Playing with chickens

Kaiden must certainly take after me - he loves just about every animal he meets! While cows still rank up there as one of his all time favorites, he's taken a great liking to chickens lately. He really enjoys going over to Dana and Richards to feed them, especially when he gets to gather eggs. Watching him chase the chickens to try and pet them is wicked cute, although... I'm not sure the chickens would agree on that one.



Next to playing with chickens, going over there to gather (and eat) tomatoes is quite fun. He gets his own cup to fill with cherry tomatoes. Only problem is, by the time it rolls around to leave, he's already eaten them all!




In other news, Kaiden is doing GREAT with the potty learning. He initiated going to the potty on his own several months ago now, but we have been rather lax as of late encouraging him to use the potty. However, he's been (almost) completely dry for almost a week now! He's even waking up dry more nights than not! We're still using trainers when we're out, but at home he's usually in undies.

It's incredible how quickly and how eager he is to use the potty. Perhaps part of his learning so early is due to the cloth diapers, perhaps not. In either case, it's a bittersweet moment. He really is growing up! No more baby in adorable fluff who depends on Mommy for everything.

Fun on a swingset

Kaiden got a new swingset for his birthday. Thanks Trish! He LOVES it! The slide, despite being huge for him, is his absolute favorite thing to do when he's outside now. Slightly nerve wracking, but certainly a blast!







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Boys can play too!

Dollhouses aren't just for girls! Kaiden spotted this dollhouse in a pile of things Mom was sorting through, and insisted we get it out and let him play. He sat there quietly for the longest time playing with the dolls and furniture. The coolest part of all is this is the same dollhouse I used to play with when I was younger!

Ewwww! A bug!

Perhaps not... While we were outside playing the other day, we saw the biggest dragonfly I'd ever seen! It was at least twice the size of any I'd seen previously - no joke! We found him/her inside the screen tent eating a ladybug. We only saw him for a few minutes, but Kaiden didn't stop talking about it for quite some time!

We ran inside to get my camera. I was actually a bit surprised when I saw how well these came out. This wasn't even with my good lens!

Happy Birthday!

To celebrate Kaiden's birthday yesterday, we went out to Applebees, then to the Children's Museum with Mom, Robert, and the twins. Despite not having a nap all day, he was GREAT! He had a ton of fun, but his favorite things had to be the water table and the firetruck, followed closely by the musical instruments and the fake cow. Pictures tell it better than words, so here you are!

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