We're In Indiana

Kaden and I are in Indiana. I've tried posting some pictures, but I'm having some technical difficulties. Go figure. We're having a great time visiting family and enjoying the fall weather!

What Do I Do With These Things??

Yesterday I bought Kaden some sidewalk chalk at Wal-mart since they're getting rid of all of the summer items. He did manage to get some of the chalk onto the concrete, although not much. : )

Still Hot, but Not Sweltering!!

Well, we're finally able to spend some time outdoors during the day now. It's still near 100 during the day, but the humidity is less than 20% so it pretty nice. I guess this is what everyone means when they talk about the "dry" heat of AZ. During June, July, and August when it's 120 degrees out, there's NOTHING dry about the heat!!! Kaden loves to sit at the patio table and play with his cars. He thinks he's big stuff!!

GO COLTS!

Kaden was ready for the first regular Colts game of the season with his new outfit and his comfy chair. I tried all evening to get him to yell "Go Colts" and clap, but by the end of the night he was running away from me screaming. I guess he's not really into the cheerleading. : )

Arts & Crafts

Kaden brought home his first arts & crafts projects from daycare yesterday. Of course I had to proudly hang them on the fridge! Each week at daycare their lesson plan are centered around a theme. Even though it's sooooo obvious what these wonderful masterpieces are, just in case you can't tell, the one on the left is a pineapple (Hawaiian theme) and the one on the right is a black sheep (farm animals). This week's theme is the circus so I'm sure that we'll have another priceless work of art coming soon. . .

The Princess and the Frog

Once upon a time in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle.

The frog hopped into the princess' lap and said: "Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young prince that I am and then, my sweet, we can marry and set up housekeeping in your castle with my mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel grateful and happy doing so."

That night, as the princess dined sumptuously on lightly sauteed froglegs seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce, she chuckled and thought to herself:

"I don't freakin' think so."

Way Too Easy!!

While Papaw was here, he converted Kaden's crib into a toddler bed. He's now been in it for 5 nights and he hasn't gotten out of it a single time during the night. He crawls up in it when it's time to go to bed and he shows up in our bedroom around 6:30 or 7 in the morning which is his normal getting up time. During nap time, he crawls up in it and a couple hours later, he comes out of his room, done with his nap. Somehow I don't think the potty training will go this easily. : )

Papaw's Visit

My Dad and his friend French drove for three days to bring out my Tahoe and presents for Kaden from Aunt Suzanne. While they were here I put them to work putting together Kaden's new swing set. They worked on it in the early morning, but it was already 87 degrees at 7 a.m. so it was really hot for them. But they got it together and Kaden loves it.

I wanna be like Dad. . .

Kaden decided to try Daddy's O2 helmet on for size. Daddy thinks that Kaden's ready to fly in the wind tunnel. I, on the other hand, think that'll be a cold day in AZ. ; )

Yuma Proving Grounds' Housing

Here are some pictures of our house on base at Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, AZ. It's a brand new house, bigger than most of the houses "in town" and it's free. Fortunately it even has a back yard with built-in sprinklers so that we can have some grass. The front is what they call "desert landscaped" which basically means means rocks. Although, we do have a tree in the front yard and one in the back that we're attempting to grow. Trees and grass are hot commodities around these parts. I think that it probably has something to do with the cost of water out here. The average water bill for people in Yuma with a partial yard is about $300 a month. Did I mention that we don't even have to pay for utilities on base? It's a good thing since the military pays about as well as teachers get paid. : )