I didn't fall off the face of the earth!

Hey gang...just wanted you to know I didn't fall off the face of the earth. We are without internet services at home and Cebridge, aka Sudden Link, aka slow pokes, are not moving very quickly to get us going again! I have pics of Caden's party to post and a great little diddy on parenting that I read and wanted to post. Soon it will be updated, until then, I am sorry for the delay!

Happy Birthday Caden

Today my little man turns 3 years old. I can't believe it has been 3 years, it just seems like yesterday. I know people always say that and they say that kids grow up fast, but it is soooo true! I was just holding him and rocking him not long ago in his little baby clothes, and now he is a big boy who can get ready for school all by himself! Here are some pictures of him to see how the years have gone by!

Just 2 days old! Around 6 weeks

This summer - my big boy!

Tag I'm It...I guess

Well Annie, I am stepping up to the challenge...although I don't know if I have that many secrets, since I love to share so much! Here goes nothing...7 little known facts about Mrs. Reid.

1. I was seriously addicted to New Kids when I was in grade school and junior high, I even went to their concert in OKC...too bad all the cassette tapes I had of them got stolen in my Neon :(

2. I have an addiction to TV and watch a soap opera every day during nap time. As the World Turns, my family has been watching it since almost the beginning.

3. Speaking of TV, I watch more sports than my husband does, and he often has to tell me to turn them off!

4. I know you all think I am this clean, OCD, neat freak...but you should see my closet!

5. I love to sleep and if I could for few days at least, I would never get out of bed, as long as I had a TV and fridge in there with me :)

6. I like Annie, talk to my mom several times a day...I wonder if she will ever get tired of me calling and ask me to stop?!?

7. I also talk to my dad every day. He calls at 5pm on his way home from work to check on all of us! I love it!

Okay not so exciting stuff, but I am not that exciting...I now challenge Mandy to start and blog and she is it!

First Day of School

Caden is going to preschool this year at Woodward Christian Academy. We were very excited to hear about their 3 year old program and hope that it provides him some structure, socialization and other things. We went a couple of times last week to check out his room, meet his teacher, and drop off supplies. He wasn't too eager last week, but got better about it the more we talked about it! I thought this morning would be bad because I was just supposed to drop him off, but he went in with no tears and didn't even look back at me while I was leaving! I was a little sad that he wasn't more sad, but also glad for him!

When we picked him up, we asked him all about it and he said it was fun! He also told us he got a turtle today, which we later found out was his reward. If he is good he gets a turtle, if he is really bad, he gets a black cloud. Caden said he didn't want to get a cloud because that meant that he was mean! He gets the point so far I guess! He told us that he got to play with toys and read stories. He also said he had to rest on the stage and that his teacher was mean because she made him rest! He just hates to slow down! All in all a great day! We will see if he wants to go back tomorrow!


Here are a few pics from this morning! He really liked his back pack and wanted to show it off!

Ding Dong the Swingset is Done!!!!!

Cory finished the swingset, praise God! The mulch isn't all done, but we are up and running as far as Caden is concerned! We have already had 4 other kids come and play so it is kid ready! Caden loves it and wants to go out there constantly! Here are some shots from Friday.

The full view

Caden climbing up the rock wall

Caden waving from the fortCaden on the slide
Carter loves this swing!
Caden is going "super fast"

Carter the climber

So the boy thinks he can climb on all things. I was working on the computer and heard him grunting a little more than usual and turn to see this...

He was too thrilled with the fact that he got up there, and was very mad when mean mommy took him off! He often tries to climb on the train table as well! He is getting very active as you can see!

Would you like a popsicle?

Caden desperately wanted a popsicle and the next thing I know he is trying to feed it to Carter. I am not big on Carter getting food other than Gerber stuff or formula, so I immediately questioned Caden's actions. He replied "Dad did it last night, so I can too!" Okay I stand corrected and they seemed to enjoy it! I was just glad to see Caden sharing with Carter!

Stand Up

Carter decided that crawling really fast was not enough exercise for him, so towards the end of last week he decided he needed to strengthen his arm muscles by pulling up on everything! Until then he was only standing in his crib and that wasn't very often. For the last 4 or 5 days he is pulling up on everything from the coffee table to the fireplace, train table to the doors. He is into everything and everywhere! It is too cute and I am sure cruising is not far behind!