Happy Birthday Caden ~ Our Little Man Is Growing Up

Happy 5th Birthday ~ Little Man

We got to talk to Caden, his Mommy and Jordan on Skype earlier today!  Brett is at San Antonio, Texas at Lackland AFB where he was for his Basic Training taking training for his new job of Staff Sergant!  I feel bad he couldn't be with Caden today, but he did talk to him.  The following are some pictures I just came across and had to share!  I hope Caden gets to see these.

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Dear Caden,

Pre~Caden or before you were born!

I had been at the hospital with your Mommy for several hours that evening, but went home.  Daddy was hurrying home to Ohio to try to get from Tampa where he was stationed in the Air Force before the new bundle of joy arrived, BUT you had other plans and came before your Daddy got there. 

Your Daddy called me and said the baby was about to be born, so I got out of bed in the middle of the night and hurried to the hospital. When I was right in front of the hospital Daddy called again to ask where I was. He informed me that I was too late that you were already born. So, I continued to hurry!  Shortly after you made his grand entrance into the world with your proud Grammy!!

And then Pappy came!

Finally, your Daddy got there!  He was/is such a proud Daddy and one of the best I've ever seen!!

I love this picture of us cuddling:o)

We went to West Virigina to visit Great~Grammy & Great~Pappy when you were two weeks old.  We were all outside enjoying a picnic, but Great~Grammy stayed in the house with you as she wasn't feeling too good.  Someone had laid you on the floor before we went out and somehow she managed to get down there with you.  She loved you so much and thought you hung the moon!!  We weren't outside very long before she came out to tell us that at two weeks old you rolled over and continued to do so!!

A fun picture of an Air Force family.  The outfit that you have on was taken off of a teddy bear and Daddy and Mommy put it on you.  It was so tight on you we could hardly take it off!

On one weekend we did a lot of "firsts" with you.  Here we are at your first Cleveland Indians baseball game.  It was soooooooooooo loud at the end when they did fireworks that I squeezed you next to me and covered your little ears so tight with my other hand, but you never squirmed!!

We also took you out on Lake Erie on your first boat ride!

That night Pappy took our rocking chair to our bedroom.  During that night you drank your first bottle.

This was in Tampa being silly and soooooo cute!!

Your first halloween and trip to the Pumpkin Patch 

Now you're a big brother!!  Here you were having fun in your swimming pool with Jordan!!

And now in just a few short months you will be starting school.  Here you were showing us how good you can write the A,B,C's!  Grammy and Pappy are soooooooo proud of you and the Little Man that you are growing up to be.  Keep up the good work!

We miss you so much and love you more then you'll ever know.  We hope that you and Jordan had fun at Chuckie Cheese today with Mommy as you celebrated.  It won't be long now until we see you and the rest of your family.  We excited to be taking all of you to Colorado for a little vacation.  It's going to be lots of fun as we have a lot of things planned just for you and Jordan to enjoy!!  Happy, happy birthday Caden.

XOXOXOXOXO

Love you the mostest of the mostest,

Grammy and Pappy