More Kadenisms

Nov. 2015

"Mom, take a picture of me by these big bears at Costco. You probably won't be able to see me at all."

We had the most hilarious conversation:

Kaden: I want to go to the radio and talk so everyone can hear me.

Me: You can't. You'd have to work there to do that.

K: Then I want to work there.

Me: Well you can maybe when you're a grown up.

K: Well if I can't talk, then I want to go sing on the radio. 

Me: Well you kind of have to be famous and a really good singer to sing on the radio. 

K: Mom. Lady Gaga is on the radio and she is NOT a good singer! 

Every time we go to Target or Smith's or Costco or anywhere with a cart Kaden always looks longingly at the people pushing the big line of carts back from the parking lot and we have this same conversation:

Kaden: Mom. That looks like the best job in the whole wide world.

Me: You can have that job when you're 16. 

Kaden: I can't wait to be 16...

"Mom. Take a picture of me standing by Carson so you can see that I'm really taller than him."

Tibble Fork

We went on a little fall hike to Tibble Fork as a family. It's up American Fork Canyon, not too far from our house. It's so pretty! 

Curtis wore Cole and the backpack...

Then as our hike went on and Kaden got tired, Curtis wore Cole, Kaden and the backpack. Super Dad!

Brotherly Love

Cole has recently discovered his toes and he LOVES them! For such a chunky baby, I'm honestly surprised he can grab his toes. He spends most of his time when he's not sleeping, trying to grab his toes.

 Kaden really likes wearing mismatched socks lately and insisted I take a picture of them. Done.

 While Cole is playing, Kaden loves to come give his brothers sweet kisses and thinks it's funny when they grab his head and his face.

A new bad habit is starting to form, right at the brothers are starting to suck on their fingers... bah!

Our Way of Not Carving Pumpkins

I'm not a huge fan of carving pumpkins- scooping out cold, slimy guts, trying to be artistic, (which I'm not) on a pumpkin, all to just let it get moldy within two days. Plus where Kaden is so little, he can't really participate at all. So the last few years I've been a big fan of painting pumpkins. This year we were all planning to paint one, but Kaden threw a fit and wanted to paint them all, so we just figured it wasn't worth the fight and let him paint them all himself. I found these cool vinyl jack-o-lantern decals at Joann fabric that you just rub on like a temporary tattoo and boom, insta jack-o-lantern. (Minus the light inside, but who cares?)

 The brothers were too little to help, so instead they just dressed like pumpkins.

The finished product. According to Kaden there was a Daddy, two mommy's and three kids. We tried to tell him you can't have two Mommy's in a family, but he was insistent that was the way it was set up. Maybe we've lived back in Utah for too long...

Halloween Dinner

Oct. 18, 2015
We always love the Halloween dinner at Nana & Papa's.  It's one of our favorites. We've brought our costumes for the last few dinners. The trend hasn't caught on yet I guess since no one else dressed up again but our family... ha ha.

Our twins were Thing 1 and Thing 2 and Kaden was the Cat in the Hat, Curtis was Marvin K. Mooney and I was Horton (Hears a Who), aka the Dr. Seuss clan

Twins turn 4 Months

October 17, 2015

Carson 14 lbs 15 oz. (33% for weight), 25.75 inches (75% for height)

Cole 16 lb. 15 oz (75% for weight), 25.5 inches (58% for height)

These boys are so different, though they are twins.  They are both sweet & smiley, but Carson is more fussy, Cole is more calm.  Cole really, really likes his sleep. As in, eats, poops, plays for a bit and will start to fuss a little when he's tired. Put him down and he's out cold in ten seconds as long as he's got his pacifier.  Carson is the worst sleeper. During the day, during the night. Doesn't care. Doesn't seem to think he needs any sleep.  Ever. That can make for a very exhausted Mommy & Daddy. A lot. Both have started to roll, but it seems almost more accidental than anything.  

The twins slept through the night for about two weeks and then suddenly stopped again. We started doing rice cereal, thinking maybe they're not getting enough calories in the day, so we'll see if it works.  We sure love our twins, even if they seem like they'll tease us with no sleep at night for the rest of our lives.

When I did the twins' 4 month pictures Kaden insisted on being in one and this is what he gives me. No matter what I said or what I bribed him with he refused to open his eyes.   We were outside, but we were in the shade. Baha!

Carson has an exploring finger...

Kadenisms

October 2015
Kaden is a really smart three year old. Sometimes too smart. He's very clever and often surprises Curtis and I with the things he says. He's so silly and such a ham.

Here are a few of my favorites this month:

He didn't want to go to preschool one day and I was saying, it'll be fun, you'll like it, blah, blah, blah.
Kaden: Mom, I'm sick.
Me: No, you're fine.
K: No, see, I have a cough. (Fake coughs.)
Me: It'll be fine. It's not going to get anyone else sick.
K: If you make me go to preschool, I will not cover my mouth and I'll cough all over everyone!

After a bath one night Kaden was playing with himself.
Me: Kaden, don't play with that please.
K: Why? Will you take it away?

I had just gotten home from running one morning. I was pretty sweaty.
K: Why are you sweaty?
Me: I just got back from running.
K: Yeah, but you're really sweaty today.
Me: Well, yes, there's lots of big hills by our house and I'm a bit out of shape.
K: You should stop exercising. You'll be too tired to play with me later.

I was trying to convince Kaden that he'd like wearing underwear more than diapers and that it's cool to be potty trained.
Me: Maybe when your diapers run out, I just won't buy you more and you'll need to get potty trained like all of your friends.
K: If you do that then I'll poop and pee all over in my underwear...everyday!