Happy Birthday PaPa Jay!

Today (Friday) is my dad's birthday, so I thought this picture suited the occasion. We hope you have a wonderful day and can't wait to see you tonight! Cade will be thrilled to see his papa so rest those arms. Sending lots of love and kisses your way!

New Toys

This is Cade breakin' it down to Fridge DJ. My aunt and uncle were kind enough to get this for him after he spent the week in Iowa admiring Owen's. It originally started out on our fridge, but now he just carries it with him from room to room so he can dance. He loves this thing!

what a face!

And this is me looking a little tired last Saturday morning while taking a break from dancing to fridge DJ. I swear, we are up before the rest of the world I think. I guess it will be a long time before I get to sleep past 7:00 am again! And this is his new Elmo airplane from Uncle Matt and Aunt Jess. We stopped by their place on our way home from Iowa and they got this for him while we were out shopping. He has such a great time with it!

Lounging in his chair from grammy Sunday morning. He got this for Christmas, but I just thought it was a cute picture since he was all kicked back in his chair and yawning. Too funny!

Evening out with the Dunnings

Last weekend we had an evening out with Jason and Courtney. We went out for pizza and then went over to their place to check out the status of the nursery. It's looking very cute! Anyhow, Jason and Courtney are both so good with Cade and seem so natural at the parent thing. They are going to be wonderful parents! Cade loved playing around with Jason and you can tell he is going to be a very interactive father. I can't wait for the big arrival, it's getting so close!

Happy Birthday Madison!

Madison Glodo turned 6 today! It's hard to believe our baby Maddy is 6 years old! We wish her a very happy birthday and can't wait to see her to celebrate. We love you Madison!

Doodlebops Live!

Next weekend Cade will be going to see the Doodlebops LIVE! Cade LOVES the Doodlebops and they are going to be in Evansville, IN on the 15th. I was told about it several weeks ago, but since I am hosting a baby shower for one of my closest friends, Courtney, I didn't even think twice about it. However, I told my husband they were coming and he decided he wanted to take him. I am so excited for Cade and I know he will just love it! They will have so much fun-especially since I will be doing girlie stuff all day anyway. Stay tuned for pics of the shower and the concert!

Oh, and for those of you going "who in the heck are the Doodlebops?"....tune into the Disney Channel sometime :) They are quite a unique band! To check out a clip of one of their songs, click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjKzU51t7ws

We're Back!

After what was suppose to be an eight hour trip to Iowa turning into a twenty-eight hour trip, we finally made it and spent a wonderful week with Cody, Sarah and the boys. We didn't leave the house but had tons of entertainment and excitement with the three boys. It seemed like it flew by especially since mom, Cade, and I had to stop just about 50 minutes away from Cody and Sarah's house last Monday because the roads were just too bad to travel -hence, the 28 hour trip. They had warned us of a blizzard, but unfortunately we took the chance thinking it wouldn't be THAT bad. Turned out-it WAS that bad. We spent Monday night in a hotel and finished the drive the next morning. Mom and I must have seen a hundred cars along the road in ditches or wrecked once we reached Iowa. We couldn't believe our eyes and were wondering what the heck we got ourselves into. It was pretty devestating at times. The best part about it was the fact that Cade was a trooper. I had hardly packed anything for him since we were going to Sarah's, who has all the baby gear, toys, etc. anyone could need. And after almost 12 hours in the car, he finally got a little frustrated, but we were luckily getting ready to exit. I think it took us like 3 hours just to go 10 miles or something. The whole thing was unbelieveable. But well worth it once I got to see little baby Cameron!

Me and my new "nephew" Cameron

the boys in their matching p.j.s

playing in the kitchen and dancing to Fridge D.J.

Sweet baby Cameron-he is still so tiny and was definitely the easiest to take care of out of the three. Although Sarah might beg to differ!
King Owen- this was a freebie out of Cade's Burger King meal and Owen just loved it. He kept saying "King Owen!" and "King Cade!"
Watching the Doodlebops
Talking about the Doodlebops :)


Cameron really looks like Cody to me here.
Thanks Cody, Sarah, Owen and Cam for letting us take over your house this week! We are so glad we came despite the crazy trip, and we can't wait to see you again soon! Miss you already!

Parker and Cade

Friday night we went over to the Diehl's home, cooked dinner and played with the boys. Cade did pretty well with Parker although he played a little rough at times. But they had a good time and Parker is getting to be quite the big boy!

Cade cracking up at Parker. He's been laughing like this constantly lately. He just gets slap happy.
They were both on the move so fast, I could hardly get a picture of them together!

Iced in

Cade and I were iced in all day today while daddy went to work. And since I haven't been quite so good at getting the camera out lately, I decided I'd goof around with him since we had nothing else to do! Our power was out for a couple of hours and the cable was out pretty much the whole day. So I snuggled up to the couch and watched some movies. It was a great day off!

The only way to tell he has hair :)

Cade's new favorite hangout

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.

Cade's Stats

Not much new in our household. Just fighting the terrible twos :) Is that possible already?? I find myself constantly giving Cade anything safe that might interest him in the least so that I can cook dinner or get ready for work, etc., etc., etc. He just hates being so little and wants to be at mommy's level! I just laugh because he is so intrigued by the silliest things. But it only lasts for a short time and then it's on to something else or into mommy's arms. He's a lot of work but worth every minute!

But anyways, I took Cade to his 15 month checkup today and just thought I'd share some of his stats since I have no pictures to post really. He is in the 70th percentile in height, and 50th in weight. So he is right on track and growing like a weed! I hope he keeps it up so he can beat his daddy at some b'ball! That's all for now. I hope to have some pictures up soon!

Update on Cameron

Well, just a quick update on baby Cameron. The doctors say he is doing much better and the infection is clearing up. They are hopeful that he will get to come home on Monday. So the Muhs family will get to be an actual family again. Ours prayers are working! Keep them coming!

Prayers for baby Cameron

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.

Bath Time

Cade and GiGi

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!

Cade and Adyson

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!

Daddy and Cade

This was just a random picture I took one night out to dinner. I really liked it and thought I would share.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was pretty low key this year. We just went over to my parents' house for the evening and took a few pics of Cade in his other pair of adorable Christmas jammies. Why are us mother's obsessed with our children's pajamas??? There's just something about them running around in their little pj's looking so cozy. Gotta love it!

Let It Snow

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.