Busy!

We have been keeping super busy. Matt's official last day for UNC was last Tuesday. He rode along in the ambulance for the day, but didn't have any "duties" as he was only there to observe. He had a huge smile on his face when he got home that night, knowing he was DONE!!! On Wednesay he started working/making up drills for the Guard. He worked Wed-Friday this week, and for the next two weeks he'll be working almost every day (M-F). He will be done in September, but is trying to work on drills for June/July/August/September so he doesn't have to find someplace in St. Louis to do them, all while trying to fit them into his intern schedule. This coming week is the last week of daycare. I have also been trying to pack 2-3 boxes every day, just so I don't have an overwhelming amount next week. It's amazing how much stuff fits into a house! We plan on packing quite a bit this weekend, as next weekend Matt has drill and then the following weekend we're moving. Wow! Kaden was "helping" me pack today and was playing with one of his favorite books. He brought it to me and put it in the box and said "take it to new house". So cute!

Kaden has also been missing Talbot a lot lately. He saw a picture of her in one of his books today and was beyond excited. He sat in the rocking chair just looking and smiling at the picture. We often have squirrels in the backyard and he knows Talbot likes watching them. Yesterday he saw them outside and yelled "Talgee, Talgee... Squirrels!", then he realized she wasn't here. So, he got his stuffed dog animal and held him up to the window so he could watch the squirrels. Then he wanted the dog next to him the entire day. Today he found a blankie from when he was little that has a stuffed dog attached to the blanket using a string. He held the dog and "read" a book to him. We went on a walk tonight and Kaden was so excited everytime we saw a dog. I can't wait to see their reunion in a couple weeks (even though we know she's loving staying at Uncle Bri's house and playing with Breck everyday).

Here are some pictures of our week:

Climber--


Showing the "dog" the squirrels




Playing on the computer (notice the boxes/packed stuff in the background)


Using his tools the measure the wall. According to him, it's "fifteen"




It was really warm out today, so I got the water table out for Kaden. Then we put a little water in the plastic pool for him to stomp in. Then he sat down. In his clothes. Once that got cold, he wanted more warm water in the water table. Once that task was complete, he moved into the water table. His love of water has been re-ignited from last summer.







After dinner we went for a walk. Kaden enjoyed riding his bike while eating his ice cream cone. Then we visited the waterfalls on a trail near our house (we will REALLY miss this neighborhood) and Kaden threw rocks in the water.











Kaden pointing at Daddy, who was getting big rocks for him









Off to find more big rocks



Of course he found a stick resembling a fishing rod....



Notice the drool:







He really wanted to "fish" in the waterfall, but didn't realize the water was too deep right there. I tried picking him up so at least he could reach it, and he kept saying "down, mommy. let go, mommy"...



Headed home