Pumpkin Patch

We found an awesome Pumpkin Patch close by called Peterson Family Farm.  It was awesome.  They had tons of pumpkins and lots of tractors for the kids to ride on.  They also had a cute little petting zoo that my boys absolutely loved!!  I think this is our new favorite place! And these 2 boys were definitely the cutest pumpkins in the patch!

Playing in the Leaves

As long as I can remember, I have looked forward to being able to make big piles of leaves in the back yard and jump in them. So so much fun!!  We were so excited when the leaves started falling this Fall and have been playing in them everyday since.  Love love love it!!  And it is so much fun more fun having 2 beautiful little boys to play with!!

This was Kaden’s first time playing the leaves and this is what he thought it of the first time.

Poor little guy didn’t like it at all.  He would put his hands in the air so he wouldn’t touch them.  He also wouldn’t crawl or anything and just sat there wondering what to do..haha.  But it got better and now he has fun in them. 

I love the Fall!!

Happy 8 Months Kaden

My beautiful little boy is 8 months, and I can’t believe how fast time has flown.  We are having so much fun watching our sweet little Kaden grow, learn and develop in so many ways.  Kaden has such a soft, sweet spirit about him.  He is such a cuddle bug and will crawl up to you just to put his head on you to snuggle.  Whenever he sees a blanket on the ground he crawls right over to it and snuggles his head on it.  Most every morning when he wakes up, I hold him with his blanket and he just cuddles with me in the rocking chair for about a half an hour.  It is one of my  most favorite times of the day.  He is so sweet.  He is becoming quite the busy body and gets from place to place so quickly.  He still LOVES to eat and eat and eat..haha!  We still haven’t found anything that Kaden doesn’t like, but his favorites are spaghetti, applesauce, and the Gerber baby tomato puffs.  Whenever I am running behind on dinner or doing dishes, etc. I put a dab of baby food on Kaden’s tray, and let him play for a while.  It can get pretty messy, but it keeps him entertained and happy for a long time.  

A couple of weeks ago, Kaden started saying Dada and now every time we say.. ‘Kaden…say Dada’ he looks at us, smiles and then says Dada.  It is so cute and his little voice is so sweet.

I love this picture because it shows the cute face that Kaden does all of the time.  This is Kaden’s concerned kissy face.  So so sweet!!

Last week, Kaden went to his first Baby and Me Storytime.  He loved it.  He loved listening to the songs and loved playing with the toys afterwards. 

Kaden has the most beautiful smile and he lights up any room he is in.  It is so much fun watching people hold him because every time he smiles..they just beam and everyone always mentions how beautiful his smile is and the beautiful spirit that you feel when you are around him.  Happy 8 months sweetheart!!  Mommy, Daddy, and Porter love you so much!!

Guess Who is Crawling and Standing

I can’t believe that I haven’t recorded on here that Kaden started crawling the first week of September..right after he turned 7 months.  Yes, life will never be the same, but we are loving it.  He loves being able to get where he needs to go when he wants to. 

A week later he started getting himself to standing position and started holding onto things with just one hand. 

 

He absolutely loves being able to follow Porter around whether he goes, and Porter loves that he can follow him too.  Porter plays this game with Kaden where he pretends that Kaden is chasing him.  They both love it and just laugh and laugh.  I love that they are already having fun together.

 

On September 17th, Kaden had his first ride in a shopping cart.  He really is growing up so fast. 

We love our little sweetheart so much!!

Porter is a big helper..helping Kaden eat his applesauce.

Look at this little applesauce cheeser face.  He just melts my heart!!!

 

Porter

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOY!!!!  We were sitting on the deck the other day when Porter said, “Mom, can you take some pictures of my cool, funny faces”.  And I love these pictures of Porter!  This kid just cracks me up!!  He is full of such explodable personality.  He just amazes me.  Porter has to be one of the smartest 3 year old I have ever met.  The things he says are just way beyond his years and he is just so funny!  Yesterday I asked him to clean up his room and he said, “Mom, stop being such a germaphobe!”  haha.  One time he was wrestling with Paul and he said, I’m going to get you Daddy.. I’m bigger than you..haha!  Another one was, “Mom.. I am too little, but I just want to walk on the moon so bad!! 

Sometimes I forget that he is only 3 and still just a little guy.  I remember often at nights when he still wants to cuddle with his blanket and drink his sippy.  He makes sure that all of his stuffed animals (and action hero guys) are tucked into their beds and comfy before getting in his bed.  He still loves for me to sing him songs at night and to rub his forehead and cheek when he is falling asleep.  He gives the most sweetest kisses and today he said to me, “Mom, do you know that I really love you”.  He just tugs at my heart and I love my little boy so much!!  So so thankful for him!

He is so funny and makes up his own words and definitions for things all of the time.  His favorite Dog now is the ‘kissing dog’.  It’s all of the small dogs that he sees.  He says that these dogs love to run towards you, jump on you and kiss you..haha!  He is hoping that he gets a kissing dog for Christmas.  Don’t think that is going to happen..sorry Porter.  His imagination is incredible and he is always telling us the most fun stories.  You have to watch these videos!!  Porter is one excellent storyteller.  He is so animated!!!  Love them!   

Porter, Mommy and Daddy and Kaden love you so much!!!!  Thanks for bringing us so much joy!