Wordless Wednesday WINNER: Jamie

Hey there, sweeties. Want a ride on my bike?

I can put one of you on the back and one on the handle bars. Whatcha think?

Happy 38th Anniversary Mom and Dad

Happy Anniversary to the Best Parents in the World! We love you for the example you set for Kari and me growing up and the wonderful Grandparents you now are to our kiddos. We hope you have a fantastic anniversary and many, many more to come! We love you!

Kid Fest

Saturday Tim and I took Caden to church for Kid Fest. They had so many things for the kids to do! Caden had a blast but we all could have done without all the wind! Whew!

He loved the obstacle course!Here he is patiently waiting to go into the jump house. Sunday when we pulled into the parking lot at church, Caden was so sad that they had 'clean up jump house' and it was no longer there!
He had so much fun jumping around! Look at that face!
They had crafts set up in the gym so a sweet lady helped Caden make a cross necklace. He picked out the cross and the beads to go on it.
Caden took some foam stickers and made a cool picture as well.
Here he is showing it to Daddy!
Caden only wanted Cheetos to eat at Kid Fest! Here is Caden and Daddy with the Cheetos!
Caden 'cheating' at the bean bag toss! Hey, whatever works!
The weather was perfect for grilling too! It was our first 'grilling' since the weather turned a bit warmer. After Caden's nap, Tim grilled burgers and we had sweet potatoes! DELISH!

R.I.P. Nike

We lost a great little pet on Friday last week. Nike had been with Tim for 14 years! Caden still asks about her saying, 'Where Nike go?'

To quote Tim: 'You were an awesome canine companion over the past 14 years with so many hilarious memories & all the crazy Jack Russell antics. You will be greatly missed little one.'

Wordless Wednesday

Yes it Really Did Snow AGAIN!

Yes, it snowed again! The day after the first day of Spring! We are OVER the cold weather and ready to enjoy the pool!Our trusty Dallas/Fort Worth weathermen all predicted a 'light dusting' of snow. Turns out Collin County got the bulk of it!

We scooped up snow and let Caden throw it in the pool! Here is Tim trying to get Caden to eat some snow. Mommy wasn't fast enough with the camera to catch him with his lips on it though!Here is Caden and Daddy throwing snow in at the same time!
Have you ever seen a cuter bundled up little guy?

Love those smiles!
More snow in the pool!
I would drag off a huge piece and tell him it was a big birthday cake! He thought that was funny!
Icicles hanging off the roof.
Look at all the snow! Light dusting? PUUULEEEZ!
I actually posted these out of order because we started off out front with him riding his bike down the sidewalk. He had so much fun but would freak out a little if he got stuck in the snow!Daddy helped give him a push through all the mounds of snow!Dear Winter, we love you but we are tired of you. Please step aside and allow Mr. Spring and Summer through! Love, The Iveys

Buzz and Woody!

Caden's latest fascination has become Toy Story. Mrs. Sara has one at her house and he loves Buzz as you saw from this POST. I was having a hard time finding Toy Story 1 on DVD in the stores so I won him one on Ebay. We decided to wait until Saturday to let him see it since he spent the night with Grammie Friday night. Grammie got her friend Ralph to burn him a copy of Toy Story 1 and 2, so now we have both! Never hurts to have an extra one because we think he will be wearing this movie out!

I will have to take pictures of all the new Buzz and Woody items he has received the past few weeks. My good friend Heather (who does my fabulous jewelry and clip frames) gave Caden all of her son Luke's old Toy Story toys! He loves them!

Kari bought Caden a sleeping bag with the Toy Story characters on them along with a compass and a flashlight!

GiGi got him some super cute Toy Story Flip Flops!

Grammie got him some light up Toy Story sneakers!

Here is Daddy handing him the package.

Here he is showing me the package before he opened the DVD.The look of determination!Wee Hoo! It's Buzz and Woody!!!

Mickey Tray

Caden eats his breakfast on a tray in our bedroom while he watches T.V. in the mornings. The tray he had been using was mine and I have had it FOREVER. It's the old style T.V. tray that sits on the floor and the legs were pretty much destroyed. I found a tray on an Etsy site and had the lady paint Mickey on it along with Caden's name. It arrived yesterday so Tim and I surprised him with it this morning. He was like a kid on Christmas morning opening up the box.

Here he is enjoying his 'D-Nuts' and milk. Sorry the picture is a bit blurry!
Here's a close up of it...Excuse the 'D-Nut' dust!

Day 2 at Mommy's Work

Caden came to work with me again and is having so much fun. We all went to lunch at Snookie's today and he ate like a big boy and flirted with the waitress!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Today Caden and I took Daddy's truck to have it aligned before heading into work. Caden and I spent time at McDonald's as his truck was being worked on. For my Dallas friends, the coolest McDonald's is at the corner of Coit and Parker! Indoor play area, video games, Caden had a blast!

He ran over to this video game and said, 'Mommy! I push da buttons!'Here he is driving a car. While driving it he heard a fire truck, so here he is 'listening' for the fire truck!

Here he is eating his big breakfast! He is pursing his lips saying 'CHEESE!'.

After McDonald's we headed to my office. Here he is right now watching Wiggles and having mini Oreos on his nap mat!

Wordless Wednesday WINNER: AUNT KAY

Hey I see yew! Hey!**Aunt Kay wins because this was actually what Caden was saying when he looked at the camera! Plus he sounds so darn cute saying 'Yew!' rather than 'You!' :)

Jack's Birthday Party

Saturday Caden and I went to Jack's 3rd Birthday Party at Pump It Up! Jack is Sara's son and Sara keeps Caden on Mondays and Fridays and after school the other days. Caden had a blast! My phone was acting crazy, so I was only able to take videos of them playing.

Here is Caden jumping in the bounce house.

Caden is coming down the slide on the left hand side.

Here is Micheal (Jack's Dad) and Kellison (Jack's sister) coming down the slide.

Caden and Jack going down the slide.

Caden had so much fun running around and sliding and eating birthday cake! Jack raked in the coolest Spider Man gifts! Thanks for having us guys!

The Reaves Came to Town

This past weekend Scott, Kari, Lane and Bella came up to visit. We had so much fun watching the kiddos play together.

We attempted to get a good picture of the 3 of them all looking at the camera at the same time!

Take 1 Take 2

Bella and Caden were like 2 peas in a pod. Everything he did, she did and vice versa! Here they are watching Mickey Mouse.

Chillaxin' on the chair...

Here they are taking a ride around the block on the bikes. The bike Caden is on is a gift from Grammie. He wanted it when they were in Walmart and ended up riding it all over the place!

Happy Birthday Mom/GiGi!

Disclaimer: I had this post set to 'post' at 5:00 a.m. but it did not! So sorry Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom! I love you more than words! You are not only an amazing mother but you are truly my best friend. I love the relationship we have and I cherish it more every single day! I do not know what I would do with myself if I went a day without speaking to you on the phone! I love how we laugh together at the funniest things and I love how I go 'dumb' when I am around you! (inside joke!) I hope your birthday is fantastic and I look forward to seeing you the next time! Love your guts!

This is one of my favorite pictures of you with our Cade Man. He loves you so much!

Wordless Wednesday WINNER: AUNT KAY

Mom please do I have to tell you again? Your fixing to upset me and I really don't want to have to put you in time out. Now can I please finish saying my prayers without you interrupting? I don't think Jesus would approve of your behavior.

Caden's Trip to GiGi and Poppa's

From Thursday to Sunday GiGi and Poppa kept Cade Man! He had such a great time and each night when Tim and I would talk to him he would tell us all about his day! I sent my camera with Mom so she could take some pictures and video of his little vacation! I think she did a great job! Thanks for keeping him! He had tons of fun!

Standing on the counter in GiGi's bathroom after bath time! Such a cutie!

Reading his bed time book with GiGi.
Caden and Bella playing with Bella's cat named Jax.

Stopping for a break to get some water and juice with Poppa at Aunt Kay's house.

Dancing King!

Our little monkey climbing into the bed at GiGi's house. This is a new thing!TaDa! He's in!Poppa put some blankets on the ground so Caden would have a soft landing. I don't remember Dad putting blankets down for Kari and me when we were little. Oh, the things you do for the grand kids!

Poppa and Bella Blue Eyes!

Aunt Kay getting in on the swinging action!

Driving his girl around!
Caden driving the boat!

Poppa watching his grand kids.

The caged monkeys playing in Poppa's cattle trailer.

Arts and Crafts time at GiGi's! Mr. G.Q. ready for Poppa and GiGi's church!

Poppa, GiGi and Caden at church. Guess who is NOT looking at the camera!

Here is a video of Caden, Bella and Poppa playing in Poppa's boat.

Here's a video of Caden waving to GiGi from the playhouse.

Caden brushing his teeth like a good boy!