Audio Alarm Clock

Early this morning...Ok well it was around 7 (I know don't hate me but I am happy to say that after two kids and one of them starting school that still say that 7 is early to me =)). Let me get back to this morning. Kaden woke up and came over to his daddy and said,
Kaden: "Dad it is time to get up, can we go take a shower?"
Corey: "What does the clock say Kaden?"
Kaden: "Ummmm, 7 ... 1...5"
Corey: "OK buddy you need to lay down here for a bit...it is too early to get up"

The last couple of weeks if Kaden gets up to early on Saturday or Sunday Corey has a blanket and a pillow next to our bed to have Kaden lay down for 30 minutes or so. Corey fears if he sends him back to his room it would wake Kaleb up. Later that morning...

Kaden: "Daddy, Daddy it is 7....3...2. We gotta get up...we gotta up"
Corey: "No buddy not yet..Soon OK"
Kaden: "Ok Dad"

Later that morning...(Kaleb began to chat...letting us know he was ready to get up)

Kaden: "Oh no DAD it is 7....4...4. Get up we have to take a shower NOW"
Corey: "Ok buddy lets get up...can you go entertain your brother really quick"
Kaden: "Ok I'm at your service "

Kaden ran into their room and pulled out his light saber and yelled "I am Luke Skywalker...You are Dark Fader". It was so funny. I LOVED It. =) Corey and I just busted out laughing, Corey turned to me and said I love having a audio alarm clock. =)

Fixin Up the House

Today was a busy day. I wanted to get paint touched up and somethings moved around. Well Kaden just LOVED today. He got to paint and be daddy's little helper all day. It was SO CUTE to watch. Kaden went up to his daddy and told him:
Kaden: "You know what I want to be when I grow up"?
Corey: "What, buddy"
Kaden: "A Contractor during the day and a singer at night"
Corey: "Oh buddy that is gonna be fun"
Kaden: "I am going to be good at it too"

Play-Mates

Now that Kaden is in school Kaleb has had to find himself a new play-mate. The lucky winner is Milo. =) It is so funny to see these guys play...well I think Milo is really just cooperating with Kaleb. Milo is a good sport he is a really sweet kitty. We are lucky both boys are gentle with the cat so in return Milo has always been a great kid cat....He has never scratched or harmed a kid. =) Well minutes ago I spotted them playing. Milo like to sit straight up and pat at Kaleb. Kaleb like to nuzzle with Milo. It just a sweet little kinship they have. =)

Workin in Kaden's Class

I had the greatest pleasure today to work in Kaden's class this morning. I had such a great time. Mr. Lerma is such a wonderful teacher and it was a true pleasure to watch him interact with the kids. Kaden has such sweet little kiddos to play hangout with during the day. I got the chance to work with individual kids with their words they are in the process of memorizing. After that each kid would read me their book to me. I also got a chance to work with the first graders and we would work on their writing. We also worked on sounding out vowels and how they work in the words. The funniest part of my morning was playing the sound game with the kids. I got to work with 3 students and they pulled a card and they would tell me the word, they had to figure out what the first letter of word was and then they moved to that nearest letter. The best part, I got a chance to play with Kaden. I played with two more groups and that ended my time with the class. Over all it was a blast seeing what happens in class. It was a great experience. =)

Kaleb's 12 Month Check up

Kaleb had his one year check up today...I know right, only one month late. He is 78% height and a little ol' 7% weight. The doctor is getting worried about his weight she said if he falls bellow 5% we need to work on it. Honestly I have no idea how to work on it...HE EATS ALL DAY LONG, and I mean ALL DAY. He is eating lots of veggies and his fruit. He is starting to take milk well. The only thing he isn't eating well is meats but he loves other protein. I feel really bad, he had to get 5 shots today. His poor little arms. We have a follow up appointment for his flu shot in a month. Kaleb's favorite part of the appointment was playing peek-a-boo with his dad. =)

I know Kaleb might not look happy but he is really excited and laughing at the same time in this pic.

Kaden's Quote Today

Kaden's quote today "I'm never gonna give up on God, he loved me so he put me in this family on earth....I love him"

Kaden and the Doctor

So as I type we are in the middle of a two hour eye appointment. We found out about 2 months ago that Kaden has 75% - 85% chance of having a genetics disease (segmental neuro fibromitosis). His eyes can be affected by this disease and so right now we have to make sure that there aren't any tumors growing anywhere in or around his eyes. He is seeing two doctors tonight and right now we are waiting for his eyes to dialate. Our sweet Auntie Monica is watching Kaleb. Praise the Lord,, Kaleb would not have loved being here this long...Poor Kaden didn't handle to drops well...a scream here and there I hope won't hurt anyone/nurse. At this point the doctor said everything is looking good...so we will wait and see. I have been taking pictures of our visit thus far and 1 video. Oh and did I mention we got here close to 45 minutes early so we went outside to hang out and I had Kaden count the trees...it was pretty funny

Well we are done. Kaden has 20/20 vision and eyes are great which is a really good sign. We have to have a follow up appointment in a 9 months to a year. I am so proud of Kaden, he did really well.