Back from Washington

Cayden with Uncle Shaun and Aunt Courtney at the basketball games

Cayden watching his first basketball game!

Cayden and I (Melissa) made it back safely on Friday morning from Washington. We had a wonderful time there with my family and friends. It was nice to get away for awhile and out of the house! Cayden did great on his first plane trip to Spokane, Wa. He slept the entire time-wahoo and it went very smoothly. When we arrived in Spokane we were picked up by my mom and headed to the hotel to meet my dad and Shaun and Courtney. We spent the next four days watching many basketball games and my dad's team got 5th in state so that was very exciting! The most adventurous part was sharing a hotel room with five adults and Cayden . . . CRAZY! Between two snorers and a crying baby there was not a lot of sleeping going on. But we had a lot of fun!

Everyday Cayden talked to Daddy on the phone and often would smile at the sound of his voice

On Sunday Cayden and I drove back to Seattle to my parent's home where we stayed until Friday morning. It was great to see Natasha again (she was just at our place the week before) and see all my friends. Let's just say Cayden got to meet a lot of new people and see a lot of different places. Matthew was so gracious to give me the opportunity to be gone for a week and a half and I am so thankful for that! Matthew did well while we were gone. He was able to do a lot of studying and caught up on a lot of homework. I think he was ready to see Cayden again after that long.

Cayden loves to cuddle with Grandpa De Yager

Grandma De Yager, Melissa, Cayden, and Aunt Natasha

While we were gone Cayden changed quite a bit. He became a lot more alert and began smiling and "talking" to us. He began to coo a lot which made it a lot of fun. He is getting stronger and has a lot more control of his head. We like to call his awake time "happy time". This occurs after he has eaten and burped. He then likes to lay on the ground on a blanket and talk with us and smile. So we get this time about 3 or 4 times a day.

"Happy Time"

So it was good to come home and see Matthew. We had a great weekend just hanging out. We saw some of our friends on Friday night (Janna and Troy). On Saturday we went to Victoria Gardens (outdoor mall) to get some fresh air. The weather has been beautiful here. Then Brett came over on Saturday night and during the day on Sunday. Now just catching up on everything around here before we leave for a family vacation with the De Haan's for Matthew's spring break. To see more pictures of our trip, check out our Smugmug! Have a great week everyone!