Almost Ready for Easter!

We are working on crawling so that Caden will be ready for the Easter egg hunt. Hopefully his cousins will be nice enough to leave a few on the ground! :) Do you think that he will be ready?

Cutest Baby Ever!

Horse Races!

Matt and I (and now Caden too!) went on our annual trip to see the horse races at Turf Paradise in west Phoenix. Matt likes to go, so we usually make the trek once a year. I won 3 out of 6 races and Matt was 0 and 6. I guess that there is always next year for him. Maybe Caden will be able to pick the winners.

Playing in the grass. It was a little windy, but a beautiful day outside!

Watching the horses get ready to start. They were all in their slots and waiting for the doors to open.

Visit With Great Grandma

On Friday, Caden and I went to visit Grandma Shobe and bring her some free things that I have scored since she gives me her coupons. :) We were there during Caden's lunch time, but we didn't have a high chair. Grandma Shobe said that back in the day they used a dishtowel to tie the baby to a chair if they didn't have a high chair. It worked like a charm!

How Nice!

My visiting teacher sent me this really cute teething necklace. It's stylish and Caden loves it too. I was pleasantly surprised to find it in the mail today. Isn't that so nice!? It will come in handy, by the way, because Caden is finally getting teeth! The 2 on the bottom just started poking through a couple of days ago. I thought that he was never going to have teeth!

Basketball

Caden and I had fun watching Matt play another season of city league basketball. Matt's team came in 1st place in the league. Good Job!

It's not so easy to take a good picture indoors without the flash. (I got in trouble once for using the flash, so now I know better!)

Dad's #1 Fan!

Riding Around

Caden looks so cute sitting on this toy. He figured out that he can make it roll, but he only knows how to go backwards. :)

9 Months Old!

Caden is 9 months old today! He is so much fun, and we just love him to pieces! This month Caden started saying dada. I don't think that he knows what it means yet, but it's still cute to hear him say it. He has started eating more table foods, and I am still making baby food for him too. His favorite food is avocado, and he also loves chicken or hamburger. When he's on his stomach, he gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth. Maybe he will be crawling soon, but he seems content just to cry when he can't reach what he wants. Caden loves to stand up, and he can pull himself up if he has something just the right height to hang on to. He gets really mad if you take something away from him. He holds on as tight as he can, and when you finally get it away from him he screams really loud. Caden loves the Johnny Jump Up, and he jumps high enough to get a little bit of air. I think that he practicing so that he can jump really high when he plays basketball in a few years. This month we switched him to a convertable car seat, so he is no longer in the infant carrier. Also he went on his first plane ride this month. He is still a good sleeper, and he likes to get up around 7 no matter what time that he goes to bed. We think that he is just the cutest baby ever!

Just Swinging Around

Today we went to the park and Caden went on the swings for the first time. He loved the swinging but wasn't too sure of the sun, so he kept his eyes closed when the sun was in his face. It was so funny.

Matching Hair Styles

Doesn't Matt look cute with his hair like this too!!?