A Boy & His Bike/Helmet

If a child could have an object as his best friend, Cades would hands down be his bike & helmet!

Tyler & I got Cade his "push" bike (no peddles) for his 2nd birthday.

At the time it was too big for him so it wasn't until this year that he really got to try it out, and boy did he fall in L-O-V-E!

He would spend all day long cruisin around on it if he could. He rides it on the deck, on the patio, in the grass, through the bark dust, the rocks, the dirt... literally EVERYWHERE! And when he is done riding his bike his helmet usually stays on :)

Encouragement for today

Be this...

From A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World, by Paul E. Miller

"“Underneath her obedient life is a sense of helplessness. It has become part of her very nature … almost like breathing. Why? Because she is weak. She can feel her restless heart, her tendency to compare herself with others. She is shocked at how jealousy can well up in her. She notices how easily the world gets its hooks into her. In short, she distrusts herself. When she looks at other people, she sees the same struggles. The world, the flesh, and the Devil are too much for her. The result? Her heart cries out to God in prayer. She needs Jesus.”

I subscribe to a blog called Warrior Prayers and a while back she shared this post. I found it again today and it couldn't have come at a better time! I am feeling defeated and run down when it comes to being Cades mom. After a morning filled with an abundance of "no's", hitting, pushing and just down right disobedience I totally needed this reminder that I can't do it on my own and I need to turn it over to God in prayer.

Blake 2 months

Wow 2 months now with this little cuttie pie!

The first few weeks with Blake were a little hard. He was a hard cookie to figure out. The boy didn't like his swing or the bouncy seat which we would always put him in to try to get him to go to sleep, but he wasn't having it! After a few rough days I decided to just put him in his crib when he appeared tired, low and behold.... he slept like a rock! I guess with a wild and crazy 2 year old running around the house poor baby couldn't sleep in peace :)

He is growing like a little weed! It was like over night he grew out of his new born size clothes! We had his 2 month doctors appointment on Tues and he weighs 12 lbs and is 23 inches long.

We are getting lots of smiles and they are absolutely adorable! He is also starting to coo and make those fun baby noises. He is now enjoying his swing and bouncy seat, the animals and toys hanging from them keep him entertained for a good 20-30 min, it's fun to watch him stare at them then smile and try to "talk" to them. I was telling Tyler the other day that Blake was talking to his animal friends, Cade heard me say this and got all excited and said "really mom what did he say!?" too cute!

Lots of Blake smiles

"Talking" to his elephant friend