kaden

Update

2008-09-02T21:52:00.001-07:00

Due to some serious changes in my life in the past few months, i will no longer be blogging on this page. I will get something up new, just dont have it set up yet. I will try to keep ya'll updated.
love you all,
Carissa

new pic

2008-06-03T14:54:00.001-07:00

Hooray for me! I finally put up at least one new pic of Kaden. Isn't he cute? Almost a year old now, I cant believe it. He is really starting to walk good, and climb good. Anything he can go up, he does. Funny little guy.

As for Kent, he has orders. Nov 3rd he goes to Camp Legune for 5 months of training, then off to Iraq for 7 months. Our only hope is when he goes to the doctor, they will say his knees are too bad for active duty again. I guess we shall see. Have a great day all,

love ya,

The time has come...

2008-04-22T09:11:00.000-07:00

Just a quick update...sorry no pics. As of Saturday April 19th, Kaden is walking. He took his first steps at Great Grandma's birthday party and was loving it!! He is already into everything, I cant begin to imagine how much more he can get into.
Also, if you dont already know, Kent has been recalled. ON May 28th, he goes in for his screening and will get his orders. There is a very slim chance he wont go to Iraq, but it's so slim, we arent even betting on it. I will let you all know whats going on, as I find out.
Love you all,

Showing Oscar downtown Idaho

2008-04-05T11:32:00.000-07:00

Yes, Mel and I rode the bull. It was surprisingly a lot of fun. We lasted longer than we thought!

The three amigos. We had a lot of fun in the Marines, It was great to see him again after a year and a half. WE definitely dont want to lose touch with all his Marine buddies.

My handsome man and me!

Update on Kaden.

2008-04-05T11:29:00.001-07:00

In his big boy car seat, which he loves. i cant believe how fast my baby is growing!

Escaping mommy. He had just had his bath and did not want his clothes put back on, so he ran to Daddy for help. It was hilarious!

Enjoying spaghetti for the first time. I think the dogs got more than him, but he had a lot of fun doing it.

Oscar's visit to Idaho

2008-04-05T11:24:00.003-07:00

Oscar had never seen snow, so we took him to Mccall, where they had several feet. It was very cold, but so much fun.

Kent making Bubba jump on stuff, just because he can. LOL

Hmm, no beach, what's the deal?

Kent and Oscar, Iraq war buddies.

Bubba had a blast in the snow.

Isnt this gorgeous? I loved all the beautiful scenery.

Hmm, Oscar, not in Iraq anymore, dont kill Steve with the icicle.

My mom has Kaden today, so I thought i'd do a little update. I hope you enjoy the few pics! Thanks for letting me know I was missed, it's nice to know people do actually read this!

Im sorry

2008-04-03T13:06:00.001-07:00

My computer is broken. Im trying to get it fixed, but no luck yet. Trying to do this while at the library with Kaden is pretty much impossible. I try to keep pics updated on my myspace, so check that out for photo's at least! Love you all

Chuck E Cheese

2008-02-13T11:16:00.000-08:00

Please indulge me with the load of pictures. I couldnt pick just one. Kaden went to his first birthday party for a friend! Shelby was two, huge I know! LOL, Im not sure he was too terribly into it yet, but we had a blast showing him around. I hope you enjoy the pictures

Kaden and Daddy checking out all the cool puppets

OOoh, Auntie Mel, look at Chuck E cheese

Me and my cousin Sarah

Mel and her birthday girl Shelby

Kaden and I having a blast looking at all the screaming kids

Mel, Brenda and Kaden's cousin "Chip"

Aunt Mel and Kaden

Serious partiers here, do you think they are having fun at all?

Cousin Amber and Shelby playing in the car

Daddy and Kaden, you sure can tell that's his son!

Puppy love

2008-02-07T04:46:00.000-08:00

Kaden loves his puppies. I know now, he is definitely my son! Everytime he sees the dogs he just starts giggling, it's so cute. Before we got rid of the last of our puppies, we brought acouple in for him to see. he wasnt too sure about the dogs that were his size! It makes for great entertainment on the ride to Boise. It's an hour long trip and we have to go at least once aweek, for family or whatever. If the puppies are in the car, he spends the ride laughing at them and trying to pet them. They in turn seem to love him back. He is already trying to chase them around the floor and get ahold of them. So far, they're pretty relaxed about it, once he starts walking though, im betting they will run like mad!

Playing with two of Deja's and Bubba's puppies.

Using bubba as a stepping stool

Im gonna get you Bubba!

My little helper

2008-02-05T09:11:00.000-08:00

Kaden is crawling like a maniac now. Into everything constantly. He will go for a little ways on his hands and knees, then fall on his belly and pull himself around. apparently that is an easier way to do things. It's so funny, because now he tries to follow me wherever I go. He will follow me to the kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom, wherever. HE definitely does not want to be left alone. Then when he catches up to me, he grabs my jeans and tries to climb up my leg. Of course, as soon as I pick him up, he wants back down to run around more:) LOL

Kaden is trying to get helpful now! LOL The boy is into everything now that he has learned how to crawl and pull himself up on things. I missed getting a pic of him trying to pull the clothes out of the laundry basket, but you get teh idea. This is the way everything goes now.

Kaden is pulling himself up now!

2008-01-22T15:36:00.000-08:00

I have been practicing with Kaden on pulling himself up. Whenever we are playing on the floor, we work on it, up and down, over and over. Today, he pulled himself up in his crib for the first time. My little man is growing up by leaps and bounds!
I am constantly having to watch him now if he is on the floor. The kid is seriously on the move! I had him penned in with pillows on a section on the floor, well, today he discovered he could go over the pillows. Now I have to stay in there or he is into something in no time. I cant believe how fast he can move on all fours!

Cousin time

2008-01-14T09:48:00.000-08:00

The other day one of Kaden's cousins came by to play. Wyatt is 2 1/2 months older than him and they definitely enjoyed their playdate in their pj's. It's so funny to me how 2 months makes such a difference in a baby's development, but a year from now, you would never know the difference. The fights were definitely already starting on toys too. Unfortunately, Kaden was the mean one, he would take his toys and try to beat Wyatt on the head, they're still small enough though that it is really funny. May there be many more playdates ahead.

Cool dude

2008-01-10T19:38:00.000-08:00

Kaden is crawling!

2008-01-09T17:27:00.000-08:00

Well, it started yesterday, my life just got more hectic! Lol, Kaden is starting to crawl. Finally getting off of his little belly and on his hands and knees. It is absolutely adorable. As you can see from the pic, he is completely loving his new found freedom, too!

Seward family Christmas party

2008-01-04T07:14:00.000-08:00

And so the Seward clan got together for Christmas. Almost everybody was there, and it was a very full small house. Amidst much talking, eating and laughing, everybody was able to get caught up on the past year. It was wonderful being around all of Kent's family and seeing all the new babies. Five this year by the way. So, here is the party in review:)

We have the Quentin Seward family!

Here are all the new grandbabies, from left to right, youngest to oldest: Heidi and Stephen (Chip), Jamie and Katelyn, Stephanie and Brittany, Carissa and Kaden and Jill and Wyatt!

Grandpa and Grandma with all their kids.

The Kenny Seward family, minus Brett, Sheila, Dana and Darcy.

Keith seward fam, we were all there. L-R Jamie, Heidi, Chip, Delene, Keith, Kent, Kaden, Carissa

front row, Kayla, Crystal, Kirk and Amber.

Grandpa and Grandma, someday I hope to be like them. After all these years, they have these cute little pet names for each other. I love it.

The Bob Taylor family. Missing Marc, Talisha and their two.

There is the fam. I hope you enjoyed the aquaintance time. Have a great afternoon.

Just hanging out with Daddy

2008-01-03T10:29:00.000-08:00

We are determined that Kaden will be an excellent horseback rider. So, we are already searching for kids saddles. This one was just about his size and he looked so cute!

Playing with his toys

2008-01-03T10:10:00.000-08:00

Christmas

2008-01-02T20:29:00.000-08:00

Of course, the festivities must begin with the proper torture of the dogs. Deja was not too impressed as it meant she had to be ina room her puppies were not in. But, she looked so cute!

My dog wearing his new cowboy hat and enjoying a "Dad's" root beer!

Siena was without a doubt the most excited of anybody about the presents. The funny thing is, she was just as excited about everybody else's presents, as she was her own.

Tannen was "definitely" very into his first Christmas. AT least he woke up in time to see what all the commotion was about in the living room!

Kaden really enjoyed all of his presents. Although, im pretty sure the best part for him was the bows and paper. It made so much wonderful noise.

Our first christmas as a family. Wasn't Kaden adorable in his Santa's elf outfit? I just loved the hat. Poor boy, im sure someday he will look at all of this in complete and utter embarrassment.

You cant end the season without properly humiliating the other dog. If possible, Bubba was less impressed than Deja. He seemed quite embarrased by it and wouldnt even move when we put his antlers on.

And so, that was the first part of our christmas, it was a 3 part ordeal, but those pictures will have to come at a later date. I hope you all had as wonderful a time as we did. Have a wonderful New Year. We love you.

Kent, Carissa and Kaden

6 months

2007-12-27T11:36:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe my guy is 6 months old allready! He is getting so big and so much fun to hang out with all day. He is almost crawling, he scoots all around. Food is his favorite thing in the world. He is allready past the bottles. Yes he still gets them, but he would rather eat food. So far, he likes everything except the summer vegetable blend. Definitely a child after my own heart, he loves his veggies and fruits. Sleeping is going good, he is doing 10 1/2 hours straight at night, wakes up has a bottle and goes back down for another 2. It's so nice to have evenings alone with Kent. He gets up so early to go to work, its really the only time that we have together. Anyway, that is the update on wee man.

Puppies

2007-12-27T11:32:00.000-08:00

First of all, I was wrong, there ended up being 8 pups!! Poor Deja, that has to be tough on the body. Lucky her though, all the baby weight is allready gone, she is as scrawny as ever! So, these are my cute new babies. We are having so much fun with them. It will be sad getting rid of them.

Poor Deja, she was so fat right before those pups were born!

Puppies

2007-12-18T14:33:00.000-08:00

WE have 6 new additions to our family. 3 girls, 3 boys, 3 merle, 3 black and white. They are soooo cute. I will get more pics up soon.

Trying to crawl

2007-12-17T13:02:00.000-08:00

First you have to get your butt in the air!!

uhh, Mommy? What do I do next?

Ohh, Maybe I should aim for Bubba, then i'll figure it out!

My little man is trying so hard to crawl, he can get up on his knees and push, or he can get up on his hands and pull. So far he has not figured out how to do both. I know I should be happy he isnt completely mobile yet, but I cant wait for that next milestone. He is so close to accomplishing something new. It just amazes me how much a baby learns in that first year of his life. Six months ago he couldnt do anything but lay there, now he is almost mobile. As for talking? Well, im in for it. He already wont shut up and is he ever loud! Between the Seward side and the Everhart side, we are in for it. He definitely inherited both sides on that one!!

Family

2007-12-12T18:10:00.000-08:00

Isnt it amazing how your family is constantly growing and changing? I was just looking at these family pics and every year it seems we have a new addition. Within 5 years we added 6 people to mine. And it just gets better and better. The more you grow, the more fun you have. I love it. Of course, it's also funny to see how everybody changes. Everybody in my family that is except for my dad. He has looked the same since he was in college at BMI. The man does not change, still cant find a gray hair on his head:O)

October 2007

Christmas 2004

Christmas 2002

To all professional housecleaners

2007-12-07T11:10:00.000-08:00

Look at my cute little man enjoying his tub time! Isnt he adorable? Anyway, on to the reason for this blog. Look at the ring around my tub. It's disgusting. The grout is black. I have used every cleaning product known to man and yes i have used a toothbrush. I cannot get it clean. When you are trying to relax in the tub, you do not want to be staring at that. So, all of you wonderful housecleaners, what do you advise for something like this?

I love my life!

2007-12-05T17:49:00.001-08:00

Me and my amazing husband

DAddy and Kaden playing on our couch!

First I have to start out with this little story I found, indulge me, it is so sweet.

"It was one of the worst days of my life: The washing machine broke, the telephone kept ringing, my head ached, and the mail carrier brought a bill that I couldn't pay.Almost to the breaking point, I lifted my one-year-old into his high chair, laid my head down on the tray, and began to cry. Without a word, my son took his pacifier out of his mouth and stuck it in mine."

That is the way I feel sometimes, and Kaden never ceases to amaze me. Friday my mom went into the ER with chest pain and facial and arm numbness. I was terrified and quickly drove to the hospital, poor little Kaden in tow. My normally happy, laughing, smiling boy just sat there and looked sadly at poor MawMaw. He could already tell that something was wrong with her. He just looked at me as if to say, why is she just laying there? Why doesnt she want to hold me? We held him over my mom and he just reached out to her, not trying to grab anything, more like he was trying to comfort her. It was the sweetest thing.

ON my drive home I realized something, I LOVE MY LIFE! I am so blessed to get to stay home every day with my son and watch him grow and change. I am so lucky to be the person to teach him how to do things on a day to day basis and watch him learn something new every day. I loev my husband so much. It is because of him that I have my son in the first place; it's because of him I get to stay home. He is a man of incredible character and I truly love him with all of my heart. I might not have the nicest house, or the fanciest car, or even the most money in the bank, but I have something money cant buy me. I have a husband and a son that love me unconditionally. They love me for me, they let me be me, and we have so much fun together. I am surrounded by so much love, and I truly feel like the luckiest woman in the world! Thank you honey!

P.S. My mom is ok, we still dont know what is wrong with her, but they ruled out heart attack and stroke. More tests this week will hopefully find the problem!

My elfed family

2007-12-04T15:52:00.002-08:00

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Please check out my elfed family. It's absolutely hysterical!

My elfed family

2007-12-04T15:52:00.001-08:00

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1167467305

Please check out my elfed family. It's absolutely hysterical!

Just Because i'm bored

2007-12-03T14:35:00.000-08:00

Wild Duck

2007-12-03T13:08:00.000-08:00

Ok, Kent has a new hobby, obsession, whatever. Duck hunting. That's all fine and dandy, dont care, but fixing wild duck, not the easiest task in the world. We have tried many recipes, and failed. Yesterday I did this barbeque one and baked it for hours, not great. Edible, not too enjoyable. So, does anybody have any tried and true duck recipes? There have got to be some good ones out there. Give me some info people.

Getting Organized

2007-11-29T16:12:00.000-08:00

I just love this pic of Kaden and his cousin Kayla! Dont they look cute in their little Marine Corp hats?

Well, I finally feel like I got something accomplished. Today Kaden decided he was going to catch up on that sleep he missed after his shots, so I got to clean and organize and babyproof. Hooray. All done now except for the kitchen. Finally my living room and bedroom are looking clean again! I even finally got some pictures hung. Ok, very delayed I know, i have lived here for a year. I didnt really think i'd be in this house this long though. So, now people can come and see me, it's looking good finally!

My little man

2007-11-28T07:26:00.000-08:00

I dont really have anything to talk about, but I thought I would post some new pics at least. Nothing too exciting has been going on here lately. Kaden is feeling better and slept normally last night. Hooray! I got sleep. Anyways, I hope you enjoy the pics.
Kent's dog Bubba decided he was going to try to steal Deja's bed last night. He is always trying, but she always takes it back, she will just go lay on top of him to get him off!

Deja has gotten very protective of "her" baby. She always wants to make sure she is close to him and watching over him.

My little Nascar driver!

Cousins

2007-11-27T12:10:00.000-08:00

Kaden and Tannen "holding hands"

Mommy and Kaden wearing the "deer in the headlights" look

"let's play"

Siena, Kaden and Tannen

Yesterday I had to take Kaden in for his five month well child check. Drum roll please, He officially has a Seward head, almost off the charts. It is in the 97percentile. He is now 16.5 pounds, that's 50%, and double his birthweight, and is 26.5 inches long, 75%. WE are now trying to make it through the days post shots. Not the funnest time, but he was a champ at getting them. If only he didnt feel so icky afterwards.

After he got his shots I went to see my sister-in-law and her two kids. Kaden is always so excited to play with Siena and Tannen! I cant believe how much they are growing. I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Getting Started

2007-11-25T09:01:00.000-08:00

Well, I've been trying to get this blogger thing going, It seems like it's the "cool" thing to have now:) lol. So, let's see how I do on keeping people updated.

Wednesday was Kent's and my fourth anniversary. Kaden went to stay with MawMaw and PawPaw and we went horseback riding at Succor Creek all day. It was so fun and relaxing. It did get more than a little cold though, let me tell you! I just can't believe i've been marrried for four years allready. Time is going by so fast, and I have never been happier. Have I mentioned I love my life?