Don't let your child go without a diaper for even a second!!!

Here's why...

She had a little red bum, so I thought I'd let her air out a bit. What was I thinking!?? Nick couldn't believe I took a picture of it. All I have to say is - it's for posterity.

Job training

Kaden is looking at the possibility of a career in sports announcing...


...looks like he'll need to refine his social etiquette before pursuing that career.

The Joy of....

POTTY TRAINING!!!

Did I say joy? Well, the novelty of choosing fun underware and trying them on was fun, but when we got down and dirty, I can't say it was all that fun! We started in October. He has done fairly well, I think, but we still have accidents periodically (usually during Sacrament Meeting at church!).

I Wanna Be Like You, Dad!

Gotta have piano pictures!

She's finally just the right height to reach the keys and finds her way to them fairly often. Too cute!

The duets have already begun! Again, too cute!

Nick says that he may be getting a little too old for me to be taking pictures of his naked buns, but I just couldn't help myself on this one!! I was in the middle of helping him change, got distracted by Makenna, then found Kaden playing a little tune on the piano. He's playing his rendition of "Freebird" by Lynyrd "Skin"yrd! :) For any of my students who may be reading this, don't worry, I did sanitize the bench afterwards.

Another funny one... I watched Kaden sit down at the piano, look at the music on the rack, then get up and go to the bookshelf and pick another book of music. He then walked back to the piano and put the new piece of muic up and started playing. Pretty cute!

Trampoline!

This Fall, we discovered the USA Gymnastics gym here in Gilbert. They hold open gym time for preschoolers and home schooled kids every day. In other words, you can pay a small fee and let your kids bounce, run, jump, and swing for 1.5 hours in a cool, air conditioned gym when it is 115 degrees outside. It is great!!! Kaden calls it the trampolines.

Kaden, My BIG Helper

Kaden's favorite thing to help me with is baking, because he knows there is always a "tweet" for him at the end.


One day, Kaden decided he was ready to help Makenna eat. He actually did quite well until she sprayed food all over him.

Kaden loves to "clean" the sink, but has to be seated on the counter to do his best work. It keeps him busy for a good 15 minutes or so. :)

Yes, he is putting away our silverware. It's like a matching game to him, and he usually gets the spoons and forks in the right area. Another good 15 minutes or so. :)