St. Pats Day, Tool Bench, and Haircut

Kaden got his hair cut on Saturday. We took him to a kids cut place, hoping it would help ease his anxiety and tears. They have 4 kids seats in the shape of various forms of transportation, but he still picked sitting on my lap! But, they let the kids pick out a video to watch while getting their hair cut, so even though he cried almost the whole time, he at least sat still!







A sucker for a being a brave boy


Jigglers! Kaden helped me make the jello for jigglers today and then used the cookie cutters to cut out his favorite shapes. He loves to help me cook. Today he was playing with his toys and I called for him to come help me cook. He instantly threw down his toys and came running into the kitchen. It's so fun and adorable watching him help.







I found an awesome tool bench for Kaden on craigslist that is in like new condition. Kaden woke up from his nap to find his new toy. He loves it!











The power jigsaw tool makes a noise that must remind Kaden of my hair dryer. He took the toy and waved it over Talgee saying "dry, dry!", then went to Matt and did the same and then to me. It was a bit hilarious watching him use a power tool as a hair styling accessory!





We found this fishing game this weekend and thought it would be fun to get a game the 3 of us could play together. I love this toddler age! Kaden does quite well with the game, especially since it's geared towards the 4+ age. He can't quite catch a fish (I have to admit that Matt and I also had some difficulty) but he figured out he can use a finger to catch one! He calls out a color, then goes after that fish.











Juliet! Kaden had some fun playing with the play kitchen yesterday morning with Juliet. Now that she's crawling and cruising, Marie & Kaden have started realizing she's a playmate and not just a baby. It's so fun to watch them play!





Kaden found my hair ties and insisted I put them in his hair. Even after the hair cut, he still has enough hair on top to put in the hair tie.





Happy St. Patrick's Day! Love, Kaden




It's almost Thursday! Most of you know that this Thursday is Match Day. This is the date that we have been patiently waiting for for several months. We will find out where Matt matches and where we'll be moving to in May. He spent many hours (and money!) traveling to several states interviewing during the months of December and January and now is when all his hard work pays off. On Monday he got an email notifying him that he had indeed "matched". It was a simple, to the point email that stated

Congratulations. You have matched.

Very few words, and yet they mean so much! At noon on Thursday he'll receive an envelope and inside it will be our future. I will update that evening letting you all know where we'll be moving.