My Artwork

"Kaden got hurt by a little thorn, but he was fine."

--Originally, he said that he got pricked by a big thorn, but he was just fine.

"Kaden got hurt by a big thorn and he was crying. And Versii got hit by a ball on his face. And James got hit by a ball on his face."

--This is the artwork Kaden brought home from school. He told me what to type about the pictures. His story changes each time he talks about them. --"And that's the end." He says.

First Homework Assignment

Here's Kaden 1st Homework assignment, sent home this Friday. He worked on it today.
And here is his first progress report.

He had a great first week of school. He said, "My teacher wrote my name on a paper and then put glue, and I glued beans to it." --I haven't seen it yet, but he was pretty excited about it. Kaden's "TA Day" is on September 30th. That means he'll be the Teacher's Assistant all day long. And he'll get to share something about himself that day too. He ate hot lunch at school all week. He said he ate a chicken burger, "...And I liked it." --That makes it official...every day there is at least one choice of food Kaden will eat. Being in school now, there is a noticable new appreciation for his toys. He wants to play with them in the morning and all evening. He still wants to play Mario too. But we've never seen him love his toys more.

First Day of School

"Now I look like Nick."


The first day of school = Kindergarten

The 2nd day of school = 1st Grade

3rd day = 2nd Grade

...And so on.

(Kaden seems to be under the impression that each day of school, he advances another grade.) He greeted his teacher with a "smile" on his first day of school.

Kids Club: Fun & Fitness

Playing with Mama at the Kids Club. So much fun!

"M" is for Mama. I love you!

Above is my "chin bowl" - I made this with playdough.

Open House at School

Today we went to my new school to see the classroom and my new teacher, Ms. Pruch.
I showed off my reading skills. I read the Cat In The Hat, all the way through.
And I helped clean up in the (pretend) classroom kitchen.

School starts in just 3 days!

Momma & Me on the Columbia

Momma and me on the Sternwheeler.



Above: Washington on the left and Oregon on the right

Kaden got to steer the ship...he's very focused on doing the job right.




Sturgeon




The view from the top of the bridge at Multnomah Falls.

We had a really fun, busy day. We drove over the Bridge of the Gods, then went on the Columbia Sternwheeler, then to the Fish hatchery to see the sturgeon and feed the trout, and then we went to see Multnomah Falls. We were all "tuckered out."

Mary Hill Museum & Stonehenge

Last week we drove about 2 hours down the Columbia Gorge and went to the Mary Hill Museum and Stonehenge. Kaden had a good time looking at everything in the museum, but I think his favorite part was chasing the peacock that was out in the courtyard of the museum.