Fairmont Hot Springs Trip

Jeff and I spent our 7 year anniversary at Fairmont Hot Springs. We couldn't quite envision being away from our little bear for more than a couple of hours, yet, so Kaeden got to come on this trip as well. We had a blast and Kaeden absolutely loves the water. Here is a video of him swimming.

Kaeden's First Fishing Trip

The three of us went fishing in the wildlife refuge last night. Well, Daddy and Kaeden went fishing and mommy played with her camera! It was Kaeden's first fishing trip, and he LOVED it! Jeff got skunked, but the water was so high and muddy because of spring run-off, he wasn't expecting to get anything. Perfect evening!

A little red robin! How pretty - it's always time for a picninc when you see the first red robin of the spring! Yay!

Oh, this poor, confused, stupid goose nesting in the Osprey nest. She's been there for a couple of months now, and Jeff and I keep wondering how she is going to get her gosslings down. I think last night she was wondering as well. Jeff says it's "Natural Selection" because she is a really dumb goose for nesting up there and we don't want another generation of dumb geese, but I feel so bad for her. Poor thing!

Like Father, Like Son

Kaeden playing with his favorite toy.

I had a wonderful Mother's Day. Kaeden and Jeff woke me up by bringing me a present - an opal ring, which is Kaeden's birthstone. Then, I told Jeff that I wanted to sleep in, so he took Kaeden and they went hiking up Kootenai. I stayed in bed until 10:45 - how delightful! When they got back from their hike, we went cruising around in the woods - first up Ambrose, back to town for a cheeseburger, and then up 3 Mile. Then, we came home and Daddy BBQ'd for us! It was a wonderful day. I got SO spoiled, reality on Monday was tough! ;)

Kaeden is Cruisin'

Well...it's official...Kaeden is mobile. I set him down in front of one of his favorite "stand and play" toys while I picked out his outfit for the day. When I turned around to check on him, he had pulled himself up to standing and was walking around playing with all of the gadgets on the toy. He was able to figure out how to move his feet in order to get to where he wanted for the first time today. He was even able to stand without holding on to the toy for short periods as well. I was shocked!

I guess he decided to skip this whole "crawling" thing and go right on to walking. Maybe it was a fluke and he won't do it again, but it was sure fun to watch this morning! I'll get a video uploaded if he does it again!

I never imagined how fun it would be to watch your child develop!

Hiking up Kootenai

Jeff, Kaeden and I went for a hike up Kootenai creek yesterday. It was so beautiful up there. The water was crystal clear and just rushing with lots of small waterfalls and the butterflies had just hatched. We probably saw 10 different kinds of butterflies. It was a great time. Kaeden loved the hike and just kicked and squealed the whole time.

Kaeden and I went on a picnic today at the wildlife refuge. Here are some pics!

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