Playing Catch-Up

January and February flew by this year. We have been busy in the Evans house with a whole lot of random things. Here's an update of our cute little kiddos from the last two months. 

Caden is almost 11 months old now and is as cute as ever! He is getting such a fun personality and is genuinely funny. Sometimes just the looks he gives us can crack us up. Caden has discovered food and how to eat by himself. He thinks he is pretty big now that he can eat himself, but some of the messes he makes are unbelievable. Well, see for your self...

Good...

 Bad...

Not really sure if any of this food actually made it to his mouth in this one.

We usually have to hose him down after each meal. 

Tyler and I thought about getting a dog for about 2 seconds until we realized we already have one; his name is Caden, and he likes to eat food off the floor. 

The binkie is Caden's best friend. Remember how he was so attached to it up until three months old, then he kind of abandoned it? Well at 9 ish months he fell in love with them again, and now we can't go anywhere with out it.

This little stink bug is so close to walking. He likes to cruise on all the furniture, even the toilet and piano bench. I'm a little sad for Caden to walk because that means my little monkey is getting bigger and more mobile. 

 I think our biggest struggle with Caden is that he still does not consistently sleep through the night. He does great for three or four nights in a row, but then he will go in these spurts where he is up every couple of hours and the only way to get him back to sleep is to have him sleep in bed with us. I think Tyler and I secretly like him snuggling with us, but we complain about being so tired the next morning. One morning I woke up for work (Tyler was already down stairs working out) and realized why we never get any sleep. Yep, that's Caden sprawled out on the bed, leaving only half the side of the bed for me to sleep.

I try to act angry, but seriously, who can resist this? 

But do you want to know the most exciting news of all? Last month two little teeth poked through for this little guy!

I can't imagine teething is a pleasant thing, but he was such a trooper through it. I'm sure it will get worse as more teeth poke through, but the good news is that having teeth means that he can eat all sorts of new foods!  

Some other things about our little Cader-tot at almost 11 months: 

-He jabbers all the time

-He gives the best kisses. 

-Still hates it if he feels like he is alone in a room. 

-Will eat anything you put in front of him... to the point that sometimes we have to cut him off. 

-He is so good natured, especially when Makayla steals every toy from him. He just goes off to find another one. 

-Loves to crawl in the bathroom drawers and oven warming drawer. 

-Loves to pull everything out of the cupboards. 

-Is still the cutest little boy ever!! I can't wait for next month when we get to celebrate his 1st Birthday!!!

As for our little two year old: 

Sometimes I feel like Makayla has two personalities. She can be so, incredibly sweet one minute, and the next minute she is screaming and crying. We think a lot of her melt downs stem from her wanting to be a "big" girl and she gets frustrated when she can't figure things out or when we try to help her. I guess that's part of toddlerhood, right? 

Here's some of the moments when she is being her sweet self...

Makayla loves reading books. I love to hear her when she pretends to actually read it. It sounds like jibberish, but you can make out a few of the words, then she always ends with "the end!"

Her favorite book right now is Brown Bear. We have read it so many times I have the thing memorized! But this book has helped Kayla learn her animal sounds and colors. 

Makayla loves to try to get herself dressed now. She loves to put on her shoes, jacket, and pants, and of course she loves taking all her clothes off and running around the house naked. Sometimes she demands that she pick out her outfit, or bows. Now we just have to teach her to match her clothes and accessories. 

Makayla loves "movie parties". Usually on Friday nights for FFD we have been having popcorn and watching one of her princess movies. It is the highlight of our week for all of us!

 Kayla really is a sweetie, but if it looks like Caden is having fun with anything, she is right there to take it away from him. She get so mean with him and even kicks and hits him. Needless to say, Makayla is getting very familiar with time out. She even gets her blankies and toys taken away. One day she told me, "I go to time-out now". 

 Makayla is also a really good helper. She loves to help us vacuum the kitchen floor. 

 And for randomness, here's a picture of her on a horse at the mall. 

Some of our favorite things about Kayla: 

-When she refers to herself or if she sees herself in pictures, she calls herself "Kay-bugs"

-She loves naming people in our family and the kids at daycare. 

-She tells us daily "Addie bite" (a little girl at daycare) but I think she just likes to say it for attention

-One day she told us that "Boomer (the dog at daycare) went to the bathroom... so funny!"

-She asks us all the time, "What doin?"

-Now she is starting to ask us "Why?" after everything. 

-When you ask her a question like, "who wants a fruit snack?" she raises her hand and says, "me, me, me, me, me!"