Trying to Catch Up!

Once again I have been a terrible blogger! I currently have at least 5 posts that I have started and about another 5 that I need to start but as much as I want it done I just can't find it in me to sit down and write! MAJOR SLACKER!!!

Life is good around our house. We are keeping busy with work and chasing after a very busy toddler! We just got back from a wonderful vacation to Steamboat, Colorado (post coming soon I promise!) and celebrated our 3rd Anniversary.

We hope that 2012 is off to a good start for everyone! I am very excited to see what the year has in store for us!

Tubes for our boy

January 5, 2012

After having a continuous ear infection for all of November and December we finally decided to take Cade to see an ENT. We were able to get an appointment for the afternoon of January 4 and the doctor suggested that we stop messing around with antibiotics and get tubes for Cade's ears. So, we called the day surgery center and they happened to have an appointment the next morning that they could work us into!

We got up extra early and had Cade at the surgery center at 6am and they took him back right around 7am.

waiting to go back for his tubes

About 15 minutes after they took Cade back for the procedure they came to get us to go back to the recovery room. The ENT told us that both of Cade's ears were extremely infected but that he was able to clean them out good when placing the tubes. We spent another 30 minutes in the recovery room and were headed home. It was such a quick procedure!

Cade recovered great and immediately started to feel better. He started talking more and even walking better once his ears were healed and he had better balance. We are so excited that we got this done when we did and hope that our flight to Colorado in a couple of weeks will be easy for Cade (and us too)!

Celebrating on Friday with some yogurt

Visiting Santa

We took Cade to see Santa one morning in December. We decided to go to the Frisco mall this year to see Santa and were VERY pleased with the experience!

Checking it all out while waiting in line

Cade was so happy while we were waiting in line. We tried to talk to him about sitting in Santa's lap and smiling when in reality we knew he would have a total meltdown the second we go to Santa!

And begin meltdown!

I hid behind the desk and the helpers pulled out all the tricks of distraction!

Finally getting a few good pictures!

Official 2011 picture of Cade and Santa!

What a difference a year makes!

December Catch Up

December also passed us by much too quick! We kept busy with lots of fun holiday events. Here are a few pictures from our happenings throughout the month!

We got the house decorated early this year and LOVED having everything out! We also put our lights outside and once again had someone tamper with and cut the strands of lights 4 different times. This also happened last year and so we put a game camera out this year to try and catch them but never had it at the right angle. We kinda think it is one of our neighbors but are totally puzzled as to why they would cut them and thought we have a good relationship with everyone around us. We plan to put up a motion sensor camera before Christmas next year and are determined to catch whoever is doing this!

We LOVED our new Little People Nativity Scene

Cade helping Gregg open a new TV he ordered during one of the Black Friday sales

Baby loves running around in just a diaper at night

My FAVORITE picture! Cade would lay down like this frequently throughout the month and just stare up at the tree. He never stayed long and one night I was able to capture him!

Love this Moose Boy!

Santa Baby!

Silly boy!

I LOVED this little Reindeer shirt my Mom made for Cade

So sweet!

new hat my Mom sent that barely fit on Cade's extra large head

Making holiday sweets for my work party!

and gifts for my Managers and Cade's Teachers

bath time fun! (We had a raw hiney and were having to soak in some medicine)

On the move in his Christmas Rock Band t-shirt

getting ready for school

Posts about visiting Santa and Christmas coming soon!

November Catch Up

November passed us by in a blur! Cade was sick with his first ear infection during the week between his party in Wolfforth and his party here and then had 2 more ear infections after that and a ruptured ear drum. (Actually it has just been one long ear infection that we haven't ever been able to beat no matter what antibiotics we have had him on.)

Despite being sick most of the month, we have still had lots of fun! Here are a few things that we had going on throughout November.

Cade is LOVING having teeth and being able to try new foods!

We really enjoy all our new toys and have lots of fun playing with them!

Sad baby is sick with another ear infection

12 month doctor appointment visit
weight: 22 lbs 4 oz ( 40%)
height: 29.75 in (45%)
head: 18.75 in (80%)

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Both mine and Gregg's family came to celebrate with at our house this year! My parents, and brother Seth came to town on Wednesday. My Dad, Seth, and Gregg cooked an all boys Thanksgiving lunch that was wonderful!

Gobble! Gobble!

riding toys with Uncle Seth

hosting Thanksgiving lunch

Seth, Gregg and I all went out at midnight Thursday for early morning Black Friday shopping! It has been several years since I have partaken in the Black Friday scene and it was quite an experience! Seth's girlfriend, Julie, stayed in Lubbock to shop early Friday morning with her family and then flew to Dallas around noon on Friday. After we picked her up at the airport then we all went and did more shopping together!

Black Friday shopping with Julie

Gregg's family all came in Friday afternoon also and were here for the rest of the weekend! We enjoying having both families together and being able to host everyone at our house this year!

breakfast with cousin Landry

We had a great time over Thanksgiving celebrating with our families! We were very thankful for our families and love anytime that we are able to spend with them.

More 1st Birthday Partying!

We celebrated Cade again this weekend with a Birthday party here at home! A lot of our friends have kids 2 and under so it was really fun to get all the little ones together and watch them interact and play.

We used the same dino theme and party decor for this party because it is just so darn cute! (and I didn't have it in my to do a whole second theme!) Decorating for the party was really easy this time around since we figured it all out last weekend and just repeated this time.

Sweet friends!

(Kenlee. Carson, Jadyn, Cade, McKensley, Carlee, Peyton and Lilly)

We had such a great time with all our friends! Cade is one lucky boy to be loved my so many people! Thanks to everyone who came to help us celebrate!