No wonder..

I can't get anything done around the house. Because everytime I start doing something, this happens...



He's a mama's boy all the way.. (A little too much sometimes! HA!) I'm sure I'll miss it SOMEDAY!

Why does he have to be so MEAN.....

How can a boy this sweet be so mean!

Caden is a sweet boy with an even bigger heart. He has the best of intentions and loves his little brother, but boy can he be rough with him. I don't know if it's because they are boys or siblings or what, but I will be surprised if Keegan makes it to his 1st birthday without any battle wounds! The second I walk away from them Caden starts hitting and beating Keegan. It started with pushing and shoving now and again, then it was cutting his arm with wire cutters, sitting on him and punching his belly, and then slamming him with the door, but today takes the cake. I heard Keegan screaming hysterically and ran into his room to see Caden pulling on a beaded necklace that was wrapped around Keegan's neck. I about jumped out of my skin when I saw it. After examining Keegan and realizing he was OK I took a minute to talk with Caden. He didn't seem bothered by the situation or by Keegan's crying, just upset because he wanted the necklace and Keegan wouldn't give it to him. I know he has good intentions, but yikes!

He has his moment's where he is the sweetest boy in the world and then he decides to get rough. I'm not liking the rough side. I love when he's sweet and telling Keegan, "It's OK Chunker don't be sad!" or when he says that Daddy is his best friend. I mean, where is that kid when he's hitting Keegan. It's going to be a long road with these two.

Keegan is going to be one tough boy after Caden's through with him. I just hope Caden watches out because Keegan is going to be bigger than him real soon and paybacks are no fun!!

Trick or Trunk

Caden is very adamant about the fact that it's Trick or Trunk not Trunk or Treat. So we had our ward Trick or Trunk tonight. Caden had a blast walking around and saying trick or treat.



Hanging with the loot!!


Keegan with Caden's wings on. Caden doesn't like to wear his wings for some reason. I think they make the costume but he seems bothered by them. So we let Keegan try them on for size! He looks like something out of the Wizard of Oz. HA!


Thinking he's some cool guy!


My sweet boys after a long night of trick or trunk! SO sweet!!

Pumpkin Carving

We finally got around to carving the pumpkins we got at the pumpkin patch. Caden was so excited to scoop the guts out and make a big mess.


Gotta love that face!




Daddy did an awesome job carving the little goblin man. Way to go Daddy!! Caden was so proud of his and Daddy's pumpkin!


Checking it out with the light in it. You can't tell in the picture that it's dark outside and that there's a light in the pumpkin.


Our fun pumpkin. It's Caden's first year with a real pumpkin and it's definitely a great one.

Betty Crocker Here I Come...

OK, so I'm totally NOT Betty Crocker!! But I try - sometimes. I've been dying to try these cupcakes I saw in a magazine at work, but had a hard time justifying making that many cupcakes (we're not big sweets eaters in this house!). So I decided to make them for my Primary class and then let Caden take some to his daycare. The Primary kids loved them - then again, what sweets don't 5-6 year olds love!! Caden loved them as well and was so excited to share them with his friends at daycare.


My masterpiece!! They aren't perfect so don't look too hard at them! But they were so much fun to make!


An up close of the fun spiders and web!


Anyone for a fun Halloween cupcake??!!

Halloween Part 1

We had the opportunity to go to Jay's parents Trunk or Treat on Friday night. Caden was so excited to go trick or treating - it's starting to click this year! He ran up to everyone and announced that he was Buzz Lightyear and that Keegan was the Hulk! We enjoyed some chili and corn bread, a costume parade and then some fun trick or treating in the parking lot. Caden had a blast and Keegan loved all the lights and colors.


My handsome Buzz Lightyear. He ran into everything with those wings on!


My Hulk!! He was so stinkin' cute in that costume! I just want to eat him.


Caden and Maizee. Caden was so excited when he saw Maizee there. He ran up to her and announced that she was his girlfriend. They held hands while walking in the parade. It was so cute!!


Another shot of the hand holding. I had a hard time getting one where their hands weren't covered by wings!


Heading out to trick or treat with Grandma.

Pumpkin Patch

I finally had the chance to take the boys to the pumpkin patch. Caden was so excited to finally have a real pumpkin instead of the fake one we have been plugging in the past few years! The place was a lot busier that I thought it would be on a Thursday morning, but none the less we had a blast.

I think Caden liked the animals more than anything. He's always been an animal lover so checking out the horses and cows was a must!


He was trying to talk to the horse when he lifted his head. Caden started cracking up and saying the horse was going to eat him!


Next we wondered around through the corn maze. When I saw wandered, I mean wandered! We got lost bad, but thankfully there were other people wandering around with a map so we just followed them out! This is the only picture of the boys I could get. Caden was too enthralled with the corn to pay any attention to me taking his picture! We ended up bring corn from one of the stocks home. It's gross, but Caden "had to have it!!"


Here's my Keegan man hanging out and having a good time. He loved being out and about today. The only thing I heard from him the entire adventure was his high pitched squeal he does when he's happy!


Just before we left Caden had to see the ducks. They were quacking away and Caden couldn't understand why they didn't say "quack" but sort of honk instead. He thought it was hilarious that they honk really loud and this is him cracking up at the honking ducks!


Keegan sitting so nicely while watching his crazy brother climb all over the pumpkins! I really wanted a picture of the boys by the pumpkins, but the bright sun was not helping. You can't even tell what half my pictures are because of the brightness.


Caden chillin' amongst the pumpkins. He was so excited to pick a "really big pumpkin" so daddy has lots of guts to pull out!!