This boy....

Is learning new things daily!

He has figured out that toys are cooler when they are upside down!

He has figured out that he can sit on his bikes, move his legs, and ride all by himself!

He has figured out how to give wet mushy kisses and who to give them too... in order to get what he wants.

He has figured out that he loves to sit on Mama, Daddy's, and Grandma's lap!

He has figured out how to hold and carry three balls at once!

He has figured out how to spin in circles.

He has figured out how to say "up" and "ball". (not always but we're working on it!)

He has figured out that he can open and close the sliding glass door out to the porch.

He said "ow" when he got his finger stuck in the door.

He has figured out how to shut his bedroom door then laughs like crazy until you open it.

He has a new favorite song... The itsy bitsy spider.

He has figured out that bubbles won't hurt him and that the parachute at music class is pretty neat to run under!

He has found his love for carrots once again!

Nightime Routines

Each night before bed {usually while he drinks his nighttime bottle}, Caydin takes ALL the blankets out of his dresser drawer. He then snuggles with each one until he figures out which one is his favorite! This can be quite a process because he has 6 or 7 blankets that he has to go through and many times he has to do some of them twice! Once he picks his favorite(s), he gets nice and comfy and this happens.... Going....
Going....
Gone!!!!
(he isn't asleep (haha) but he loves to lay really still on the floor and drink his bottle!)

caydin funnies

let me start by saying that my child can hear the guest bathroom door open and close from a mile away! guests aren't allowed (HAHA) to use that bathroom at night {for fear of waiting our sleeping angel}. seriously, he loves that bathroom. and i'm not naming any names or anything but SOMEONE {me} taught caydin many many many months ago, to knock on the bathroom door when grandma is in there! so now, he knocks and bangs and yells and anything else he can think of to do while anyone uses that bathroom. back to the story, i was in the bathroom the other day when i started to hear caydin do his thing on the other side of the door. theeeeeeeen, i look down at the slot between the door and the floor and start to see baby goldfish and fingers! hehehehe. are you getting the funny here??? caydin thought it was important for me to eat his goldfish while in the bathroom!!!! i guess he figured i'd be in there for awhile or something {which i wasn't... not that you wanted to know that}. i feel pretty special since my child hardly shares his baby goldfish! but boy oh boy did i refuse to eat them after they slid under the bathroom door!

hahahahahhahhahaha.

Caydin in Chicago

{learning to color!!!}
{hanging with uncle jay}

{watching tv}

{fall leaves in great-grandma's front yard}

{lots of leaves}

more words coming soon!

Outside {fun} = castle

This picture is a bit blurry, but its still a great picture! Caydin and I spent the weekend outside playing with his new castle. One side is a ladder, of sorts, and the other has a slide. Caydin has mastered the ladder very well with no shoes on but can't quite get it with shoes so I helped! He did, however, start sliding down by himself!
...now if only he would learn to SIT before he dives off the front!!!

He looks like a little tough guy with his "war mark" under his eye {hmmmm.... GRANDMA!!!} but his lovie throws the "tough guy" attitude all off!

Playing outside is getting to be so fun! Caydin played soccer {more like Monkey-in-the-middle} and ran after the soccer ball while Rob and I kicked it back and forth. When he would catch it, he'd pick it up and run off with it.... so we're still working on those soccer rules...

...but I remember a day not soooo long ago when the little guy would scream just because he touched grass!! SO much has changed!!

Fall in Chicago

Maybe the COOLEST tree in the whole world! Sadly, it was surrounded by duck poop!
Downtown Chicago from the top of Willis Tower

**Katie, Jen, and I**

{I was in LOVE with the fall colors found all around downtown Chicago!}

{Jen had a friend living in Chicago who had the best view of the city from his porch! Good thing too... because I could run out, take a picture and run back in to the warm living room! :)

Katie in front of the oldest house in Chicago.

Rob and I ... downtown Chicago

No pictures of Caydin in this post... he stayed with Grandma and Grandpa for the day while the rest of us went and walked around Chicago. It was fun to spend time with my siblings and not have to worry about nap time or lunchtime or diaper changes or... well the list of baby things to worry about is ENDLESS!

A post of Caydin's adventures in Chicago are coming soon!

Our Trip to Chicago

Here is Aunt Katie on the shuttle to the airport.

Caydin was quite interesting on the plane this past weekend. He mastered the art of hanging rom the tray table! Such a monkey :) He also mastered the art of window shade opening and practiced many. many. many times. Did you note that he did it MANY times?!? Don't worry, I decided to spare you the tons of window opening pictures!


He also mastered the art of seltbelt unlocking. So, in the case of an emergency, if Caydin is on the plane, you will be safely released from your seltbelt!

Practicing seltbelt unlocking... on Daddy this time!

More pictures from our trip coming soon!