Kaden Olson Turned One

Today our neighbor and friend, Kaden, had his one year birthday party. We all went to the zoo. Here are some pictures.

Anne Marie and Kaden are in this one. I put carpet samples from the presentation boards I've been working on on his gift rather than bows. It was great for them to chew on....he he he. It doesn't unravel....don't worry.

Here are the two kiddos when we were setting up for the party. It's handy to keep them in the strollers until you're ready for them.

Matt is about one and a half years old. I thought it was cute how Gwen is looking up at him and reaching for him.

Here she is enjoying that carpet sample. It had a rubber backing, so that probably feels good on the gums. She wore long pants and shoes this morning. It is a high of 84 degrees today. Once we came home we took all of that extra gear off, but it was fun to dress her up in those items. The shoes were a gift from Anne and Lance Steinhausen.

Jasmine is 26 months old. She's enjoying some baby yogurt.

Tricia use to work with Adam, but now had Chance who is just one week older than Gwen and Jasmine in that picture above and is staying at home with them full time. She's great to talk to about our kids.

Matt and Lauren are moving like crazy and there's our little Gwen just sitting and watching in the corner of the picture.

Anne Marie read this great book called "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" out loud to us all. I suggest this book to everyone with babies. It has a lot of rhyming, and that's what they love to hear. It is so great and if anyone is looking to give a gift to a new born I recommend it.

Once we came home Gwen took a nap, we ate lunch and now she's playing in this picture. I'm introducing the concept that the bowl can be full or empty and that you can dump it out or fill it up. It's only the second day of it, so she's still trying to catch on completely.

Here are some pictures of Adam feeding Gwen this last weekend. She gets more messy when he feeds her, but she eats larger quantities from him I believe. She was eating prunes here...stage one...which means really pureed.

Look at the color of her eyes. I still am not sure what they are turning. Now that she's almost 7 months old they might be sticking to a color.