I'm back!

I was driving this morning and a memory of my late Grandma Bennett popped into my head...she would always record herself, my sisters and me singing on cassette tapes. Those are the types of memories that I hope to never lose. Thinking of Grandma led me to remember the things I loved about my Granny, most of all her imagination...all of you cousins know that she never admitted that there was no magic box or Elfie, but I like to believe that both of those magical things exist. I still go down to her property on occasion. I can't wait until it warms up, Caden is definately old enough to learn about Elfie. I saw a picture the other day of caden with my granny but can't seem to locate it now. I wanted to post this rainbow photo I took over the summer in honor of all the lost loved ones that I remembered today: Grandma, Granny, Jessica, and Robert... always missed and loved.

On a brighter note, Sunday was warm and windy and Laica took a long nap; Caden and I took full advantage of that. We walked down our driveway, taking pictures and talking about everything we saw. You can see in this photo that he has his own "camera." It is just a toy "woodybuzz" (Caden speak for Toy Story) one, but he loves it.

Not too sure why I am semi-winking here, but I liked the picture anyway. We got out his little battery-powered four-wheeler and he was loving it. He wanted me to stay right with him at first, but he quickly warmed up to it and was riding all over!





I am so, so, so glad to have my internet back in working order, I will never again lock myself out of everything with parental controls. What was I thinking anyway? Our kids are 1 and almost 3, they don't use the computer unsupervised yet, so I see no problem with waiting to add that. :)

Caden is impressing me with how quickly he is catching onto picking out letters and knowing the sounds they make. He is also a wonderful counter and sometimes I will overhear him counting in spanish (thank you, Diego and Dora). He is sharp as a tack, love him so much!

Miss Laica Lyn is missing from these photos, but I will soon have another post with some pictures of playing with my nieces, Rhylee and Reagan, and she will make an appearance there. I absolutely love to listen to her "read" books, it is ADORABLE! She is passionate about books (gets that from her mommy) and I hope that she always will be. Reading is exercise for the brain, and something that is important to me. Laica is talking so much! We understand a lot of it, it is so fun to watch a baby turn into a toddler again, but these kids are growing way too quickly! I know that everyone feels that way, but it is SO true.

This week is a busy one for us, but have some fun scheduled in addition to cleaning and doctor appointments. Hope everyone has a great week!

Brooke