Cade's Baptism

Cade was baptized on Saturday April 12th, 2014.

The whole weekend was filled with family and friends.

The baptism program was wonderful, with wonderful talks, music and blessings. Yes, I used the word wonderful twice. It really left us all with a feeling of happiness and peace.

Cade was especially sweet and nervous before the baptism and had a great smile on his face the rest of the day. 

After the baptism we hosted a waffle brunch back at the house. I didn't manage to get any pictures, but it was a lot of fun and a lot of yummy food! Waffles complete with chocolate chips, pecans, strawberries, whipped cream and buttermilk syrup or apple syrup to top them off. There was also a variety of fruit, cinnamon rolls, quiches, and fruit yogurt and granola parfaits.

On Sunday Cade was welcomed as the newest member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! Unfortunately it snowed and made travel a little dangerous for all of our family that was leaving. Thankfully travels have been safe so far!

Cade's 8th Birthday!

What an exciting time for Cade! He is eight years old and is getting baptized this weekend! We did most of his birthday celebrations on Saturday so that Grandma Kathy and Uncle Kevin could join in the fun.  Cade designed a birthday shirt and I made it for him :)

After lunch at Cici's pizza it was time to open presents!

What?! A Kindle?! He's been saving his money and working hard just for this very thing. We decided to meet him half way (or a little more) and surprise him. The Kindle FreeTime program is what sold me, check it out.

After presents the men went to the Priesthood session, so we all got to play. We have a card game that even the kids can join in, called Swap 10. So much fun!

While they played I got the Cookie Monster (pazookie) ready for an awesome birthday treat.

Yum!!!

The last birthday surprise of the day were some blue glow balloons! So much fun!

Happy 8th Birthday Cade. You are a wonderful young man and surprise us every day with your intelligence, gentleness, vivaciousness and sweet smile. I am looking forward to your baptism and the memories to be made with so many friends and family coming to support you!

Spring has sprung!

It is starting to warm up (until it snows again), and you can really feel spring in the air. We have a lot planned over the next few months with birthdays, baptisms, parties and more. But here's a little bit of what we've been up to over the past few months!

Every Friday I make pizza with a yummy dough recipe my friend Jana shared with me. This is a Philly Cheesesteak pizza! Yum!

I can't believe it's almost been year since we got Carson. He truly is the best dog ever!

The boys love spending time with JoDee who's been living with us for a few months now. She's headed back for a family visit after the baptism, and since we're so awesome, she's coming back!

I crossed something off my bucket list by completing some window treatments in our living room. All the details are on our craft blog, so click here to see how it turned out!

I'm not sure if my blog has captured the essence of my kids. Cade is beyond brilliant and his brother Alex is trying his darndest to keep up with him. Their report cards are flawless and their thirst for knowledge is hard to quench. They don't talk and play the way I've seen other kids their age play. Just sit in a car with them and let them talk, it's crazy how much they know.  The other night they were getting ready for a movie in the basement when something weird happened. They were helping each other. Trust me, this doesn't happen often. I asked them why they were being so nice to each other when Cade showed me this: 

Cade wrote this all by himself with no prompting. Sadly, the treaty had ended by the next morning!

We are still blown away by Colorado's beauty (and its winds!!!)  We often get very colorful sunrises. 

Here's my goofy cute boys!

And last but not least, Cade has learned to ride his bike without training wheels, finally! I guess when you're ready, there's not much to it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1sdS-VVddo