First Day of Kindergarten

Caden started Kindergarten today at Mt. Bethel Christian Academy.

He has 15 children in his class and his teachers' names are Mrs. Hahn and Mrs. O'Donnell.

He knew two boys in his class, Britton and Aaron.

He looked so grown up in his uniform.




He got right to work drawing a picture of his pets. He also told his teacher that he didn't really like his pets and he wanted a puppy.

We are so proud of you Caden. We hope that you love Kindergarten and learn lots of great things!

August

We've had a very busy August so far.

Caden had baseball tryouts for his baseball team at Mt. Bethel on Aug 1. We need to work on fielding...

We went to Gigi & Grandy's for the first week in August and played at the beach, the pool and even saw some alligators!

On Saturday we went down to Georgia Tech for the Great Yellow Jacket Encounter. It was SUPER hot and there were so many people there. Cooper and Caden got to see Buzz, the football players and Coach Johnson. Cooper loved running on the field and Caden loved playing on all the rides and bouncy houses that were there.

Cooper and Caden had their 15 month and 5 year doctor's visits yesterday.

Caden weighs in at 46.5 lbs (he lost 3 pounds after his tonsillectomy!) and is 46 inches tall.

Cooper weighs 26.5 lbs and is 33 inches tall.

Caden gets to meet his Kindergarten teacher on Wednesday and then he starts Kindergarten on Thursday. He is so excited about starting school - and so is Mommy.

Whew - it's been a busy month and we aren't even half way done!

Stay tuned for pictures from Caden's first day of Kindergarten...

Bye Bye Baby

Cooper with his curls

Who is this big boy???

Under much duress, we took Cooper to get his hair cut today. All of the curls are gone. He will be 5 years old before we know it...

15 months

Cooper, you are 15 months old. What are you up to these days???

You weigh 27 lbs and are 36" tall.

You talk non-stop. Your favorite word right now is "that".

You still love to sleep. You are sleeping 12 hours at night and 2 great naps every day.

Your nickname is "Rotten Pot" because you are spoiled rotten - 100%.

You get mistaken for a girl constantly because of your long curly blonde hair, but Mommy can't bear to cut it yet.

You are crawling!! Yes, finally at 15 months you are crawling - even though you've been walking for 5 months. To quote Menaw, "You are the first Spilliards baby to ever crawl!"

You love to eat. There isn't any food that you don't like.

You love to sing and dance.

You put your hands over your ears when someone tells you "No".

You know the following body parts: nose, ears, tummy, toes and hair - even if you won't perform on command.

You are still completely and totally in love with Caden (even when he doesn't feel the same about you!)

This month you rode in the boat for the first time, played at the beach, swam in the ocean, rode in a parade, watched fireworks and took swimming lessons.

You are growing up too fast!

14 months

You are 14 months old (last week) Cooper!

What are you up to?

You love to walk. It's your favorite thing to do. You want to walk constantly.

You are not in love with giving up your bottle and it's not going so well...

You fold your hands when we say the blessing - it is the sweetest thing that you do.

You are spoiled rotten and stubborn. Mommy has no idea where you get that from!

You throw a little tantrum when you don't get your way.

You bite - anything and everyone.

You squeal in delight when you see someone you know.

You like to hold the phone to your ear and say "Hey there" and sometimes call 911.

You love the Wii remotes.

You love to ride in your push car and honk the horn.

You can say Miiah Mouhh and Doad Duh (Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck).

You brush your hair with a brush.

You love to sing in the microphone on Caden's keyboard.

You look like "a princess" with your long curls. A haircut is imminent.

You adore your big brother and want to do everything he does.

We love you so much more every day!!

The Stomach Monster

We are all well, finally.
We've all had the stomach bug since we got home from Disneyworld.
Unfortunately, Honey and Gigi got it too. We're sorry Honey and Gigi!!

The Hottest Happiest Place on Earth

Last week we went to Disneyworld for Caden's 5th birthday. We had a great time. It was really hot and a little crowded, but it was still a lot of fun! It was Cooper's first Disney trip (he turned 14 months old while we were there) and he LOVED all the characters and the rides. We can't wait to go back.


Caden's favorite memories were getting picked to be in the Jedi Training Academy and playing the Texas Ranger on stage at the Hoop Dee Doo Review. Both were precious.


Here are a few of our favorite pictures from our trip.