mommy, Daddy, and Jacob.
It was a Leapster!
He decided to have a Buzz Lightyear birthday party, so we made his wish come true. Here’s the spread of food. I tried to recreate all the toys from the movie, but forgot Woody at home! Silly me!
Here’s his cake… that I made. (I just blew steam on my fingernails and wiped them on my shirt. What does that mean? Why do people do that?) It’s a rocket with Caden in one window and Buzz and Woody in the others. At first he wanted Buzz and Jacob, but at the last minute he wanted Woody instead. Brother out, Woody in.
We had a treasure hunt where Buzz wrote us a letter about a star being stolen by the Evil Emperor Zurg and it was our mission to retrieve it and bring it back to the Gamma Quadrant of Sector 4. After a bunch of clues, we found it! And then we hit it with a stick until candy came out.
Here’s brothers at the party.
And then Caden blew out his candles and opened some presents.
And then we bounced.
It was a GREAT day!
P.S. It was my birthday too. It wasn’t golden. I turned 31. Now I have crows feet when I smile. (Why crow’s? Maybe it should be dove’s. They’re prettier.) Here’s my mom and I. Geric got me a new outfit. The sweatshirt is part of it. Sidenote: if your due date is on your birthday, try to induce labor early. Sharing your birthday is not as fun as it sounds.
Just Like Mom October 2, 2009
When we swim Caden always says, “Make my towel looks like yours.”
Makes me laugh every time I see it!
The Little Gym October 1, 2009
For Caden’s birthday, my mom and dad got him a 6 month membership to the Little Gym. He loves it! We go to gymnastics on Monday mornings and Geric takes him to karate on Thursday afternoons. Here’s some pictures from his first day! (And even though from the pictures it looks like he’s the only boy in his class, he’s not. That would be sad. I’m all about separation of the genders! J/K!)
He kept looking back at me every time he did a trick! So cute! I got all teary eyed. I love that kid!
A Boy and his Hat September 27, 2009
My mom and dad gave Caden a hat. It makes me smile when he wears it.
Bathroom Company September 25, 2009
Sometimes Jacob likes to get my hopes up and tease me about potty training. He never really goes, but he likes to sit there and hang out. And sometimes, his brother joins him and reads from his favorite bathroom reading material… Oriental Trading magazines!
Backyard Photo Shoot September 24, 2009
Right after I got a new battery for my camera, I went a little crazy taking pictures of my cuties in the backyard. I guess I was making up for lost time!
Here, he’s pretending to be Mr. Noodle’s brother, Mr. Noodle. (Sometimes Sesame Street cracks me up!)
Pick a good one.
“I can’t believe you took a picture of that, Mom!”
Pretending to be a pirate.
This one make my heart melt. For a second, he looked like my baby again, not the big boy that he is!
Finally, the little guy decided to come over and join in… he’s developed a mind of his own!
When you give a boy a camera August 28, 2009
Sometimes, when Caden is being especially “fun” and I want him out of my hair for a little while, I’ll give him my camera to entertain him. It works. And he takes the best pictures. Here’s some examples from a trip to Victoria Gardens.
Poop check
Lotion saleslady… she even smiled!
Puppies
Himself
Himself again
BFF’s
