Caden Riley is potty training like a Champ. He will be three next month and his personality is exploding! However, he does like to announce bathroom habits of his mother in public places. Oh, well, the joys of motherhood!!!!!

Ready for 2010

2009 has been a crazy year for me and Caden Riley. We moved back to Texas in June and I began teaching again. Caden is growing like crazy. His vocabulary is ridiculous and he is in love with Christmas!!! He can sing every Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas song known to man. He is precious and full of life.

MIA

I know, I know!!!! It's been forever since I have blogged, but between the holidays, crazy Caden, gimpy Libby and grad school, it's hard to find time to go to the store. Caden and I had a great Thanksgiving in Charlotte with my parents, my sister (La), HB (my nephew), my Aunt Irby, fun Roy and my cousin Steve. The two toddlers love playing together and get into trouble as a team. Here are some pics from Turkey Day!!!!







Eric is doing good---seems to be eating a lot of goat. YUCK!!!!! He says I wouldn't know I was eating goat if no one told me, but still sounds really gross. We miss him so much!!! I wish he was here to help me put up my Christmas tree and keep Caden Riley from climbing it!! Just keep praying that he comes home safe!!!!

Halloween

We took the boys out last night in their costumes. They had a blast running up and down the street with each other.

My sister and I have some of the same friends from Baylor. They live a few miles from my sister and they came over last night.

After we hit five houses or so, the boys decided that they were done. Here is what "done" looks like.

Yes, they are laying in the street. And then they were both saying, "Night, night!!" Overall, we had a good time and they got to share their Halloween together.

Making the rounds in Texas and Oklahoma!!

Well, the past couple of days, Caden and I have been traveling around Texas and Oklahoma visiting friends and family. We first headed to Murphy, Texas where my best friend Jamie lives. Jamie has two little boys, Bradley and Collin. Collin and Caden are only a few weeks apart and they really enjoyed playing together. Danny and Jamie fixed me the best steak, taters and veges for dinner. I have always loved being with the Fletcher's!!!!!

As we headed back to my sister's the next day, we stopped in Coppell and had lunch with Caden's other Godfather, Josh. He and Eric have been best friends FOREVER!!!! He enjoyed watching Caden and spending time with us. We are meeting Josh for dinner tonight.

Yesterday, Caden and I drove up to Norman, Oklahoma to hang out with Eric's grandmother (Dondi) and his Aunt Peg. Caden Riley was charming Caden Riley. He now has two more suckers wrapped around his little finger. Dondi gave him all of his favorites----tomatos and grapes and then she gave him a bath. Thank you Dondi!!!!!!!!!!

This morning before our drive home, Aunt Peg took us all out to the horse farm. Caden Riley has never seen a horse and he had a blast. There were also 6 dogs running around that he kept calling them "Bibby"!!!!

Yes, you have to turn your head to watch. But, it is really cute. I get so excited when he does something this cute that I forget which way to turn my camera.

Well, we are in Texas for the next week or so seeing my sister, Hudson, family and friends. For Halloween, Caden is going to be a monkey. My mom made his outfit and he loves it!!!! He left his monkey hat on for over three hours!!!!

On the way to Texas, we went to my parent's house to pick up my Mom and Clementine. !!!!!!!!Clementine had just been to the spa, but she smelled like some old lady's perfume and we had to bathe her again. So, we just put them in the sink together. They were so funny.

Once we got to my sister's house, the boys went crazy!!!! All they have done is run around, hug, play, sing and dance. They love being together. Each morning, they get up and sit in the bed with me and my sister. They drink their milk and watch the Disney channel.