Baby it's cold outside

DADDA!!

Once again my son is the cutest.

Enjoy.

(Warning, if you get sick from camera shake, do not watch this!)

First Food

So I know - I am a total slacker.

But Kade is so much fun, that when he is ready for bed, so am I!

So this happened a while ago, but it is so cute.

This is Kade enjoying his first food!

He loves to eat and he will eat anything we give him.

Hopefully this will be a trend he will have throughout his life.

YUMMY PEAS!!

The very proud mom and dad.

24th of July

I love the 24th of July.  I just love July!  

It was Kade's first parade.  So of course we took some pictures.

This is my great-niece Brinley, she did not want to be dressed.  

You have to admit on a hot summer day, 

don't you wish you could strip down to nothing, 

and not have a care in the world.

Oh - and look as cute as she does, wouldn't hurt.

Cassie tried and tried to keep her dressed.  

Guess who won??

This is her big brother Kyler, isn't he cute!

Kurt, Kevin's brother,  has been staying with us for a while and honestly I wish he would never leave.  I have said before that he cracks me up, but in the morning he and Kevin are so not fun.  But they made it to something I love, just another reason I love them.  

My niece Berklee and my brother Todd, enjoying the parade!

So every year there is a cannon at the first of the parade,

 and I have always seen moms cover their babies ears, 

well this year we covered Kades.  

And he just looked at us like we were crazy.

My brother Ryan is on the fire department 

and we get to sit at the 

fire station to watch the parade.  

Our City has a volunteer fire department

 and I think they are all the best!

This time the loud noise was the sirens, but the look is the same, 

you guys are crazy.

My fun brother Jason and Kade. 

 I think if I would let him, he would take Kade home.

Karlee got to be in the parade this year.  

She is the cute one with pig tails.  

She loved the whole thing and waved like a princess.

After the parade we went to my moms, had lunch, 

then all the girls piled in the car and went to the craft fair.  

But the funnest was when we went to Sonic for HAPPY HOUR.  

We were "that car"  the one you hate to be behind.  

I think we ordered fourteen drinks.  

Ya, I am sure the car behind us hated us!

Totally Exhasted

Today we finalized Kade's adoption and I honestly can't express in words the many emotions I have felt.  Everything was PERFECT.  My sweet friend, who is now a judge was able to be the judge for us (thank you Christine).  She is wonderful.  She gave us a poem that describes our little family, and I would like to share it with you. 

Once there were two women who barely knew each other, 

One you do not remember, the other you call Mother.

Two different lives, shaped to make yours one. 

One became your guiding star; the other became your sun.

The first gave you life; the second taught you to live in it.

The first gave you a need for love; the second was there to give it.

One gave you a nationality; the other gave you a name.

One gave you the seed of talent; the other gave you an aim.

One gave you emotions; the other calmed your fears.

One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears.

One gave you up; it was all that she could do.

The other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you.

Now you ask through all your tears, 

the age-old question through the years: 

Heredity or environment, which are you a product of?

Neither, my darling, neither; just two different kinds of love.

I am so thankful for the love of Kade's sweet birthmom.  To love him so much, that she is letting me be his Mother.

4th of July

July is by far my favorite month.  

I love the spirit that is in the air.  

The celebration of FREEDOM.

It was obviously Kades first.  And I hope he grows to love this month as much as I do.  I hope he gets a little choked up when he thinks of the many people who have sacrificed for our county.  I hope he learns to love and respect his freedoms.  I hope that when he looks at the flag, he looks at it in honor.  We are so blessed to live in this country.

Is this the sweetest face ever or what!

Kevin was so sick this 4th.  So we didn't do much.  

The big outing of the day was on our lawn enjoying the shade.

Kade is such a good baby.  

He just hung out with his sick dad and looked around.

I asked Kevin to sit up for a second and smile.  

He looks so pale in this picture, and his eyes are so red and droopy.  

But I am glad he did it.  I love my boys.

So the big fun event of the day, giving Kade a taste of his 

first popsicle.  

He loved it from the very first suck.

Oh...... so good!!

I want more, I need more!

Oh that's it!

Notice me holding his hands down.  He wanted to attack it!

I can't say enough how much I love my boy.

How cute is he!

My mom was walking over to my Grandpas, so  

I made her come over and snap a quick family picture.

Another big todo on the 4th was Kade held his bottle the whole time he ate.  He has never done that before.  He usually cares more about the food then how he gets it.  

So after our lawn party we did our normal nightly routine.  

This 4th I watched fireworks on the TV (the New York show).  

And a few looking out the window.  

And it made me realize, 

I loved this 4th more then any other.

"liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases"

 (William Hazlitt)

Bath time and fun gifts

As any new parents, we got so many great gifts from so many great people.  And with Kade everyone was so generous.  It is has been fun to see him get bigger and to use the gifts that were set aside because he was to little.  His California Grandma gave him this giraffe silkie.  He LOVES it.  It is another thing that he loves to put on his head, wait a while then pull it off.  I mentioned before that I think it is totally weird, but for some reason he loves it.   

My friend Tara made this towel with a hood.  It is my favorite towel ever. 

 I love his cute face peaking out of his cute towel.