Noah's Ark Pool
Last month we went to Noah's Ark pool with my moms group. It is a pool created by a church in West Houston. It was awesome for kids because it was a huge Noah's Ark with slides and tunnels. the water was only 1 ft or lower. Kaiden and his best friend Ashton had a blast! Here are some pics that Michele took of the boys playing. They were having way too much fun. They even raced each other down the slide.

Little visiter
We woke up this morning with a new little visiter at our front door. There was a sweet little kitten sitting on our front porch. We tried to feed it from the neighbors yard hoping it would slowly move away, but it has made it's way back to our house and has been hanging out in our front yard all day. I am not sure if Maddie was exactly thrilled about the cat but she was very curious. The cat seemed to like her because it kept wanting to rub against her and wanted to play with her. Any sudden move that the cat made Maddie would jump a foot.

Update
We have decided to keep the cat. Nick took him to the Vet on Monday for a check up and his shots. The cat is very healthy and is a great addition to our family. Maddie and him get along so well. Now we just have to come up with a name. We asked Kaiden and he said we can call him "Cat." How original. :)

Visit from Elizabeth
One of my best friends from college came and visited us this past week. Elizabeth was on the pom squad with me and was captain with me my last year. She is now married and is a 4th grade teacher in Ft. Worth. Since she had the summer off she decided to go visit some of her friends. We were really glad that she came to our house. The boys enjoyed having her around, especially Kaiden. As you can see in the pic he already had ahold of her hair. I swear hair is his weakness. :) Zachary was really sleepy in his pic so he look s a little out of it. haha

Making Blueberry Muffins

We have been working with Kaiden to get potty trained and I finally figured out what would do the trick. Kaiden loves to spend quality time with mommy or daddy. So, we made a list "Fun with Mommy" and "fun with Daddy" each one had five things on it. Every time Kaiden would poop on the potty he got to choose 1 thing from the list. Some of the things were painting, read a book, play geotrax with dad, make blueberry muffins with mom, go see Kung Fu Panda with daddy. Well here he is making blueberry muffins with mom and he got to see Kung Fu Panda AND WallE with dad. He got to do a lot of the other things too. We are now officially potty trained and have moved up to underwear fulltime(except at bedtime...still needs some work, one step at a time though).

Nick's Germany pictures
Nick got back from Germany last Wednesday and we could not be happier to have him home. Here are some amazing photos from the trip. I will have to get Nick to explain all the pics.
Check out these cute looking dachshunds. Very unique coloring.

VBS
We had VBS last week at our church. It was tons of fun and Kaiden had a blast. I was a guide teacher for the 3 year olds. Kaiden got to go to craft, bible study, missions, music, playground, and he got to see Dennis Lee (he is a ventriloquist who puts on great shows teaching about God.) Our theme was Outrigger Island so the church was decorated with an island feel to it. Zachary was even able to take part. It is intended for entering K through 6th grade but they also have a separate VBS for the volunteer children 4 and under. It was so amazing to watch this event take place.


Kaiden watching the show saying "Nana Puddin." This was the name of one of the monkey puppets.

Who is Who?
Can you tell which one is Kaiden and which one is Zachary just by looking at their faces??? They look so much alike it is scary. do they take after their daddy or what?

Home Alone
Me and the boys are going on almost day 4 of being home alone without Nick. Nick had to go to Germany this week for work. He left on Monday the 16th and will return on Wednesday the 25th. It has been hard without him and I am exhausted! Kaiden asks about daddy everyday and actually had a meltdown today because he wanted his daddy. He was just so upset and all I could do was hug him. I almost cried myself. We have really gotten spoiled to his job now that he is home everynight by 5:30 and we get to see him all weekend long including every other Friday that he is off. Kaiden has gotten really attatched to his daddy and just does not understand why he is not home and why we can not call him. We only get to talk to him once a day for 30 minutes and email. But the time change is a 7 hour difference so it is kind of hard. We miss him soooo much and can not wait until he comes home. WE LOVE YOU DADDY!

Bathtime Fun
Kaiden has this obsession about putting things in a line. Today when he was taking a bath he had to line ALL of his toys up so they could dry out after being washed with our new Mr. Bubbles bubble bath. He was so proud of himself.

Our swimming pool
We bought Kaiden and Zachary a little swimming pool so that we can try to stay cool this summer in the hot Texas heat. Kaiden had a blast playing in his new pool even though the water was COLD! It really is the perfect size for him.

4 Months
Zachary went for his 4 month checkup on Friday the 13th. It went really well until his shots of course. The first two shots were ok but by the time the third and fourth shots came around he was beat red in the face and screaming! My happy little baby was MAD. He weighed in at about 13 lbs. 3oz. and 23 1/2 inches. He is in the 25% for weight. He is eating great and growing beautifully. However, Wednesday I took him to the doctor again because his cough was getting worse and I could hear the congestion in his chest. The doctor said that it would take some time to clear the gunk out of his chest but he did have a mild ear infection in his right ear. My poor baby has his first ear infection and needed his first round of antibiotics at 4 months. He is getting better and is hardly cranky now as you can tell from the pics.

Swing Time
Zachary enjoys swing time especially now that he can actually reach and grab for the toys. He is getting much more active and wants to move all the time, he is our little wiggle worm. He is also a relaxed baby and enjoys chilling out and watching what is going on around him. He is our happy easygoing baby.

Helping Daddy
Kaiden loves to help daddy mow the lawn. He follows his every move and wants to be just like daddy.

Astros Game
Last night we got invited to go to the Astros Game. Our good friends John and Michele Miley were suppose to go with their boys Noah and Ashton and John's parents. Noah got really sick last night and ended up with a high fever and ear infection. Michele called us and asked if we wanted to go in their place cause John's parents were still going to take Ashton with them. We said of course cause Kaiden loves his best friend Ashton.
We had so much fun at the game. Kaiden and Ashton were hilarious because they were yelling "Move the train, come on." (If someone scored a home run they would move the train.) They finally got to see the train move in the 8th inning. At the game they have a play place where the kids can run through this 4 story tall maze/jungle gym and some other fun events. Kaiden followed some older boy and ended up at the very top. I was kind of worried at first cause I could not see him, but he made it back down just fine. Kaiden also was able to play the "out run the runner" game. This is where they run down the baseline and try to beat the other runner. Of course my fast little ball of fire ran super fast and beat him...he was so proud of himself.
The best part was the fireworks at the end of the game. the boys loved it, including Zachary. Zachary was great the whole game and never cried. Loud noises obviously do not bother him because he was enthralled by the fireworks show, he stared in amazement.
Thank you to the Miley's for letting us have a funfilled night with our boys!
You can check out our photo at: www.astros.com/fanfoto Click on June 6 game and gallery 63.

Kaiden's visit to Dentist
We took Kaiden to the dentist in May to get his teeth checked and cleaned. Our main concern was his front tooth. About 4 months ago he fell and hit his mouth on the frame of his bed and left his tooth discolored. They told us that his tooth had some nerve damage and that they would have to do a baby root canal. Well, today was the day of his baby root canal and let me just tell you it was AWFUL! I hated every minute of it and I know he did too. Luckily Nick came with me for support, which I totally needed. We were not allowed to sit with Kaiden or go back there with him, but we could hear his every scream and cry. This just completely broke my heart into pieces knowing that there was nothing I could do. The only medicine he had was local anesthetic, so I know my poor baby was in a lot of pain. The good news is that Kaiden is doing ok now. He has been sleeping since we left the dentist at 1:30.

Zachary's First Meal
We decided to give Zachary some rice cereal for the first time last night. For the past week he has been eyeballing our food, trying to grab at our plates, and wants to eat a lot during the day. So, we figured he was ready for some food. He did so good! It took him a few times to learn how to swallow it, but he started getting the hang of it. He was so excited and happy about eating it was to funny. He was kicking, laughing, cooing, and smiling over his food.
Kaiden was a big help too. He would help me by wiping off his face and cheering Zachary on. He would say,"Good job Zachary...Just a few more bites...you didi it. you ate all your food." We got it on video we just have to figure out how to take it from the video to the computer??

Blueberry Picking
We went blueberry picking today at Moorheads Blueberry Farm in Conroe. We had a great time. They give you a bucket and send you on your way to pick as many blueberries as you want. You can buy them for $1.50/pound. We got almost 2 lbs. for less than $3 bucks! Kaiden had a blast. He did most of the picking. He did such a great job finding all of the "blue" blueberries. Later we had a picninc lunch and ate a blueberry flavored snow cone. We will have to go back again to get some more. We plan on making blueberry muffins this weekend.

Memorial Day
We spent Memorial Day with my family at my Aunt's house in Mansfield. We were also getting together so that my brother Chris and Rebecca could introduce my baby neice Maggie to the rest of the family. It was so much fun getting to spend time with everyone and hanging out with them all weekend.

Zachary with his great grandmother Momma Dot. (my dad's mom)

Kaiden having a blast with pool time and his Pops.

Maggie and Zachary snoozing away. How cute!

Pops and Zachary relaxing on the couch. Zachary LOVES his Pops. He should, he was named after him...Zachary David (David is my dads name)