Uppa, Uppa?

Kade loves to climb on EVERYTHING! He has no fear. Now we have this rule, if he wants to climb on something, he points to it and asks me "Uppa, Uppa?" I either say, "Yes, Uppa Uppa" or "No, Uppa Uppa". He does a pretty good job of listening (most of the time).

Father's Day 2011

Bernie and I planned a really nice Father's Day weekend. We made reservations for a 2 1/2 hour dinner cruise on Canyon Lake right outside of Phoenix. It was a nice drive out there. Towards the end, Kade wanted me to entertain him by singing "Old MacDonald Had A Farm" over and over again. He also learned to identify and say "tree" and "mountain" since I repeated each word at least 100 times.

We arrived just in time to board the boat. One of the passengers in line said to us, "Let me know how he does with the life vest. We have a little one at home, but we weren't sure how she would do." Neither one of us had really thought about how Kade would feel about wearing a bulky and uncomfortable vest for 2 1/2 hours. Fortunately, he immediately let us know that he wasn't wearing it. The poor little guy could barely move his head. I asked if there were less bulky vests, but that was the one he needed based on his weight. We were originally seated downstairs, but Bernie requested to be seated upstairs. When I told the captain that Kade wasn't going to be comfortable wearing the vest, he said he didn't have to wear it downstairs. At that point, no one was willing to switch with us. So, we got off the boat. We knew they didn't give refunds, but they were kind enough to offer us a voucher to come back and just pay for the dinner. The captain suggested we find a babysitter next time. That wasn't the point of our trip in the first place.

This was BEFORE we put the life vest on him.

We were bummed out for a while and ended up eating at the Lakeside restaurant. Afterwards, we walked to the shore and let Kade run around. He loved it! We decided to stay the night in Mesa and explore the city the following day. We went to Tempe Town Lake and ate at a yummy Seafood buffet. It turned out to be a great weekend after all!

Canyon Lake

Tempe Town Lake Water Park

I love this picture!

Kade in Action

Even though I haven't been good about blogging this past year, I've been busy taking pictures and videotaping Kade's daily adventures. Here are a few of my favorites!

He loves "reading" books!

Here he is complaining to Dusty about being stuck in his corral.

I love to see him playing and giggling with his daddy!

Boogie Baby, Boogie!

Kade loves different types of music. He's a pretty good dancer too. This is the first time I captured him on video. Not bad for a 10 month old!

Oh, how much he's grown!

So, I started this blog last summer, but for one reason or another, I just haven't been able to keep up with it. I really just want a place to document all of Kade's milestones and adventures. I'm hoping to do a better job of that considering it's been a year since my last post. I can't believe he's 16 months already!! He has accomplished so much and developed quite the personality. I just love everything about him. He amazes me every day with his new discoveries. Here are a few of the thousands of snapshots I've taken of him!

He loves to read!!

Nap time!

I love my boys!

We voted!

Kade's First Birthday

Here are a few pictures and a short video of Kade's 1st birthday weekend. He had a great time celebrating with his daycare buddies. Bernie and I took him to Bisbee for the weekend.

I made mini cupcakes for his daycare buddies and created a farm scene for them.

The Birthday Boy!

Kade has the best daycare providers we could ask for. We love you!!