Matt, Rachel, and Cadence

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Princess Party

Cadence went to her first princess birthday party and I'd be shocked if it was her last!

Our friends, Bruce and Emily, kindly invited us to their little girl, Hannah's, 3rd birthday! Its hard to believe that she's grown so quickly and it makes me fear for Cade's inevitable rapid growth.

I think the party was a meer preview for future birthdays for Cadence. I seem to remember Sophie going through a similar princess phase!

When we arrived to the party, multiple princes and princesses were painting their royal castles surrounded by princess couture. The girls were decked out in princess gowns that neither one stayed in too long, during the 2 hours we were there, Hannah changed at least 3 times. Arielle to Belle to Cinderella.

Cadence did really well given that the party was during her nap time. She was happy for most of the party, only fussing initially at some new faces and quickly warming up after a few cries and hugs and kisses from mom. She really IS a mama's girl! She enjoyed looking around at the activity around her (per normal) and sitting with and being held by various people. She did eventually fall asleep in my arms for a power nap but after 20 minutes, she was ready to party again.

We enjoyed visiting with friends and watching the princesses run around in dress up clothes. Cadence ended up being a huge hit at the party once things quieted down, all of the little kids wanted "pet the baby," which she tolerated remarkably well!

Happy Birthday to sweet Hannah, we can't believe you guys are moving back to California! :(

Friday, April 1, 2011

KPD Promotional Ceremony

Last week Cadence and I had the pleasure of barging in on Matt at work and join in the celebration of KPD's most recent promotional ceremony. A number of officers had tested recently for new corporal and sergeant positions to prepare for annexation, some of our close friends being the newly appointed supervisors. Not only were we supporting our friends from the department, this was a great excuse to dress Cadence up in an outfit that she's sure to outgrow before I blink. :)

The ceremony was very family friendly and casual, despite the promoted officers wearing their Class A uniforms. Kiddos of all ages were in attendance and most behaved well despite a few fussers in the crowd. Its crazy to see the KPD kiddos getting so big so fast and many families growing! Hard to believe that Cadence is growing as fast as she is, not too long ago she was the youngest baby of KPD and now she's older than several, with more on the way!

Congratulations to the newly promoted corporals, Ben Reali, Tim Carpenter, Lapaki Zablan, and our dearest Randi Crocker! Congratulations to the newly promoted sergeants, Brad Porter, Dan Willson, Phil Goguen, and Gary Eggleston! Also a job well done to the officers who received years of service awards, Jon Ishmael, Eric Karp, Tim Carpenter, and Kevin Christiansen!

With Daddy and Uncle Bruce

Dan, Lapaki, Wayne, Ben, and Uncle Rob

Chaplain Bill Tate, who married Matt and I!

Tiffany meeting Cadence

Jon, Eric, Tim, Kevin, and Chief Olsen

Yay Randi!

ADORABLE!

Jon, Jenny, and Baby Boy Ishmael due July 2011

BFFs.

Russ and Corporal Randi!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Daddy dressed me.....

Daddy changed my diaper and this is what I ended up in. Concerning.

Freakishly Fast Five Months

I don't know where the time has gone, but Wee Cadence is already 5 months old!

She's a very sweet girl who is happy most of the time. These days, around 8:30pm, the day goes to hell and she fusses for no reason. Typically she goes to sleep between 9 and 11pm depending on her naps and the activities of the day. Most days, she takes 2 naps that are an hour + and often squeezes in a cat nap when needed.

She's very active right now, not quite sitting up on her own but close to it. She loves rolling on the floor and playing with her toys. She rolls from back to front and cries because she gets stuck on her tummy and hasn't quite figured out how to roll back. When she is on her tummy, she presses her body up like the up dog yoga pose. Very recently, she really started working on her hand eye coordination and will reach for objects and either play with them or gum them, including but not limited to her toys, the beloved giraffes, knuckles that don't belong to her and faces. I also reintroduced binks to her and she's remembered that she loves them, she is picky though and will only take the Nuk brand. So much for the heap of Soothie binks we have.

Cadence has also found her voice, oh crap. She babbles and squeals, screeches, and laughs. The kid is loud.

Still need a shot of her on Dad's lap in the patrol car, but this works for now....

Ever have one of those days when you were doing something and just fell asleep? Cadence appears to have narcolepsy during play time.

March Family Picture

Friday, March 4, 2011

Baby's Big Day

3/4/11, at the Crocker's house, Cadence had a big moment, she rolled over! She even had an encore presentation at home before bathtime!

Aside from rolling, Cadence and I enjoyed our traditional "hang out day" with Randi, Landon, and Chase. At least once a month, we head down to Renton to catch up with Randi and the boys and it is so fun to watch the babies interact and as always, being with Randi is so fun and energizing! Today she had a fun idea to have lunch at Ikea! Landon enjoyed lunch with us and then went to Smallworld to play while Randi and the babies and I shopped and discussed the Biggest Loser. (Yeah, we're cool!)

After hours of talking, a corona, and a long drive home, we were able to Skype with Peter and Kelsey. We hadn't Skyped in a while and since they live in California now, they haven't seen Wee's growth in quite some time. Last they saw her was Christmas. It was very entertaining this evening because upon seeing her aunt and uncle, she screamed. I'm not sure if it was seeing unfamiliar faces or hearing their voices amplified, she made quite a sad face and screamed. We thought we'd ease her into Skyping but each time we tried, she'd cry again. Eventually she warmed up as long as Matt or I was holding her. It was pretty funny, we'd use her giraffe toy as a distraction to hold her attention near the computer but she ended up enjoying our Skype session, watching Peter and Kelsey and watching herself, cooing and laughing a bit. She's going through a phase where she's a bit nervous of unfamiliar situations and particularly loud noises, even Matt or I sneezing, blowing our noses, or hearing the rip of velcrow. I guess she's just a sensitive little Wee!!!