Tubby Time !!

I can't believe that Jaxon is almost 8 months old. Where has the time gone? He just loves his bath time. He gets so excited when he hears the water start, he can hardly contain himself. He starts kicking his legs and flapping his arms like crazy. He sits up now and with the stinky helmet I bathe him every night. And Kaden of course has to take a bath with him. The two of them have so much fun together.

Look at those rolls and those beautiful blue eyes !! Watch out ladies !!

My two handsome little boys !! I swear sometimes Jaxon can stare at Kaden forever !!

Kaden loves to make Jaxon laugh !!

I have a feeling that they are going to be the best of friends !!

My little observant one !!

So Kaden, Jaxon and I were at Winco the other day. We were back at the tortilla's and a guy walked up with long hair in a ponytail, with tattoos and my cute little boy said, "Look mom a ROCK STAR !! I have no idea what gave him the idea that he was a rock star. He is soo.. funny sometimes. Maybe it was all of that American Idol we watched. Because every time we see a ford pickup truck or the coke a cola emblem he also says "Look mom American Idol !! " All I can say is, he is definitely very observant. I can't decide if that is a good or bad thing??

Fourth of July !!

Our development had a get together at our little splash park for the kids, with a BBQ and a bounce house for the kids. They also let off fireworks, illegal ones, they were great !! The best part about it was that we walked two blocks from our house to enjoy the festivities. It was a late night for all, but a fun one!! Here are few fun pictures of the boys. Kaden had a great time with all of the kids. He was so excited for the fireworks.

Look how hi I can jump mom !! I don't know about you, but it sure would be fun to be a kid again, sometimes !! :)

To fun !!

There were a bunch of older boys in the bounce house, not that it bothered Kaden much. I think he can hold his own most of the time.

Jaxon's first fourth of July celebration. He had a great time, he loves being outside. Wonder where he gets that from. Daddy????

Jaxon and Daddy !!

Kaden was waiting very patiently for Daddy to get the fireworks going.

Kaden had the best time watching the fireworks !!

Big Boy Underwear !!

Yesterday we took Jaxon to get his helmet adjusted and Kaden refused to wear a pull up. He is still having accidents and not consistent with the whole potty thing, but I didn't feel like arguing, so needless to say, he wore big boy underwear out of the house. I made sure I took an extra pair of shorts and a pull up just in case. Wouldn't you know, he went potty at the DR and the grocery store. NO accidents all day !! Mommy and Daddy were so proud of him. Maybe it was because I told him that he would make Lightning, Mater and Mack sad if he went pee or poop on them. I guess you do what you have to some times. It worked, at least for yesterday !!! We will keep working on it !!

What UP Jeep ?

Kaden has some of the funniest sayings. The other day he was wearing some pjs that are gangsta looking so Daddy and Mommy started saying "What up Gee?", so now he goes around saying "What up Jeep !! " Too Funny !!

Here are some photos of my little gangsta's !!

Peace Out !! :)

Playing Catch Up !!

First let me say that I thought this blogging thing would be great. I have since found that I sit down to write an entry, get interrupted by something, save as a draft and then come back to find that I have several posts from like weeks ago still not posted. SO with that said, I'm going to make an attempt to get caught up today. We will see how it goes !!

Yippie, Kaden is a Big Boy !!

Today was a great day in the Keith house. Kaden has been dry all day and today he told mommy that he had to go poop on the potty. We ran upstairs, put the diego potty seat on and what do you know, he went. I guess when everyone says that it has to be their idea and that it will happen when they are ready, they were right !! He was so excited. He said " Mom, I DID IT !! I went poop on the potty, know I can ride my tractor !!" Daddy will be so proud of me !! " Yes, we are both very proud of Kaden today. He is getting to be such a big boy. He is such a help to daddy and I, we are very lucky to be his parents. He is also a great big brother to Jaxon and loves him like crazy.

Potty Training, A Mother's Nightmare !!

So we have been trying to potty train Kaden, for like, forever !! I have threatened, YES, what a great mother I am. We have put away most of the toys and now he has a new basketball outfit that he loves and today it was taken away because he pooped in his pants. Needless to say, he had a total meltdown. Daddy has also taken away the tractor as well. I bought the Diego Potty seat, I have done the reward system, where I created a calendar and each time he went potty he would get to put a sticker on the calendar. That worked for like ONE day !! I have done the bribe with candy, M&M's, any kind he wanted, and that doesn't even work. So I decided that I would leave him without a pull up on one day, surely he would not PEE or POOP on the floor ?? I thought it was a great idea for the first couple of hours, then it happened. I was BF Jaxon and asked Kaden if he would go and get me a burp cloth, the next thing I hear is "Mommy, I peed !!" My reply: "What !!?, where did you pee?" Kaden: "In Jaxon's room on the bag. There was a bag on the floor and he went on the bag and a little on the floor. So I stopped feeding the baby and got the carpet cleaning spray and put him in time out, still without a pull up on, but I thought, it had to just be an accident. Not more than an hour later, I am in the laundry room folding clothes and I hear: "Mommy there is POOP on the floor and it is on my foot !!! " As he comes running from the bonus room, down the hall to the laundry room and deposits a nice little brown dropping right in front of the laundry room door. I could not believe it !! I assessed the damaged and thankfully it was not too bad. Cleaned him up, the mess on the floor, put a pull up back on and put him back in timeout. I know that I need to be more patient, but it is SO hard sometimes. I know he understands, but I guess he will do it when he is good and ready, he's a little stubborn at times, wonder where he gets it? So with that said, I am praying for more patience with Kaden and the potty training and hope to have good news soon !!

Saying Goodbye to Grandma Olsen !! :(

It was great to see my mom, but also sad to have to say goodbye. She came to visit a couple of weeks ago with my Aunt Vicky and her girls MiKayla and Keira. Kaden had a ball with the girls. They went to the splash park, road the tractor, bikes, and jumped a lot on the trampoline. They tried to have a slumber party one night, but Kaden wouldn't stop talking. So, needless to say, he had to go and sleep in his own room. Which caused a total meltdown !!

I kept telling mom that Jaxon wouldn't eat anything, needless to say, she had no problem getting him to eat !! She said it was because Grandma just had the right touch !!

Someone didn't like peaches !! What a funny face. We couldn't stop laughing !!

You can definitely tell Grandma was hear, hence the perfect lipstick marking on Jaxon's chubby cheek !! :)

I wish I would have thought to take a picture with her. I will miss her terribly !! She moved to Omaha, NE to work for Dennis and Michelle in their new dental practice. I know that it will be a good opportunity for her and Todd, but it was so nice to know that I could just drive 4 hours to spend a week with her. It was also nice to be that so close to family again. With each move we have made it is so hard to not be able to see our families as much as we would like. I know that Grandma Giles and Leroy (they live in Lincoln, NE) and Grandma and Papo Ferrara are excited, (they live in Wahoo, NE) they hope it will mean that we will get to see them more often. I know they REALLYwould like to see more of their great-grand babies. Today is actually Papo's birthday, wish we could be there to celebrate with him and the rest of the family. It is great to have such wonderful and special grandparents. They are mine through marriage, but I feel like they have always been a part of my family. I hope we are able to see them soon !!

Dallas Aquarium and Rain Forest

While we were in Dallas grandma and papa took Kaden, Jaxon, Daddy and Mommy to the Dallas Aquarium and Rain forest. The first thing out of Kaden's mouth was: "Mommy it doesn't smell too good!" And he instantly plugged his nose. He had it plugged for most of the time. I have to admit, it really smelled horrible. We saw alligators, penguins, sharks, monkeys, etc. And I think I actually saw the biggest tarantula ever !! Good thing it was behind a very think piece of glass !!

Kaden and a very BIG SHARK !!

Kaden also loved the penguins !!

Here is a picture of Kaden and Grandma with a leopard !!

Jaxon just chilling out in his stroller !!