Birthday Celebrations......

Cayden on his new Thomas bike!!

We had cupcakes to celebrate his birthday

Thanks everyone for the fun presents!!

It's been a fun couple of days. For the last 2 months Cayden has been asking for two things for his birthday, A Thomas bike and Space Buddies DVD! He was so excited about the Thomas bike but when we got outside and he realized he didn't know how to peddle, he jumped off the bike and ran over, got on his tricycle and told Carlie she could have his bike!!!!! Kids are so funny!! I know it won't be long and we will be chasing Cayden down the street on his Thomas bike!!:) On Saturday (Cayden's actual birthday) we went and watched Monsters vs. Aliens. Ever since Cayden saw a commercial for this movie he has wanted to see it! Carlie wasn't so sure she wanted to go to a "monster" movie and tried to talk us into not going, but we all went and both kids liked it and no one got scared! Cayden did like the idea however of taking Carlie to Grandma's so that just he could go with mommy and daddy to the movie!!!:) We then went to Boondocks, another request of Cayden's and played some arcade games. Both kids like to see how many tickets they can get so they can get a prize, they don't care about the games it is just about how many tickets they can get!! It is interesting to see what prizes they pick out (it is never the thing that you want them to pick)! They always seem to think more is better than getting one really nice prize!! Cayden then wanted Grilled Cheese for dinner so we went to Applebees. We had both of our families over to celebrate on Sunday night. He had a great time playing with his cousins! We didn't see him all night!! Cayden has been one little spoiled boy all weekend, just how birthday's should be!!!:)

Happy Birthday Cayden!!

A couple days old

6 months old

1 years old

2 years old

1 month before he turned 3

Cayden is 3 years old today!! It seems like he has grown up so fast! He never did seem little for very long! He loves anything that has to do with trains, cars and airplanes! He cannot wait to go to preschool in the fall, he has his Thomas backpack all ready! He likes to play outside and ride his tricycle as fast as he can up and down the street! Going to the park and playing with his friends is always a highlight of his day. His cute personality is starting to show even more every day and he is always surprising us with the funny things that come out of his mouth. Somedays we can't believe he is only 3 yrs. old!! He still has his bright blue eyes that we love, I hope they stay blue:) If he looks at you with those bright blue eyes and big smile you can't say no to the kid!! He loves to tease his big sister! Corndogs, macaroni and cheese, pancakes, grilled cheese and chicken nuggets are basically all he will eat (such a healthy boy, if you mention fruits or vegetables he looks at you like you are crazy)!!:) He still loves to snuggle next to me at night, he sleeps like a baby still if he is next to me, but hates to sleep in his own bed! We love having Cayden in our family! Happy Birthday!!

Day Out With Thomas.........

Where do they find these people!!!!:) They always fit the part so perfectly!

Today we got to go see Thomas the Train in Heber. The kids were excited Grandpa Wilde came with us to ride the train. Cayden has been so excited for this day. On the way we stopped at the Dairy Keen Drive-In in Heber. It was so fun, the kids got to eat in the train cars outside. It is a hamburger and shake fast food place (they really do have the best shakes)!!! Afterwards we headed over to see Thomas. The kids had so much fun getting to look around at all of the trains and of course there favorite part was riding on Thomas the Train! Cayden picked out a Thomas the Train whistle as his souvenir. At first he could not figure out how it worked, but it didn't take long and now we get to hear the whistle for the next 24 hours until the newness wears off, he has to blow it every couple minutes just to make sure it still works!!!:) The storm waited to arrive until after we were finished which was nice. Everything was outside and so it wouldn't have been as much fun to be there in the rain, but for all those Thomas fans out there, he gives rides rain or shine!!:) Thomas is a lot bigger in person:)

The Birthday Hat!

It is almost Cayden's birthday so on Sunday they celebrated in nursury. His cute teachers made him a birthday hat that he was so proud to wear during class. They also gave him 2 bags of M&M's. He couldn't be prouder to show us what he got after class:) Carlie knew exactly why they gave him 2 bags of M&M's, so that she could have one too!!! It is a good thing Cayden likes to share:) It is so fun as they get bigger and understand what there birthday is all about! He has been talking about his birthday for the last 2 months and has known exactly what he wants:) We used to be able to easily take a picture of Cayden and now he has decided he wants to make silly faces when we try to take his picture. These are just some of the pictures that reflect his silly and cute personality right now as he is ready to turn 3:)

Happy Mother's Day!

Carlie has been the most excited for Mother's Day this year! She knew exactly what she wanted to get me for the last couple weeks (and was very good at keeping it a secret), a chocolate cake mix and a bag of chocolate chips!! I wanted to laugh, I guess maybe I eat too much chocolate:) We had a homecoming to go to and as those of you with kids know, it is hard to go to church twice with little kids!! Carlie was in tears when she thought we weren't going to our own ward too! Carlie was so excited to get to sing for Mother's Day with all the other kids in primary and make a craft for me in her primary class (thanks Shauna, she was so excited). It turned out to be a great day and was fun to see how excited Carlie was to make me a million cards and make it a special day:) I think it is fun to see what the kids come up with on there own. They seem to have it all figured out and I think those kinds of gifts are always the best because they don't worry about how much something costs it is just simple and comes truly from the heart:)

Tulip Gardens

Every year we go to Thanksgiving Point and take pictures with all of the pretty tulips. It is amazing how they all look so perfect every year!! I wish my flowers looked that good!! We can't seem to get all of ours to bloom at the same time this year so we will just enjoy them one at a time:)

Boys & Bugs!!

I knew the day would come that Cayden would be interested in bugs but I don't know if I am ready:) Carlie never liked them and still doesn't (which is totally fine with me). Cayden however has found a new interest. Today he was following the bugs around our driveway and trying to drop a nickel on them to smash them! It was pretty funny to watch him waiting for just the right moment to drop the nickel on them. Luckily he doesn't have a very good aim, yet!!:)