Fall Festivities.

We've been blessed with a great fall season. However, I have not posted ANY pictures, so they will all be lumped together. We continued our tradition of apple picking with the Lee's and then finishing with IHOP--what a fabulous day. It was perfect weather (unlike last year was FREEZING) and Kaden had so much fun running around picking apples and playing in the dirt--not to mention the ride on the tractor. What a day to be a little boy! :)

On the tractor and SO happy!

We put the kid to work early.
Eye on the prize.

To say Kaden loves pumpkins, is an understatement.

He kept saying, "pick out the seeds!" Pretty focused.

Our Masterful pieces of artwork. I'm still impressedat Matt's free hand weiner dog. Kaden LOVED it.

On Halloween Night, the stores on Main St. were giving out candy. It was a lot of fun going from store to store. Our ward had a trunk or treat. Kaden was actually excited and able to go from car to car. It was a lot of fun, and so cute to hear his "Trick or Treat" & "Happy Halloween."

Our Fireman excited for CaNdY.

Hitting the Streets.

Gotta love those blue suckers.

Costume Parade.

Trunk or Treat!

Family Costumes: Matt the ladder, Kaden the Fireman, Allie the Dalmation.

Just the TWO of us.

This is my TWO year old boy and his best friend, Teddy. They do everything together, from driving cars, to wrestling Dad, to read books, hide, & sleep.

This past week they celebrated Kaden's 2nd Birthday together. Kaden woke up to a room filled with almost 70 balloons! Talk about party! He and Teddy had so much fun.

Then ate ridiculous amounts of bacon on, of course, Thomas birthday plates.

Played play-doh for an hour, his new favorite pastime.

Ready for the day.

We met friends at an indoor kids place. Light Bright with Mary.

Our postal worker.

Lunch at the pizza parlor.

Slides with Emma.

Doesn't he look old?!

Down the tunnel slides.

How he rolls: with the ladies.

Cupcakes with friends.

Presents with Mom & Dad.

Cheesy smile for Aunts Jen & Jan.

I love fire trucks!

Our Fireman.

Popcorn is the new cake.

Firetrucks before bed.

Make a wish!

I feel almost like his 2nd birthday is harder for me than his 1st. His first was a milestone, but to be two is to be officially into the toddler stage, and soon preschool and kindergarten, etc. Ahhhhh! It's all going too fast...

Happy Birthday, Kaden.

We love you.

Hurricane Survival 101.

This past week, NJ was hit with an earthquake and hurricane! It's been crazy, but luckily we are ok. We had 72 hour kits ready, but didn't have to evacuate. Many of our friends/neighbors lost power but thankfully we didn't (only for 30 sec). There was a lot of flooding but again, we didn't have any problems. It's times like this I'm glad I'm renting. But Kaden learned first-hand how to survive:

First, go to the park before the storm to get all of your outdoor energy out.

(This park is on the backside of our block and was

completely covered with water 12 hours later.)

Play Horsey with Dad.
Build a High-Wire
(Make sure to have pads around to allow jumping off on every side!)

Then practice your balance--or lack of--by laying on the high wire.

Build a cook fort then destroy it by jumping on it.

When the storm has passed run, jump, splash, stomp in EVERY puddle...

The 'lake' that inevitably forms in our parking lot.

Our Main St.--we live right around the corner.

The other side of our block.

Our city was cut in half with the flooding.