Kaden at 11 months

Kaden loves to climb on, through and in between furniture. Every time he tries to climb through the stools he gets stuck.

He is walking a lot more now but he crawls faster so its still his primary mode of transportation.

He no longer wants to play with toys. He is now checking out the kitchen. This is his, "Am I in trouble?" face.

He is still so happy and easy going.

Picture Fruit Salad

The last month has been so crazy that we have barely kept up. We spent most of our free time in Bountiful fixing up our place, repairing it and cleaning. It has taken over our summer and I have realized that I am not cut out to be a landlord. I would rather work a thousand shifts at the hospital instead of taking care of a rental. I will be having a huge party when we eventually sell our town home.

Here are pictures from the other activities we squeezed in, in the last month.
Chillin at IKEA.

Cuddle time with mom.

Saturday project at Home Depot.

 

Kaden is so close to walking. He is all over the house and into everything. It's so much harder to baby proof when there are other kids around leaving doors open and small toys out.

Silly James!

Swim lessons for James and Lynnlee.

Checking out the fire truck at Lowes.

More mama time.

Shopping in Bountiful.

I'm so happy we finally found renters. Now the summer can officially begin. Thanks everyone for your prayers for our family! We really appreciated it!

YD 2

I was hoping for a sizzling hot day Monday but the colder weather didn't stop us from going out on the lake. We still had fun and were entertained by 3 little monkeys.

James and Lynnlee wanted to go swimming but the water was only 57 and the outside temperature was in the 60s. So he and Lynnlee just took turns going up and down the ladder dipping their legs in.

The kids tried talking Marshall in to jumping in but it was too cold.

What nap time on the boat looks like.

Lynnlee warming up after dipping her legs in the water.

Help!

Kaden finds himself in these situations pretty often these days. He is definitely the active and curious baby yet in our family. He also likes to climb and explore. He keeps me on my toes. This was taken at my parent's house. He decided to climb under the high chair after I had just taken him out from eating dinner.

Zoo Zoo

We had a great time going to the zoo with our friends. It's been too long since we've hung out. We will really miss Chelsea and her cute boys when they move away.

 

Thanks Chelsea and Amy for a fun day!

Weekend Away

Marshall was in Nashville last week for work so my kids and I stayed in Heber. It was a lot of fun most the time. They had a lot of fun playing with Lucy, playing at the park, riding on the boat, playing with Aunt Betsy and swimming in the lake. With all of the fun, it's no surprise they were exhausted by Sunday. They were ticking time bombs for the biggest melt downs of the year. Which conveniently happened throughout the day to each child on Mother's Day. I have even more appreciation for single moms now. Definitely not a Mother's Day for the memory books. Thanks to my mom and Betsy for all of their help through the weekend. I would not have survived without them.

Here are some pictures of the good times from the weekend:

Kaden caused all sorts of trouble getting into everything at a non baby proof house. He's fast so I had a hard time keeping up with him.

He loved the wagon ride to the park. He looks like such a big boy!

These three had the best time together. They put swim suits on and played in the sprinkler on Friday. I love this weather!

It wouldn't be a trip to Heber without a stop at the DK. Kaden made sure to get his share of the fries.

Saturday we enjoyed our time on the new boat. The boat is so fun and perfect for the whole family. My kids really surprised me. Kaden giggled and smiled when we went fast. James swam in the lake with his cousins.

Good thing the boat has a bathroom. Lynnlee definitely had it broken in by her 4th time using it. Thanks to Betsy for helping her since I had my hands full with Kaden.

I know this face has you convinced he was unhappy but it's just the life jacket squeezing his cheeks. He really was a happy boater.

Lynnlee didn't want to get all the way in but had fun going up and down the ladder dipping her legs in.

These two were chatting away about their boating experience. Ok, I don't know what they are really talking about but they were so cute together.

This was the only picture I got from Sunday. One of the only times they were all happy :)

 

Preschool Graduate

James had preschool graduation this morning. It was beautiful weather and it went well. My mom came and it was so nice to have her help with Kaden. Lucy, James's cousin, came and James was yelling to her during the program so that was exciting :) 

I can't believe he is going to be in kindergarten next year! 

 

 

Birthday Breakfast

There is so much going on right now and my birthday landed in the mix. Our renters moved out so we are trying to get it turned over for new ones, Marshall left today for a work trip in Nashville, and I've been working more. Just feels like we have something schedule every second of the day. I wasn't how the day would go. Birthdays are so different when you are older. James asked if we could have a pinata. We didn't do a pinata but the munchkins and I went out for donuts and chocolate milk to start off the day.

After that I had to go to the dentist to get a crown. It was the tooth that broke the day before my race. My birthday was the only day I could schedule it so that added excitement to the day.

My Mom took me out of lunch to Rhonda's pies. The pot pies were delicious and it was fun to go out with my Mom. I'm so blessed to have her!

That night we went out to PF Changs for dinner. It was delicious food and awesome company. It was a good day! Thanks all for the birthday wishes!