Bathtime!?

I got Avery all dressed up the other day to go somewhere and went to get Cade ready, next thing I knew Avery was in the tub having a great time. So I stripped off her clothes and let her take a quick bath. Aaargh. She is becoming quite the accomplished climber and loves playing in water.

A cold day outside!

Cade wanted to go out this morning to "help Dad" so we bundled him up and out he went for about 15 minutes. I thought that was pretty good considering how cold it is outside. So when he came in I made him some hot chocolate and he decided he needed to take a bath in the sink and drink his hot chocolate. Sounds like a good idea to me! A nice warm bath, a cup of hot chocolate.. if only! He does look pretty comfy.

Yet another safari adventure only this time with his chaps and his vest on. He has been watching the NFR with Rance. Cade thinks all the cowboys are pretty neat.

Bathtime even funner!

Avery sits up well enough now that her and Cade can be in the bath tub together! He thought it was pretty all right and she loved it.

Bathtime!

Avery is big enough to sit up good by herself in the sink for a bath. Another milestone! She no longer has to sit in the baby bathtub to get cleaned up! She was a little uncertain at first but quickly warmed up to the idea and had a pretty good time. Cade was even nice enough to let her have two of his bath toys!

Bathtime!

After Avery's messy supper she had to have a bath before bedtime. Cade is a big helper. He likes to help pour the soap under the running wather to make "bubbos".

It's a bubbleosaurus!

Cade took a super duper double bubble bath tonight. He thinks bubbles are pretty cool. I had to bribe him somehow to get excited about taking a bath. He didn't want to take one very bad until we started talking about bubbles. Rance and I were having a hard time remembering when the last time we gave Cade a bath was.

Rainy Days

What is better on a rainy day than a good time in the water where it is warm! Cade loves being outside so the last couple of days cooped up in the house were pretty rough for him. I let him out on all his gear and go out a couple of time and he lasted longer then I thought he would every time, but in the end he would decide it was better to be inside for once. So I broke out some new bath toys I had been saving. Bath crayons that just wipe off and alphabet letters. Cade and I were having a blast with the crayons until Rance wondered if it was smart to teach him to draw on things other than paper... maybe not but it is fun. I have since then reinforced several times that they are only for the bath and nothing else.

I love the rain but I can't say as though I love to be out in it getting wet either. The first night it rained I laid in bed wondering what was that noise? Were the darn cats into something? Was Cade making noise in his crib? ?? Oh yeah it's rain hitting the windows. I would just about be asleep and then think..What is that noise?

The frogs outside are really loud. It is fun to hear them croaking and fun to look for them as I did yesterday with Carter for a while. Robert and Jami were over cleaning up their old home site and digging up any trees that had managed to survive since they left last year. Those are the ones you know are hardy and can stand to be thirsty for a while. They didn't get much water after they moved.

Carter was over Wednesday for a quick visit and had a good time playing with Cade's bubbles. She also ate his fruit snacks. He wasn't home so he never knew the difference. Carter will be such a helpful big sis! It is fun to see Jami and Corinne's bellies getting bigger and mine not!

Cade was too busy reading his book in the tub to smile for me. This seems to be one of his new favorite faces to make. I think I only encourage him because it is always making me laugh. He looks so funny when he does it.

Avery was busy smiling and cooing with her Dad this morning before he left for work. She sure is getting a lot funner and a lot less fussy. I took her grocery shopping yesterday and had to carry her around the store so she wouldn't scream. That's always fun. Itmakes grocery shopping go a lot faster though.


Finally Cade smiles for the camera!


Happy Birthday to my Dad today!! He got a new puppy and
named him Jake. His dog Fred disapeared a while ago when he was out of town.
Love and prayers to Auntie Linda who got bucked off her horse yesterday helping Dad and Clint work cows

Peekabo in the tub!

Cade was having a blast hiding behind the shower curtain in the bath tub then peeking out and yelling BOO. We would act real surprised and then he'd giggle. Then he would go to the other end of the tub and do it again. Good fun. How can you not love baby giggles. I love this stage he is so much fun. Except of course when he is tired and cranky and the only word he knows is NO!