Kaede's FIRST haircut

Tony has been wanting to give Kaede a haircut forever, but the fact is it is just now starting to come in! It was to the point where when I would comb his hair it would be in his eyes and over his ears. Tony went to get a haircut so I finally broke down and Kaede got his first haircut! I made a point that he would NOT get a buzz cut just a TRIM around the edges! We usually go with Tony to get a haircut and he goes to the same place every time, so the ladies in the salon have seen Kaede grow over the past year and a half so I was comfortable with him getting his first hair cut their!

BEFORE-

DURING-
Karen did a great job and was patient with Kaede moving! Kaede did AMAZING!!! No tears or fits! He first watched Daddy get a haircut then sat great in Tony's lap for his turn!

AFTER-

He still has a little bit of curls in the back!
Not only did he do great getting a haircut but to top it off it was during the middle of nap time!

I made sure to keep EVERY possible piece!

Beach Time!!

I can't explain how much Kaede LOVES the beach! He is not afraid to go out as far out into the water with waves crashing into us! The further out I take him the bigger the smile! We met the Champion family out at the beach on a Saturday morning to enjoy some sand and water!

Happy 4th of July!

I had so much fun taking a few 4th of July pictures of Kaede this past week! Although I think he had more fun watching me chase him around :)

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Love,

Carley, Tony, & Kaede

18 Months Old!

Dear Kaede,

I can not believe that my baby is 18 Months Old! Time has flown by! You are a total ball of energy! You are full of laughs all the time. On the other hand if you want something you will either find a way to do it all on your own or make it known! You are very independent but play very well with your friends! One of your best buds right know is Jayden Mattews.

Being a dare-devil doesn't even explain you, you are not afraid of ANYTHING!! You don't cry when I leave you with Grammy any more, you simply smile and wave bye. However, you still aren't happy when I leave you with anyone else (besides Daddy).You have always loved the beach but know that I take you out in the water you love it even more!

Besides a few words (hot, Daddy, Momma, and no,no,no) you still don't talk. The doctor is not concerned at all. You do have a lot of signs that you have learned over the past few months and use on a daily basis (dog, bird, hot, milk, more, phone, fish, food). You can also show me where your belly button, nose, eyes, ears and toes are when asked (sometimes mix up eyes and ears). When we ask you to find Mr.Beans you don't hesitate to find him, same thing with finding a passy. We I ask you who Daddy and Mommy are you can point to us! You are incredibly smart and even though you aren't talking you have no problems communicating with us!

I invited 2 of your friends over (Jayden and Arabella) for pizza and cupcakes on your 18 month birthday (June 22)

Daddy and I got you a mini wagon since you have a love of pushing things around...definitely best buy ever! As soon as we opened it you were trying to pick up Arabella and give her a ride in your wagon. Needless to say she was content with the stroll down the hallway!

After pizza we all dug into to the sprinkled cupcakes!

Our attempt at getting a group photo didn't go so well!! Sitting still was in no one's vocabulary except Arabella :)

I am looking forward to you being two but at the same time feel like you are growing up WAY to fast!!

I Love You With All My Heart!!

Love,

Momma

Father's Day/ Tony's Birthday

This year Tony's birthday landed on Father's Day! Kaede and I went to the pottery shop like last year and made a Father's Day present! Tony loved it, we have started a Father's Day collection of pottery.
Tony ended up having to work so my mom came over to help Kaede and I decorate!

Tony was very surprised when he got home!

After dinner he opened a few gifts and we had Ice Cream cake! I'm pretty sure his favorite part of the day (besides being with his family) was getting a Boston Celtic shower curtain for the bedroom bathroom!

Happy Birthday and Happy Father's Day

Kaede definitely enjoyed the cake!

Best Buddies!!!

Kaede and his buddy Jayden have been friends since Jayden and his Mommy and Daddy moved to Corpus! Lately they have become closer friends and love playing together and I love getting to spend time with Gina (Jayden's wonderful Mommy)!!!

Swim Lessons

Kaede has been to a few swim lesson classes and he does good for the most part! Until he decides he wants to swim on his own and doesn't realize he doesn't have his arm floats on! In class we worked on Kaede floating on his back, kicking his legs, blowing, reaching and pulling and so much more!
One of Kaede's favorite parts was when the instructor would "glide" him to me underwater.!

Summer!

Most of the time 4 out of the 7 days in a week we are either at the apartment pool or in some kind of water having fun!
Ever since I bought Kaede some floaty's for his arm he lasts at the pool for a good hour if not longer. He loves being independent and that he can jump in and come right back up to the top.