We took the kids to the Air Show at the old Kelly USA base (I can't remember its new name) and they enjoyed it. Taryn loved the fact that Radio Disney was there and she got to shake her bootie to her favorite music. She even got up in front of everyone and sang karaoke to Hannah Montana's Best of Both Worlds. What a ham! Just FYI- air shows are VERY loud and not a good place to take an infant. We tried putting ear plugs in Cayden's ears, but ended up just using our fingers. It is truly amazing what babies can sleep through!
Halloween was a blast this year. Maddi was a little dinosaur, Taryn was Sharpay Evans from High School Musical, and Baby Cayden was Yoda. Cayden did not enjoy being Yoda, because he got hot, so he was only in his costume for 10 minutes. Oh well! He sure was a cute little guy. Taryn, Maddi, and Mackenzie trick-or-treated for 2 hours- I don't know about them, but I was sure tired!
We went to the Pumpkin Patch this weekend and had a lot of fun with the kids. This was the same Pumpkin Patch we went to last year, so the kids knew what to expect and had more fun. It was so much fun taking pictures in the pumpkins, we even got one of Cayden. Of course he did his favorite things while we were there- sleep, eat, dance.
Cayden turned 2 months old on Sunday. At his 2 month checkup he weighed 14 lbs and was 24.5 inches long. He has nearly doubled his birth weight and his doctor is very impressed with how healthy he is. I can't believe how quickly time is going by, you can see all of the wonderful new things that he is learning every day.
I was trying to take a picture similar to one that we have of Taryn. I can't get over how much they look like each other.
Cayden loves to smile!
Daddy finally put batteries in the chair, so he makes the lights come on with his feet.
I am not sure how much longer he is going to fit in this swing. He loves to sit and watch the duckies go round and round.
I absolutely love Halloween and after much nagging, Joey helped me put up the decorations. I know that it is a bit early, but I wanted to have them out for as long as possible. We already know what the kids are going to be thanks to Taryn (she helped pick out the costumes)...Cayden will be Master Yoda from Star Wars, Taryn will be Sharpay Evans from High School Musical, and Maddi will be an adorable scarecrow (thanks for the costume K-Love!). I am so excited!
Sometimes I look at this little boy and I am just amazed by him. We have all completely fallen in love with the adorable child and our hearts melt when he smiles at us. He has been doing it so much lately that I know it isn't just gas=) If you get close to his face and make silly sounds he just lights up. Taryn is the best at it, because she just loves to hear her own voice!!
I finally broke down and went in a plane that Joey was flying. Maddi has been so excited about going up in a plane with her Daddy, that I gave in. I wasn't too excited about getting in such a small plane that my husband was flying, but I figured it was time to show some faith. We all had headsets (that for some reason didn't work), so we were official. Poor Maddi, her headset was a regular adult size headset and it was so heavy that she leaned to the left. She just couldn't hold her head up. Taryn was an old pro, she even showed me how to talk on the mouthpiece. I can't say that I will be going up in a small plane like that again, but the view was beautiful. We flew over San Marcos and I got to see Texas State (I graduated from there). The bottom picture is of the football stadium...Go Bobcats!
Taryn and Mackenzie have started Pre-K at a private school this year and they are loving it. I have a feeling that Taryn might be a nerd when she gets into "Big Girl School", because she comes home begging to do her homework. Each week they learn a new letter and then typically on Fridays that have a fun day that starts with the letter of the week. The first week was Mr. M's milkshakes, then Ms. F's Funny Feet Friday (the first picture) and then most recently was Mr. H's Happy Hair Friday...we went all out. Of course Maddi isn't in Pre-K, but she loves to participate! I was probably the only Mom that sprayed her children's hair different colors, but I figured that you might as well have fun with it! The kids had a blast and it really helps to reinforce the letters that they are learning.
My sister came into town last weekend to excape the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. No damage was done to their house, but the power was out for four days. They came to town and could not believe how much bigger Cayden had gotten in 3 weeks. We kept saying that he is really filling out, but didn't realize how much weight he had gained. Joey and I took him to the doctor for his one month checkup and he is up to 11 lbs 9 ozs, he has gained nearly 4 lbs in one month (90 percentile) and is 23 inches long, he has grown one inch (92 percentile). The doctor said that he is the size of a 2 month old. Sounds like we are going to have a big boy!!
Taryn is still doing very well in soccer...but we have noticed one thing...the games are more like a wrestling match than anything. They are all pushing each other, even the kids on the same team. The top picture is after I told Taryn that she needed to keep her eye on the ball, she had been doing ballerina turns on the field. So in typical Taryn style, she used her binocular hands to find the ball.
We have been having a debate on whether Cayden is big or if Maddi is little...we can't decide. We took pictures of their feet today...Cayden fits into a size 1 shoe, Maddi barely wears a size 5. Cayden is 23 inches long, Maddi is 32 inches tall. Cayden wears 3 month outfits, Maddi can still wear some 12 month bottoms. Cayden now weighs 10 lbs, Maddi weighs 24 lbs. It is funny because they are 2 1/2 years apart...Cayden might outgrow Maddi before he is a year old!! Either way they are both adorable=)
Cayden turned one month old today...I can't believe it! He is still doing very well...eats, sleeps, poops, repeats! The past couple of nights have been tough...he thinks his day should start at 3:30 in the morning...he is bright eyed and ready to be entertained. We are going to work on breaking that habit!!
