Kade's 6th birthday party

We had Kade's birthday party the Saturday before his actual birthday.  Although he had stayed home the two days before that sick from school he was well enough to have a party, but still didn't seem to have every ounce of his energy back, but he did well overall. 
It was by far the least stressful party I have ever thrown and it turned out so good.  We did a water themed party this year and Jared and I got water guns and filled up lots and lots of water balloons.  The kids seemed to have a blast and Kade thought the theme was pretty sweet, so that made me content to see him happy.  We love our boy and we are so proud of you.  Now stop growing. 

  What a great party it was.  Love you Kadders
-Mom

Kade turned 5!!

My big boy is now 5.  I seriously can't believe it.  I know one day I will be saying he is 18 and I really won't be able to even believe that.  Life goes by so fast, especially when your having fun.  This year Kade had the choice to do a bowling party.  It was really nice because I didn't have to do much preparing and cleaning up.  I always throw myself into a frenzy trying to make everything perfect.  In fact at his last year's birthday party I went and hid in my closet at one point and started sobbing.  Thank goodness I had my best friend Megan there to calm me down.  I am slowly learning to not stress myself out.  All that ultimately matters is that Kade has a wonderful time being with his friends, has a cake to eat, and some gifts to open.  I originally wanted to make it very small, but who am I fooling, we have a big family and nothing is ever going to be small.  And, I am perfectly ok with that.  Everyone that I invited came and I think Kade felt the love.  That evening we let him have his cousin and one friend spend the night too.  Jared did an amazing job at keeping those boys entertained while I went to Bunco with some friends and we let them stay up past 11 playing the Wii.  I think all in all it was a good day for our son.  We had to do his party the day before his actual birthday because one it was a Saturday and two his actual birthday was on Sunday (Mother's Day) and we had some things planned already for that day.  I was very honored to have shared Mother's day with my son. 

Kade is such a special soul and we love him more than words could ever express. 
He is Kind

Thoughtful

Helpful

Smart

Funny

He brings a ton of joy and happiness into our lives. 

He is thriving at school and sports and we seriously could not be any more proud of him. 

We love him so very much.  He is who made me a mother and he will always be our only baby boy.  Kade, when you read this one day, just know that mom and dad will and can never put into any words the happiness and joy you brought into our lives the day we found out you existed.  We love his contagious smile and laugh and the feeling we get every single time we see him.  We look forward to everything with him and we are very excited for his new venture in starting school.  We love you Kade Anthony!!!!!!!

 

 I didn't get any amount of pictures I should have because I was too busy visiting with everyone and thanking everyone for coming.  I feel terrible.  It was a successful birthday though.  ;)

 

Brother and Sister

Every since I found out I was pregnant with Taylor I couldn't wait to see the relationship that would develop with her and Kade.  I now see how these two interact and it is so great to sit back and watch them.  They are typical brother and sister, but there are moments when you can see all the love in the world between my babies.  I encourage them often to be nice to each other and tell Kade that he always needs to protect his sister no matter what, and when Taylor can understand more I will tell her the same thing.  I see so many families break up for so many reasons and I pray that my kids will always have each other's back.  I figure that if I instill this lesson in them at such a young age, then they will know no other way to be with each other. 

Of course they fight and I see devious little things they each do to one another, but at the end of the day if they can still want to kiss each other good night then I know I'm doing something right.  Once again, I love my babies more than words could ever describe. 

Kade Anthony

My sweet boy is getting so big.  I wanted to recap on him before he turns 4.  Whattt? 4 no this can't be.  I don't like it one bit.  I notice more and more he doesn't want to cuddle or just be held, he's so big now and would rather be doing things then sitting with me letting me hold him.  It's  been one of the biggest pleasures seeing him grow, but I long for him to be a baby again.  I want to freeze time and have my life be just as it is now.  I can't do that though, so I try and remind myself to cherish every little moment.  I truly do.  I take a mental picture each time he needs me or he kisses me for no reason or he asks me to lay with him.  He was my first born and made me a mom and I love him more than anything.  I see so many things for my Kadders.  I hope all my wishful thinking and praying for all the blessings I hope he has in his life come true, but above all I just want Kade to always know he is loved unconditionally and that his dad and I are always there for him no matter what. 

Kade weighs 39 lbs. and is tall, not sure how tall, but he is tall

Loves superheros, especially Batman

Loves books

Says prayers almost every night on his own

Can't wait to fly his kite

He's a good eater and tries anything just like his dad (I love this about my 3 year old)

Extremely smart

The sweetest boy I know

The most handsome boy I know

Loves playing with his cousin Jack and Kennedy

Always asks his dad and I to take him to the beach

Starts swimming lessons soon

And.........

Wants to play soccer so bad

I can't believe the time has flown by so fast, I know there is so much in store for him and I can't wait to see him blossom into a young man.  He is truly spectacular.  I love you papa!

I'm so proud!