Gymnastics Graduation and Caden's Birthday!

2 weeks ago was Caden's 2nd birthday!!! We had such a good time at his birthday! When it was time for cake, Kellen was really in his element! Here he is digging in and completely enjoying every single bite!!!


Happy Birthday Caden! Once everyone started singing "Happy Birthday!" to him, Caden got super shy and kept looking down with this cute smile on his face! (Meanwhile, Kellen was already drooling and anxiously waiting for Sharlene to put the cake down so that she could cut him a slice!)



The kids table!


Best friends.....we really need to work at getting both kids to look happy and smile at the same time! I swear, they actually do love one another's company!


Here is Kellen having a great time at Caden's birthday party! Raymond was swinging the chair around (it's a swivel chair) and Kellen was loving it! He couldn't stop smiling and laughing! (Although, he does look a bit loopy in this picture...I think he might have been a bit dizzy!)

I love this picture of Kellen in one of the tubes at gymnastics! He had so much fun taking gymnastics! They would create these amazing obstacle courses to run through, etc....it was a great way to spend a Saturday morning!

Kellen wasn't too sure what to make of his cool ribbon and certificate...but, Mommy was super excited!!

Checking out his certificate and ribbon...and Caden is coming up to give him a congrats hug!

They called each child up one at a time to recieve their ribbon and certificate...they had to climb to the top and say "Ta-Da!"...Kellen was a bit shy and said it very quietly.....again, Mommy seems super excited!

I am seeing a trend here...Mommy continues to be excited while Kellen is just relaxing and hanging out while wondering what is so exciting!??!

Counting Machine!

Kellen is really getting into the whole talking thing....He can put 4-5 words together on a regular basis and is actually starting to tell you his thoughts or opinions. For instance, he will say "It's cold on Kellen's toe-toes" when he steps outside without shoes (silly boy!), or "Chicken is yummy - more!".

Kellen is also starting to "sing" alot these days....his favourite song being "Oh Canada!" They sing it every day at daycare - and everyday a new child gets to hold the flag! He also likes "Happy Birthday!"

Finally, Kellen just started counting! Last week, he was playing with his bath toys and just started to count them - we were super excited when he counted to 4 - but the next time he started counting his toys, he went all the way to 13!!!! (He then skips a couple of numbers and starts again at 18 to 20!).....I'm convinced that Kellen is a genius! (He must get this trait from his mother...I am teaching math this semester!)

Happy Easter!!!

We went to Brockville this past weekend to celebrate Easter with Lita, Grandpa, Auntie April, Uncle Garrett and Parker! Kellen knew that he was going to have lots of fun, so he decided to have a nap in the car on our way there!

On Saturday afternoon, Shawn put a whole bunch of Easter treats all over the lawn for Kellen and Parker to look for....(thanks Lita for getting it all together for us!!). Both Kellen and Parker were not too sure what they were doing, but the moment they found little eggs and were told that they go in their baskets, they were off!

Here is Kellen looking for treats with a little help from Lita!

...making sure he didn't miss anything.

....looks like Lita found an interesting treat.....Diego Bubbles!

By about 2 minutes into the Easter egg hunt, Kellen was a pro and collecting eggs

like a champ!

....he can find chocolate anywhere!

Grandpa was Kellen's helper on the hunt....here is Kellen finding more yummy treats with Grandpa's help.....Thanks Grandpa!

....Grandpa and Kellen off on a mini adventure together!

....and they found more chocolates!!! Yeah!!!

Way to go, Parker!!!

The two boys had so much fun running around the yard looking for Easter treats! Here are Lita and Auntie April helping out!

I asked the two boys to smile for a picture together...this is what I got. I think we need to work on this a bit more for next time!

After the Easter egg hunt, we went to the park to play. Kellen and Parker had lots of fun running up the stairs and going down the slides!!

....And up the stairs we go!! Kellen had lots of fun at the park!

He was never afraid of the big slide!! He would run up to the top and pretty much throw himself down!

Finally...more pictures of the fabulous Kellen!!

We recently bought some new clothing for Kellen for the spring - since non of his clothing fits any more...he just had another major growth spurt! Here he is showing off one of his new spring outfits...pretty cute, eh!?!?!?




Kellen continues to give his way-cool smiley face and shows off his long hair (it has been cut since this picture was taken!)



Here is Kellen trying to figure out how to make his ball make a phone call....

2 weeks ago, Kellen and I had the worst case of the stomach flu....ever. I think it made Kellen a bit delusional...here he is sporting my underwear as a hat (no worries...it was clean - straight out of the laundry basket!)....what a cute little weirdo!