Last summer Kade's little buddy, Ellie, could sing some words of "Down By the Bay" and we thought she was a genius! Turns out Kade, now the same age Ellie was at the time, can sing those same words! It goes without saying that we think he's a genius too :-) Although, he seems to get a bit distracted at times. I can't blame him though, I get distracted when cookies are involved too!
Judging by these last few videos I've posted , I think I need to start recording some moments other than right after dinner! Such as right now, when he's supposed to be going down for his nap, he 's jumping in his bed and clapping his hands while yelling, "MOMMY, COME!!". Which is what I do when I'm trying to get Molly (the dog) to come in the house.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
He Speaks
Now that Kade is more or less capable of holding a conversation, I'm having a hard time keeping a straight face at times when it is necessary to be stern, or at the very least, not smiling.
Our basement is always messy with Kade's toys because it's a battle I choose not to fight. It normally looks like a tornado swept through but for some reason, yesterday, it looked like a combination of a tornado, an earthquake and a hurricane hit it. I asked Kade, "Who made this mess?!" He thought about it for awhile then said, "Umm...Lady A". For the past 2 days, every time we go downstairs, he points and says, "Lady A's mess." Granted, Lady A and her mom did just come for a visit this past weekend and we did play downstairs so it's fresh in his mind but I hardly think she can be blamed for it!
We're having a hard time with teaching Kade to not throw his food, utensils, cups and other various objects off the table. He knows better, he does it anyway. Believe me, I remind myself daily that he's only 20 months old and we still have a long road ahead of us. Yesterday, during dinner, he threw his cup at his plate and food went flying. I said to Kade, "NO NO! You don't throw your cup! Look at the mess you made!" He looked at me, ROLLED HIS EYES while saying in his most exasperated tone, "UGH! Sorry." Erik had to turn away because he almost had milk shoot out his nose from laughing! One of us has to be the strong one but I had to fake a cough so I wouldn't start laughing too!!
Our basement is always messy with Kade's toys because it's a battle I choose not to fight. It normally looks like a tornado swept through but for some reason, yesterday, it looked like a combination of a tornado, an earthquake and a hurricane hit it. I asked Kade, "Who made this mess?!" He thought about it for awhile then said, "Umm...Lady A". For the past 2 days, every time we go downstairs, he points and says, "Lady A's mess." Granted, Lady A and her mom did just come for a visit this past weekend and we did play downstairs so it's fresh in his mind but I hardly think she can be blamed for it!
We're having a hard time with teaching Kade to not throw his food, utensils, cups and other various objects off the table. He knows better, he does it anyway. Believe me, I remind myself daily that he's only 20 months old and we still have a long road ahead of us. Yesterday, during dinner, he threw his cup at his plate and food went flying. I said to Kade, "NO NO! You don't throw your cup! Look at the mess you made!" He looked at me, ROLLED HIS EYES while saying in his most exasperated tone, "UGH! Sorry." Erik had to turn away because he almost had milk shoot out his nose from laughing! One of us has to be the strong one but I had to fake a cough so I wouldn't start laughing too!!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The Sky Tower
Work has finally begun on the "swing set"! I put that in quotes because to me a swing set is a few metal poles with a couple of swings hanging off it. This thing, when it's done, will be more like a mini-castle! It even has an observation deck with a telescope! I don't know who'll be on it more, me or Kade! This might be one of the few times I'm actually glad I'm short.
Erik and Michael's dad, Tim, have been spending any spare time they can find working on it. The instructions say it takes, "two adults of average capability 24 hours to complete". That just might be the funniest line in the 100 steps instruction booklet! Lucky for the Dad's, they have 2 fantastic helpers!!
Were the screws in that bucket that Kade's playing with necessary to finish the project? I hope not.
Do those 2 on the right look like "2 adults of average capability"???
Playing on the seats of their soon-to-be sandbox.
Boss Man #1 keeping a close eye on Erik's handiwork...
Boss Man #2 taking a 15 minute break. Or, more like 15 second break. I think it took him longer to actually get on the chair than the time he actually sat on it.
They seem to like what they see so far!
Erik and Michael's dad, Tim, have been spending any spare time they can find working on it. The instructions say it takes, "two adults of average capability 24 hours to complete". That just might be the funniest line in the 100 steps instruction booklet! Lucky for the Dad's, they have 2 fantastic helpers!!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Okay, so if you saw the cookie dunking video on a previous post it may seem like Kade wears the same shirt and eats a lot of Oreo's but I swear he does wear different clothes and he eats his fruits and veggies first!
Everyday his vocabulary grows and he's starting to string 3 words together now. Last night, after Erik cleaned his plate, Kade turned to me and said, "Daddy...more...hotdish!" I assured Kade that if Daddy wanted seconds he could get them himself :-)
It amazes me how fast he's changing and maturing! When we drop him off at daycare these days, he walks right in and barely looks back as he says, "Bye Mom!". Since I don't drop him off very often I used to get big tears. Not that I'm complaining but when did he get so independent?!
Everyday his vocabulary grows and he's starting to string 3 words together now. Last night, after Erik cleaned his plate, Kade turned to me and said, "Daddy...more...hotdish!" I assured Kade that if Daddy wanted seconds he could get them himself :-)
It amazes me how fast he's changing and maturing! When we drop him off at daycare these days, he walks right in and barely looks back as he says, "Bye Mom!". Since I don't drop him off very often I used to get big tears. Not that I'm complaining but when did he get so independent?!
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