Check me out! Thanks to Gamma I'm ready to go!
Are you sure I can't fly to France in my new suitcase? 
We're in Texas right now, visiting friends and family and doing some fundraising, and Caden is having a blast. We'll be posting several pictures and videos in a row of our time here, starting with Caden's new love: the piano! He will just sit there and pound on the keys all day, and Granny Dot is of course more than happy to help him out.
Caden and Mallory (Ed & Amy) are the two babies in the family...at least until Cullen (Chad & Betsy's) is born. These two are only seven months apart. Right now, they are very different. But give them a year or two and they'll be running around together not knowing they weren't born the same year. 
As you can see in this picture, Caden is quite interested in baby Mallory. I think Caden just wanted to give her a kiss...but Aunt Amy stepped in and stopped the madness. Don't worry Mallory, we promise to not let your cousin slobber you with too many kisses. I'm sure you two will be best of friends as soon as you can say each other's name.
Well we finally got Caden's passport back from Uncle Sam. It's really funny to us that 5 years from now, when his passport has to be renewed, he will still have the same 8 month old picture that will look almost nothing like his nearly 6 year old face. Oh well, it wasn't our idea, and we're not running the government of this or any other country, so what can you do???
Gran'Pa has been very anxious to get little Caden out to the workshop with him. The day finally came when the two of them went exploring among the tools.
Don't worry, Gran'Pa was quite careful to have the proper eye protection for Caden while working on the lathe.
Gran'Pa and Caden make quite the cute pair in their matching red shirts and overalls...don't ya think?!
Caden loves it when we put tupperware on his head. Add that to a spatula that feels great to chew on, and you've got a very happy baby boy! With Cade crawling like crazy and pulling up on everything, he seems to think that every single household item was put there for him to play with. Life changes drastically with a crawler!
Today we went to visit with April's grandparents on her dad's side, Granny and Daddy Dick. This will be the last time we see them before we leave next month, and we wanted them to see how much Caden has been changing and growing. Caden was a total showoff all day as usual. He was smiling, crawling, pulling up, laughing, babbling...basically pulling all of his tricks out of his hat to make sure that Granny and Daddy Dick know just how special he is. We had a good visit, and we had the chance to snap this picture of 4 generations on the Gillespie side. We thank God for the blessing that Granny and Daddy Dick have been to us over the years. They are truly amazing and special people to us; we cherish their love and support, and we know that they pray for our family everyday.
There are lots of things you can use a packing box for...here's one of them. This is also a great way to keep your baby busy and out of things while you are trying to pack.
