School Parade

Today, all the kids at Cadynce's school got to dress up as their favorite storybook character.  Cadynce dressed up as Pinkalicious.  After signing her in at school, we waited outside at the pumpkin patch for the kids to come out and parade around, and to show off their costumes.  The kids were so cute, and Cadynce was all smiles.  She was so excited to walk around with her friends and wave to Mommy, Daddy, and Donnie.  View Album for more pictures.

Pumpkin Fun

This weekend was our weekend to get a pumpkin and visit the apple orchard that has all kinds of fun things for kids to do.  We call it a pumpkin patch, but really the pumpkins are brought here from New Mexico.  It's a beautiful 45 minutes drive, and it's the same place we visited last year.  View Album for more pictures.

Our Little Vacation

We had our first solo vacation since Cadynce was born.  Don's parents were so kind and SO brave to spend the weekend with Cadynce and Donnie while we went camping.  That's right, we decided to skip flying to some resort or a more "popular" vacation site.  We drove to the Hill Country about an hour and a half away and set up our tent.  We brought our bikes along, and we went exploring before it got dark.  We decided to check out the biking/hiking trails this place is so proud of.  I would call it more of a hike your bike kind of trail.  I started to get a little nervous as it was getting darker, and we were not familiar with the trails or the life that was surrounding us.  Don told me he saw a wolf and I was kicking myself for not bringing my mace.  We made it out alive and with a little daylight left.

Saturday morning we went for another hike your bike, but we decided to try a different area that was supposed to be easier...WHATEVER!!!  I think it was actually harder, but at least we knew what to expect this time.  It was like a roller coaster of rocks that we had to either push our bikes up or try to keep them from sliding down.  It was actually a fun adventure and we loved the challenge.  We left the campgrounds to have lunch at a cool place that overlooked the lake, and then we visited a winery.  I've never been to a winery and it was not what I expected at all.  I was bummed that they didn't have tours of the place on weekends, but it was a very relaxing enjoyable place to hang out.  That night we went for one more bike ride around the park this time.  We stayed on the road that took us all the way around the park.  We saw a fox and lots of deer along the way.  We spent the rest of our evening sitting by the fire listening to music and talking.  Our trip was awesome and we can't wait to take the kids camping with us next time.  View Album for more pictures.


Grandpa and Mimi kept pretty busy while we were gone.  They went to Chuck E. Cheese, the park, Toys R Us, and the mall.  Donnie scored a new train that he can ride on or he can sit and play with the alphabet blocks.  It sings, plays music, and teaches the alphabet.  He is really loving his new train.  Cadynce actually wants to go outside to ride her new four wheeler.  She had no trouble learning to maneuver her four wheeler so I think we'll start teaching her to parallel park next:)  View Album for more pictures.

Stitches Are Out!!

Today was the day Cadynce has been dreading since getting her stitches put in.  The whole way there she was about in tears about getting them out and saying she didn't want it to hurt.  She kept asking me if it was going to hurt.  I told her it I wasn't sure and it might hurt a little, but we were going to take her sheep in so she could hug him if it did hurt.  The crying started before the nurse even touched her, and it continued as she cut each one out.  He poor sheep about lost his head.  In the middle of her crying she requested that I sing Jesus Loves Me...that poor nurse had to listen to me sing!!!  It didn't take long, but it was long enough!!  We got out of there as fast as we could.

Cadynce Update

I took Cadynce to the dentist today and four of her teeth are loose.  They took x-rays and everything looks good.  They think her teeth will tighten up on their own, but we have to keep our eye on them to make sure they don't turn brown or get infected.  She doing great and she really loves taking care of her stitches:)

All Stitched Up!

Last night while playing outside Cadynce decided to stand up in her little wagon.  Now Cadynce knows why I told her not to stand in it just the other day.  My words are are never enough for this girl...she likes to learn the hard way.  The wagon slipped from under her and she plummeted to the ground.  Her chin took the hit.  I was inside while this all happened and Don brought her inside so we could check her out.  Her mouth was quite bloody so we were trying to figure out where it was coming from.  She must of hit her bottom tooth somehow and her gums were bleeding.  We looked at her cut under her chin and thought she needed a few stitches.  Don took her to the urgent care which is close to our house.  She did pretty well, but when they had to stick her with a needle several times to numb her and had her restrained she wasn't too happy.  They got her all stitched up and then Don needed a little TLC.  He asked for a little water and they looked at him and told him to lie down because his face was yellow.  They gave him some gatorade and he quickly got back to Cadynce.  On their way home they stopped for some ice cream which always makes everything feel a little better.  What an evening!  Cadynce felt pretty good this morning, but her teeth are pretty sore so she doesn't want to eat food right now.  She had a couple of yogurt drinks before school, and I sent some yogurt with her to school for snack time.  We go to the dentist tomorrow to check her teeth out, and to make sure there's nothing wrong.   She's doing great, and I think she's enjoying her boo boo.  Yes I did take pictures!!  View Album fore more pictures.

Donnie's Trip to the Zoo

While Cadynce was at school Donnie and I went to the zoo.  It's been a while since he had been, and I got to see the zoo through his eyes.  While I love to look at the animals, Donnie sees everything but the animals.  He looks around to see what he could climb, what hill he could run down, or what steps he could practice on.  I just followed him around and let him explore.  He wasn't real impressed with the animals, and he just looked at them not knowing what to think.  There was nobody at the zoo so I just let him do what he loves...run!  View Album for more pictures.

All Boy

It's been really fun seeing how different Donnie and Cadynce are (when Cadynce was Donnie's age).  I have learned that I need to have my camera with me at all times because I never know what Donnie will do next.  This morning we went for a walk to our playground, and Donnie could have cared less about the playground equipment.  So we walked over to the rocks where Cadynce likes to play.  Next thing we know Donnie is in a pretty deep puddle that is between the rocks.  His shoes and socks were soaked...again!  That wouldn't be a problem, but they are the only shoes that fit him now.  He played there the whole time.  He got out of the puddle and climbed on the rocks, then stepped back down in the puddle, over and over and over again.  He found some rocks and really had fun throwing them into the water...I wish I had brought my camera!  I plan on looking like a tourist the rest of his life so I don't miss those little moments.  (We did make a trip to the store today and bought him some shoes since the other pair are in the dryer most of the time.)

Yesterday while Don was mowing the grass, Donnie decided he wanted to help.  He loves pushing his little mower around the yard (or street).  He is a very busy kid.  He is either going, going, going or he is taking a nap...no in between with him.

We Love the Rain!

This is what a boy looks like after sticking his face in a puddle.  All this rain has given us hours of fun outside playing in puddles, and I love watching Donnie open his mouth and try to catch the rain on his tongue.  We've been out when it's been a torrential down pour which brings out the differences in the kids. Cadynce would like an umbrella and Donnie runs around giggling as he gets completely soaked.  Yesterday was the dirtiest I've ever seen Donnie.  He was jumping in the puddles, sitting in the puddles, and sticking his face in the puddles.  The fun ended when he wanted me to pick him up...not gonna happen!  We went straight to the bath tub.  View Album for more pictures.

My Baby is Back!

It's been a long six weeks, but Donnie is back to himself again (I almost forgot what he was like!).  Yesterday when he woke up from his nap he was Mr. Personality.  I'm so happy to have my little guy healthy and crazy once again.  We dropped Cadynce off at school this morning and then we went to the park to play.  He did as much climbing as he could, and then we went for a walk through the woods.  He loves the outdoors.  While on our walk he looked for every bump, hole and rock to step in, on or over.  My goal is to use the time Cadynce is at school to explore with Donnie and do what he loves.  It's his time to have ALL of my attention.  His vocabulary has exploded in the past month (I'm probably the only one who knows what he's saying).  I feel like he's this giant little boy...I think he's really tall right now for his age.  I just stare at this cute little boy and I can't believe he's only 15 months old.  Well, I could talk all day about Donnie, but I will spare you every little detail about him.  On to Cadynce...

Cadynce LOVES school.  She is only there on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9-12.  She is excited to go, but she's always excited to see me when I pick her up (that's not something I'm used to).  When we get home from school we have lunch together, and we talk about her day and everything she did at school.  She loves her teacher, and when I pick her up from school she is always sitting with Mrs. April reading a book...today she was sitting in her lap with a look on her face that showed she was completely into the story.  I could see the questions forming in her expression.  She is curious about everything and wants to know how everything works.  We've talked about surgery, car accidents (we see many), and what to do in an emergency.  If I fall and knock myself out, I know I am in good hands.  She knows who to call and our address to get them here.  We have such great conversations in the car!!