Caden

Caden turned 4 April 26th--and he loved every second of his birthday! Here he is getting ready to take brownies to daycare with the big number 4 on them! Caden is so busy learning and problem solving every day--I love watching his brain work!
Caden is 40 1/2 inches tall and weighs about 35 pounds. He has really grown taller in the last year--about 3 inches or so--and so much fun to watch them grow and change.

A new, bigger bike was waiting for him in the living room! First thing he noticed was Spider Man on the front of his bike!

Some birthday goodies from his sister--splash balls for the pool and a new shovel.

Uncle Brad and Aunt Lindsey came to visit in May and brought more goodies--this is one happy boy--something new to drive and it also makes noise--thank you Brad and Lindsey!

Uncle Brad and Aunt Lindsey also got Brynn a cool dog kennel with a toy dog and all the dog's belongings--Brynn loves carrying her kennel around and unloading all the dog items throughout the house--oh yah--it also sings and makes noise--which Brynn loves--mommy on the otherhand can not wait for Brad and Lindsey to have kids so I can get them lots of noisy items :)

Some fun Uncle time!

The first Tee Ball Practice--Caden loves Tee Ball and is super excited to go to practice--he does very well--we will see what the first game brings!

You can't talk about Caden without mentioning the sister--here is Brynn in her glory--crazy hair and a water gun--she is happy and wishes Caden would come along so she could squirt him--these two are so busy--sometimes loving each other and playing so nice and other times tattling and hitting each other and in each others business--oh the joys of siblings!

All about Caden!

April 26, 2010
Caden is 3!

For his birthday meal--Caden had a chocolate shake--and cheeseburger and fries!
Chocolate shake was definitely the highlight!

His birthday smile!

An awesome poem book about trucks from our daycare provider, Valerie!

For his 3 year old check-up, Caden weighed 31 lbs, 2 oz. and was 37 inches tall. He is in the 40th percentile for weight and 30th for height.

Favorite foods: Anything with meat and/or noodles! Some favorites include hot dogs, roast, cheeseburgers, spaghetti, and chicken lo mein noodles from Dillons!

He loves, loves, loves trucks and cars, baseball, basketball, and football and is outside any chance he can get.

Caden is a great counter to the number 10--at times up to 20, knows his colors, shapes, and phone number. He impresses us often with his sense of directions--he knows where to turn to go to Valerie's house---and tells us if we take a wrong turn, he knows which church is our church, and the other day when I took the kids to see Layne at work, pointed out to me where Valerie's husband works. Sometimes Val and the kids take lunch to Roger, her husband, but Val said it had been a couple weeks--wow!

A funny lately---our Parents as Teacher lady came to our house this week and did Caden's 3 year old test and Brynn's 1 year old test. She was seeing if Caden could balance on 1 foot--he did--not for long, but he did. LaNell started to write some notes and Caden was jumping up and down saying, "I can do both feet in the air!" LaNell told him that if he could get both feet up in the air, he would pass the test with flying colors. Caden stopped and looked at her and then laid down on the ground and put both feet in the air and said, "Look, LaNell--both feet in air!" We all laughed very hard and told him how impressed we were with his problem solving! And he did do very well on the test!

Caden also has an amazing love for books and stories--especially at night time. After stories, we say prayers and always do "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep." He has started to ask what is die like. We are telling him that you go to heaven to be with God. Tonight, he asked me again what die was like so I asked him what it was. He said it was to go up. I asked him how he knew that--his answer--Pastor told me! I guess he does listen at church!

Caden--we love you! Your joy of playing and learning new items is amazing! You do test many buttons, but you are also a great helper, friend, and big brother! We are so blessed to have such a healthy, happy boy!