Happy Birthday Kaden!

Kaden is now officially 4 years old. We had his birthday party on Saturday with his cousins and some of his friends from the ward. We had it at Gymcats and the kids got to swing on the rope and fall into the foam pit, jump on the trampoline, swing on the bars and rings, jump in the bounce house, and run all over the place. Moms and dads got to join but mostly the kids got to run around and get all their energy out. We did presents and cake there too so when it was all over, we just had to grab the kids and go and didn't have to worry about any of the mess. IT WAS GREAT! I think the kids had a great time but as easy as it sounds, it was still a lot of work to get ready for it. Invitations, cake, goodie bags, RSVPs, presents, etc. But, seeing the kids have so much fun...it was well worth it.

I loved my friend Sarah's collage of Kennedy's pictures from birth to age 4 so I'm going to do the same. It's amazing to see pictures next to each other and realize just how much Kaden has grown up. I can't believe he will be 5 on his next birthday and then off to kindergarten and then I have a feeling that at that point, time is going to fly even faster than it already has. We had a great day and I'm so lucky to have such a sweet little 4 year old. Since this blog posting is dedicted to my sweet Kaden, I'll share some of the things I love about him:

1. He is the BEST big brother...he loves Jackson so much and has never even had one second of anger or annoyance toward him, just pure big brother love.
2. He is extremely forgiving of his parents and is so quick to hug us and tell us he loves us even when we're not the easiest people to love at that particular moment.
3. He is kind to others and people love to be around him.
4. He has so much confidence in himself...he can try anything and talk to anyone.
5. He has a smile that just melts my heart and reminds me what is really important.

Enjoy the collage of pictures of our sweet Kaden over the last 4 years. We love you sweet boy.

WE LOVE YOU KADEN!

Ugggg....Family Pictures

We were much overdue for family pictures, especially pictures of the boys since Jackson turned 1 at the end of January and Kaden will turn 4 in a couple of weeks so it was time to get all done up and head to Kiddie Kandids. All I can say is I'm so glad they allow appointments now and it actually went very smoothly. Since we hadn't had a family picture since Jackson was about 3 months old, Ray and I decided to join the fun too. All I can say is I'm glad it's over, the new pictures are on the wall, and we're covered for quite a while. Anyone else get extremely uptight about family pictures or am I the only one. Well, below are the fruits of our labor on Saturday. I know they're hard to see but I'll post bigger ones when we get them.

Monster Trucks!

Well, it's been a while since I've posted, most of you have probably given up on us. But, I finally found some time on a quiet Sunday morning. Just to catch you up, Kaden and I went to the Monster Jam monster truck show at the Energy Solutions Arena a few weeks ago while dad stayed home with Jackson. It was fun, we got pit passes and went down on the floor before the show to get autographs from the drivers and up close looks at the HUGE trucks. Kaden went last year with dad but wasn't as into it this year so I'm not sure if we'll go next year or not. I thought it might be a yearly tradition with my sister's kids but not so sure now. Oh, the fun of having boys...enjoy!

This is Kaden with cousin, Kasen, in front of Arachnaphobia

Kaden didn't want many pictures in front of the actual monster trucks but really liked the beat up cars that the monster trucks were going to crush.

Kaden getting his shirt signed by the Monster Trakker (Maverik) monster truck driver...doesn't he look totally freaked out and ready to dash?

Another picture in front of the beat up cars

A picture of the pit party from our seats.