Happy Halloween!

We bought a big pumpkin because we wanted to put Cadynce inside to take a picture, and we wanted our parents to get this picture in the mail before we blogged it. We took Cadynce and our pumpkin over to our neighbors house to take the picture and they loved it. Our neighbors got their camera and they were taking pictures, too. This was all the carving we got to do to our pumpkin because it rotted so we threw it away. Remember, you can click on the picture to enlarge it. View Album for more pictures.

On Halloween night, we had a great time dressing up Cadynce in her pumpkin costume. We sat outside with the dogs while all the neighbor kids came by to get candy. View Album for more pictures.

Six Month Pictures

Here are Cadynce's 6 month pictures. She wasn't in a smiling mood this day, but we think they turned out great. Let us know what you think. View Album for more pictures.

Brotherly Love

Don and Jeff have been training to run the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC, and that's just what they did this weekend. We met Jeff and Julie in DC on Friday afternoon and it was raining. After we walked (in the rain) to our hotel we took the metro to the expo where we walked around for a couple of hours. Saturday we did a little sight seeing, and the weather was beautiful. We went to the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, and the Arlington Cemetery. We were pretty tired from all the walking so we went back to the hotel to relax and watch a few football games.

The big day was finally here; Don and Jeff woke up early to get to the starting line by 7:30 am. It was a little chilly in the morning, but it turned out to be a perfect day for a 26.2 mile run! Julie and I took the metro to see the boys at mile 9, 13, and 22. Congratulations to Don and Jeff finishing in 4 hours 1 minute and 35 seconds!! I am so proud of my husband for his dedication and for accomplishing such a long run! It was so cool watching Don and Jeff run this marathon together, and we all had a great time together. After the race we went back to the hotel and got our luggage then had dinner at the metro station before going to the airport. We flew to Atlanta where we had a layover, but we missed our connection so we stayed the night at a hotel. The earliest flight was at 7:30 this morning, and we got into San Antonio at 9. We could have done without the last part of the trip, but we got home safe and all three of us slept the entire plane ride. View Album for more pictures.

Camera Happy

Sometimes I can't stop taking pictures of Cadynce so this album is full of silly pictures. We also had a play date with her friend Blake, and he is one month older than Cadynce. Cadynce has been spending most of her time on her tummy trying to get things that are out of reach. Right now it's not worth the effort to her to get a toy, but when Roxy is in front of her she tries so hard to touch her. I know the first place she will crawl when the day comes...right to Roxy (hopefully not Hoosier). View Album for more pictures.

The Pumpkin Patch

Last week we took Cadynce to the pumpkin patch to take some pictures and to pick out a huge pumpkin. We had a great time taking pictures, and we got such a big pumpkin for a good reason. We will reveal the secret next week. We put Cadynce in the Johnny Jumper while we carved the pumpkin and she never stops jumping in that thing. View Album for more pictures.

Six Months Old

The past few days have been pretty exciting for us. We started Cadynce on rice cereal on Monday night, and she did very well for the first time. Tuesday we finally bought a high chair for Cadynce, and I'm using it a lot more than I thought I would. I roll her around the kitchen with me while I'm cooking, doing the dishes, or doing laundry, and she loves it.

We had her six month check up today and Cadynce weighs 14 pounds 13 ounces and she is 26 inches long. She got four shots and she only screamed for about 20 seconds until they gave her a sticker!

We celebrated her half birthday today with half of a birthday cake and a learning puppy. The huge stuffed bear was a gift from someone Don works with. It was a very fun evening for us all. View Album for more pictures.

Jon and Jordanna's Wedding

Thursday morning we flew to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for Jon and Jordanna's wedding. Jordanna and I have been friends for a long time. We went to pre-school, middle school, and high school together. Jordanna did her undergraduate at Coastal Carolina in Myrtle Beach, and went on to med school in Florida. You may remember her as a bridesmaid in our wedding almost three years ago.

Jon and Jordanna were so kind to let us stay in one of the 6 bedrooms in the beach house. The beach house was pretty much where everything happened; the rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, and the wedding.

Thursday night we hung out at the beach house and got to know Jon's family. Jon's brother and family also stayed at the beach house and they have a 3 year old and an 8 month old, so Cadynce had a friend.

Friday morning we woke up early for the "Runaway Bride Fun Run." They had a half marathon and a 5K mapped out for anyone who wanted to run. Don ran the half marathon plus another five miles, and I pushed Cadynce in the jogger for the 5K. We had the rest of the day to go on our own until the rehearsal that evening. We had the rehearsal dinner at the beach house where we had California Pizza Kitchen pizza and soup, salad, and bread sticks from Olive Garden. It was wonderful to be able to go upstairs to give Cadynce a bath and put her to sleep then go back downstairs to hang out.

Saturday morning we got up and walked across the street to the ocean and took some pictures. I got my hair and nails done, then we got ready for the wedding. The weather was perfect and the ceremony was beautiful; they did such a great job with making their wedding to fit their personalities and interests. We took pictures then the bridal party got on a boat to go across the inlet where the reception was held. We stayed for dinner, cake, and the first dance; then we had to get Cadynce in bed and our bags packed so we could leave the next morning by 5. Cadynce did great again on the plane and we got home around 5:30pm. Both of Cadynce's bottom teeth broke through this weekend too! View Album for more pictures.

Clap, Clap, Clap

Miss Cadynce clapped her hands for the first time last night. We were just playing with her blocks like we always do, and every time she claps her blocks together I say "Yeah" (you'll hear in the video). Well, this time she clapped her hands and I immediately looked at Don and asked if he saw her. We grabbed the camera so we could get it on video and she just kept clapping for us. It was so cute. View Album for videos.