Caden's 5th Birthday

On Saturday, April 1st we had a family party to celebrate Caden's 5th birthday! 

 We decorated the upstairs and outside with lots of Spiderman decorations.

 Caden picked out his cake

 We had Caden's requested pizza for dinner and then opened presents.

 He got spoiled with a lot of clothes, shoes, Spiderman toys, and water toys.

 Presents must not have been that exciting for Brynnli. She was pretending to be a cat and fell asleep right in Grandma Kathy's arms.

 After presents we played a round of kick ball.

 Then Caden sang Happy Birthday to our Buddy and he blew out the candles on his cake.

 On Tuesday it was Caden's actual birthday.

 He woke up to some presents, but we would only let him open one. He had to wait until Daddy got home from work to open the rest.

 As soon as Daddy got home from school we went to dinner at Cafe Rio. Do you know what Caden got for his birthday dinner? A free quesadilla and a free dessert. He's one cheap date! But he loved it so much.

 After dinner we went to the library and then came home to open the rest of his presents. He got a coat, clothes, and Woody, from Toy Story. Funny story: Brynnli was playing with Woody one day and Caden got mad at her. A few hours later we were eating lunch and Brynnli randomly told Caden, "I sorry I touched your Woody, Caden." It took me a minute and a really good laugh before I realized what she was talking about.

After presents we had Oreos for dessert and then went to bed.

As per tradition, here's Caden's birthday interview questions at 5 years old:

1. What is your favorite color? "Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Violet."

2. What is your favorite toy? "Woody, and Buzz, and Zurg!"

3. What is your favorite food? "Pickles"

4. What is your favorite show? "Doc McStuffins! Fix you up today!"

5. What do you like to eat for lunch? "Pickes... you always say I smell like pickles."

6. What is your favorite thing to wear? "My Spiderman shirt"

7. What is your favorite game? "Candy Land"

8. What is your favorite song? "We Have our Carson, Colton, Makayla" (The Land Song)

9. What is your favorite book? "Mickey Mouse"

10. Who is your best friend? "Camden"

11. Where is your favorite place to go? "Hanna Land"

12. What do you want to be when you grow up? "A superhero and a dad"

13. What is your favorite thing about Makayla? "That she plays with me"

14. What is your favorite thing about Brynnli?  "That she is a baby"

15. What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? "Build and fix things"

16. What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy? "Help you"

Oh Caden, words cannot express how much I love my little Buddy! You are the sweetest and most thoughtful little boy. I love that you are the only kid who will still snuggle with me and still come up to just randomly give me kisses. I love the way your little mind works and how you really think through things to try to figure them out. You are becoming so creative and I love to see all the things you imagine as you play with your Legos. I am so proud of how hard you work at preschool and your desire to learn. I am so proud of how you have blossomed in soccer this year. It has been so much fun to see your confidence grow. I love the bond you have with Makayla. I love to see the two of you play together. You are the most accommodating little brother and I love that you just go along with whatever scheme Makayla has come up with. I love even more watching you turn into such a great big brother to Brynnli. Even though the two of you are starting to fight more, I see the caring, loving side and how you are always looking out for her. We are so lucky to have you in our family, and I can't imagine my life without my little buddy. We love you!

Caden's Friend Party

Caden got to have his very first friend party this year. He invited Jay and Conner from our neighborhood, Jagger from preschool, Bentley from dance, and Camden, his cousin. 

 We had spider relay races and played with Spiderman balloons.

 Then we opened presents. Caden was spoiled with a lot of cool toys.

 We went on a treasure hunt around the house and found surprises like pencils, erasers, and air heads that Spiderman left for everyone.

 The last clue of the treasure hunt led us to the garage where there was a Spiderman pinata.

 After a few good hits, we started to wonder if this was the best game. Poor Spiderman. I hope this image didn't scar any of the kids.

 When the pinata finally broke, the kids ran to get a lot of candy.

 Then we had birthday donuts. We sang to our little buddy and then he blew out all five of his candles.

 Brynnli takes every opportunity to give a "Good game Jones" to Tracy.

 After Caden's friend party we went to dinner with Grandma and Grandpa and the Jones Family. Caden picked, "The Enchilada"

 He also got his very own fried ice cream.

And his birthday fun was just beginning!

March Leftovers

Hey remember that one time you and your mom showed up to the soccer game wearing the same shirt? We must have the same great fashion sense. 

We went shopping with the kids one day and they had a blast posing with the mannequins. They must think the purpose of shopping is to pose and ask me to take a picture.

Brynnli found this mannequin and asked me to take a picture. Too funny!

Daddy really liked this mannequin too... obviously.

I took the kids to get haircuts and only one of them turned out cute: Caden. He looked so stinkin handsome with his new haircut.

Makayla, on the other hand, looked like she had the female version of a mullet.

So I took her to another place and had to get it fixed.

Daddy tries so hard to stay awake during books and movies with the kids, but he usually looks like this:

You know you've been married for a long time when you scroll through your pictures and find you make the same facial expressions.

We must have been bored this night if our entertainment was taking pictures of the other person taking pictures.

We celebrated Ryan's birthday and we asked the server to embarrass him for his birthday song. I think they did a great job.

We inherited a hand-me-down tramp from Darren and Meg and the kids absolutely love it! I love when I can just send them out side to play.

Caden has some weird health things going on this month. Check out this massive canker sore.

Plus he broke out in hives on his hands and elbows.

Practicing selfies with my cutie Kay bugs!

Aunt Karen brought the kids over some matching rain boots, so I dressed the kids in their matching "Lazy One" pajamas that she also gave them and boots to send her a picture.