Wildlife World Zoo...

So, I have been off of work since Thursday and let me just say...IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL. I love spending time with my little Rugrat. He is a blast and keeps me laughing always. He can be a little handful, but nontheless a very cute one at that. On Friday, we took Kayden out to the Wildlife World Zoo. It was so amazing and Kayden was in heaven. We went with Deena, Landon, Dama Gayle, and Ryan. Landon and Kayden (well mainly Kayden...Landon stayed by us most of the time!) would run ahead of us and prepare us for what we were about to approach. Before even getting there Kayden was telling us how badly he wanted to see Melman (the giraffe on Madagascar). The first animal we went to was the giraffe. I didn't get many pictures because I really don't need pictures of animals and have you ever tried to get a picture of an active two year old...IMPOSSIBLE! However, I did manage to get a picture of Kayden with Melman and you can see how close these giraffes are. They let you feed them and all. It was AWESOME! So of the few pictures I did get I don't think I did too bad. It was really fun and most importantly. Kayden had a blast.
And I just think these things are hilarious. Although they too are on Madagascar and so Kayden refers to them as King Julian! HAHA!
On a different subject now...Kayden loves DOGS. Everytime someone is walking a dog past our house he thinks he can go pet them. There is a very dear, sweet lady in our ward that is in nursery and Kayden has fallen in love with her. She calls herself Sister Annette. We love her and she adores Kayden (or any child for that matter)! Anyway, she also loves animals and has 2 dogs. She has a very friendly dog named Cocoa and recently doctored and decided to keep this cute little dog that she named Matilda. She lives on the same street as us and so we see her walking her dogs frequently.
The other night Kayden wanted out of the house so I took him on a walk in his stroller. We were just strolling along and we see Sister Annette walking with her two dogs. Kayden was thrilled. So we stopped and played with Cocoa and Matilda and I called Ryan to bring the camera out so I could snap a couple of pictures. Kayden was so cute with little Matilda and when we were walking Sister Annette home Matilda rode on Kaydens lap in the stroller and thought that was pretty darn cool!
Not only is Kayden so darn cute in these pictures...that dog is so cute!
Someday, when we have a house of our own...and a yard of our own...I would love to get Kayden a dog.

Then for keepsake purposes I need to jot down a couple of things that Kayden has been saying lately so I never forget them...

1. I cut my finger while I was doing dishes and I wanted sympathy and Ryan wasn't home so I went to Kayden. I told him I had an owie that was bleeding and he came over to the sink and looked at it and said, "Well, put it under the water." I did and it still kept bleeding. I showed him that it was still bleeding and he said, "We need to fix this!" So I asked him how and he replied, "I don't know!"

2. We have an IPOD Touch and it has a couple of games on it and the other night I was playing one and Kayden came up and said, "Can I see that for a second?!?!" I let him and he starts touching the screen and says, "Now, let's see how this works!"

3. I was laying by Kayden the other night waiting for him to drift off to sleep and I could tell by his breathing that he was really close to being asleep. He rolled over and touched my face and said, "I love you so much, Mom!" and drifted off to sleep.

4. My sister, Aunt Kuku, was watching Kayden the other day and said something to him and I guess her voice was a little raised and he siad back to her, "Stop yelling at me!"

5. Kayden walked in to my room today while I was getting ready for church and said, "You better watch out mom!" I asked why and he said, "There is a fire!" I asked where the fire was at and he said, "In here," pointing to the diaper pale, "You better run!"

I love this little guy so much! He may drive me crazy with his very active personality, but I could not live without him. He has been such a blessing and a joy in mine and Ryan's life. Where would we be without him? I am so thankful that we had him when we did! With how things have taken a turn in our life, if we hadn't had him when we did we would be waiting a very long time for a child to join our family. We love the little guy!