Almost There

I just love this picture because it captures the true excitement that Cade has when he is pushing his little walker. He always has this huge smile on his face and makes this panting noise like it is the best thing in the whole world. He just loves walking all over the house! He's doing great and before we know it he will be on the loose. My little baby is growing up!

Our home away from home

So we are all loving our new home away from home at my brother and sister-in-law's. It's just short enough to drive in a weekend and an added plus is it's halfway to Iowa! So Sarah and Owen (not yet Cody) can meet us for a weekend of fun and craziness at the Youngman's. I'm sure when Mondays roll around, my brother and Jessica are glad to have some peace and quiet or better yet, able to knock down a wall if they want to and not have to worry about "nap time" :) Anywho, it's a great time, although I still wish they could be just a few minutes away!

Cade stared at Owen for the longest time just like this

Cade and his Uncle Matt playing around

Going Private

Hey all. So I have finally decided to go private with my blog as I would rather be safe than sorry. Please email me at beth.brooks@hotmail.com in the next few days if you would like to receive an invite to view it. You will have to set up a google account to view it, but it is very easy. If you are someone I email a lot or once in a while, i will automatically send you an invite, so no need to do anything. I hope you will continue to be interested in viewing our blog. I look forward to hearing from you!

Sports Fan

Cade is quite the sports fan with his Notre Dame paci, given by his Uncle John. His daddy and Uncle Matt are so proud! Thanks J.P.!
And here he reads up a little on baseball. Aunt Jess and Uncle Matt got him this little book at the Louisville Slugger factory on our way home from D.C. He seems to really enjoy it!

Pool Party

This was at Gibson's 1st birthday party a couple of weeks ago. All the kids and their dads (and Heidi) had a pretty good time!

Avery

Alec
The birthday boy
Auri and Gibson

Everyone!

Swimming with Mommy

Cade and I have had a couple of afternoons that we were able to "float" with my mom, Patty, and Cathy. As Cathy put it, "floating is hard work." It definitely is that, whether it's swimming with a 9 month old, trying to get on a raft with lotion on, or deciding which junk food to snack on :) But it was a lot of fun and Cade loved the water! Cathy sent me these pics from her pool- I thought they were pretty cute!

In his goofy little swim hat

I thought I was dodging this picture, but I managed to just barely make it :) "floating"