Cade

The main reason I started a blog is because I thought it might help me be better at documenting things in my life that I want to remember.  Cade is "two-and-a-half" as he'll tell you, and so much fun.  He has said/done so many funny things lately that I thought I better document them before I forget.  I'll have to admit, some of these things were times when I had to stifle my laughter because I thought I should probably be punishing him.  :)

At the doctor's office, I handed him a small Buzz Lightyear laser gun to keep him occupied (and away from those nasty germ-infected dr's office toys).  I reminded him not to shoot people, though the wall would be ok.  Almost immediately after I told him that I realized that there were animals painted all over the walls.  The next thing I knew, he was pointing that laser gun at the wall saying, "Die, turtle, die!!"  He then proceeded to shoot every single animal on the wall.

We were in the checkout at Costco and Cade was sitting in the cart.  He asked me to please help him open the peanut butter pretzels he was holding.  I told him we had to pay first, and he immediately started with, "God our father, God our father..."  (this is the prayer they sing at church before snack, and what he sings at bedtime)  I interrupted him, "No Cade, not PRAY, we have to PAY first.  We have to give them our money."  This time he folded his hands and bowed his head, "God our father, God our father, once again.."  By this time Isa and I were trying to hide our giggles, and she tried to explain it to him.  Cade unfolds his hands, looks up, smacks his sister and says, "Shut up!  I'm trying to pray!!"

Cade and Marcus both go in to use the restroom.  Cade goes first, then pretends to go ("like Daddy") standing up (sound effects included).  Then he looks over at Marcus and says, "Wow Daddy, you doing good.....you da bomb diggity."

I had just sat down with a bowl of chocolate peanut butter ice cream when Cade walks over.  I fully expected him to ask me for a bite.  Instead he says, "Mommy, you eating poop??"

While waiting for his soccer practice to start, Cade notices a little boy- probably about his age- kind of throwing a fit near by.  He walks right over to the boy, looks him straight in the eyes and says, "Hey!  What's the deal?!"  Luckily, the parents thought it was funny.  As Cade walked back over to us he said, "What's his problem?"

I know they say, "terrible 2s," but I really enjoy this age.  Cade has such a fun personality, and I have this feeling that because of this, as he gets older people will be drawn to him because he is so cute and so much fun to be around.  It is my prayer that Cade will use this gift of his in a positive way, and that his love for Christ will shine through for others to see.