Since last we posted...

Well, since the last time I posted anything was almost 3 months ago, plenty has happened. Caden runs, walks up and down stairs, is starting to talk and is learning how to climb (I'm not so thrilled with the last accomplishment!). Caden says "please", "ball", "up", "down", "hi", "help", "yes" and of course "no" and has signs for many other words. My current favorite is his sign for "stinky". If we say the word or if something smells, he smiles and waves his hand in front of his nose.

Caden LOVES the snow, so all of the winter storms that we have been getting are heaven for him. Walking to and from the car are his favorite part of the day. Every day we can tell that he understands more and more of what we say, and he gets better at following simple commands.

Here are just a couple of pictures from the last couple months. We've been pretty bad about taking pictures, so we didn't have many to choose from.

Here is Caden in front of the Christmas tree in Washington at Grandpa and Grandma Rose's house. We spent a week and a half there for Christmas during Jess's school break. Although he still wasn't really into Christmas this year, at least he was more involved than last year (at 5 weeks old)!

Caden loves to ride on Daddy's shoulders. Gouging out his eyes is just an added bonus!

Caden on Grandma's balcony, loving the snow!

At the Historic Carousel in downtown Spokane

After Spokane, we flew to Utah to hang with Grandpa and Grandma Watts for just over a week. Here we are on a snow night at Temple Square.
This is the first and only time Caden has fallen asleep in his highchair. One moment he was chewing peas, and the next he was slumped over like so.
To more recent photos, here's Caden getting a horsey ride from Daddy.
Caden loves to climb on his little car and push himself around the room. Yay for self-propulsion!
Caden trying on Daddy's beanie.
Our sweet little guy is the perfect mix of cuddles and playfulness. We love when he comes over to "tickle" us, or how he blows his nose on a kleenex then wants us to do the same.

In other news, Jess accepted a job!!

Starting July 5th, Jess will start an Educational Leadership Program with Siemens. For those that don't know (I didn't) Siemens is a global company in all 50 states that was founded and is based out of Germany. This program is a 2-year rotational program that will take us to 3 different locations for 8 months each. At the end of the 2 years, it will be a normal position with the company. The rotational part is to expose him to different areas of the company and put him in a fast track to management. We don't know where we'll be during those rotations, but we do know for sure that one of them will be international! We're excited and nervous (mostly me) for the opportunities ahead of us. Our dreams of "settling down" in one spot are being put on hold again, but so many adventures have now opened up to us. Besides, by the end of all these moves we are going to be pro packers/movers!