Caden With a White Thing on His Head

This is what Caden looks like with a white thing on his head. Also, he is dancing on the bed with his mommy. AWESOME!

And yes, April did cut her hair, and she looks HOT!!!

8 Month Old Caden

Caden...Caden...and more Caden! These pictures should give you a good idea of what our little boy is up to these days. He is quite the active guy and keeps his mommy and daddy on their toes.










AWWWW, such a cuddle bug!


As you might notice, the bumber pad had to be removed from his crib. Caden was using it as a step stool and reaching higher on his crib than his parents were comfortable with. Now if we can only convince him to let go of the railing and sit back down to take a nap!



And, of course...the classic sitting in front of the bear picture to let you really see how much he's growing.

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Disclaimer: The views of this post are those of both Brett and April Emerson, as well as Caden. He still thinks whatever we tell him too...

Upside Down Caden

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Caden loves being upside down!!! Here he is having fun with his mommy; don't worry, we didn't let ALL of the blood rush to his head. An added bonus to this video is that you can clearly see Caden's top 4 teeth. Enjoy!

Look at me!!!

Caden wanted to be sure that everyone knew he was now pulling up on things all by himself AND standing! He is quite proud of his new talents. He has also learned to crawl to get what he wants...this includes everything from toys to mommy/daddy and a few things that he's not supposed to have.

Happy Father's Day

We celebrated Brett's first Father's Day today. We celebrated his incredible involvement in Caden's life with a few special presents. Brett enjoyed reading a new book, "Ten Tiny Tickles" with Caden and looking at his own personal photo album from Caden entitled, "Just Me and My Daddy". Brett chose to eat at Smokey Bones for lunch and later he and Caden went swimming.

Caden loves...no adores his Daddy. We have captured this adoration in a few pictures, but unless you've seen it in person, the pictures don't do it justice. They already have a unique bond that many sons never develop with their dads their entire life. I am blessed to be the wife and mother who gets to witness this relationship develop the rest of their lives. Brett is the dad every woman dreams of having in a husband. From day one he has been very involved in Caden's life. Everything from volunteering to change his diaper, giving him a bath, feeding him baby food, carrying him everywhere, to putting him to bed....all on his own. I am so proud of Brett and the daddy he is to Caden. Happy Father's Day Brett, and thank you for being the man of my dreams! I love you and I know Caden does too!

King Caden

One of the highlights of our trip to California was the drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco. We took California Highway 1, often referred to as the Pacific Coast Highway, most of the way. The dramatic coastline vistas and roads winding through the mountains were well worth the extra time it took to get to the Moore's house.

San Simeon is famous for only one thing: it's the home of Hearst Castle, the humble (yeah right) abode of William Randolph Hearst, built in the early 20th century. It was fun to take Caden to "America's Castle", since April and I have traveled Europe so much. We wanted him to experience a little bit of Europe, and Hearst Castle is about as close as it gets to Old World Europe here in the states.

The first pic is of the three of us in the Roman style bathhouse, and the second is totally unrelated to Hearst Castle; it just shows how Caden has fallen in love with his daddy's Camelbak water pack. If you get a chance to take your precious 8 month old to Hearst Castle, we highly suggest that you take it!

Caden Sees Sea Lions and Makes Some New Friends

At the end of Pier 39 in San Francisco is a famous pile of sea lions. I guess they're famous because you can get so close to them, and sometimes they throw their fat, blubbery bodies against each other trying to shove an enemy off of the end of a floating dock. It's pretty entertaining, but it's much more like a zoo than a wild nature experience. Caden enjoyed the show, and daddy enjoyed experiencing it with him. There will be many more wildlife adventures to come!

Caden also made some new friends in Amanda and Lydia Moore, the younger sisters of our good friend Marcus Moore. They loved to play with Caden, and loved grabbing their hair and Amanda's glasses. Amanda and Lydia were great with Caden, and we're sure they'll both be great moms someday!

Climbing Caden

Caden recently discovered how to pull himself up on the bars of his crib. We heard him wake up yesterday morning and cry a "scared" cry. When Brett opened Caden's door, this is what he saw. We decided the scared cry was because he didn't know how to get down. Needless to say, we lowered the mattress today.

Seven Months Old

Our big 7 month old!







Look! You can see all four teeth!

Caden Goes to Jail

Now that we're home, we're going to spend the next few days posting about our 10 days in California.

No Caden is not a criminal, but he did go to jail. We visited Alcatraz along with Amanda and Lydia Moore (Marcus' sisters) this past Friday, and it was a fascinating excursion. Caden was great, staring wide-eyed at all of the things going on around him and flirting with all of the women who inevitably throw a fit over him everywhere we go (sidenote: it actually kinda gets old sometimes. The flight attendants on the way home were totally neglecting their duties just to see little Cade smile at them.)

He loved the way the metal bars felt all cold, and he thought the cells were his own personal play rooms. Enjoy the pics, and we'll post more highlights from our trip tomorrow!

Caden is Crawling!!!

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Caden is now 7 1/2 months old and he's crawling like a champ! We are returning home from California today, and we're in for some trouble around the house. No more just setting him in the middle of the floor and walking away!

Update #2

We have another tooth! That brings us to the grand total of....4!
Two on the top and two on the bottom.

Update on Teeth

Just a little FYI...our little boy now has 3 teeth!!! .....his new one is on top and we can already see more on the way (poor little guy).

That Pacific Ocean is COLD!!!

Well, after visiting the Pacific this past Friday, Caden has now visited 2 of the world's five oceans. Not bad for a 7-month old! After arriving in Los Angeles on Thursday, we took that evening to relax and adjust to the time change. On Friday morning we got up and drove down through Malibu Canyon and headed to Zuma Beach, a beach that April and I have visited on several previous trips. The weather was just OK, a little cloudy and about 75, but we weren't really there to swim. We just wanted to introduce Caden to another ocean and dip his little toes in the water. He was enthralled by the waves and all of the people, and he enjoyed playing in the sand quite abit, until he stuck his face in it and tried to eat a mouthful that is. Gross! After that April said it was time to go, and we spent parts of the next day or so picking sand boogers from his little nose.

Oh yeah, we also dipped his toes in the ocean. He immediately made a sour face and started crying! Our fault Caden, that Pacific Ocean is COLD!!!

Caden Jumps!

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Caden is all about his jumper thingy. He can entertain himself (and us!) for hours on end. He's working on his leg muscles because he's going to be a basketball player like his daddy!

A California Tradition

Every time April and I come to Los Angeles, we always stop at the In 'n Out burger joint right next to the airport. It's no more special than any of the other hundreds of In 'n Outs in the LA area, except for one thing: planes! This In 'n Out is right next to the airport and the planes fly right over your head as you eat your greasy burger on the grassy knoll across from the restaurant.

The experience was a little lacking for Caden; he can't eat the food and he was scared to death of the planes flying over. Nonetheless, we still enjoyed ourselves, and hopefully in the future little Caden can join in the fun!