Cade's latest style

My girlfriend took this picture while she was visiting and it pretty much sums up Cadewear, the hottest new clothing line for toddlers.

The shirt: I picked it up at a second hand clothing sale a several weeks ago. He seriously puts it on every single day. He LOVES it. I am not sure why. It's comfy and blue, two of his preferences. And notice it's tucked in.

The shorts: When he decides to be independent and dress himself, he prefers the back pockets in front. This is so he can put his hands in his pockets, naturally. He has discovered the coolness of hands in pockets I guess.

Times haven't changed much

This pretty much describes my morning...

Freshening things up..

For the last several weeks Kyle has been oogling over the fabulous templates our fellow bloggers have-- man code language for "will-you-get-us-a-more-hip-blog-background-please-dear!?. I have silently been craving some jazzy schnazzyness on the blog, too, but just never took the time to figure it out.

I waited for the perfect time--- laundry is strewn all over the floor, dinner dishes still on the table, toys and paper everywhere. There's no time like the present! I will say it was supremely easy (probably not the proper use of supremely...but) and anyone can do it. I have now joined the ranks of owning a blogsite that may take so long to download that you might change your mind before the page has completed and go to another site. Yay!

Also, I am still working on getting all of our side bar stuff back, so if your blog site isn't on my list yet, take no offense. Our friendship has not been cancelled. It's just on hold. Ha ha.

On a completely unrelated note (but related in that this still me rambling) I want to announce that I am hooked. I read Twilight by Stephenie Meyers back when we were at Lake Powell. I started New Moon when we went to San Fran. I was borrowing Melody's (I took it from her when she had a few chapters left. I'm mean) and gave it back before coming back to Chicago. It's been a few weeks and I couldn't take it anymore, so I bought my own copy. Can't wait! I have joined the teenage girls in their hopelessly dreamy crush on a fictional character.

Look Who's Twenty!

Waaaah! We are so sad we couldn't be there for your birthday, Gooser! We hope you enjoy the non-teen years!!! We love you for so many reasons.....

You make one beautiful bride:

Love the fond memories together--- water drinking contests!
You are the greatest Auntie!! the kids LOVE you! You married a really cool guy, too!
Hey-- this one kinda looks like your senior picture!

Happy Birthday!!!

It's Fall!!

After a perfectly mild couple of weeks mother nature decided it was time to bring in some fall-like weather, so my blog background had to follow suit. This past week has reminded me of Goldilocks and the 3 bears... Monday the weather was too hot. Tuesday it was just right. Wednesday it was too cold....

I kind of panicked when I had to dress the kids in warm clothes --I totally underestimated the temperature when we went to the Pumpkin Farm Wednesday. Savannah needs to wear shoes? What? I have really taken this barefoot weather for granted. I was lucky I had a pair for her that still fit! Thank goodness Cade just ran around the entire time and Savannah could be bundled up in blankets. It was a good time.

Conference Sunday

Coming home to the kids was a sweet reunion. Cade had his ultra-mega parental sensors on and woke up when we got back to Melody's Saturday evening. Secretly I was thrilled. He was so cute! I snuggled him to bed again and a few moments after laying next to him he said, "Mommy, can you go take a nap on the couch?" So I did.

Sunday morning I awoke to Melody whipping up some breakfast yummy-ness in the kitchen. The fam arrived and we were soon eating delicious food and watching conference. Cade was even taking notes...

Frisco!

The morning after Gramma Berry and Gramma Hunter left we headed to the airport for San Fransico--business for Kyle, pleasure for me! We had a layover in Salt Lake, allowing for dear sister Melody to pick up the kids and watch them (again!) while we headed to the Bay.

The hubbies worked hard and the wives shopped San Fransisco until we dropped. It was fun to be back in the city we used to live by and reminisce. Nina and Nicole were great shopping companions. Addelin, Nicole's daughter, was such a trooper to come with us on every outing. She's such a mellow and great baby! (Cute, too!) I got a Mac makeover and after 9 years of wearing make-up, was taught the correct way to apply eye shadow. By a man. Thank you Victor. I tried on more clothes in the two days I was there than I have in my entire life! I managed to fit my purchases in the same suitcase as when we arrived. Mom, you'd be proud. Kyle and I shared a suitcase!

The flight back was nothing short of a nightmare. As soon as I stepped on the plane I whispered to Kyle, "It smells like a stinky armpit in here!" It really did. If I was pregnant, I would have been puking the entire trip back to Salt Lake. Here's how Brent spent most of the plane ride home (until the ink from the magazine melted onto his face...):

A Wicked Good Time!

We've finally done it! After living in the 'burbs of Chicago for 18 months we made the pilgrimmage out to the beautiful city to do what everyone has been raving about ever since we moved here. Our motivation? Kyle's mom and Grandma are in town and we knew we ought to do something fun in the city, so we got tickets to see Wicked. It was definitely everything I hoped for. I am not a music critic by any means, but I really enjoyed the absolutely beautiful voices of Glenda and Elfeba. They were clear, pure and angelic! Watching the performance made me want to slip on a poofy gown and start dancing with the witches myself. Two thumbs up for a fabulous performance!

Ingenious Product of the Week: Resealable Oreo Cookie Package

(Michelle here) Many are aware of my affinity towards Oreo cookies. Some may even call it an addiction. Well, this addiction just got even easier to feed. The whizzes at Nabisco improved the packaging for the incredible Oreo cookies. It now opens and reseals at the top of the cookie package! The resealable packaging makes it easier for mass cookie consumers like myself to open, close, then open again with minimal noise and effort, the cookie package! Incredible. It comes in handy when I want to sneak a few without getting spotted in the pantry by Cade. And it comes in handy when I am very tired, and don't want to fuss with getting the package open without yanking too hard, causing a tear, which in turn would cause the cookies to go stale faster. (Though sometimes that provides a reasonable excuse for consuming the entire package in one sitting). In any case, I'd like to publicly thank the packaging geniuses at Nabisco for adding some sunshine to my life!