'Ball'

We took Cash to his first Kernel's game last week.  I'm not gonna lie...I was hoping that the crappy weather would ran the game out, but just my luck they still played!

Cashman was pretty good for oh let's say 2 innings tops.  The little man just can not sit still.  He is constantly go go go and kept us on our toes for sure.

 Of course he found the balloons right away!

He loved watching the game, from everywhere that our seats were not and LOVED the ladies just a few tables down from us.

He wasn't too sure about Mr. Shucks.

It was a chilly night, but lots of fun!

Monday night he got to play a little with his California cousins - Jacob, Hannah & Josh.  We wish we could have spent more time with them while they were here, but maybe next time.  And on Sunday Cash finally gets to meet his new cousin Etta!!  We're so excited for Adam and Layne and can't wait to watch these two cause us all a few headaches in the future :)

I'm the Outdoors Type

Wow...I just realized that it's been a whole month since we've posted anything.  We've been pretty busy around our house (shocking, we know) but it's summer so would you expect anything less?  Nick and I just got back from a fabulous trip to St. Louis with some great friends where we got to see our beloved Cardinals sweep the Cubs!  It was a nice trip but bittersweet because Cash was home sick.

 Just chillin' before bedtime!

The little man is keeping us very busy these days and he wears us out!  I'm sad to say that he's not a baby anymore...but we're enjoying every minute of the ornery toddler that he is becoming!

Cash LOVES to be outside.  If that door is open...he's headed straight to it and right outside. I guess it's better than the alternative and it's quite fun to watch him roam around and find 'new' things. Now he's enjoying; throwing rocks, eating dirt, swimming, playing with the neighbors dog Abby and going for trips in his wagon (thanks Larry & Lo, it's his FAVORITE).

We're also starting to become a little chatter box around the house, I've always said he's just like daddy.  Our vocabulary now consists of 'hi', 'baby', 'pup' and 'ball' and I think we've caught him saying 'oh gees' a time or two as well.

There is another busy week in our future...we've gotten passed the graduation parties, but the weddings are about to get into full swing.  We're also taking Cash to his first Kernel's game this week and he even get's to go to a parade!  Hope you're all staying cool and just as busy as we are!

 Cash might begin to think that the Casino pool is his own!

1 Year Pics

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As promised...here are Cash's one year pics.  Once again Sarah Nebel Photography had him rockin' that shoot!  I'm just sad now that we don't have any more 'milestone' birthdays for a while. Thanks again Sarah! We LOVE them. 

I'm into...

EVERYTHING!!

We've recently discovered that Cash has become quiet the climber.  We're told that he gets to climb the stairs to lunch everyday at daycare and he's started showing his skills at home.

Here I am in my...High Chair

and in my...Toy Box

oh and I also found my way into the...Tupperware Lid Drawer!!

We had our 1 year check up today.  His current stats go a little like this: 22 lbs (39%) 32 in (91%) and he's still got a pretty big noggin' (81%).  Mommy thinks my head is so big because I'm so smart :)

We took Cash to Sarah Nebel again yesterday for his 1 year pics.  We took some props with us...and he couldn't take his eyes of these!



Stay tuned for more on those...oh and Cash is going to Prom tomorrow night.  Not officially, but he would make the most handsome date for someone.  We've got just a few, five to be exact, cousins that are going.  So we thought we'd take him to see the action!

First Easter

What a beautiful day we had Sunday!  It was so nice to wake up and FINALLY see the sun shining.

Cash woke up to find that the Easter Bunny had actually found him.  Despite receiving a ton of toys for his birthday, EB thought it was necessary to bring him more.  Next year EB may just re-use some of the birthday presents :)

We started the morning off with Easter mass and then headed to Washington for some lunch with the Cole's.  They even had a little Easter Egg hunt and we were thrilled to let Cash loose in the backyard to blow off some steam.

 Great Grandma helped me find all the good stuff!

Hmmmm...what's in here??

Some exciting news at our house, Mommy got a new job!  I've accepted a position at the University with Captial Management.  I will be a Project Assistant and I could not be more thrilled.  Although change is very nerve wrecking, I have a feeling it will be a good move.  I will greatly miss Lepic Kroeger and all of the friends that I've made over the last 6 years, but I'm also really excited about my new opportunity.  Wish me luck!!

I'm ONE!

Well we had Cash's very 1st Birthday party last Saturday and we had such a blast. For good reason we chose a monster theme and it turned out just perfect.

Here is a what his invite looked liked, they turned out great.  I'm addicted to Etsy (one of my many addictions) and Tot.Ful Mem.o.ries had these oh so perfect invites for the occasion!

Of course Miss Mother Nature has not been on our sides for birthdays this year and we woke up Saturday morning to a ground full of snow and a whole heck of a lot of wind! I'm not sure what her problem is, but we may have to talk.  So we brought some heaters in the garage, set up tables, hung some banners and placed a bunch of baby Cash pictures on the tables for little decor.

We had what we thought was a few family members and close friends on this list, but without the basement done it was a little crammed. Good thing Cash is a people watcher and that he isn't to shy around anyone yet. I'm pretty sure that we'd be in big trouble if he was!

Me and all my buddies who came to help me celebrate.  Hailey, Payton, Aubrey, Bryar & Avery + Kenady, Kayce, Aiden, Gracyn and Cash.  Loved getting a shot of all of the little boogers.  And of course baby Chase was there too!

Thanks everyone who came out to help us celebrate his 1st Birthday.  It has been a crazy year...but we're enjoying every second of it!!

 Check out my new cowboy hat.  I got a pair of gum boots too! Now I'm set to help Grandpa on the farm.