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!

Happy...Sunday...Morning!

(Since I have random pictures to post, it comes with a random title! )

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Cade watching Grandpa open the card he "helped" make

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Dinner at Fireside

(You'll notice Cade in comatose state - there was a TV on the wall right in front of him,

playing his favorite...basketball)!

The other half of the table

(Sorry for the mid-chew shots)

Sunday is by far Cade's most handsome days, and I just had to get a picture of my

little grown-up boy! I was asking him to smile, but I guess he went for the more

reverent pose!

Yesterday morning, I went to get Cade up and this is what I found. He's

wearing the NBA headband from his "bassetball puppy." Apparently

he doesn't mind that it's a little too small for his head. He wore it all morning until I took it

off and replaced it with a hat, before we went for a walk!

Party!

Cade went to his first friend birthday party! He had a lot of fun "monkeying around!"

Enjoying his monkey cupcake

Bennett (the birthday boy) blew out his candles before we

could sing one note of "Happy Birthday!"

Anxiously waiting to blow out the candles (again).

Cute cupcake!

The whole group.

Just a random picture of play time and the tower we built!

(You probably can't see it, but his addition is a little cat on top - he's so proud!)

My Buddies

Cousin Kent came to visit a couple weekends ago, and the boys' friendship, and mischievousness was rekindled!

This is a common scene at Grandma's house... she shares her electronic toys!

This was one picture from our "photo shoot." As you can tell, we didn't get too many of the two boys smiling at the same time, actually, we didn't get any.

Happy cousin Kent!

Silly cousin Cade

Second, Second Birthday

We celebrated Cade's second, second birthday with Grandma and Grandpa Poll! I attempted another fondant cake, but may have been a little too ambitious! It turned out alright, if you didn't look too close! Even though there were a few mishaps with the cake, Cade didn't even notice or care. All he noticed was "Mitkey Mouse" in the center of his cake! After being concerned for a moment that he would be stuck in there forever, he decided it was ok, and talked about it for two days. "Mitkey Mouse....dake. Mouse in dake!" He's also fond of the song "Happy Birthday" and has no reservations about opening brightly wrapped packages! Thank you to everyone who made his birthday special, both near and far!

(If anyone needs brightly colored fondant, I have lots left over that you're welcome to have!)

The center of attention, and loving it!

Always up for a new story!

Opening presents from Uncle Lance and Robin.

Mastering the View Master with Grandpa Udy

This is how much he loves Mickey Mouse!

Enjoying his cake and ice cream

This is what heaven must be like!

He even got a balloon and paper plates with Mickey Mouse on them!

What a spoiled boy!