What a Ham!

I know this picture isn't very good but we only had the cell phone. Cade was playing outside at Grandma Martinez's house and proceeded to put a gatorade cap on his belly. His face was priceless when he accomplished his task. He really got it suctioned good because he needed help taking it off.

El Guapo!!!!!!!! (Handsome)

Grandpa Martinez always calls Cade "El Guapo" meaning handsome or the the handsome one in spanish. I am a little biased and think he is but, especially after his first professional haircut.

I decided that Cade needed an actual haircut instead of my trim jobs every week. We decided to let Brian get a haircut first so that Cade could see that his Dad was not hurt. Cade was totally amazed and sat quietly in my lap watching. Cade's turn came up and he sat on this big cushy block and he did awesome. (We think it was because I do his hair everyday and it is the norm for him). I could not believe how well he did I. I also love and was sad that he looks just like a little boy and no longer a baby.

Vacation Time!!!

Sorry I have taken soooooooooo long to post................it has been a crazy month of July and now I found the time and my camera. We went to visit Martin, Katie and the girls and had a ton of fun! We rented jet skis and rode on Katie's sisters boat. Cade, of course, loved the water and we could not get him away from the water. Thanks Martin, Katie and the girls for having so much fun with us and taking care of us. We love you guys!!!

Summer Here we Come!

It has been awhile since I last blogged. We have been pretty busy just like everybody else. If it is not with a summer cold, flu bug, teething, working on our basement or working we are pretty much in our backyard. We bought Cade a wading pool and sandbox and he loves both. I wish he would play a little bit on his own so I can relax but he loves the water and the sand a little too much!!!

I do not let my dog drink the water from the pool. (just a side note) She was sniffing at the bugs floating around and Cade decided to imitate her. My pictures got a little mixed around and have not figured out how to fix that. I repeatedly told Cade to not lean over the edge because he would fall face in. Well, he continued and I decided that he needed to learn his lesson. I quickly snapped the picture and pulled him up. He was a little flabbergasted and his lesson was learned. He has not done it since!
Before he fell into the pool. He was trying to put sand in the pool but by the time he got from the sandbox to the pool the sand was in my grass instead. I put a stop to it pretty quickly. He got bored after awhile and just tried to scoop the water.
This is after I pulled him out of the water. He was drenched and mad but only for 30 seconds. Boys!!!!

He did It!!!!!

So, I usually like to include a picture with my blog. Unfortunately I cannot take a picture of a promotion. Yes, a promotion!!!! Brian is officially a Captain. (Now I can't say he drives around a firetruck.) After a lot of prayer and a lot of turmoil we found out that he was to be the newest captain at Natrona County Fire Protection District. He is beyond thrilled and I am estatic!!! Congrats Brian!!!

Casper Marathon!!!

Brian ran the casper marathon on Sunday!!! A marathon is 26.2 miles. The day was freezing at 40 degrees and very very windy. His time was 4 hours and 2 minutes. He was a little upset because he wanted under 4 hours. He has bad knees and on the last four miles his knee started to cramp up. I could tell he was in pain but he is not a quitter. I was a little worried because Cade and I would drive around and cheer him on and at the last stop before the finish line I kept seeing the other people he was with and no Brian. He eventually came around with this look of pain but determined to finish. I am so proud of him! He is now thinking about doing it next year. GOOD JOB BRIAN!!!!!
The finish line


He was to tired and freezing to want to take a picture. I can't blame him. He sat on that curb for awhile!!!

Vroom Vroom

After we eat lunch and usually before he has a nap I let Cade run around and get a little energy out. On this particular day I was rinsing dishes and not really paying any attention to where he was at around the house. I went in search of him and found that he figured out how to get into his firetruck by himself. He was turning the wheel and playing with the ladders. He still has a little trouble getting out so he usually grunts at me to help him. I mostly took these for Brian because he was at the fire station and misses out on a lot of new things he is doing. I just can't believe he is getting more and more independent. He tells me "no" more and more each day and actually uses it in the right context. He also likes to tell our dog she is a good girl or in his terms "goo girl".