Uncle Matt a.k.a the Gobstopper

Matt Wert is trying to convince us that he is Cade's Godfather. Someone thought Gobstopper would fit him better! I'm not sure what I'd like to call him!

Even More Pirate Pics!

I can't get enough of the pirate pics!! Notice the treasure chest filled with chocolate coins we handed out! Well, we didn't hand out all of them! I'm still eating them! He kicked his boots off and they would land either on him or on the ground. He thought that was so funny!

Halloween Costume...AARRGGHHH!

Our little Pirate! We have a tradition of going over to the Gulick's for Halloween b/c our neighborhood is BORING! Kenndey is the cute Lady Bug and Cade is the "scary" Pirate!!! And, yes, that is Kennedy picking her nose! We tried to get her to stop, but Erin said she does that sometimes when she's nervous. There were too many people calling her name and telling her to smile at the camera. What's a girl to do when so many cameras are around? We can't all pose like a celebrity!

Cade's Halloween Outfit #1

MiMi (my Mom) went crazy over Cade in this Halloween outfit given to him by his Pops and BB (Chris' Dad and Step-Mom). I put him in this outfit on the airplane when I flew back to VA and everyone was going crazy over him!! I figure this is the only time I can get away with putting him in stuff like this, especially the hat! He will hate me when he's older, but right now he loves the attention!!!

Madison and Cade

Madison is Sidney's older sister (5 yrs). She is a BIG help with her sister and with Cade. She is growing up too fast, as they all do, and she gets sweeter every day! We love sweet Madison!
P.S. Those are not store bought highlights in her hair! Those are real! Don't we wish we didn't have to pay to look that good! I hope she never has to pay for those!!

Aren't They Sweet?!

They were so fascinated with each other!!

Cousin Sidney and Cade

Here is Cade and his cousin Sidney in Memphis. My sister-in-law, Courtney, holding them. They are 5 months apart. So cute!

Pumpkinville

We went to Pumpkinville with the Gulick's and Patterson's and Cade came back with wind burn! It only lasted a day. We thought this picture was cute! This was at the beginning of October; I do have more pics of Pumpkinville, but they are on 35MM. Haven't had them developed yet.

Out Of Touch

Sorry it's been so long since the last blog. So much has happened. We took a trip to Memphis to attend my Grandfather's funeral. James William Hubbard (Billy) was 85 years old, married 61 years. He lived a great life and has a wonderful family as his legacy. His legacy also includes Hubbard's Hardware if you're from Memphis and have heard of it. He would've been proud to see all the people at the funeral and hear the funny stories they told of him. He had a great since of humor. In fact, we found out, the day he died he had been making the staff at the nursing home laugh one more time. Doesn't surprise me!

Cade and I stayed in Memphis with my Mom and Gran for the rest of the week. Then we made the long trip back to Dallas with my Mom. For those of you who know Cade you know he HATES riding in the car. Well, I must say, the 8 hour ride to Dallas was very pleasant. Erin let us borrow her portable DVD player and he watched Praise Baby and some of Finding Nemo and Cars. He actually slept in his carseat more than once (that is very rare). The only time he pitched a fit was right as we pulled into Mom's complex! By then it was too late to have a fit. We were already out of the car!! He is now much better about being trapped in his carseat!! He's much happier in the backseat now. I hear happy sounds coming from that corner instead of screams and kicking feet!!!

I flew back by myself with the little man and we both did fine. I was nervous at first, but then met the lady sitting beside me and found out she was a retired flight attendant! Needless to say she was a big help during the flight! I did most everything of course, but she helped hold stuff like my drink during turbulence. Cade fussed just a little, but that didn't disturb anyone. He was an angel of course!

Last week, after we got home, was a blur. It was our 8th anniversary and Halloween. I'll post some pics from Halloween asap. Last week was also the week of Power House (youth ralley). I didn't really do much for it, but I got myself organized and cleaned the house because our friend Jackie Qualls, his wife, Joellen, and sweet baby, Sydney, came for PH. Jackie was our speaker this year. He did an AMAZING job. I'm not just saying that b/c he's our friend. Ask anyone from Fairfax and they will say the same. I'm sure you can see pictures and possibly hear some of his talks on the website. www.fxcc.org If it's not up yet it will be soon.

I will have some pictures of Sydney (9 months) and Cade (5 months) later this week. They were so cute together! Joellen and I had so much fun with them this weekend. They will definitly be friends! I think that's about all that happened during October. I'll put all the pictures up when Cade goes to bed tonight. I'll have more time then.
Love to all!