Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Weighin' In...

Cade had his 2 yr. checkup yesterday. He weighed in at 29.4 lbs (70th percentile) and measured 33.5 inches (30th percentile). Other things that he has been up to...

- Loves to run, throw, kick, climb, wrestle, sword fight... and every other physical activity.
- His favorite place to be is outside.
- Pickiest eater on the planet... lives off of grilled cheese, corn dogs, bread, pb&j, instant breakfast (because he throws up the vitamins), and baby food fruits/veggies (the only way they stay down).
- Loves kids... tries to make friends with every little boy or girl we pass in Walmart, and gets mad if they don't pay any attention to him. He is a very friendly little boy. Whenever someone knocks on the door, he runs to it laughing and excited to see who came to visit. Whenever we are going on a walk or in the front yard, he runs up to whatever front door he can find and starts knocking on it.
- Is a man of very few words.. mama, ball, and "DAT!!!". We can occasionally also get him to say daddy, keys, cheese, and truck.
- Knows all of his letters (can't say them, but he can point to them when asked), and is pretty good at his colors, numbers, and shapes.
- Loves to be the loudest kid in Sacrament Meeting.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Cade-o is 2!!

This year for Cade's birthday, we decided to just have a fun day with the three of us. I went to the grocery store early that morning, and picked up some doughnuts (Cade's favorite food) and a Lightning McQueen balloon bouquet (Cade's other favorite things). I put the balloons in the living room, and when he woke up and found them, he just started laughing. He wouldn't put the balloons down all day... even during his bath. I don't think that Cade knows what a birthday is yet, but he definitely knew that something was different, and that it was fun and exciting! He was bouncing off of the walls all day long. When it came time for his nap, I put him down, and he just ran around his room squealing and laughing for almost 45 minutes by the time I gave up and just let him come out and play.

Russ was able to take 1/2 of the day off, so when he came home, we all went to the zoo. It was Cade's first time. He was interested in the monkeys, but didn't really care for the rest of the animals. He LOVED the carousel though. He was really mad at us that we didn't let him ride it all day.

I thought that Cade would love his cake, but he really didn't care. He looked at it interested for a second, and then wanted to move on to the next thing. I thought it turned out pretty cute though.
I tried to teach Cade how to blow out his birthday candles, but it didn't really work out... he would take a big breath in, like we told him, but then he didn't know what to do from there and would hold his breath...

Cade had a lot of fun opening his presents. He was upset at first when we would take one toy away from him so that he could open the next... but he got the hang of it pretty quick.

Cade was really excited about this tool set... he stuck his little tongue out of the corner of his mouth and grinned just like this while Russ took it out of the package.
Then he was back to holding the balloons...
After presents, we cut the cake and tried to get Cade to eat some of it. Of course being the picky eater that he is, he gagged and pushed it out of the way. He never did take one bite. He did like poking the candles in the cake though. He also kept taking big breaths in like he was going to blow them out again... even though they weren't lit.


We had such a fun day. Cade is quite the character... we love this little guy so much. He keeps us laughing... running and laughing.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Saturday, May 08, 2010

Aunt "Ort-Eee"

A few weeks ago, Courtney and my dad came over to visit my grandma while she was sick at the University Hospital. They got here late one night, after Cade was already in bed. Court just camped out on an air mattress in the living room. The next morning, Cade got out of bed and saw Courtney asleep in the living room. He went up to her really quietly, moved her hair out of her face and saw who it was, and then he started laughing and cuddled up next to her. He laid next to her while she slept for almost an hour... I was amazed... he never holds still let alone CUDDLES with someone for an hour. He LOVES his Aunt Court.

Hurricane Cade

This is what happens if I leave Cade alone in a clean room for 5 minutes...




Saturday, May 01, 2010

The Big Guy Turns the Big 50

Happy Birthday (yesterday) dad!! I'd say it's time to start acting your age!! No more bare-foot skiing... and maybe you should try to keep all wheels on the ground when driving motorized vehicles... oh ya, and no more drag racing snowmobiles across lakes that are NOT frozen.

I really look up to you dad. Thanks for being such an awesome dad/grandpa. Love ya.