Go Dbacks!

We went to the Diamondbacks game again last week!

Scooter

We are so ready for some cooler weather so that we can play outside!  It's been a little better in the evening, so Caden likes to ride his scooter as long as we aren't being eaten alive by mosquitos!

Duke

Our Duke passed away yesterday at 12 years old.  He was my first baby, and  I am so heartbroken by this.  3 weeks ago I took him to the vet because he was having trouble breathing, and the vet thought that he had asthma or bronchitis.  He said that there was also a small chance that it was lung cancer.  He was put on several medications,but nothing was helping to improve it.  The vet said that it was most likely cancer, and that there wasn't anything else that we could do.  I felt like he was suffering, and I know that we made the right decision.  It was such a hard decision to make.  He will be greatly missed at our house.  Duke was the sweetest kitty.  At night he liked to go "hunting" in his toys, and he would always proudly bring me his "kill."  He would get jealous if I was rubbing Matt's back, and he would always have to come and lay in the middle of us.  He loved the Christmas tree, and he would spend hours sleeping underneath of it.  He would always come when I called him.  Maybe this sounds silly, but I hope that I will see him again someday.

Bowling

We went bowling as a family yesterday.  Matt is a great bowler, but me not so much.  Caden and I score pretty close to each other, but in my defense he uses the bumpers and I don't. :)

We also invested in some bowling shoes for me and Matt, so this was our fist time using them.  We didn't get any for Caden because his feet grow too fast!

Go Dbacks!

We went to the Diamondbacks game last Friday which is always fun!

Caden always wants to ride the light rail, so we parked our car at the park and ride and rode the light rail to the stadium.  I don't love the light rail because it is always packed on the way home plus it takes forever!

Being silly.

Caden got to practice his baseball skills too.

Peter Piper Pizza

Caden's cousin Cannon came over and spent the night.  Caden LOVES having his cousins over, and he was so happy.  We even went to Peter Piper Pizza.  As soon as Cannon left Caden kept asking when he was going to come back again. :)

Play Date

Caden has already made a friend at school, and he came over to our house for a play date.  They sit next to each other in class, and we discovered that he lives in our neighborhood.  They even get to ride the bus together.

Lunch

I volunteered at Caden's lunch three times last week.  This is Caden and my cousin Darren's little girl.  They are in the same class.  The kindergartners needed lots of help opening packages and buying lunch, and I needed to make sure that my baby was okay.  (He was of course.)  I think that  I may only go once this week . . .

First Day of Kindergarten

Caden's first day of kindergarten was on the 21st.  He was so excited to go, and the week before he kept telling me that "it was talking too long for the first day of school to get here." 

I was a little nervous about the bus, but he really wanted to ride it.  Here he is waiting at the bus stop.

Getting on the bus!

Getting off the bus at school.  Okay so we did drive to the school and meet the bus there to make sure that Caden knew what to do once he got off.  I was only planning on doing that the first day, but Caden wanted me to keep coming.  I ended up meeting him at school the first three days.  I was having a hard time letting him go too.

Off to class on the first day!  So this was a lot harder for me then I thought it would be.  I was really sad, and I cried a little the first day.  It is still strange being home by myself, and I always feel like I am missing something when I run errands.  I am just glad that he likes it!  

Meet the Teacher

We went to meet the teacher at Caden's school a couple of weeks ago.  He was a little shy when he actually met his teacher, but he was so happy to sit at his desk.