Sunday, May 1, 2011

a drummin we will go....



Thanks to Mamaw and Papaw, we went out last night for a much needed date night! Chad was more than ecstatic to hang out with Mamaw and Papaw for the evening, and Chad and I decided to check out a Rockies game. It was 75 degrees here all week, and of course on the night we decided to go, it snowed a wee bit and was FREEZING! It was SO much fun, and the energy downtown from the game was like nothing i have seen before. We had been to Dodger games in LA, in fact the last one we went to was 7 years ago when Chad got food poisoning from eating my hot dog that I had dropped on the ground. Good times. I love the fact that Denver is so into their team sports, even though I have never been a huge fan of sports myself. The energy and excitement of it all is thrilling to me, even if i have no clue what is going on in the game. We can't wait to take Kaden to a Rockies game later this summer, I know he will be so excited!


~huge tray of hot cocoa with a giant can of whipped cream to boot. It was chillllllly!



~the beers kept us warm.


~playing connect 4 at the bar next to our place after the Rockies game. Chad was completely blown away by my Connect 4 skills.


~chad and jenny date nights...not your typical run of the mill date night :)


~kaden jammin on daddy's drums in his monkey jammers outside.

A co worker where I work is really into drum therapy. He invited Kaden to come check out his Drum project in which he works with kids in urban areas and helps them cope with anger and feelings through the art of drumming. Chad took Kaden (I had to work, boohoo!) and Kaden could not stop talking about the drums. He absolutely loved it!






~my sweet boys rockin their flannels.


~multitaskin.


~kaden with his super BFF Cat in the Hat at Mamaw's school.


~helpin mamaw in the garden.



~kaden vroom vroomin on the four wheeler at Mamaw and Papaw's house.

I sent this link to a friend who is in the midst of planning a much anticipated wedding extravaganza. I love how hip and incredibly unique this wedding is!

This blog is one of my favorites, and how adorable is she and your precious little henry? I espcially am loving this Playlist that she made, so much wonderful ear candy.

Is there a teacher in your life that you want to recognize? This DIY kit is SO awesome, and would make an amazing gift for Teacher Appreciation Day.

I could spend hours on this site, definitely feeds my love for randomness!

Amazing post about helping your kids explore nature!


This trailer
gave me goosbumps, it looks visually amazing!

and I know I have been talking endlessly about all these daily deal websites, but if you were looking for a way to use that 20 dollar credit from Ruelala, they have Philosophy products right now till the end of the day on the site, and that makes them FREE! woohoo for free stuff!

And have I mentioned Heartsy before? I cannot talk enough about how sweet these deals are? They sell out fast, usually before noon, so it's best to check them out in the morning. So many incredible gifts for loved ones to be found here, or even a treat for yourself! Check for your daily emails here!


~This so makes me smile! Kaden loves all things rainbow. He finds them everywhere, even if it's just a reflection from a prism, and he will list all the colors!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

easter shenanigans



What a fun filled Easter weekend! We celebrated a day early on Saturday with a road trip up to Fort Collins to Dave and Natalie's house. Not only do thay have an incredible home, but we had an amazing time there with everyone! Kaden actually was pretty worn out on Easter Sunday, and we spent the day being super mellow and had a visit with Mamaw and Papaw.

~Kaden's new love.He must have jumped on this thing for like 6 hours.


~Jack is ridiculously talented on this thing!


Shenanigans....

















~celebrating Natalie and Jack's bdays!


~his first peep!


~playin football with daddy and Jack.


~the end *prize* at the end of his scavenger hunt. He has been begging for a backpack for about 4 months. Everytime we go to Target, he would ask to wear this around while we shopped, and when I told him he has to ask the Easter Bunny for it, he would scream super loud "eeeeeeeeeter bunnnnny, I wanna BAP PAK"!




~the Easter bunny left some eggs in the trees. It was freezing and raining, what a trooper that easter bunny is!









~I wish he would show just a wee bit more emotion and enthusiasm!


~his new "zoo shirt"


~I think this was the third round of his easter egg hunt...he couldn't get enough!




~Kaden loving Unk Brah's "bankie" and daddy's precious little cast from his baby foot.

Kaden is in love with our storytime at the library on friday, and he wanted to have storytime with us that evening....this is after 15 minutes of it, and I realized I needed the damn camcorder on.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

*nightlight*




~fun coloring Easter eggs with nugget.


Such a little ham...








Kaden has always been obsessed with the moon...I think it was the first real word he said other than Mama and Dada. Our dear friends, Mandy and Jeff sent him this incredible Moon night light for his room, complete with remote control to see all the different phases of the moon. Mandy told him that sometimes if we look close enough, we can see our furry friends looking down on us from the moon. Completely made me misty and warmed my heart. He will not go to sleep unless he gets his moon "just right".


~just a wee bit excited.


~my camera cannot do it justice, but I don't think there is anything calmer than this sight when I say goodnite to mr nugget.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

*sunday funday*



The weather is absolutely GORGEOUS out and it was a perfect day for a picnic at our favorite park! Mamaw and Papaw have never been to the Purple Mountain park so we had them come along.














~playing soccer.





Afterward, we ventured over to Outdoor World to say hello to the Easter Bunny and to get excited for all things camping! Summer is right around the corner, and this is going to be Kaden's first experience with camping...so excited!




~testing out the camping cots!

annnnnd saying hello to the Easter Bunny...

or on second thought...maybe not.

and please don't pay attention to my 10 year old jammie bottoms, but I love this video, especially at the end where he says "whoopsie"!