squeaky door

With only one weekend in the new house under our belts, the boys and I were flying solo already that following Monday and Tuesday due to an ill-timed, rescheduled work trip. The picture above is from when the three of us woke up together Monday morning and had to get ready together (somehow Zane ends up in bed with me more often than not when his daddy is out of town... old house or new!). Zane is definitely Caden's most favorite person! Here Zane was reading to Caden on Tuesday morning:




That week we had some exciting visitors... Grandma and Grandpa arrived on Thursday night! They gave Zane some special 2 on 1 time on Friday that I think he really needed! And then they helped entertain the boys, unpack, and put things together, like the new grill.




One evening, we went to see the Garden D'lights at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens. Zane gave Grandpa a workout while we all had fun checking out the light displays:




On Sunday December 23rd, Caden turned 5 months old! He acquired the nickname of "squeaky door" that week at daycare because of the high pitched cry he let loose when he woke up from naps.












That evening, we also finally decorated our tree: