"Baby Babette" (as Caden says)

Caden LOVES Justin Beiber's song "Baby." He wants to listen to it on repeat every time we're in the car, and actually cries when he doesn't get his way. In other words, I have a love/hate relationship with this song. He so cute and it makes him so happy, but I get the song stuck in my head all day!

Caden's 2.5 Years Old!

Stats: 2.5 years old, weighing in at 30.8 pounds, 31 inches tall, 65% percentile

Favorite Past-Times: Going to Mamama's house, Chick-fil-a, gymnastics, playing guitar and ball, jumping (on and off of everything), going to the grocery store (b/c he gets to eat the whole time and get a "red drink"), swinging, laying in "Daddy's big bed", going to church, going down the "big slide"

Favorite Foods: pizza, chicken nuggets and ketchup, pancakes, chips, apples, fruit snacks, "red drink" (ICEE), gummi bears

Favorite Sayings: "Mommy, go in the kitchen!" (when he wants to play alone with Daddy). "Daddy, go in the bed" (when he wants to be alone with me) "Look what Mommy has...a fruit snack!" "Come on, I show you."(while grabbing my hand and pulling me, "I be right back. In just a minute. Otay?" "Ready...1,2,3, Go!" "I wanna go home." (meaning Mamama's house), "I wanna cook with eggs."

Favorite Shows: He has moved on from Sesame Street, a long standing favorite, and is now hooked on Imagination Movers and the occasional Chuggington. He likes to stand on the coffee table with his guitar during the show.

Favorite Toys: guitar, baseball bat and ball, cars, bike

Misc: - Caden likes to be dressed with shoes on first thing in the morning. That way he's ready to go. - He likes to take his "shirk" off for naps. -Nathan just taught him how to properly catch a baseball with a glove. - He doesn't like to wash his hands, but loves to wash his feet. - He calls his bathing suit a "baby soup"

I walked into the living room to see Caden on top of the coffee table playing his drum set to a Barney movie!

My Rockstar!

Makayla, Carson, Keaton, Nolan, Caden, and Jonathan

Madison and Jackson

Hope, Avonlea, and Star

The kids took a train ride with Mamama at the mall.

Caden wanted Hailey to have a turn with the guitar. He likes to assign us instruments to play in his "band."

Christmas

Christmas was wonderful again this year. We of course had an amazing time with family. This year Auntie invited Santa over to Mimi's house to visit the kids and bring gifts. Everyone had a lot of fun! Then the kids put on a play about the Christmas story. My favorite part was when Caden "stole" Jesus from the manager scene and ran off. Caden's highlight this year was his new guitar. He hasn't stopped playing it since. He will sit for 30 minutes strumming away and singing songs. Music remains one of his passions. We are so thankful for Christmas and what it means to us as Christians.

ABCs

Jesus Loves Me