Cade the dare devil

I love this picture because it describes Cade at this stage in his life, a dare devil and an absolute goof ball! He has taken up a love for climbing on EVERYTHING as well as making this goofy face while saying "ohhhhhh" in a very low raspy voice. Makes me crack up every time!

Always a project going on

One of the many things I LOVE about being a stay at home mom is the time I have to be creative. I pretty much always have a project going on; fun to do but not fun to always have the mess around. Lately I have been working on several orders for people but I snuck in a random last minute project, random is the best!

As I was putting together a bag of things to take to the Goodwill I came across a tote that had a really stupid logo on it. I immediately wanted to cover up the logo and make it cool.
Here is what I came up with. No my obsession with Owls hasn't diminished yet. But now Cade has a fun bag for his toys, diapers, wipes, sippy cup, snack trap and anything else we need to take in the car with us.
So yesterday I realized I have a few down days before I have another project I need to start, so I was thinking about what would be not to time consuming but fun.
Here is what I'm working on now.. I love the look of the "cowl" I haven't decided which one I'm going to try to do, I'm thinking either the brown one with the button or the chunky red one. So far I am working on the basics of crocheting it. So far so good!!

Da Da is back!!

This last week Tyler was out of town Sun-Wed. It is kind of a double edge sword when he is gone. I have to admit I do like having evenings (when Cade is in bed) to myself every once in a while. I watch the girly movies, do crafts and read. However I don't like the time from about 6pm-7:45pm. This is when Tyler usually gets home from work and spends time with Cade. Cade is now to the age where he looks forward to and anticipated Tyler walking through the door. He loves going upstairs with Tyler to change out of his clothes then coming down stairs and rough-housing, reading book and playing ball until dinner is ready. When Tyler is gone it makes that time SO long because Cade is at my feet fussing demanding my attention while I get our dinner ready.

I tried to fill our evenings with fun things to do which helped a little bit but nothing replaces Cade's 1 on 1 time with his Da Da. Cade and I are both happy to have him back!!

Where was Tyler you ask? He was in Arizona for his last Edward Jones training (for a while). He is now over the BIG hump of kicking off his new business!! I am so proud of Tyler's hard work and dedication to his new job. It has really paid off and we are now seeing the benefits of his career change. He is in the beginning stages of opening his own Edward Jones branch here in Bend. He has hired a Real Estate Broker and they are currently scoping out the different available locations. We are both excited to get his office up and running. I am obviously excited to help him decorate and he is excited to have his own space and no longer be sharing an office with someone else.

We have been truly blessed through this transitional stage in our life! The motto I always hear the other Edward Jones spouses say is "Just stay in the boat" and it is so true. There were several times where Tyler wanted to throw in the towel and call it quits but that little saying came to my mind and I would remind him of it. I am so glad we worked through those hard times and didn't jump ship. I know the hard times aren't over but just like Matthew says "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."!!
Today I am thankful that we don't have to face hardships and trial alone, God is on our side!!

Here are some picts of Cade keeping busy while Daddy was gone:
Helping me make dinnerCORN!! His favoriteDriving his school bus
You have to make the noise "brrrrr!"

Strut your stuff

Here is a picture to go along with my last post.
Just for you Aunt Deb :)

Sporting his new winter coat and awesome Nike shoes