Cade turns SIX!

Cade also had a big birthday and turned the big six-er! He's officially using 2 hands to tell how old he is now. He had a great day, brought a special treat for everyone in his class to share and came off the bus wearing a crown and a huge smile. He picked his birthday dinner (pancakes...yes, pancakes for dinner).

Here's a little video showing his big present.


The thing he (and his jealous sister Riley) were most excited about was that it has a kickstand. Neither one of them have kickstands on their current bikes. So funny what kids pick up on.


The kids loved Brooke's panda bear cake so much, Cade asked if I would make him one too. I used red velvet cake on the inside so when you cut into him he looked like he was full of blood (the kids LOVED that).

Cade got 3 different little celebrations too. One on his actual birthday, one with the Wilsons and one when the Clarks came to visit. Cade is an awful peeker... this set of presents were from his Wilson celebration and he knew all but one of these presents below before he actually opened them. It didn't make him any less excited, he is a very happy boy and was very grateful for everything he got. But he is a little stinker.


Riley promised for weeks to Cade that she'd get him a Khun Zhu. He had gotten a track to race on from his cousins so he was SO excited when he got the toy that could "battle" Riley's Zhu Zhu pet. I love their faces here...pure joy!

I love this little boy, love his spirit. He has always been such a happy, fun-loving kid.

Love that I get to be his mom, but I do wish he wasn't growing up so fast.

Brooke's Birthday

Brooke is 4!

I've got a girly-girl here. Every morning, she dresses herself in the "pwettiest" dress she can find in her closet and her "gwood" church shoes. She loves to have her hair and nails done. Loves to put on lip gloss and play tea party. She is such a beautie, such a doll and I can't get enough. This one has such a helpful spirit. She'd rather be in the kitchen Saturday morning being "a cooker", than out in the living room watching cartoons with her brothers and sister.

She (and Cade both) got 3 different celebrations. The 1st on their actual birthday, the 2nd with their Wilson family, and a 3rd with their Clark family (more on that later).

With their cousins Kate' and Kelsey

One very happy little girl.

Brooke really LOVED her birthday cake. She couldn't keep her eyes off it. And of course, she had to help make him.

The cake is a bit of a tradition. I had this cake when I was 3...

I asked my mom to make the same cake for Riley when she turned 3.

Now we missed Brooke's 3rd bithday, but as is my life lately, I'm playing catch-up in all areas. So here's Brooke one year off. With her pink panda bear cake that the all us girls have had.

(Had a problem with keeping little hands off the cake before I could frost it, so unfortunately he suffered a broken leg). But he underwent surgery and as a result all our teeth are going to rot out due to the massive quantities of frosting we tried to repair him with.

But a good day was had by all. Each time...

Big Day(s)

We've had some big days the last couple of weeks.

Bigger than this...

Parking my car in the garage for the first time.

Two Birthdays...Brooke turned 4 and Cade turned 6. Will try to download pics tonight and try to post a new entry.

Running behind and in circles, but hoping to update more regularly.