A day at the park

We took Caden to the park for the first time and he LOVED the swing. He laughed and smiled the EnTiRe time. I had to buy a swing for home and we hooked it up in the garage so he can hang out with daddy while he works!

Kyle also took Caden down the slides, which after going on the swing I think Caden thought they were kind of boring. Lol

I was cleaning Cade's room and he got into the hangers...lil stinker. He is getting around pretty well now. Still not crawling, but scoots, turns, rolls every direction (he does crawl sideways and backwards, so has been getting into some pretty good predicaments where he backs himself into a corner and can't get out).

Here he is getting into the DVD's...naughty, naughty!! Kyle is working on building an entertainment center for our fireplace/TV, but until it's done all our electronics are on the floor and they must be constantly calling Caden's name because he always into them.

Watchin a little tv. Notice his left sock is off. He takes his shoe and sock off now all the time...always the left one though.

If you have time...

I haven't posted in awhile so along with Easter pics I have included some of my favorites from the last couple of weeks. So if you have time, there are a lot of pictures...enjoy! :)

Caden now is crawling backwards and rocks back and forth. Baby proofing is in the near future!

My pictures kind of go in reverse order. This is after taking Easter pictures...man that can be exhausting! He still sleeps with his hands above his head. :)

Here are the Easter pics that wore my boys out!

Checking out that Easter Egg!


Family photo time!

I couldn't get a picture of Caden with the Eggs and him looking up, they were just to darn fascinating!

Caden and Macy ~ Macy turns 1 on April 30th and she is getting around like a champ! She loves that she can take Caden's toy and then crawl away. I bet the next time we see her she will be walking!!!

Easter morning with baskets from Grandma/Grandpa and auntie

Uncle Greg

Gregs lil guy Kynaston playing with Caden.

Great Grandma June

He got some bunny ears after seeing the Easter bunny, so of course I had to take another family picture. Kyle was thrilled!

Grandma snuggling...love how Cade's feet are crossed!

Kyle and Macy...she is SO shy so I can never get a picture of her smiling when somebody other than mama is holding her.

Babies playing. Caden and Jace (BJ and Julia's) taking apart grandmas chair (typical boys) and Macy crawling over Jace minding her own business. It is so fun to watch these three together!

Madiaon celebrating her 9th birthday. Time sure does go by fast, she is turning into a lil lady! Can't believe she is 9 already. She was excited because we (and when I say we, I mean Kyle...I am on the bottom of the list now with the girls 1.Kyle 2.Caden 3.Zoe 4.Me) were there for her ACTUAL birthday. I don't remember the last time we were home on her actual birthday so it was special and I am so happy we got to help her celebrate!

Caden showing off his skills!

Denae and Caden

We traded babies
Macy and I

Getting the WHOLE family together for a family photo seems nearly impossible these days..SO with us all there for Easter we finally got one taken. Our last one taken was before Caden and Macy were born! Look at this group...let's just say mom and dads house is no longer quiet!

Grandma and Grandpa Kouba all dressed up for Easter. They came to church with us, so that was nice and then we went over to their house for dessert that afternoon. I love that I get to spend more time with them. When they lived in regent I probably saw them twice a year, now I get to visit with them every time I go home. Grandpa is so funny because he has this thing with names..he can't remember anybody's name (or so he says..sometimes he is just being funny), but anyway he always says that we should have named Caden Charles after him so now when I scold Caden I always say Sorry Charlie as a nickname! Grandpa will get a kick out of that!

Caden's Great Grandparents

At the mall hangin out

Switching gears a little bit...it was Trisha's birthday and Kyle and I FINALLY got to go out. Very much needed as we haven't gone out in a long time.

Kassidy, Me, Kyle, Adam and Trisha

Going for a spring walk

Mom and dad came to Fargo to visit and took Cade and I out to Red Lobster. Here Gramma is showing Caden the lobsters.

The circus was in town so we went to see the parade of animals and caught just the end of it. It was SO cold and windy and I don't think Caden could care less, but I did get a picture of him in front of an elephant...so all worth it Right?!!

Hangin in his crib

Kyle moved his mattress down so he can no longer play with the buttons.. I think he was a little sad! I am proud to say that the crying it out was definitely worth it, another full nights sleep last night!!

Bath Time!

You can see his two little teeth on this one!

Pic from when mom and dad visited

Watching baby einstien~his favorite

Daddy and Caden playing

We helped my friend Amy move and she is pregnant so she was put on baby duty!

My talented hubby put up a backsplash in the kitchen

Here is the final product. Looks GREAT! I love that I have a husband that looks for projects around the house...he needed "something to do" so he decided to redo our kitchen, what a difference a little tile makes! Great work Kyle...as usual! :)

A lot of firsts

Caden's First Easter!

This weekend we headed out to Dickinson to spend Easter weekend. We of course had many hours of eating and visiting with family which is always great! During the weekend I think Caden picked up a few pointers from his cousin Macy who is 10 weeks older and is crawling, because by the end of the weekend he was up on his hands and knees and rocking. SO that means that we will baby proofing the house very soon as he is now crawling (well scooting, pushing and turning) backwards sideways and any direction. Crawling is not to far away!

He also said Mmaaa. Oh that melted my heart, we were getting ready for church Easter morning and he just blurts out Mmmaaaaaa in this long drawn out fashion. Kyle and I looked at each other and I of course was beaming from ear to ear. Whether he meant to say it or not, it made my Easter. (For those of you that don't know, he has been saying dada for some time now and we have been practicing the mama sound with him FOREVER! One day I even kept telling him say Mama...Caden's reply-Da...no say MaMa-dada...NO MAMA....dad...uughh was I said...little stinker)

He also used a sippy cup for the first time. I have given it to him many times before, but I think he thought it was just another toy, but this past weekend he actually used it and when he found out that he could drink from it he thought he was pretty big stuff. He would take a sip then smile and squeal as if he was the biggest boy ever!!

So after a nice weekend at home, we are back in Fargo getting ready for another week of routine and then the following week we are headed to Mnpls for a Twins game...and let me tell you, Kyle is SO excited and can't wait to take his lil guy to his first Twins game in the new stadium!!

I forgot to mention that we gave Caden some fruit this weekend and he acted like it was so hard to chew and swallow, in reality I don't think I could have given him a smaller piece, it was almost microscopic. This kid is going to have some major texture issues I have a feeling! I also gave him a piece of my cinnamon twist made by his great grandma June and he LOVED it...I guess they already figure out at this age that sweets are better than fruits huh?! It's so fun to give him new foods and discover the ones he likes/dislikes. By the rate he is going he is going to be a fussy eater. Hopefully with age that will change!