Football season has offically started in this household! Now don't get me wrong I'm very excited, but I know what comes with Paul starting Jr. Football. MADNESS! Routine? Forget it! The only routine around here is how long it takes to get to Kaeden after work, then back to the house, Paul in his gear, change the baby's diaper, make a bottle, grab the diaper bag, stop and think, and I say this because if I don't...then I know something or even possibly someone is going to be left behind...get both boys in the car and go back to work to get the "one" person that will take one look at his family and just know. He just knows what has occured in the last hour and with this in mind he brings kisses for me, smiles for Kaeden and the famous" yo mama jokes" for Paul. This year is going to be a special one though, Jason and I think Kaeden is going to take his first steps very soon.
The little guy is growing with some speed. Just a couple of months ago I was getting anxious for him to start crawling. He would get up on his knees and rock back and forth and eventually he did figure out how to crawl backwards which was an accomplishment for him because he would always get a smile on his face but he was persistent....one of the many traits that he gets from his daddy. And then before we knew it he was taking off with speed in the right direction, but with him being persistent also came the creative side of Kaeden. (passing the computer over to Jason)
Jason - Persistant, independant, resiliant, hard headed, however you should see it through your own eyes. I see it like this: Part of me thinks that he is the next Einstien, Dali, Eddie Vedder, possibly Marilyn Manson, but mainly just Kaeden. The little boy who knows who he is and what he wants and how to smile or whine to get it. And when that doesn't work, he keeps trying until he finds something that does. Kaeden....the boy who leaves me speechless. Walking barefoot in the grass with his little car....turning for the camera at just the right time....and they learn...they learn everything about everything all at once. He has developed the distant stare that the family attributes to his dad and I often wonder what goes on in the little boy's mind. Could the answer to world peace lie in the eyes of a ten month old child? We watch the bombs exploded under the hum-vies and Paris sob a little now and then...but when we see a baby cry on television because of the actions of man...life becomes simpler...no republicans, democrats, liberals, conseravtives, christians, muslims, budddist, nothing but the crying eyes and simplicity of a small child....simple and the truest definition of "pure love". The Taoist would call this Pi or "the uncarved block"....
The more we learn, the more we are to adapt, the more we adapt, the more we overlook, the more we overlook, the more we destroy.....
So to all the Kaedens out there in the world....in the words of Princess Lea...you are our only hope.
What did I tell ya? There absolutely no way I can explain these similarities between Kaeden and his dad better than Jason just did. And yes... Paul and I do say, "Kaeden is just like his dad" all the time. There is this, what I like to call " A Ray of Sunshine " that is always present when these two are around. Mornings around here are very odd...those 2 are full of smiles... "Good Mornings"...hugs and kisses, while Paul and I are walking around with our eyes half closed and full of grumpiness. Let's just say we don't do so well in the a.m. But our "Ray of Sunshine" catches up with us eventually after a strong cup of coffee and good glass of chocolate milk for Paul.

So here we are. This is "us"... and the ones that know us and are reading this...I know you are thinking "Yep that's them for sure!"...and I bet your thinking this with a smile. :0)