The Zoo!

We were so excited to go to the zoo for the first time in ages since it has finally started to cool off outside!  We went with my cousin Courtney and her cute little boy Oliver.

 

I love this picture in front of the tiger enclosure! 

If you look really close you can see the black bear on the right.   

It is always fun to drive the tractor! 

Friendly goat at the petting zoo.   

Caden and the orangutan.  It was actually really good timing when we saw the orangutans because they were just opening up a new part of their enclosure.  They were so funny climbing all over everything, and hanging on the ropes.

Batman

Right now at McDonald's they are giving out Batman toys with the happy meals, so Caden is always wanting to go there.  We went there last week with Grandma Shobe, and he got this cute mask.  We even convinced Grandma to try it on!

 

Museum of Natural History

Last Saturday was free Smithsonian museum day, so we went to the Museum of Natural History in Mesa.  We brought Caden's cousin, Cannon, with us too.

 

The boys were excited to see the big t-rex, and all of the other dinosaurs. 

There was an activity room where the boys got to play with dinosaur toys, color dinosaur pictures, and build with magnetic blocks. 

We also watched a flash flood.

Hoping To Adopt

So a lot of you probably know that Matt and I have been wanting to adopt a baby.  We had a really hard time getting pregnant with Caden (4 rounds of  IVF!).  We prayed about it a lot, and we know that adoption is the way for us to go.  Well we just got our state certification back today, so the next step is finding our baby.   We really need your help!  Please keep us in mind if you know of someone that is thinking about giving their baby up for adoption.  My friend, Janie, (thank you!) made these really cute pass along cards, and we will be printing these to give out to people. We are super excited, and we are so looking forward to having another baby!    

 

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Playdate

Caden had two friends from school over yesterday.  He always talks about Porter and Teagan, and they were so excited to be play together outside of school.  They are so cute!  I am glad that Caden is making such good friends!

 

Mustache Monday

It was mustache Monday at Caden's school this week.  I have to say that I am pretty pleased with my mustache drawing considering that I have no artistic talent whatsoever.  I did cheat a little, and I watched a video of how to draw a mustache on youtube. :)

 

The Park!

The weather finally started cooling off, and it is perfect in the mornings!  We were so excited to be able to play at the park this week!

 

Cheesecake!

Caden and I were bored last week.  I was craving cheesecake, and so we made one.

 

Toy hammers are the perfect tool for smashing up graham crackers for the crust! 

Ready for the oven.

Mmmm! It turned out really yummy!

Police Station Tour

I joined a Facebook group where a mom sets up different activities for preschoolers to do, and this week we got to go on a tour at the Chandler Police Department.  Caden was so excited to go!

 

 He got this sticker badge, and he actually wore it all day long.  Usually stickers last for about 5 seconds. He was actually sad to take it off at the end of the day, so we had to hang it up on the bulletin board in his room.

 



We got to see the jail which is actually just a holding area until they are moved somewhere else.  The cells were tiny with only a little bench to sit on. 

The highlight for Caden was definitely seeing the police car. 

He even got to sit in the back.  (This was a new car so hopefully it was clean!  I did find my germophobia emerging when he got in the back!)  I thought that it was interesting that in the newer police cars the backseats are all made out of hard plastic and are not comfortable at all.

 

We also go to see where the detectives work, the crime lab, the shooting range  and the 911 dispatch area which is where 911 calls in Chandler are routed to.   Overall it was very interesting, and we had a lot of fun.  Caden is now telling me that he wants to be a police officer when he grows up.

Playdate Again!

Porter came over to play again, and Caden went and played at his house last week.  We are actually going to switching off play dates every Wednesday, so Caden is super excited about that.  He loves to play with Porter.  As soon as he gets up he starts bugging about when Porter is coming over or when he gets to go to Porter's. (I don't love that so much!)