Merry Christmas!!

WOW! Can't believe Christmas has come and gone already! Kaeden got more toys than any little boy needs! :) We are so thankful for the awesome family and friends that we were able to share this time of year with! It was so great to see everyone, especially Tony, Julie, Kylie, Sam, Luke and Maggie! We don't get to see you that often but we love every moment we do!! Here are some pictures from the past few days :)

Kaeden and Grandma - You finally made it on the blog Mom :)

Opening up a present from Santa

"Don't bother me Mom, I'm reading Barney"

Kaeden opening his quad from Kelsey

Riding on the new Quad

Family Pics with Mom

We decided to get Family pictures done with the fam since it has been ages since our last one! :) The final results......

Can You Believe I'm Walking?!

Kaeden started walking! It is so cute watching him. This is one of the first videos we got of him a couple of weeks ago. As each day goes by, he gets so much better! Our little boy is growing up!! :(

Happy Halloween! :)

Kaeden was a little hunter for Halloween this year. He was so cute!! :) Take a look at the pics below. The first one is a picture of him last year as a lobster. Look how big he is now!!

Kaeden and Alexis 08

Kaeden, Alexis and Levi 09

The big bad hunter :)

Kaeden and the Schrauben's

Kaeden, Graham, Snitgens, and Schrauben's

Kaeden's First Birthday

Oh My Goodness! Where does the time go? I can't believe that Kaeden is 1 already! We had a big birthday bash with family and friends and he LOVES all of his new toys! Thank you to everyone who made his first birthday so special! :) While he didn't want to open up any of the gifts, he sure likes playing with them all now. Here are a few pictures of his special day:

"OHHHH, It's My Birthday!"

"Look at all my new stuff!"

The birthday cake Kelsey had made modeled after his favorite dump truck :)

But... He only wanted to eat the tires off of it :) Tires are his favorite! :)

Well, this may not be a pic from his birthday but he's showing his Wolverine football spirit on his new digger :)

Our 1st home!!

Brian and I went through the long, high anxiety, overwhelming, but oh so worth it process of buying a house and we found one that we LOVE!! Kaeden has his own play room and he LOVES all of the extra space. :) It's on a quite street in the city (Portland), quick access to the Riverwalk, and a city lot right next to us that gives us access to the river! Brian is excited for Kaeden to be old enough to fish and canoe. :) Here are some pictures. Outside pics will have to be posted later because it's raining out and I'm not that dedicated :P.

Living Room - Entrance from front door

Kitchen

Our Bedroom - two big closets not pictured :)

Bathroom #1

Bathroom #2

Kaeden's play room

Dining Room

The landing right when you walk up the steps

Kaeden's Room Upstairs

Kaeden's evenual "big boy" room upstairs

Allergic Reaction

Kaeden had his first ear infection and we quickly found out that he is allergic to amoxicillian/penicilian. Poor baby. He broke out in hives all over and was an itchy mess for about two days. He would fall asleep when we would itch his head and neck. It was so cute but yet so sad. It's kind of hard to see the rash but here some pics... :)

Potter Park Zoo

We took Kaeden on his first zoo adventure to Potter Park Zoo over the 4th of July weekend! Derek and Jenni went along with us. I think Kaeden’s favorite part of the trip was the petting zoo. The animals would come up to him and he would squeal with excitement. He could have really cared less about the rest of it but LOVED the ice cream! :)

Kaeden, Derek, and Jenni

Kaeden petting the horse

Kaeden excited about the tiger

Ice Cream Break!!

4th of July Fun

We had an awesome 4th of July! Grand Pa and Phyllis came up from Florida and Tony, Julie, Kylie, Sam, Luke, and Tucker made the trip up from North Carolina. It was so great for all of them to meet Kaeden and to just hang out for the day!! I wish we could do it more often but it makes us appreciate the times we do get to see each other even more!! Here are some pics:

Kaeden showing off his 4th of July spirit!

Brian, Luke and Uncle Tony fishing off the dock

Sammy and Kaeden

Kylie and Kaeden

Aunt Julie and Kaeden

Kaeden and Daddy, driving the pontoon

Grandpa letting Kaeden get wet in his clothes :)

Swimming

Kaeden loves to swim in the Schrauben's pool! We have taken him over there a few times over the past few weeks to escape the heat of the summer. Comes in really handy since we don't have central air (or maybe thats just our excuse to go over there all the time :). Here are a few pics of his swimming adventures.

Brown/Knoop Camping Trip

Over Father's Day weekend we took our first camping trip with our new pop-up to Brower Park in Mecosta County. We went with our friends Matt, Teresa, and Alexis Knoop. It was so much fun and Kaeden loved it! He was such a good baby and had so much fun playing in the lake! We can't wait to take many more camping trips!