Wimberley

We went to Wimberley with Nathan's side of the family for the weekend. Everyone was able to go, and it turned out to be the perfect vacation spot. The house was on the river. The river was great because it was shallow for swimming and had a natural ledge for the little ones to play on. The guys went fishing, the girls enjoyed sitting in the hottub, and the kids had an amazing time. It was nice to spend time outside with the family!

Canyon Lake Vacation

Schlitterbahn

The Gristmill in Gruene


Madison, Jackson, and Hope

Caden loved the kid's pool b/c it was only 2 ft. deep. He was able to swim around on his own.

Braedon, Nathan, Kristin


In June we stayed in Canyon Lake, TX. My parents and all the Smith's came down for a few days. Later in the week Kristin and Braedon came to visit. We had fun swimming, going to Gruene and Schlitterban, tubing, and playing putt putt and skee ball (Caden loved the balls). We were so grateful to have time to spend together as a family.

21 Month Pictures

Hope and Caden

Caden's making car noises as he works hard to drive Daddy's car.
Madison, Mamama, and Caden playing in the backyard.


Caden had so much fun at gymnastics this summer. He was fearlessly jumping off of everything, no matter how high up.

Caden is texting while wearing a"hat" that he found in the guest room.

Caden LOVES to play ball. It's his obsession. He insisted on holding these two during his therapy.

Papa Joe and Caden at Kemah.

The playground at the zoo.

My mom and I took Caden to Chuck e Cheese. All he wanted to do was play basketball. Look at that form!

Hailey and Caden are best friends. He chases her, gives her hugs and kisses, feeds her, sits on her, pulls her ears, and anything else he can think of to drive her crazy. She won't admit it, but she loves him, too!

Mamama and Caden playing in the sandbox at Lupe Tortilla.

"I Want a Hug"

Tonight when Caden was on his changing table, he stretched his arms out to me and said, "I want a hug." So I gave him a big hug, and then he kissed me. Then he said, "I love you Mama." And I responded, "I love you Caden." Then he said, "I love you, too." I love my sweet baby boy so much!

Hello, Goodbye

Yesterday we went to the grocery store. As soon as Caden got out of the car, he said "hi" to someone in the parking lot. Caden always enjoys talking to people when we're out, so I decided to conduct a little exxperiment. I counted how many different people Caden greeted while we were at the grocery store. Drum roll please......37!! It is so sweet how he cheerfully says hello to complete strangers with such confidence. It's usually well received and so Caden often proceeds with further chatter. Once we got to the check out line, he began telling everyone from there on out "goodbye." And of course he said "thank you" to the checker. I just smile thinking about this because it encompasses Caden's friendly, happy, and loving personality.

20 Month Pictures

Caden is saying "cheese" for the camera with cousins Abby, Eden,& Braedon at Mimi's birthday party.


Riding on the train at Carson's 4th birthday party with Kaitlyn, Nikki, and Levi.

If you look in the pool, you will see Caden's ball collection. He gathered up the balls into the baby pool, "dove" in, threw them all out of the pool, and started the process again. This entertained him all day long.

My football stud!

This embarassing picture is from the "Moocademy Awards" night at Chic-fil-a for Cow Appreciation Day. We were roped into dressing up as cow celebraties. I'm sure it's obvious (ha ha) but Nathan is Corben Bleu and I am Hannah Montana.