A Busy Weeekend

We had a busy and very fun weekend.  We started Saturday with an early meeting at church (with free child care), we went to a birthday party, and ended the evening at a high school football game.  We spent a few hours on Sunday at Sea World enjoying the waterpark, and then we enjoyed some much needed rest time at home.  Sunday night we had another meeting at church, and after the meeting they had food and live music so we hung out and listened for while.  View Album for more pictures.

Don's Birthday Celebration

I LOVE birthdays!  We tried to make Don's day a very special day.  Last week I attempted to take a picture of me with the kids to frame and give Don to take to work.  It went as I expected, but we got a few good ones.  I told Cadynce that it was a secret and we were not going to tell Daddy.  Don came home from work, and the first thing out of her mouth was that we took pictures for his birthday.  The morning of his birthday we got up early and had a nice quiet breakfast together.  Later in the morning, I took the kids to see him at work where we surprised him with balloons, cookies, and his present.  He was very surprised.  When we got home Cadynce and I made him a chocolate birthday cake.  When Don got home we went out to eat and then came home to enjoy the cake we made.  We lit a candle and Cadynce sang Happy Birthday.  It was a fun day.  View Album for more pictures.

Trip to Austin

We drove up to Austin Saturday morning to stay with our friends Jeff and Kelly.  We had a short delay after Don stuck his finger in Donnie's mouth and made him throw up all over himself.  (Donnie apparently was trying to eat a wipe).  I ran in Wal-mart to buy him a new shirt and shorts.  Way to go Daddy!!  We got to Felker's and got ready for the pool.  We swam and ate lunch then went back to the house for nap time.  The little guys napped while Cadynce and Aiden watched a movie.  That night their babysitter came over and we went to listen to a Texas Country band play.  Don and I did a lot of dancing, and I think we fit right in making fools of ourselves.  Sunday morning we had breakfast then just let the kids play for a while before heading back home.  We always have so much fun with the Felker's and the kids always play so well together.  View Album for more pictures.

14 Months Old

Donnie is 14 months old and the cutest little boy I've ever seen.  He is getting quite a vocabulary using 19 words (I won't say how many Cadynce was using), and he knows 15 signs.  I want to emphasize that he KNOWS 15 signs...he refuses to use them.  I think he's pretty tall right now.  Every time he's standing eye to eye to a little kid I always like to ask how old they are, and all of them have been 18 or 19 months old.  I like to imagine him at least 6'3".

 He decided to really fight back yesterday when Cadynce took a toy from him while we were at the park.  She grabbed it out of his hands and he hit her with both hands as hard as he could, then he grabbed her shirt while she was trying to get away.  All we could do was laugh...we have been waiting for this day.  Donnie has been tossed around, sat on, pushed to the ground, kicked, pinched, and a whole lot more (by Cadynce of course).  Donnie has become a tough kid in the last 14 months thanks to his big sister.  Even after all of that, he loves his big sister.  He wants to do everything she does and he loves to just be with her.  He loves to swim, loves animals, and loves to play outside.  He would stay outside all day if it wasn't so hot.  He is an awesome little guy and melts my heart with every smile.

A Good Week!

My mom came and spent a week with us.  We had a good mix of hanging out and staying busy.  She played a lot of doll house with Cadynce over the week and told a thousand stories.  Some of the fun things we did this week included a play/musical, The Snake Farm, and the dinosaur display at the museum.  Don and I also got to enjoy a few date nights along with a late night walk around the neighborhood every night.  It was a fun week and we enjoyed the company.  View Album for more pictures.

Donnie Walking

Donnie has discovered his love for walking...finally.  He walks ALL DAY LONG!!  He is doing a lot of talking, and his favorite word is truck.  He is not into signing like Cadynce was at his age, and the only sign he signs all the time is airplane.  Donnie loves music so we've been having a dance party every night while we wait for Don to get home from work.  Cadynce has quite the moves, but I'm not sure who she learned them from.  She looks like an angry dancer who is ready to fight.  The last several days Cadynce has been pushing Donnie around in her baby stroller and they both love it (Donnie has only fallen out once).  View Album for more pictures.  Click here for videos.

Camping

Friday night we set up the tent in the living room for Cadynce and Don to sleep in (it was too humid outside).  We had movie night with smores, and after the movie Cadynce just wanted to go to sleep (which never happens).  She was so excited to sleep in the tent.  They even slept in there ALL night!!!  I think she's ready for the outdoor camping trip.

Saturday morning Cadynce and I signed up for a class at one of our parks to learn about animals.  We had a lot of fun making crafts and doing all kinds of activities.  Donnie decided to start walking full time.  He was more than ready and he's doing really well.  He puts his right arm in the air while he walks which is pretty funny.  View Album for more pictures.  Click here for videos.

First 4th of July party

A few weeks ago we went door to door inviting our neighbors to our 4th of July get together.  We were so happy with how many of them came.  We got to meet a lot of our neighbors we had never seen since we moved here.  We rented a waterslide for the kids.  Cadynce was not into the slide part at all!!  Don and I had fun on it though.  We closed out the evening watching fireworks with our neighbors while Cadynce and Mikayla ran around throwing their poppers.  They were so cute when they sat in a chair together to watch the fireworks.   View Album for more pictures.  Click here for video.

Gymnastics Class

Cadynce had her first day of gymnastics class and she did pretty well.  It's once a week for 45 minutes.  She had a lot of fun and she can't wait to go back next week.  Click here for video.

Track Meet Monday...

Cadynce showed great improvement in both her running and her long jump.  There were quite a few more kids this week and we brought along our friend Blake too.  Cadynce took second place in the 50 yard dash and jumped 3 feet this week.  We got done just in time for the flash flood.

Donnie has also dabbled in walking this week.  I've caught him on occasion taking a few steps to get somewhere...unfortunately my cheering, screaming, and jumping for joy doesn't make him want to do it any more.  Click here for videos.