Her New Bed

Grandpa & Mimi Visit

Grandpa and Mimi came to visit for the weekend.  Cadynce was so excited she drew them a picture, helped me make cookies, and put on the perfect dress.  She had a great time playing with Grandpa and Mimi all weekend.  We got to do a couple of really fun things like the 'movie in the park' and the 'rodeo'.  Grandpa and Mimi also bought Cadynce a big girl bed for her room.  She loves it, and it looks great.  We finished out the weekend with a trip to Sea World Water Park.  It was our first time and we plan on going back often.  View Album for more pictures.  Click here for videos.

Movie Night!!

Cadynce and I had movie night on Saturday night.  It's one of her favorite things to do.  We rented Alvin and the Chipmunks (her choice of course) from Redbox (our favorite place), and we went home and started our movie night routine.  First, we have to get Donnie in bed, and then I get Cadynce all ready for bed.  Next, we pop our popcorn, pour them in our bowls and run to the couch screaming with excitement.  I'm not kidding, she goes totally bonkers on movie night.  The joy this night brings her makes it all worth it.  She was pretty funny this time as she kept asking, "is the movie over?"  I would say "no" and she would say "oh yeah, I forgot, movies are long."

Finally!

Donnie has finally shown some interest in walking the last few days.  He has started pushing around his little push toy, and he's getting pretty good at it.  He also just learned to climb the stairs.  I showed him how to get down the stairs once and he got it right away.   We practice every day going up and down our long stairway.  I want him to get really good because if he falls down our stairs he's in serious trouble!!  Click here for video.

Cadynce was Intrigued!!

Cadynce is the queen of stalling before nap/bed time.  Today was no different, and as she was lying in her bed she told me she had to go to the bathroom.  We were so close so pulling the covers up that I got a little annoyed.  I told her if she didn't go she had to give me a friend (stuffed animal).  That's how I know she really has to go:)  She called for me when she was done, and I went in to find that Cadynce experienced her first diarrhea.  This probably isn't something I should be blogging about, but it was so funny watching how interested she was in it.  I told her to flush the toilet and she responded with "Mommy wait!  I want to look at it for a minute." Then she folded her arms on the toilet seat and rested her chin on her arms as if she was watching a fish swim.  I didn't want to forget this moment so I ran for the camera.

A Great Mother's Day Weekend!

We had such a fun time this weekend hanging out as a family.  We had Donnie dedicated at church on Saturday along with 24 other kids (so you can imagine how long that took).  While Cadynce and Donnie were napping, Don and I spread compost all over the front yard.

Sunday morning we went to a new place for breakfast called The Egg and I.  I've actually been several times while living in Colorado where the original restaurant was started.  It's been a long time, but it was just as good as I remember.  At breakfast, Don gave me a letter from Cadynce and Donnie that he wrote.  I was totally choked up reading the letter from Cadynce and was just about sobbing while reading Donnie's. Don was so proud of himself as I was wiping away the tears.  We did a lot of playing outside this weekend and treated ourselves to ice cream to finish off the weekend.  View Album for more pictures.

Felker's Visit

Our friends came to visit us and see our new house last weekend.  They moved to Austin a year ago and we've been trying to find a time to get together.  We finally made it happen and it was great seeing them and watching the kids all play together.  View Album for more pictures.

Donnie 11 Months Old

My little bundle of joy is fascinated by everything.  He wants to know what everything is and goes around pointing and saying "ooooo" in a high pitch voice.  He is starting to catch on to sign language, but he likes to pat his mouth when referring to eat,  more, and milk.  He did crawl over to me a couple of days ago and sign eat...it was such a proud moment I couldn't help but go crazy and smother him with kisses.  He is a crawling machine.  He likes to stand and cruise a little, but mostly just loves to crawl.  He just learned to open the kitchen cabinets so things may start to get messy very soon.  His favorite word is "ball" and he pretty much has a ball by him at all times.  His favorite part of the day is when "Dada" comes home.  I love to see how much he loves his dad.  If we talk about Daddy during the day he crawls to the window and looks for him.  My little guy is growing up so fast and I'm so happy I get to spend every day with him!