Caiden and Paige are both in such funny phases right now and I don't want to forget some of the things they do, so I thought I'd write a little about each of their funny quirks....Here goes...
Caiden:
- Anyone who knows Caiden well, knows that 90% of the time he lives in Movie Land. (That is what Casey and I have nicknamed it. Whenever he says something that doesn't make sense, we just shrug and say "he must be in movie land again.")
- Everyday (and I mean EVERYDAY) when Caiden is playing (whether it's transformers or ninjas or spiderman or whatever) he literally takes on that character. If I ask him to do something he'll say "I'm not Caiden, I"m Optimus Prime" or "I'm Peter Parker" and for the rest of the day he wants to be called by that name. Then, I have to be someone else too. Often I will hear him calling "Donatello!! Donatello!!" and then I realize oh yeah, that's me today. Then, if that is not enough, he likes to be reassured that you haven't forgotten who you are. So he'll say "Mom, you're Donatello, right mom? Right mom? Right?! RIGHT?! And this goes on ALL DAY. It's exhausting at times, but I can't help but be amazed at his imagination. It is never ending!!
- Caiden is in preschool right now 3 days a week and he loves it! He loves to come home and show me what he has made and tell me everything that happened that day. I always know who the snack helper was and who the line leader was and so on. He even tells me who had to sit in the "quiet" chair that day. It is so funny. I love to see how much he is learning and growing. Just in these past few months he has learned to write really good. He can do his name really good now, and sometimes he trys to write my name or Paige's name too. It's pretty cute. And he LOVES to draw and color all the time too.
Paige:
- Paige has this HILARIOUS new dance move. I keep trying to capture it on video so I can play it for everyone and start a new trend! I call it the Gorilla Dance. She starts out by getting into a full squat and then she flings her arms side-to-side (as though they are not attached to her body) really fast. There have been a few times where I've been in my room and all of sudden Paige will run in, squat, fling her arms like crazy, and then run out. It is SO FUNNY! I die laughing!
- Most people that know Paige well, knows that she LOVES kitties. Quite often, she will act like she is one. Sometimes when I am working on the computer I will hear a squeaky "meow, meow, meow" only to find Paige behind me on all fours meowing. Caiden would agree that she is like a cat in that she scratches when she is angry (although, sometimes she scratches when she is happy too).
- Paige also has these Strawberry Shortcake sunglasses that are pink and the eyes are the shapes of big giant strawberries. She LOVES to wear them. The funny thing about them is that the lens have been popped out and who knows where they are. Paige doesn't care. She wears them all over the house. Sometimes she insists on taking them out in public, and I have to admit, sometimes it's easier to just let her wear them than fight her on it, even despite the odd stares I get from people.
Caiden was playing with the laundry basket and hiding underneath it. Paige was getting mad because she wanted a turn, so she sat on it and trapped him under there. Cheese!!
Could they get any cuter?? Some days they love each other, some days they don't. Here is proof of one of the good days!
Caiden recruited a new ninja!! 
From left to right: Gage, Jared, Jackson, Ian, Caiden and Keenen....Why is Caiden in his Spiderman costume?? Not sure. He's been really into costumes lately (still fresh in his mind from Halloween, I guess) and it's become an almost daily thing that he decides to be somebody other than "Caiden" for the day....Don't get me started on his imagination....
Even Aunt Kimmy was there...Caiden was very excited to have her here!!
The main interests this year was Transformers and Ninja Turtles. His friends and family pulled through with some great gifts....
This is Caiden and his friends opening the gift from daddy....a giant Jeep Wrangler remote control car....
.....another transformer....
....and Ninja Turtle weapon....
Caiden is also a big fan of Kung Fu Panda....Not only does he have a backpack and lunchbox, but now he has a matching shirt! And yes, he wore it all the very next day to preschool...
....and the movie too, of course!....
....Then we had a Transformer pinata for everyone. All the boys had fun swinging at it and trying to break it open....although, the adults got a little stressed at the swinging bat and little kids nearly getting in the way...I guess I didn't quite think that through very well, but happy to report there were no injuries!....
Even the littlest kids got to swing at the pinata...Here is Case taking a hit...
.....and Paige too...(the bat is upside down Paige! Oh well!)....
....Ian takes a hit!....
....and Gage too....
Eventually it busts open and everyone makes a mad dash for the candy....We were just trying to get the bat out of the middle of it all....Not everyone understood to stop swinging when the candy fell out....
This is a picture of Caiden and his friend Ian at their Halloween party for preschool. Aren't they adorable?? (Caiden is the Ninja Turtle).
We had a great Halloween! The kids had a lot of fun. Caiden was a Ninja Turtle (Rafael, to be exact) and Paige was Elmo. I was a little worried because it had been raining all day, but we got lucky when it came time to go trick-or-treating. Caiden was so excited to go, and Paige (only 2) was not totally aware of what was in store. She was, however, aware of everyone talking about candy and that definitely had her attention. While they were putting their costumes on and getting ready to go, we had a few trick-or-treaters come to the door. When Paige saw that the candy in the bowl was for them, she was not happy! We finally got her ready and out the door, but she wasn't completely happy until we got some candy. Then we, LITERALLY, could not keep up with her. Casey and I have never seen her little legs move so fast!! She was walking faster than all of us. It was so hilarious!!
We would ask Paige if she wanted to ride in the wagon and she would say "No! Can't!" and then continue SPEED walking. That girl is definitely motivated by food and candy!
The first door we went to Paige just helped herself and grabbed what she wanted out of the bowl. And at the second door, she tried to walk into their house. I had to keep telling her to let them give out the candy.
Above is a picture of Paige leading the way. She could even keep up with Casey at full stride, (which sometimes I can't even do!)
After we trick-or-treated in our neighborhood, we decided to go visit Grandma and Grandpa. On the way over, Caiden fell asleep and the sucker even fell out of his mouth. He was so worn out!
At home they finally checked out what candy they got. (And I have to admit I also was checking out what candy they got too.)
