Happy Halloween!

This year for Halloween we made the trip to Cottonwood to go trick or treating with my sisters and their kids. Rod and Riley wanted to try one last weekend to find that big elk (again, with no luck) so I got to see my sisters and parents again. We got up to C-town around 8:30 Friday night. It was funny because when we got there Cole came out to greet us and Caden said from his car seat "look, it's my best friend Cole", it was so funny! They boys played for a little bit before I had to lay between them for 30 minutes to get them to go to sleep. They were kicking each other, talking and just plain not wanting to go to bed. Saturday morning Stephanie, my dad and I took Cole and Caden on a bike ride to the park and let them play. They had a really good time doing that and gave the house a little bit of peace and quiet (for an hour anyways) We got back to mom and dads and started carving pumpkins. We brought 3 up from Boise and dad had 4 of them so we had a lot to do. Cole dived right in and started gutting the pumpkins but Caden wanted no part of it. He went off and played until we were done. I made one pumpkin with the initials CW (Cole Wilkins and Caden Werner) I thought that I was pretty clever doing that. We all dressed up this year, Stephanie and I were witches, Kristin was a pirate, Karel a high school graduate, Cole was Bumblebee from The Transformers, Caden a "scary" lion, Finn was a frog, and Brodie and Lainey were both cute little penguins. We all went out for a little bit and of coarse everyone thought the kids were cute. We then dumped off the little ones and took Cole and Caden for a more serious run from door to door getting candy. We picked up Nicole and her son Dallon and went up to Snob Hill in C-town and got more candy. All in all the boys did really well. Hope that everyone had as fun of a Halloween as we did.


Dad & Lainey

Brodie the penguin

Cole & Caden in their pirate patches

Mommy, Lainey the penguin and Caden the "scary" lion

Rod's Doe!!!

Rod left on Thursday October 8th for some rugged terrain hunting with my brother-in-law Riley. It was really weird him being out of cell phone service and away from home for 6 days. I got a call from Rod on Tuesday the 13th saying he was about a 1/2 hour from my parents house and he had shot a deer - he was so excited. They were really wanting to shoot an elk but they just couldn't get to them. Rod and Riley had a good time hunting and since this is Rod's first year getting a deer he is no longer a virgin! My dad is cutting it up for us tomorrow and we will go back up to Cottonwood this weekend to get the meat - we are having hamburger and steaks made out of it. Can't wait to try it out. Way to go Rod!

Caden was really excited to have Rod back. When I told him that there was someone in the front yard that wanted to see him he opened up the door and took off as fast a 3 years old legs could run. Rod picked him up and Caden gave him a big hug and said "Dad, your wearing camo". They came in for tacos and Caden sat next to Rod at the table and had his hand on Rod's arm the entire time we ate - making sure he wasn't going anywhere. Rod went out and pushed him on the swing and then Caden finally fell asleep on the couch. We are glad to have him back.

Caden's 3rd Birthday!

Caden is 3 years old today - I can't believe how fast the past 3 years have gone. He has changed so much and is so smart...half the time I can't believe the things that comes out of his mouth. Caden is potty trained now, can say his ABC's and count to 10. He is a great big brother to Lainey and loves to help me do dishes and sweep. (love that).

Saturday October 3rd we had Caden's birthday party, it was supposed to be at the park but it was a little on the chilly side so we stayed at the house. He had lots of friends and family come over to help make his day special. He got lots of gifts to, he got a t-ball set, some camo gear, a car parking garage, and 3 guns. His favorite was a gun grandma Pat and pappa Steve gave him. It comes with bullets and he won't let it go for anything. He takes it to the bathroom and to bed with him. It was a struggle going to daycare this morning when I told him he had to leave it in the car. Rod made Caden a baseball field and ball cake, it turned out really cute! Thanks everyone for coming and celebrating with us.

After the party Pat and Steve hung around so that Rod and I could go on a date with some friends of our to the ballet. We took of around 6:00 for some dinner and drinks and then went to the ballet. Caden and Lainey had a good time hanging with grandma and pappa for the evening. They even let Caden stay up and watch the Broncos game with them.

Happy Birthday Caden - We love you!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Sorry it has been so long since my last post, life is extremely busy for us right now, I know, no excuses! We have been doing great, I am currently working 16 hours a week and staying home with the kids the other 3 days, I love being at home with them. Caden keeps me on my toes constantly. He has been learning lots of new words...words that I am not to fond of and believe it or not he has gotten most of them from Disney Movies. He really likes the word "STUPID" and that is in every Disney movie - how do you stop him from saying it when he hears it everyday. He has really gotten into "pretend play" and likes to go on bear hunts with his cousins Cole and Hunter. We usually have to pretend that Cole and Hunter are hear with us:) Caden can count to 10 and knows most of his ABC's. Rod has been working on his numbers with him and he knows the shape of the 1 and 2. He is completely potty trained now which I totally love. Once in a while we still have accidents but for the most part he is really good and loves to show off what he has done in the toilet...he wants everyone to see it:) So...if you are ever at our house when he has to go "number 2" just be prepared you are going to have to look at it! He has a birthday in a week and will be 3 years old - although he wants to be 4 like Cole. Here is a picture of him I took today at nap time, he fell asleep with his goggles on reading his book - he told me they were his reading glasses - I just laughed at him.


Lainey is doing really well - she is smiling all the time now and even has started making cooing sounds, I just love that. She loves the airplane mobile that we hung in her crib and likes to just stare it. I couldn't find Caden yesterday so I went into Lainey's room and caught him lying next to her in the crib looking at the airplanes - there is no relaxing! She is 10 weeks old now, we have an appt in a few weeks so then I can find out what she weighs.


Rod and I are both doing well - Rod is working a lot lately trying to make up for my hours getting cut at work. We will have our 4 year anniversary on Thursday, October 1st - I can't believe how fast the years have gone. Rod is taking a hunting trip with my brother in law Riley and they will be gone from October 8th through the 14th. Let's just say that when he comes back I am going to need some much needed time to myself! I do hope that he gets something as he has never shot an elk or deer - plus we need meat in our freezer. They will have a great time. The way that he has been packing already and talking with Riley on the phone you would think they are going on a month long excursion:) Men and there hobbies!

I also need to apologize to my fellow readers, especially my cousin Neil because in my last post I said that I would be putting pictures of Labor Day Weekend at Warm Lake...well I put them on my Facebook so I didn't put them on my blog...sorry Neil.

We were in Cottonwood a couple weekends ago for Rod and Riley to go spotting for Elk and deer and Neil politely mentioned to me that I did do what I said I was going to do:) I will try to be better.

My next post will be of Caden's birthday party this weekend so I promise to do that!
Have a great week everyone.


Cole and Caden eating apples from Grandma and Grandpas tree


Caden and Lainey hanging out

Lainey is 6 weeks old!

So as of tomorrow Lainey will be 6 weeks old - I can hardly believe how fast the time has gone. She has starting smiling this past week and it is so cute. She is starting to be awake more during the day and is liking more attention. She loves her swing and her bouncer which is a lifesaver for Rod and I. Caden is still doing well with her and loves to put her pacifier in her mouth when it falls out. This last weekend we went over to the pool with some friends and had a great time, until someone decided to poop in the pool, it was disgusting. Caden started crying because we had to get out, I felt really bad for him. We went to the park and played for a little bit so that made it all better. We are heading to Warm Lake this weekend with my family for Labor Day - hope everyone has a great weekend.

Fun Summer!

Sorry it's been a while since I have posted, we have been pretty busy. Since Lainey has been born things have been very busy for the Werner household. I have enjoyed staying at home with the kids these past 4 weeks, I can't believe that I only have one week left before I have to go back to work. Caden has been a big help to me around the house; he helps me clean up his toys and loves to put away the silverware when they are clean from the dishwasher. He enjoys pushing Lainey in her swing and I have caught him trying to feed her as well. He gave her a 1/2 of a fruit loop on Thursday - thank goodness I saw him do it and was able to get it out of her mouth before she swallowed it. He definitely keeps me on my toes. We have been going for lots of walks, Caden rides his bike and I push Lainey in the stroller. He is getting so good at riding his bike and can go farther and farther each time that we ride. His little legs are getting pretty muscular. Lainey is growing like crazy, I have already found that many of her 0-3 month clothes are fitting her perfectly. She is so long that she is filling them out. She has long fingers and toes - I think that she is going to be tall. She is sleeping through the night and has been since she was 2 weeks old. I put her to bed around 8:30 or so and she gets up somewhere between 4-5 to eat, I really can't complain about that. She is starting to smile more and follows our voices around the house.

This last weekend we went out to Parma on Friday night to celebrate Pat's (Rod's mom) 60th birthday. For her birthday Brad and Rod helped her put in her irrigation pipes behind her barn for the horses. We ordered Chinese food and had cake and ice cream. The boys had a good time playing outside and playing on grandma's tractor. Saturday we had a really busy day. We had Sam Uptmor's 7th birthday party from noon until around 4 and then we had a wedding reception at 6:00 that we went to. Caden and Lainey were of coarse the cutest kids there so they got lots of attention.

Labor Day Weekend we are going camping with the mom's side of the family up at Warm Lake so that will be my next posting of pictures. Hope that everyone has had a great summer so far.

Lainey Lea Werner is here!

Lainey Lea Werner
Born: July 21, 10:08 p.m.
Weight: 7 pounds 8 ounces
Height: 20 inches

Ok - so here is the story of how Lainey was born. On Tuesday July 21st I woke up at 2 a.m. having contractions. I woke up Rod and 3:30 and told him that I needed to start timing them. Rod went to work at 4:30 and I got up showered, shaved my legs and prepared the rest of my morning to count contraction. I left for work and at 9:00 had a Dr. Appt. I was having contractions between 5 and 20 minutes apart but none of them were regular. Dr. Carlson told me I was dilated to a 3 but was only 70% effaced. So...he sent me home and we schedule to have a induction at 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning...I had a feeling that I wasn't going to make it until 7 the next morning. I came home and tried to sleep but the contractions started coming every 5 minutes apart. My mom got down here at noon and Rod got home around 2 from work. Rod's mom came and picked up Caden around 3:00 and then we headed for the hospital because I had contractions that were 5 minutes apart for 2 hours. I got to triage and I was still dilated to a 3 and 70% effaced. Dr. Carlson told them to give me two Ambien so that I could rest and to send me home. I was devastated, uncomfortable and tired. They told me to come back when they were 3-5 minutes apart for 2 hours. Well...as soon as I left triage they started coming every 3 minutes apart. We got home, I took the 2 Ambien but all that did was make me loopy and unable to concentrate. My contractions were getting horrible and I couldn't walk anymore. So...at 8:00 I told Rod I wanted to go back to the hospital. We got to St. Lukes at 9:00, I was dilated to a 5 and contractions were every 2 minutes apart, I was begging for the epidural. But, before I could have the epidural I had to have blood work done and get the results back. So...they told me the eip was on the way, I went to the bathroom, came back to my bed, started having a horrible contraction, stood up, water broke and she was crowing. 10 minutes later I was holding my beautiful baby girl. It was so sureal and I can't believe that is how everything happened. I never thought that I would have a text book labor..and as much as I was hurting and wishing I could have the epidural I wouldn't change it for anything. We got to come home last night at 10:00 and Caden is so happy that she is home. He is very hyper and wanting to know where she is at all times. He is going to be lots of help.