Happy Valentine's Day

We had a fun Valentine's week starting with our playgroup party.  Nicole and I decorated a bag for each kid and had their picture on it.  When all the kids got to our house they all put their Valentine's in the bags.  We made waffles and had a great breakfast while the kids played and made a huge mess.  We all had a great time.  

On Friday, Don took the day off and we took Cadynce to the San Antonio Rodeo.  We went to the petting zoo first.  Cadynce thought it was the greatest thing ever, and she is not afraid of any animals which is a little scary to me.  I was not very comfortable being in there with a bunch of goats after I was rammed by one at the zoo.  I was carrying Cadynce's baby doll and one of the goats started stalking me.  I was ready to go.  Next, we took Cadynce to ride the ponies, and she loved being up there on that little pony.  Once again she did not want to let any other kids get on her pony so we took her to the horse barn.  She got to pet some horses and watch a few cowboys brush and saddle their horses.  When the horses started making noises she told them all to be quiet.  We went and saw the really big horses and one happened to have left a big pile of digested food behind him and Cadynce couldn't stop looking at it.  It was pretty funny.  We walked around and had lunch then headed back home to take a nap.  Cadynce didn't make it five minutes in the car before she passed out.

After nap time Don took Cadynce to the mall with him and I enjoyed a little alone time.  I went to the resale shop and bought Cadynce a little bike to practice pedaling.  She hasn't quite got the hang of it, but we go out and practice every day.  

We got a babysitter that night and celebrated our Valentine's by going to dinner and then going to Floore's Country Store for a concert.  Don and I don't typically buy gifts, but this year I had a very practical request.  He said he wanted to wait to give me my gift at dinner, and I thought it was kind of weird that he wanted me to open up my maternity/nursing pajamas in front of a lot of people at a restaurant.  Instead he surprised me with a pair of earrings!!  I worked on Saturday so Don and Cadynce surprised me by bringing me lunch.  Sunday we had a family day and started it off with a trip to the bowling alley.  Cadynce had so much fun.  We spent the rest of the day hanging out at home and playing outside.  View Album for more pictures.

Since we've been home

Our play group took a trip to a gymnastics gym during their open play time.  The kids had a blast running on the trampoline, walking on the balance beam, running on the floor, and hanging from the bars.  At the end of the hour they do bubbles and music and the kids loved all the big bubbles. 

Cadynce has also been having a blast playing with her new slide in the backyard.  Grandpa and Mimi got it for her as a Christmas gift.  Blake has also been enjoying our backyard.  The two of them love to play baseball, swing, slide, and race to the fence.  It's so nice to just sit and watch them play.  View Album for more pictures.

It's a Boy!!!!

We went in for our sonogram yesterday morning and I was so wrong.  For months now, I have convinced myself that I was having a girl so when they said our girl had a scrotum my mouth dropped to the floor.  She said there was no mistaking and it was a boy.  We went to Chipotle last night to celebrate the exciting news that we are going to have a little Donnie, then walked to Target to buy a little boy outfit.  

The top picture is a profile and the bottom picture is a little hard to see, but his face is on the far right looking this way and his arms are both up.

Chase & Catherine's Wedding

Chase and Catherine were married on Saturday, January 10th.  Catherine was a beautiful bride and Chase was a stunning groom.  Their ceremony was perfect and full of Catherine's personality.  They each had 6 people in their wedding party, and the three flower girls were Alissa, Aubrey, and Cadynce.  Robbie is a very experienced ring bearer, but this was his best performance by far.  He kept his clothes on and didn't cover his face while walking down the aisle.  The wedding was at the Aberdeen Chapel and the reception was across the parking lot at Aberdeen Manor.  I was the Matron of Honor so I had to give a speech.  I was a little nervous, but I think everyone got a good laugh.  The food was excellent and the Capehart kids along with Cadynce provided everyone with the entertainment all night long.  They danced their feet off.  Cadynce was literally the last one on the dance floor; she didn't even care that they stopped the music and all the guests had gone home.  It was a great time and we are so happy for Chase and Catherine.  View Album for more pictures.

Christmas in Indiana

We flew back to Indiana to spend Christmas with our families and enjoy the cold, snowy weather knowing that we would get to leave it after a few weeks.  Christmas was a little more fun with Cadynce this year since she's a little older.  When all the Christmas decorations came out in the stores Cadynce looked up at a big Santa blow-up and yelled "NOAH!"  That was my sign that we needed to start talking about Christmas.  She really got into it and became obsessed with snowmen.

We spent Christmas Eve with my family.  We always go to the Christmas church service then back home fore dinner and gifts.  The kids had a blast opening all their gifts.  Christmas Day we spent at Don's parents' house.  We had lunch then opened presents.  Cadynce played with each toy for about ten seconds until she got to open another present.  The day after Christmas is the Lindberg Christmas.  We had lunch at Pestos then went to Rhonda's church for the rest of the evening.  Unfortunately, the weather was horrible that day, but everyone made it to the church safe.  The kids had a blast running around the church gym, playing ball, and riding bikes.

Cadynce got to spend a lot of time with her cousins.  She loves all her cousins, but every time she saw Aubrey she would run to her and hug her for about 30 seconds.  She always wanted to hold Aubrey's hand.  We did get to play in the snow one day.  The weather was kind of crazy when we got there so we didn't get outside much.  We had a great, but very long trip and Cadynce came home a different girl.  View Album for more pictures.  Click here for videos.

Presents from us

We had Cadynce open her presents from Don and I on Monday so Cadynce could play with her new toys for a few days before flying back to Indiana.  We set her vanity by the tree and let her come downstairs and find it set up.  Next, she opened up her makeup kit and freaked out.  I couldn't open it fast enough.  She loves to blow dry her hair and put on fingernail polish.  Roxy is also getting her toenails painted now.  She loves to sit at her vanity, look in the mirror, and play with her makeup.  We also got her a tee ball set so she was running back and forth between putting on her lipstick and swinging the bat.  She really didn't want any help on swinging the bat and wanted to do all by herself.  View Album for more pictures.  Click here for videos.

Santa Claus

We took Cadynce to see Santa yesterday, and it went just as we expected.  She was terrified!  She liked looking at Santa from far away and she loves talking about Santa, but sitting on his lap was a different story.  As you cans see in the picture she cried, and who doesn't want a picture of their child crying on Santa's lap?  After the picture Santa gave Cadynce some jingle bells so at least it wasn't all bad.

Happy Thanksgiving & Anniversary!

We hosted our first Thanksgiving dinner this year.  Don and Rhonda flew out to spend the holiday weekend with us.  Rhonda and I spent the morning in the kitchen making all kinds of good food, and the boys watched football and entertained Cadynce.  

Don and I took part in black Friday this year.  We left the house at 5am and drove to the outlet malls and shopped until we dropped.  Grandpa and Mimi got to watch Cadynce most of the day while we were gone.  It sure was great to get out, and the best part was that we didn't have to pay our babysitters!  Our four year anniversary was also on Thanksgiving this year so it was nice to get away for the day.  Cadynce loved having her Grandpa and Mimi here.  She loved all the extra attention, hugs, and kisses!  It was so nice to have family here for the Thanksgiving weekend!  View Album for more pictures.

Jeff and Julie Visit

Jeff and Julie flew out to visit this weekend.  Don and Jeff ran the half marathon together on Sunday.  They did great running it in 1 hour and 41 minutes.  Julie was the navigator and we got to see them 4 times.  Cadynce loved having her Uncle Jeff and Aunt Julie here.  She did a lot of showing off for them.  We had a great time hanging out and we enjoyed eating dinner at Saltgrass and Mamasitas.  We also went bowling on Monday morning before they had to fly back to cold Indiana.  View Album for more pictures.  Click here for videos.

What a Day!!

Saturday was a big day for Cadynce.  In the morning we went to a petting zoo that's really close to our house.  She got to hang out with the goats, pet little ponies and donkeys, feed rabbits, look at pigs, and finally she got to ride a horse.  Boy did she love that.  As she was riding she would say "my horse" and did not want to get down.  She did so good holding on to the saddle.

After nap time we picked up Ricky and went to the Air Show at Lackland Air Force Base.  We went to see Ricky's Squadron where they had food and fun for the kids.  We ended up staying there to watch the air show.  It was awesome!  Ricky also took us to look at the F-16 jet, which is the jet he is currently flying, and we got to climb up and sit in it.  That was awesome!  Cadynce was so excited to touch the airplane.  It was a long, fun-filled day.  View Album for more pictures.  Click here for videos.