Ok so we gave Cade a lemon to chew/lick on last night. We thought he would take one taste and spit it back. But no he loved it!! We got some pics. He has yet to spit out any food we have given him (even the nasty peas and green beans-that is what they call it- baby food from the jar).

It's Hammer Time

No, no not M.C. Hammer. Cade just discovered that he could hit pretty much hit anything with a little plastic hammer. It is so awesome!! Here he is in action. He is doing well. He has started becoming more vocal these days. And he has this great high pitched scream that we try to get him to do in public places. He still gets frustrated when he can't get places but he's learning.

Bath Time

Ok, I saw Cade in the sink getting a bath last night and thought I would share with the world. He loves the bubbles (thanks Mimi). He could sit there forever if you let him. We are here in Texas for another couple of weeks. Then back to VA! We are having a great time seeing friends and family. But we miss everyone back home!! Cade has learned a couple of new things. he is pulling himself up and has learned to go from sitting to ready to crawl. it is only a matter of time before he is mobile!!

Back in Action

Hey there folks. After a little time off the blog circuit, we are back in action. We have had a great visit to Memphis and Texas. We are having fun with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. Cade even got his first 2 teeth (you can barely see it in one of the pictures. Cade will also be 8 months old on Saturday!!! We miss everyone and just wanted to send a quick update. Oh, this is Chris doing the updating by the way (which is why it is so short). Have a great weekend.
chris, mindy, cade

A few new pics

Our little Cade is rolling over both ways now, sitting up, and eating real food! (Baby food that is) So far, there isn't anything he doesn't like! He is going to be 7 months on Dec 19th. He's already been on so many airplane rides to Texas and Tennessee I can't keep up with the number any more! There is one word to describe him that I hear alot from other people, and of course, we think this too, is that he is just so sweet! He smiles at everyone. He doesn't mind other people holding him, yet. I thank God every time I look at him. He is truly a blessing to not only our lives, but those he comes in contact with. People get so excited when he smiles at them! I hate to tell them that he smiles at the toilet too!!! I don't know why, but before he gets a bath I lay him on the floor to change him and he kicks and screams at the toilet! Or maybe he just likes being naked! He is a boy! Oh well, it's cute!

Newsflash...

We've had so much going on I haven't had time to blog. If you haven't heard, Chris resigned from his position as Youth Minister at Fairfax Church of Christ. December is his last month, and boy is it a busy month! We have been here for 7 1/2 years now. Our plan is for Chris to go back to school for his counseling degree. We have a long road ahead of us because he'd like to get his PhD in counseling. We have prayed so much about this decision, and we feel it is better to go ahead and get started on this program while Cade is still young. We would like for Chris to be finished with school by the time Cade is starting school so that we can settle down in one area of the country and not move around too much to interrupt Cade's childhood. We are getting many questions about our decision. Why didn't we do this before Cade was born? Why are we doing this in the middle of the school year and not in May or June before summer starts? What are you going to do if you don't sell your house? Why doesn't Chris just go to school in Northern VA? How are you going to pay for school? Is he going to work while he's in school? Are you going to work? What will you do with Cade? The list of questions goes on and on. Let me just say, we have prayed and prayed and PRAYED about this, and we can't answer every question. Everything that is happening is happening for a reason. God has opened up a door and it is time for us to walk through it. If there's anything I've learned about God it is HIS timing that is PERFECT. We trust in that alone. For those of you out there who have ever had a "leap of faith" you know what I'm talking about. Not everything is mapped out perfectly for some of us! I wish God made it that easy!!! But how else would we grow to love and trust in Him if he made life easy? Let me just say, we love this church, we've loved our time here in VA, we love the teens and their families, we love our friendships we've made, we love that so many people love our son as much as we do, and we appreciate that SOO much. This church has been so good to us. This was a very hard decision. One that we do not take lightly. We leave with sad, heavy hearts, and a bit of excitment about the next phase of life.
I think that's about all I have for the newsflash for this month! We had lost the camera for a couple of weeks so I didn't have any pictures of Cade, but we found it and now we're back to taking pictures for you to enjoy!
love to all!

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!