Jayden Bakes A Cake!

Can you believe that tomorrow is Jayden's 4TH BIRTHDAY? In honor of Jayden's birthday we decided to help Jayden make his own birthday cake to share with his class. In our class we use a lot of switches to help the communicate as well as play or do art activities. Making a cake was a perfect opportunity for Jayden to be hands on in

the process. His teacher Amy hooked up the blender to a switch. Jayden's job was to hit the switch with his head to make the blender turn on.

But first things first. Jayden had to help put the cake mix into the bowl. Then with assistance from Amy he put in the water. Cracking the eggs and puttin them into the mix came next.

I think I was more excited than Jayden was. After the cake was blended Amy put it in the oven to bake it. When it was done we took it out and let it cool off because tomorrow we plan on helping Jayden put the icing on. And then after all that work we'll turn around and blend the cake back up so the kids can taste it. Hey it's the thought that counts. It looks yummy! Thanks Amy!

Jayden's Big Boy Bed

Since Jayden's 4th birthday is right around the corner I figured it was time for some change. In the last 6 months Jayden has grown like a weed. He now weighs 40 pounds and is 44 inches long. He wears a size 5 in big boys, Jojo is only a 7. He's not a baby anymore and it was time to get rid of his crib. My neice Erica found this really cute all wood toddler bed. It takes up a lot less space in our room. Jayden looks absolutely adorable in it. I am not ready for a twin size bed yet. He's not that big to me! LOL

This picture was taken his first night in his big boy bed. He got a good nights rest in it. I can't believe how big he is. They grow up so fast.

Happy Halloween

Jayden got all dressed up and went to school on Halloween. He was the cutest little Peter Pan ever! He was joined by his classmates who were also dressed up. It is a tradition at Walton for the kids to dress up and then walk around the campus trick-or-treating at each classroom.

All of the early intervention children come to Walton with their families. Jayden's cousins Aliyah and Desi came to Walton to join the fun. Aliyah has recently been diagnosed with Autism and receives services through the school. She is doing great. That thing you see on her nose is actually a feeding tube. She's had trouble eating and hasn't been able to gain weight

until now. Hopefully the feeding tube won't turn into a permanent thing.

Desi was dressed as Belle and Aliyah was dressed as Cinderella. Aren't they cute?

Jojo decided to be a football player for Halloween. I was so upset that he didn't let me get him a cute costume. I guess this means he is growing up. Andres, Jeana, and her friend Amanda dressed up in all black and set out to scare trick-or-treaters. They were pretty successful too! Jose has this horn laying around that you have to plug in and it makes a really loud noise. We hooked it up to a switch and hide it on the porch. When kids came up to get candy they hit the switched and scared them.

They were nice enough not to scare the real little ones. They focused on the ones that looked too big to be trick-or-treating. They had lots of fun!

Andres makes playoffs

Andres has been playing since he was 7 years old. His youth football days are almost over. This past weekend the varsity Trojans beat the Bears sending the Trojans to playoffs. Andres has had a great year. He's been the starting center and occasionally plays offensive lineman. We are really proud of him. I can't believe that in a couple of weeks he's going to turn 14. Love you Chunk!

Football season winding down

Football season started in July for us. Andres and Jojo practiced 5 days a week for 2 hours per day. Jose turned into superdad and taxi. He faithfully went to every single practice and sat and watched every move they made. This was helpful in critiquing them on the ride home. Jojo had lots to learn as rookie. He played linebacker for the Junior Novice Trojans. He didn't get as much playing time as he'd like but it was a year of learning and he'll definately be ready for next year. Andres played center for the Varsity Trojans. He really did a great job all season. This past Saturday his team won and they are now headed for playoffs. We are so proud of both boys!