Fun at the Grocery Store

Another Birthday Gift

Auntie Keesha got him this stuffed horse, which he loves! As you can see, he thinks he can ride it! Yeehaw!!:)

Labor Day Weekend

Yeah, I know this is way out of chronological order and happened like a month ago, but I had forgotten my camera when we went up north to see Corey's parents and so we bought a throw away camera and I'm just now finally getting them uploaded to the computer. Wow, that was a long sentence; I'm sure I broke some grammatical rule!:)
Anyway, we went up to Corey's parents Friday through Saturday. Corey finally took me to see Ocqueoc Falls, which are up by his parents and a local favorite swimming hole, but I'd had yet to see them for myself. It was a nice afternoon and Caedmon LOVED the water, but the rocks were extremely slippery and the current was pretty strong, so I had to keep a tight hold of him.

Saturday was Corey's step-mom Sarah's family reunion. The morning started off with a ride in the parade! Sarah's mother had most of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren in the parade - mom and children rode in a carriage pulled by horses and grandchildren and great grandchildren rode on hay bales on a flatbed behind a semi truck. It was a first for Caedmon and me. It was fun, but very long! The reunion took place at a State Park on a lake and once again, Ceadmon had a blast in the water.

It was fun, albeit quick weekend.

Ocqueoc Falls
(Carys is in the sling; you can make out her little hat)

The trail along the falls

You can barely make out the semi-truck in the parade.
Corey kept Carys for me and tried to get a pic as we went by.

When we got back to Grandma Sable's house after the parade,
they took the kids for a ride in the carriage -
Caedmon went with Papa -
he's the little curly head next to the guy in yellow(Papa:))

Black Lake - reunion time... or swimming time for Caedmon:)

I'm not sure how many slices of watermelon he had -
he kept going back for more!
What a sticky mess, but good for you!

Ride a Little Horsie...

I ventured out by myself with the two kiddos for a much needed shopping trip a week and a half ago (Carys was two weeks old). When you have to travel 45 minutes to go shopping, this is even more of a feat! It went great though! Carys enjoyed the sling and the pacifier got us through the shopping before she had to eat! Caedmon did awesome as well and when he spotted the horse on the way out, I decided it was a great reward...and it was only a penny!:)

I'm also officially in love with my minivan! The back seat is wonderful for nursing and changing diapers and the extra space great for a toddler to stretch his legs!

By the end of the trip, I felt like super mom!:) And I only have two!

His latest obsession is horses!

Guess it was a tiring shopping trip for all -
wish I could have taken a nap!:)

First Ride in a Saddle...

...on a real horse!!! Well, technically, a pony. A man in our church owns a horse ranch and we decided to get Caedmon out of the house and do something fun. We weren't sure what he'd do when placed on the horse, but he never cried. I couldn't quite tell if he wanted to as the horse walked across the barn and Caedmon was jostled back and forth, but he was a trooper. He loves animals! He knows tons of animal signs, but horse is difficult and he hasn't quite pulled that one off yet. We're still trying!

Me trying to teach him the sign for "horse."

The ranch is called "Coyote Bill's" and

Bill thought we needed a picture with a real, dead coyote.:)