Happy 9th Birthday Rance!!

Easter 2013

Easter was a long day as usual for us with church, but it was a beautiful Sunday so we decided to squeeze in the zoo! I managed to take a couple of pics in the parking lot before we changed the boys out of their nice clothes!

What's Your Favorite Animal?

My typically shy around strangers three year old just walked into Ihop and asked the hosted what her favorite animal was! Then he asked the cashier what her favorite animal was and later if our waitress likes bats! His boldness completely took us by surprise!

Cavin's Cuteness

Cavin came out of his room this morning with his Angry Birds game asking Daddy to open it and play with him.  Later as we were getting things ready to leave, he asked me if he could take two of his angry birds to school with him, which I agreed to as long as they went in his backpack when his teacher asked him to put them away.

So he walks into the kitchen to tell Matt that I said he could take his angry birds to school. Then he continues with this story....

When I get to school I am going to throw the angry birds at Ms. Dana (his teacher) and they will hit her right in the middle of her forehead, and she will fall over... just like Goliath.
We about died laughing...if only you could have been there and seen him acting out with his hands what he was saying. The stuff this kid comes up with!

Priceless.

By the way, no angry birds were thrown at the teacher!

Rainy Day Nap!

Its the perfect day for a nap, all snuggled in a blanket...or two...or three!!

Welcome!

So I decided to turn our blog private and instead of posting things on Facebook, I will be updating or blog instead, which is hopefully more private! I also discovered a blogger app so I can update, even pictures, from my phone!

So, for my first post via my phone...this is a picture of Carden who recently discovered ice cream...we went to DQ while Grandpa Richards was here this last weekend. This is his "I demand more!!" face while pointing at what he wants! Patience sure isn't his thing!

Going Private!

I have decided to turn my blog into a private blog so I can update with more personal things without it being so public!

If you would like to continue to read our blog, please comment with your email address so I can add you!

Carden Turns One!

Carden on his first birthday, March 3, 2013. I felt terrible, his birthday fell on a Sunday which equals a stressful morning at church followed by a pastor's chat (where new families eat lunch with the pastor's and their families to get to know them better as well as learn more about the church), then Rance's basketball game. We had cancelled small group for the evening, so we grabbed a small store bought cake on our way home to celebrate.

He wasn't so sure at first, but once he got a few tastes of the icing he kept going back for more!

Enjoying himself!!

So not happy when mommy took it away!

Nothing a bath can't make all better! Carden loves his bath time!

Having fun during a bath with his cousin Josiah and Grandma. One of Carden's recently learned tricks was learning where his tongue is and being able to stick it out when asked. So glad I captured it on camera!

The weekend after Carden's birthday we celebrated with our family. Some came in Thursday evening, most on Friday, and a few just for the day on Saturday. I always love having all of our family together, but its always crazy!

Although there was still snow on the ground, Saturday was a beautiful day! The kiddos all loved being able to get out and play. Carden and Josiah even managed to sneak in a nap during a walk with Grandma!

Carden, 12 Months, Josiah, 15 Months

 Uncle Mitch and his girlfriend Chelsea came for the weekend as well, much to the boys' delight! They love their Uncle Mitch! My boys also love sidewalk chalk, and Cavin of course loves sharks. I believe its even more fun when they have someone around who can actually draw! Thanks Uncle Mitch!

I think Cavin thought it was pretty cool stuff that he was being eaten by a shark!!

Daddy and Carden with his first birthday cake! I had a hard time deciding on a theme. I randomly suggested doing a KU Jayhawk theme and of course Matt was all about that! I also couldn't decide on how I wanted to decorate the cake, but we are currently trying to cut out unnatural food and food colorings, so I knew I wanted to keep it simple. I decided to do the Junior Jayhawk since it was for his first birthday.

Carden loved opening presents!

These two cousins are a mess alone and even more so together!

Older Cousins!

I love this boy!

I still can't believe our Carden is one. This year has went by entirely to fast. While I miss my snuggly new born, I love seeing his personality come out more and more everyday! Carden loves food! He eats really well and would eat all day long if I would let him! He also loves getting into trouble! He spends way more time getting into things than he ever does playing with his toys! It definitely makes getting anything done much slower, I get one thing checked off my to do list to discover Carden has made a huge mess elsewhere. Thankfully he has the sweetest little ornery grin when he knows he is in trouble that melts my heart! Not sure how that will work out for me in the future!

Happy Birthday sweet Carden! You have brought us such great joy and much laughter! We love you always and forever!