The Eve of my First Halloween

We know its not officially "Trick or Treat Time", but we couldn't resist. Brian brought Cade's costume downstairs tonight and wanted to try it on.......we couldn't help ourselves, although I am sure Cade wished we would have. Parental Lesson of the Evening: Bri and I discovered that trying to stuff a 7 month old into a tight dragon costume while still in his jeans and sweatshirt is not such a hot idea. Poor Cade- we made him sweat while we posed with him for our first Halloween picture! It was sooo worth it!

My Favorite Puppy!

Cade is absolutely, without a doubt, one hundred percent in love with his puppy, Jake. Now that Cade is a little older he is clearly interested in Jake's every move. I remember when we first brought Cade home from the hospital and Brian and I were both a little nervous at how Jake would react now that he wouldn't be the center of our attention. Fortunately our minds were put at ease quickly because Jake didn't seem to mind Cade at all. In fact, for the first few months Jake pretty much ignored Cade not paying much attention to him at all. Nowadays Jake is learning that Cade is getting to be more interactive and fun. Brian and I encourage play time between the two of them. This picture was taken the other day when we sat Cade on the floor so he could "pet his puppy." Jake is very patient with him and is becoming more protective of him each day. Its fun to watch the two of them!

My New Toy

Yesterday I had surgery for my kidney stones so Grandma Reimer was kind enough to have Cade over for a little slumber party! Thanks so much, Barb! WE are excited to have him home with us tonight. Just a few moments ago Brian and I discovered that Cade loves the plastic slinky that Uncle Mike bought him a while back. Although we know this toy is exactly "age appropriate" for a seven month old- it sure is fun to watch. The other picture below the slinky was taken yesterday morning. I was feeding Cade his peaches and for the first time he started licking his lips to make sure he could enjoy every little bit of it. It was funny.

Grandma and Grandpa Cox Come to Visit

This weekend my Mom and Dad came to visit. Jamie, Mark, and Sophie joined us on Saturday night for dinner. This was the first time that any of us have seen Sophie walk. It was so fun. Sophie looks like she's been walking a lot longer than just a couple of weeks. At one point we had Cade in his jumper and Sophie right beside him when she decided that she would jump along with him. When she had had enough, she grabbed onto the straps of the jumper to try and get Cade to stop jumping as well. We all had a good laugh. Now that Sophie is walking Jamie and I can just imagine next year at this time and how much fun it will be to watch them chasing each other and hopefully playing nice! These pictures were taken this weekend. The picture of Cade with Grandma Reimer was taken last week at their house when we decided to do a "fall photo shoot." The picture of Cade and Brian sleeping was taken this morning. Cade woke up around 6 am. Brian works late so he had Cade in bed with him for a little morning nap. I was out the door for a meeting, but had to sneak this picture.

First visit to the Pumpkin Patch!

Today has to be the most beautiful fall day we have had in Minnesota in a long time. Since Brian and I both have the weekend off from Target we decided to take advantage of this beautiful weather and take Cade to Stillwater to see the pumpkin patch. It was so much fun. Unfortunatelty Brian had a little mishap when he fell and broke the camera (hehehe) so these are the only two pictures we got! There was also a petting zoo there. Cade got to feed a baby llama.....not quite sure if he got what was going on, but we were impressed that he wasn't scared when they ran up to him. I also couldn't tell who enjoyed the petting zoo more- Brian or Cade. I think Brian blew more than a few bucks buying feed for the llamas. We plan on making it back there before Halloween so that that Jamie, Mark, and Sophie can join us.
The picture of Cade holding his own bottle was taken just the other morning. Mornings get a little tricky when Brian and I both open our stores early. We run around the house like crazy people getting ourselves and Cade ready at the same time. He usually gets his morning bottle in shifts. We thought this picture was cute because it was as if Cade was tired of waiting for us to feed him and just decided to try his independence out! We were very proud when he fed himself 1/2 of his bottle on his own.