Happy Easter

We spent Easter in New Hampshire again! Caiden had so much fun. We celebrated on Saturday afternoon/evening with some of Dan's family.

We did an Easter egg hunt, I was surprised that Caiden seemed to understand the idea- he did a great job picking up his eggs and putting them in his basket. However his new soccer ball didn't leave his grip

Back inside, Caiden had so much fun with Megan and Henry, who are Dan's cousin's kids. They were so great to Caiden- they took care of him all night. Great babysitters, those two. He absolutely loved playing with them.

Caiden had to go to bed before the party was over- he was a tired kiddo after all that excitement. Easter morning was a quiet one spent with Grandma Judy and Grandpa Hank. Caiden had a blast with them. He played with his new racetrack (thanks, Pat!!) and some of Grandpa Hank's RC stuff.

If you think our basement is filled with a lot of RC toys, you should see Grandpa Hank's! Caiden paradise.

Basketballing

Check out these basketball skills!

Meeting Baby James

Last weekend we took a day trip to Connecticut for a mini family reunion at my Grandmother's place. My cousin Laura and her husband Bobby had a baby last fall, so we all got together to meet baby James. Caiden and James are one year and 1 day apart. James is such a sweet baby- so happy and mild mannered! Caiden was mostly interested in hallway sprints, stair climbs, and trips outside.... but he stopped to visit James every now and then.

He kept making off with James' toy lion, but every time I asked him to bring it back to baby James, he did without complaint. He was less gracious when he caught me holding James... he didn't like the idea of sharing Mom's lap with another baby.

Caiden did very well on the car rides (almost 2 hours each way). He is getting so much easier in the car. We had a fun visit and hope to see James and family on the cape this summer!

Here are some photos of the day! Thanks Aunt Elizabeth for the photos!

Sweet baby James!

Baby James and his great grandma Esther

Aunt Elizabeth with baby James

Caiden meets Laura!

Warm spring

The first official day of spring was on Tuesday, but it feels like it's summer already. We have been sending Caiden to daycare in shorts and tee shirts this week! As you can imagine we've been spending lots of time outside. From the minute he wakes up till when he goes to bed, Caiden wants to be outside. He loves playing with Dan's RC toys, practicing his basketball skills, and digging around in the dirt. Daily baths have returned!

Gee, with this warm spring I wonder what summer will hold for us. Hopefully we don't melt!

Aunt Margaret in charge

Last week Caiden got to spend a day with his Aunt Margaret! They went to the Acton discovery museum and spent lots of time outside.

He had such a fun day with her! And, she even made us all dinner. Yum... thanks Aunt Margaret! What a treat!

17 month update

Some random updates about Caiden over the last month:

-Caiden is starting to answer yes or no questions. If you ask him a question, he might say "yeah" or he might shake his head no or nod it yes.

-He learned how to dip his food in various sauces. He discovered ketchup this month

- Swim class is still rocky. Tears were shed again last week. He knew where we were as soon as we entered the building and he turned into a clingy, whiney guy. He was fine once the toys were brought out again, and by the end he even had fun "jumping" from a seated position on the side into my arms in the pool.

-He still loves the basement. His favorite thing down there is the tank, but he just loves being down there in general. He can amuse himself forever down there. He can also entertain himself endlessly outside

-Caiden has started to get annoyed by boogers. He patiently lets us wipe them off now. Sometimes he goes in to remove them himself

Going to the zoo, zoo, zoo

Yesterday we went to the zoo! Caiden was mostly interested in running around, digging in dirt and throwing mulch, but he paid attention to some of the animals too.

He liked the lion, especially since he did lots of roaring.

The indoor tropical forest area was fun, lots of things like crocodiles, anteaters, monkeys and birds to see

The gorillas were interesting too!