Sunday, March 27, 2011

Caden says

Two really quick and funny Caden quoteables.

Anytime he's the first to finish something: "I'm a fast poke not a slow poke!"  Really?!?!

Tonight while sitting on the toilet, he announces to us, "I'm trying to bomb it out!"    Only a boy!

Introducing . . .

the newest member of our family! Meet Zoe. We adopted her from Caring Hands in February. I've been wanting a pet for awhile, but adopting her was Doug's idea and I was surprised. She is an orange and white tabby and about 6 months old now. She is sweet, cuddly, wild, ADORED by Caden, playful, energetic, full of purrs and "kisses" and she is always where ever we are.  Zoe cries when we go to bed (we keep her out of our bedrooms) and waits by the door for us each morning. She has two really awesome tricks ~ she plays fetch like a dog with her little stuffed toy and she jumps for her laser light toy. And by jump, I mean kitty has got some serious ups skills! We've gotten her to jump about 4 feet off the ground trying to catch the laser light. Caden is convinced she is his sister and he can't leave the house, go to bed, or pass by her without talking to her, petting her, and kissing her. For her part, Zoe is pretty tolerant of Caden's affections. She's been a welcome and wonderful addition to our family!

Zoe goes exploring
just a little R & R: she watches us come and go from this window perch on the back of our couch

flashback: monster truck show

Back in early February, our family joined Doug's brother and his family for a day out. We started with lunch at Old Chicago. Then we headed to the Monster Truck Show and topped our day off with fro-yo at Orange Leaf. Fun, LOUD, and yummy!!  Caden really enjoyed watching the monster trucks perform. We squealed and giggled and pointed and oohed and ahhed and asked for his ear plugs to be adjusted all afternoon!
Pre-show pictures: L to R and T to B: cousins by birth, buddies by choice; Daddy and Caden; brothers and their kids; my favorite sixes
L to R:  in order of their excitement level: Caden, Tegan, Jensen
Cousins ~ The Crew
He thought this was the greatest day!
Choosing topping at our new favorite: Orange Leaf