Baptism Birthday

Caedmon Daniel was baptized on January 25, 2009 - today was his one-year baptism birthday! We're so thankful for this miracle and the gift of his new life in Christ. We celebrated tonight with a dessert I figured Caedmon would love - a mixed berry cobbler topped with vanilla ice cream. He was fascinated with the candle, and we all enjoyed the treat.

One of Caedmon's words that we hear a lot right now is "out!" Many times each day he tries to get me to take him to any door - it doesn't really matter which one, as long as it will get him "out." Thankfully the weather has been pleasant enough lately for walks and playing in the yard. I love putting this darling little jacket on him; it's so soft and snuggly, and it won't be much longer he'll tolerate wearing a hood with ears! I think it's adorable!

We thought that it would soon be time for a haircut for Caedmon, but as his hair has grown out, it's also started to get curly! Some mornings that makes for an interesting 'do, but it's really cute.

During our backyard explorations, Caedmon had to grow accustomed to the grass's different texture. The dried St. Augustine can feel pretty prickly, and he wasn't crazy about it at first. I'm not sure how he managed this, but one afternoon he went from crawling up a little step on the bottom level of our yard to toppling over on his back in the grass. While he would normally just roll over and keep going, he refused to move, and instead looked up at us with pleading eyes and repeated "up, up," (another word we hear a lot - meaning, pick me up!) hoping that one of us would come quickly to his rescue!

This past Saturday was the alumni soccer game at Daniel's high school. Caedmon got to go down on the field with his Grandpa Dude and check out the action - he seemed to really enjoy walking all the way around the end of the field, visiting his dad on the sidelines, and watching the game up close!