Unfortunately the past few days haven't been so great around the Brooks household as us, my parents, my grandma and an entire group of people that were at a party we attended over the weekend had all come down with some sort of stomach flu. It started hitting all of us, one person after the next. Fortunately, it only lasted for just about a day or so and we have been praying that Cade doesn't catch it. But we have thankfully recovered and are back to reality. However, I can't say the same for my cousin Sarah and her newborn son, Cameron. He developed a staph infection due to a sore on his body and is now being treated in the hospital until it clears up. Cody and Sarah and especially Cam, have been through a whirlwind of events since he was born. Between him arriving early and the concerns with that, the cold he got soon after, and now this, they have definitely dealt with more than they ever expected to at this point. He is just now a month old and was actually admitted to the hospital on Jan. 19th which was in fact his due date. But the doctors seem hopeful that the infection should clear up now within about a week. So while Sarah is at the hospital 24/7 by Cameron's side, Cody is at home with little Owen teaching him some new tricks. I got a phone call last night from them that lead me to believe Sarah may not be buying and changing two sizes of diapers for too much longer! Wouldn't that be a nice surprise for her to come home too! So keep up the good work Cody! Sarah was able to make a short trip home today to catch up with Owen and do a few things before heading back to Cam's side. Cody and Sarah are all each other have up there and are great support for each other. I know all of their family and friends are reaching our hearts out to them since we unfortunately cannot lend a hand to them being so far away. Our thoughts and prayers mean so much to them right now. My aunt and mom are leaving for Iowa Thursday morning for more support and to allow Cody to be at Cam's side too. It has been hard on them being 45 minutes away from each other and Sarah alone at the hospital as she hears all of this news and sees all of this going on. But Cameron is going to get through it and continue to be the little fighter he has been. Please keep them all in your prayers.
Cade loves hanging out in our fridge. I dread every time I have to open it. Sometimes I even wait for him to look away while I get something out of it. The picture below is his expression when I finally closed it on him. However, he managed to sneak a few big things out of there.
I came across this picture of Cade and his Great Grandma Avis over the holidays. It is so hard to get him to sit still for a picture!
This was our Christmas with the Thrailkills. Cade and Adyson play so well together and even puckered up for each other. My dad captured that moment on his camera so I don't have them just yet. Adyson definitely teaches Cade a thing or two. But Cade's daddy wasn't too happy when he caught him playing with her new pink oven at her Nana's house! 
Adyson giving her "little cousin" a BIG hug!
Last month my brother was in town and the boys decided to go snow sledding just before it started to melt. So here are a few shots I managed to get of them playing in the snow. They had a good time and Cade just loved his little Elmo gloves he got wear. He is just in awe to see Elmo on his hands everytime he wears them. He seemed kind of uncertain about the sledding thing, but really liked it when I was at the bottom of the hill for him and dad to run into.
Cameron Joseph Muhs
This is Cameron, my cousin Sarah's newest addition to her family. Both Sarah and Cam are doing great and Owen is adjusting to the new baby pretty well. Congratulations to the Muhs family. We love you all and can't wait to meet your new little man!
Okay, so I'm a little behind at posting these pictures. These are from Thanksgiving at Gramma Debbie's house. Cade found this little chair that his gramma got out for him. He just loves it and it is just his size!
Happy birthday to gramma Debbie! We love you so much and hope you have a wonderful day. We can't wait to celebrate! Love you!
