Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Caden - first horse ride!

My garden & new bird bath

So, I am really pleased with the way my flower garden has turned out this year. Last year everything was so little and new and not really sprouted yet, but this year, everything is coming in so green and lucious. Also, Pat(my mother-in-law) gave me a really pretty bird bath over the weekend and I put it in my flower bed, I just love it. Thanks again!


Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Baby Spencer


For those of you who don't know, I watch a little girl on Monday's named Spencer. I work with her dad and we are good friends with both him and his wife. Anyways, she is the cutest thing ever so I wanted to post a picture of her. Isn't she an angel!!!

Wonderful Weekend!

Our weekend started off on Friday going over to our friends Andy & Janiece's house to have dinner and play the Wii. Rod and I created our own Wii characters and I beat everyone at bowling...
On Saturday we went over to our friend Tyler & Ryan's and had a barbeque. It was a gorgeous day to sit outside and visit with friends.
On Sunday we ventured over to Parma to see grandma and grandpa Looney. Caden had a blast running around outside and helping Grandma with the horses. He got to feed them grass and he even got to ride Grandma's horse Ransom. Caden wasn't to sure at first but once he got on and made sure that daddy was right on his side to help him he loved it. I will post some pictures tomorrow as once again I have forgotten to bring my camera with me.
Monday was a beautiful day and Caden and I spent the day outside going for walks and playing in the backyard. I think we may have even got a little sunburnt.
Hope eveyone has a great week!
I have attached a few pics of our trip over to Tyler Ryan's house on Saturday.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Visit from the Aiken's

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Karel's Boyfriend


I am posting this for those of you who have not met Karel's boyfriend Karl. I have only met him once myself and for the longest time didn't even know what he looked liked. Sooooo, here he is! Sorry Karel, guess you need to bring him around more often, LOL!!!!

Fun Weekend!

My friend Michelle and her husband Ryan and their twins Elise and Jordis came down on Friday evening and stayed with us until Monday morning. On Saturday Ryan and Rod went and did manly things such as Cabelas, Golf, Hooters and shooting guns. Michelle and I stayed at home with the children. We took them to the library for a little while to get them out of the house. Jordis wasn't feeling well on Saturday so we came back to the house and just rested. At 2:30 Sunday morning Michelle and I took Jordis to the ER at St. Luke's where she was diagnosed with a double ear infection - poor little girl! There are only 2 pharmacies in The Treasure Valley open 24-7, one in Nampa and the other in Boise. So, we had to drive from Meridian into Boise to get her rx and then back home. We walked in my house at 6:00 Sunday morning - it was quite the ordeal. But, we got Jordis feeling better and she also got a banana flavored popsicle at 4:30 a.m. from the nurse for being such a brave girl. She really enjoyed that. On Sunday after Michelle and I got some rest we got to head out without the children for a little girl time. We went to Craft Warehouse, Babies R US (found some great deals for Caden) and then to the Olive Garden. I don't know what it was, lack of sleep or what, but after one glass of wine Michelle and I weren't sure who should drive home. We went to Toy's R Us after that and got the kids a new toy for being so good over the weekend. It was great to have them visit us. I will post some pictures later today.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Playing outside


What a beautiful day we had yesterday! Caden was outside pretty much all day at daycare. He was outside playing when I got there to pick him and wasn't very happy with me when I told him it was time to go home - he wanted to stay and play. As you can see from the pictures he is quite messy...he played hard...luckily I have a wonderful product that made that dirty shirt look brand new again. After dinner last night our neighbors Tim, Jen, Claudia & Tessa came over to play on the swing set, I have attached a few pictures of the girls and Caden playing. One picture Claudia is going in for a kiss...what a lucky boy!!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Weekend in Spokane!





Well this last weekend Rod, Caden and I went to Spokane for some motivational business meetings and to see my sister, nephew and brother-in-law. My parents also came up for the weekend because they needed to get their grand kid fix, they were having withdrawls. Rod flew out on Thursday evening because the meetings started on Friday afternoon. Caden and I flew up on Friday evening - that was quite the experience. Our plane was supposed to leave at 9:00 but we got delayed an hour...so you can imagine a hyper 18 month old running around the airport...I was exhausted. He finally fell asleep in his stroller just in time to be awoken to board the airplane. Getting a toddler, two bags and a stroller on the airplane by yourself is quite hard - I don't recommend it - especially when everyone just walks past you and doesn't offer to help. We finally got to Spokane around 11:00 Boise time (10:00 Spokane time) and my mom and sister where there waiting to pick us up, it was wonderful to see them. Rod and I had meetings all day Saturday and Sunday so Caden got to spend the day with his Aunt Stephanie and Grandma - they had a great time. Caden and Cole are learning new things about each other - especially that Caden like to antagonize Cole and get him into trouble! There was also certain toys that Caden was limited to - that caused all sorts of trouble! All in all we had a great time. Rod flew out Monday morning at 6:30 (way to early) and Caden and I got to stay and spend some more time with Stephanie and Cole - we didn't fly out until 5:30 Monday evening. When we finally landed in Boise daddy was waiting for Caden and I - he watched us land while he was working and came over to greet us...Caden was happy to see him. Since I forgot my camera I wasn't able to take pictures but my dad and Stephanie did so I am awaiting pictures from them to post (please send them to me). Thanks again to Stephanie for putting us up and taking care of Caden. We love you and miss you!!

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Caden's 18 month check-up

Caden had his 18 month check-up appointment yesterday and everything went really well. He is now weighing in at 25 pounds and is 33 inches long! He is a very healthy little boy and he really enjoyed showing off for Dr. Baker. He showed the Dr. where his nose was and then pointed back at Dr. Baker's nose. He showed him the sign language that he knows and Dr. Baker was very impressed and told us what a smart little boy we have. Caden still doesn't like the nurse very well though, even though he didn't have to have shots yesterday he still remembers her as the lady who hurt him! Caden is now saying thank you and dog quite a bit so his vocabulary is up to about 10 words and the rest is all foreign.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Rod's motorcycle

Rod finally got the part fixed on his motorcycle so that he can start building it back up. He had to get the number 1 cylinder working (there are 4) and it was only running on 3. So, he got it back yesterday and worked on it all afternoon. He isn't quite finished yet but should be by early next week. It will be nice when he can start riding it to work again and saving on gas. Caden thought that he needed to help daddy out so I snapped a few shots of them working together - or should I say - Caden getting in daddy's way! Caden kept picking up his toy car last night and looking underneath of it and trying to adjust things like it was broken, like father like son!