Cayden the Firefighter

A few weeks ago the fire dept had an open house. We took Cayden and he got to meet Smokey the Bear, spray a fire hose, sit in the front seat of the fire truck and honk the horn.

Shoes

Cayden loves shoes just like his uncle Cody... ok maybe not just like his uncle Cody. ( I don't think Cody does heels)

Buddies

I was in the church library looking for a book on Sunday and my mom started reading to Cayden. Noah walked over to get in on the story too and I noticed they were holding hands. They are so sweet.

Finished Potty Training

Finished: adj. without further hope of success or continuation.
not to be confused with
Finished: adj. having been carried out or accomplished.

Potty Update

I had to leave for a week for a funeral and Brandon stayed back with Cayden. They were both sick the whole time I was gone and it was so good to be home again! Before I had left I'd been working with Cayden on wearing underwear. Brandon had enough on his plate so it was diapers the whole time I was gone. When I got back though we went full force and Cayden is doing really well. He still doesn't want to go big potty on the toilet, (I didn't want to do cloth diapers and I'm reminded everyday why that was!) but he's doing really well with staying dry all day. I have a few packs of pull ups left from when I did all my awesome coupon shopping and I'm hoping to have him potty trained before we run out. I can't imagine paying full price for a pack of diapers! :)

I know this type of post bores some readers, but I'm not doing a traditional baby book and this at least helps me record those important milestones:)

The AMEN ABC Song

I usually sing the ABC's while I'm brushing Cayden's teeth so he knows how long he has to sit still. Sometimes I sing a different version, that goes something like this:

ABCDEFG Jesus died for you and me, HIJKLMN Jesus died for sinful men AMEN!, OPQRSTU I believe God's word is true, V and W God has promised you, XYZ a home eternally.

It's been years since I've sang it, so it might not be right, but I figure it's close enough. Anyway...

After I sang it today I told Cayden that if he loves Jesus he can live with him in heaven forever and ever, his response--OK, but then I won't live with you anymore.

I explained that mommy and daddy and grandma and grandpa would all be in heaven one day. There's a lot more to it, I know, but I figured we'd take it a step at a time as opportunities presented themselves.

Defiance already?

Sometime ago after I had kissed Cayden he wiped my kisses off. It became a bit of a joke for him that he would wipe off our kisses, so Brandon and I would kiss him on the back so he couldn't wipe it off and that would end "the game." He'd always say, in a sing-songy voice: "I wiped your kisses off..."

Well....

Today he was goofing around instead of taking his nap and I spanked him and he said, in a very defiant way: "I wiped your spank off."

Please, don't let it be starting already!!