Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Things are well with us. Caiden has more problems each day with his acid reflux, but besides that, he is doing great. Last time he went to the Dr, he was in the 96th percentile in height. He's a tall one! The boys are excited for Christmas, and we will be taking Caiden on his first plane ride to DC to visit family in a few weeks. Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday. We'll post more pictures after Christmas.


"I'm all dressed up for my first Thanksgiving!"


Grandma, Papa and their five grandkids enjoying Turkey Day!


This was Caiden's first big snow storm...


....and although he looks grumpy, he actually likes the cold. (unlike mommy)


"I like to practice sitting up, although I often fall over."


Here is Caiden enjoying his fist. He LOVES to suck on his fist right now and would take that over his pacifier any day.

Babies, more babies, and our friends

Jen came to town for a visit, so we had brunch at Laura's house. It was great to see Jen!


The men and their boys. Josh and Dillon, Jeff and Trey and Chris and Caiden.


Our friend Stacey bought the boys matching onesies. They are adorable! Here is:
Dillon - 2 weeks
Trey - 5 weeks
Caiden - 12 weeks


We added little Sophia to the mix. She is 8 weeks old, and better watch out for all those boys!!


Leslie with Caiden


Nick, Jenny and Sophia


Stacey and Dillon


Dana and Conner. He is walking now!


Our little boy practicing to stand...


He even tries to hold his own bottle

11 weeks old and counting..

We've had a busy month. I went back to work, which has been torture for me. Caiden seems to be enjoying daycare, it is mommy that is having a hard time with it. He will be 12 weeks old on Tuesday. He is growing so fast. He has also gotten his first ear infection, which has been painful for him, and so sad for us. But he smiles and talks more and more each day, and it's so fun to listen to him. Caiden's baptism was on Oct. 26th at the church that Chris grew up in, and of course, Halloween has passed. Caiden also got to hang out with his new friends, Trey and Dillon.



Our wonderful family...full of boys..:)


Popeye and chique with their grandsons


Caiden at his baptism. He wore the same gown that Chris wore when he was baptised


Chris loves to make Caiden hold things. So, here he is sleeping, holding his turtle


Popeye with his grandson


Congrats to Laura and Josh on the birth of their precious son Dillon. We are so happy for them and he is adorable!


Caiden and Dillon, best buds! They are 10 weeks apart.


Caiden also got to hang our with Trey again. These boys are all going to be trouble together.


Caiden's first Halloween. This was the first night of his ear infection, so he was grumpy, and this was all we could get out of him..his little Monster shirt and BOO socks and hat.


The boys before trick-or-treating. Adam was Harry Potter and Hunter was a Ninja. This was the first year they were able to go trick-or-treating without coats!

Baby pictures and updates

Caiden is 9 weeks old today. He has his first cold which is just horrible...especially because I'm going back to work this week. He had his 2 month appointment last week with his first shots....I cried. I may have to send Chris alone from now on. Caiden is in the 91st percentile in height...thanks to his tall daddy, and in the 55th percen. for weight. But when the Dr. compared his weight to height ratio, he is on the thin side. He talks sooo much these days and smiles all the time. He is getting baptised this weekend and starts daycare, so it will be a big week for him. The rest of the family is fine and the boys are looking forward to Halloween.

Caiden sleeping away...


...and sleeping on daddy..


Congratulations to Brooke and Jeff on the birth of their son Trey two weeks ago.


Caiden and Trey - exactly 7 weeks apart.


Caiden gets more kisses than he probably wants from Chris and I

He loves to be naked...all the time


Caiden is all ready to go with his hat and shoes

Baby Caiden

Hi everyone. Caiden is a month old this week. Time is going by so fast. Sorry it has taken so long to get more pictures out. He is so precious and we adore the new things he does every day. He is starting to "coo" and make more sounds and is finally gaining weight. He is up to 9 pounds now. He smiles more, and laughs when he is sleeping, and has the biggest pouty lip when he is sad. He does have a bad case of acid reflux and the medicine won't kick in for a while, so his crying is heartbreaking. We just adore our little man. Thank you so much to all of you that have come to see him over the past month. I'm sorry, we don't have pictures of everyone, but we thank you all so much.

Caiden at 3 weeks




Daddy with his baby


Caiden loves to sprawl out in our bed


He loves his daddy. He always falls asleep on his tummy


Mommy and her baby. I can't get enough of him


Caidens pouty face. He is so dramatic


Popeye came to visit his grandson


And so did Chiqui. She's been out a few times


All my girls came to see him...including more that I don't have pics of


Grandpa Joe and Grandma Norma came out from California


Aunt Missy, Uncle Karl, Ainsley, Dagny and Karl's family all got to see him


Aunt Missy with her new little man


And last but not least, Papa Howard.....


And Grandma Marlene live here, so they have seen him often.


Thanks to all of our family and friends for visiting!! (thanks also to Melissa, Janalee, Dave, Andrea, Hannah and Brooke and Mike)