On The Mend

We had our first emergency room visit a couple weeks ago, and I wouldn't recommend it! Although it could have been worse, and more serious, it still was a little frightening and tugged at my heart strings. Cade got a little too close, a little too quick, to Grandma and Grandpa's dog, and he snapped at his lip. After we got Cade into the car and calmed down a little bit, with a paper towel and bag of frozen peas on his lip, he was quite the trooper. The nurses kept saying how good he was and grandpa's iPod was a life saver. As long as he had "Angry Birds" to play, he was just fine. Brett was on a trip, but thank heavens for phones. We decided to have him put under anesthesia to receive the stitches and bless his heart, he handled everything like a champ. (Sorry the pics are a little grainy, they're from my phone.)

After getting into his Looney Tunes hospital gown,

and waiting to be seen.

Choosing a sticker

Playing the iPad

Getting stitches (6 in all)

This is while we were waiting for the anesthesia wear off. He looked around the room for a little while, then his lips slowly formed the shape of an "O." His eyes got big and wide, and he slowly said, "Whoooooa!" The nurse, Grandpa, and I started laughing - he couldn't have summarized the night more perfectly!

Happy Anniversary!

We celebrated our 6th anniversary this last month - wow! 6 years! It's flown by, and to commemorate, we flew to McCall, ID for the weekend! It was so nice to spend some one-on-one time together and visit the little town that we have driven through so many times, yet never get to enjoy. We stayed at the Shore Lodge, which we highly recommend (if it's the off-season so that it's not so pricey)! We look forward to many more years and adventures together!

Waiting for the town shuttle

(it was a convenient since we didn't have a car, and free!)

Overlooking the FROZEN lake!

No, it wasn't a tropical destination, but still fun and beautiful nonetheless!

Enjoying breakfast with a magnificent view!

On the way home.

What a handsome captain!

Countdown

Only four weeks to go! (This picture is from 5 weeks away). It's hard to believe she's almost here!

Wimmin' Soup

Once a week Cade gets to hear, "Let's go put your swimming suit on!" And with a big grin on his face, he says, "Wimmin' soup! Wif Dad!" So far, Brett's been home for every lesson (which is great for me since I don't love being in a swimsuit, especially with a pregnant belly)! As you can see by Cade's smile, he just loves his lessons and the water even more. Hopefully he'll be a much better swimmer than Brett or me!

Practicing his kicks

Waiting for lessons to start in the shallow end.

Finding the starfish on the bottom of the pool.

Playing "Humpty Dumpty" on the mats

(they say a little rhyme, then jump off)

Practicing the back float

"Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming, just keep swimming..."

~Dora, "Finding Nemo"

Going Hunting

Happy Easter everyone! Cade had his fill of Easter Egg Hunts this year, and by the last one, he was starting to get the hang of it! Brett and I had fun attending all the events as well, and hope we have the energy to keep up the tradition!

Having fun at the church primary activity!

I couldn't get any action shots because he was throwing so fast!

Trying his hand at "bunny bowling" (the pins had ears glued to them!)

His first face painting. He was quite thrilled with the basketball that was on

his cheek for the rest of the night!

Saying cheese with Slinky the Clown

(He had more fun watching him and all the other kids than actually picking up eggs!

Luckily, Slinky gave him two so that he at least walked away with three!)

Showing dad his sticker that Slinky gave him

Another bunny photo shoot

His third hunt in Grandma and Grandpa Udy's yard with the neighbor kids

(I love his face in this one!)

Looking at his loot with Dad, through the video camera

Checking every inch of grass in case any were missed

Sunday Best

(Thank you grandma Poll!)

Showing us his little flower

Too Fast

As we were coming out of swimming lessons, Cade was "running fast" as he likes to tell us, and tripped. As you can see, he got his first little knee scrape. He was pretty brave - no tears, he just kept saying, "Hurt. Hurt." We only live a couple blocks from the pool, so after driving home and taking a bath...

...he was as happy as the sticker on his band-aid!

(He gets a round, character band-aid on his leg after getting shots at the doctor's office, and calls them stickers. I didn't have any "fun" band-aids so he got an actual sticker on top. He wanted his pants rolled up for most of the day so he could check it. I think he'll be a pretty tough guy!)

What Goes Up...

...doesn't always come down!

Cade is becoming quite skilled at making baskets in his 5 FOOT HOOP! He wanted it higher, but it only goes to 6 feet, which we thought would buy us some time as he grew up! Anyway, the other day he was playing and I turned around to find this! I honestly don't know if I could have got them all to stay up there like he did!