Caden's Dedication and other stuff

Caden's baby dedication was today, on his 2 month birthday. It was very sweet. We had our Pastor Russ and my dad dedicate him, and a lot of my family came up for the day, and DeAnne was here too. Everyone came over for lunch afterwards. It was a wonderful day. We dressed Caden in the outfit that Carson wore for his dedication, and he also wore Cary's white leather shoes from when he was a baby.

Here he is today:


And here is the picture we took for the bulletin and announcements:


We've had a great time with DeAnne this past week. She was such a huge help to Cary and I as we attempted to get our house in some sort of order. And I know Carson has had so much fun with her here. I think he will be really sad tomorrow when he wakes up and realizes she's not here. :( I wish our visits were more frequent. Actually, I wish we could talk them into moving to Colorado. :)



Carson has been super funny lately, and had our whole house rolling today. He's such a busy boy, and loves his house and backyard. He has also discovered the doggy door, and thinks it is "the" way to enter and exit. He gets so excited about it. Here's the view from one of our living room windows:


Today, Grandma Lola and Poppa Dicky brought him a Fisher Price sand and water table and chairs that they scavenged. They are in great shape, and Carson loves them! He wanted to sit outside for lunch, and when he first sat down at the table, he slapped it with both hands and proudly announced that he wanted "mona milt" (chocolate milk - not sure how that translates, but that's what he calls it). Alex, my cousin, also kept putting a cell phone in his pocket, and then would call it from another phone. He was so excited when it would ring, and he would pull it out and answer it. Then she would hand him the other phone, and he would stand there as long as we would let him with both phones up to his ears, talking to himself. It was a riot and he was having so much fun!

Tonight I had our girls' Bible Study at our house, and it was so much fun to have everyone over to "my" house. I know that's silly, but it's been a long time coming. We've had so much company today, and I've loved every minute of it! So, if you are in the area, just stop by! We'd love to have you! Cary is on his way to yet another business trip tomorrow, and has one next week too, so I'm going to be on my own with the boys for a while. :( We'll have fun, and I'm trying to make lots of plans with friends and family so I have a break from pure mommy mode. Pray that it goes well! It's a long time for me to be a single parent of two...even if they are super cute! :)