Cayden Kelly Adams is 11

Cayden had a birthday on February 6. He is now 11 years old!  I can hardly believe it!  He took treats into tutoring that morning for his class and then I made cupcakes for his school class.  He wanted dad's special grilled chicken and rice for his birthday dinner and then mom attempted to make a Lego cake.  It didn't work very well.  She got a silicone mold of a Legos and poured the cake mix into it but after it was cooked it wouldn't come out.  So mom totally improvised and we used a Lego creation that Cayden got from his friend just that morning as a present that he had already put together.  We just covered the small square cake, that sort of worked that was going to be the base of the cake anyway, with frosting and then put colored saran wrap over it so we could place the new Lego creation on top of it.  TahDah!  Cayden loves loves loves balloons so he got 11 balloons that were home for him when he got back from school.  He got a visit from Grandma and Grandpa so they could bring him his new bubble machine, Legos and some summer clothes.  He got Kyle's help opening the presents from mom and dad. Then we quickly had cake and ice cream because Cayden got to go to his first merit badge pow wow that night for Boy Scouts.  Thank you to everyone who sent him cards and money/giftcards.  He bought more Legos-surprise surprise.  He actually had to work for some extra money because he bought a set of Legos and then wanted another one and did not have quite enough money left over to buy the other one.  We got some weed pulling and gutter sweeping out of him-but not on his birthday of course.  Our family rule is no chores on your birthday!  On the weekend, mom and dad took him to St. George for his birthday date.  He wanted to go to Texas Roadhouse for dinner and then we went to Sweet Tooth Fairy for a treat afterwards.

Here are 11 things we love love love about Cayden Kelly.
1.  He wakes up happy and smiling most days.  He actually is happier and more smiley on the days he has tutoring and has to get up at 5:45am.
2.  The kid is a Lego fanatic!  He seriously asked for a display case for his room so that he could put all his Legos in there for safe keeping.
3.  He is always singing and loves to have music playing.
4.  He wants to be a teacher and if we can't find him he is usually upstairs playing school.
5.  He wants a pet bunny really badly but his mom really badly does not want one.  He may have to settle for a fish.
6.  He likes to make Lego movies and videos of himself doing "shows".
7.  The kid loves chocolate milk.  He would get two at lunch time from the cafeteria until I found out about it.  Now he only allowed one chocolate milk a day.
8.  He likes it when dad picks him and his friend Dallin up from tutoring because dad takes them to Maverick sometimes and they get donuts and TruMoo.
9.  He is completely content to hang out at home and actually prefers to do that.  If we are going somewhere he will say, "Can I go?" and then when we say yes he says, "Nah, I think I will stay home."
10.  He is a very tenderhearted and sensitive boy.  He does not like yelling or screaming and he gets really upset when Connor is in a tizzy.
11.  He is a super great big brother to Kyle and wants to babysit him while mom is gone.  Mom has not quite gotten to that point where she will let him watch Kyle by himself but he is good to help out when mom asks him to play with Kyle so she can get something done.
We love you Cayden Kelly Adams!

The Big 4-0

Don and his sister who share the same birthday.

Rainbow Party Chip cupcakes-his request.

30 + 9 + 1 = 40

The sound bar that he has been wanting for months but would never buy himself.

A new camp table.

Don turned 40 on Friday May 20.  He had to go out of town so we celebrated on Wednesday and Thursday.  Wednesday Don and I went to Vegas to go to lunch with his sister Darbie who shares the same birthday.  We stuffed ourselves at PF Changs.  On Thursday I was super tired as usual and so we took the kids to Sugar's for dinner then went to Caleb's play and then came home for cupcakes and presents.  He wanted a banana cake but since he was leaving on Friday I told him I would make it for him next week so he can enjoy it for more than one day.  Lest you think that I am a poo for not throwing him a big party-he did not want one.  I was planning on doing something for him but back in March when we were discussing the numerous upcoming events and I asked him what he wanted to do he said that he did not want a big party or anything.  I threw him a surprise party for his 30th birthday and was planning on doing something again but I did not want to do anything that he did not want.  So in honor of my honey and the big 40 here are 40 things I love about him.
1.  He always helps with the kids.
2.  He has a super high pain tolerance and won't tell me he is in pain unless he is dying or wwwaaaayyy after the fact because he does not want to worry me.
3.  He always puts others needs first-usually mine.
4.  We can't watch TV together because we vary greatly in our viewing selections.
5.  He has a much higher patience level than me.
6.  We have only watched a movie rental once or twice in the last few years because I like watching TV in our bed where he falls asleep and he likes watching movies out front on the big TV with the surround sound.
7.  He has to get his haircut atleast every 3 weeks or it makes him nuts.
8.  He is the only husband that I know of that comes and helps with Bountiful Baskets when I am in charge.
9.  He likes to drive the car when we go places-which is fine with me because I like to sleep in the car.
10.  He lets me pick where we are going to eat out because he will find something no matter where we go and I am so picky.
11.  He is super excited about this baby and calls him monkey boy.
12.  He talks to the baby in monkey talk and makes waves on my belly and tells the baby they are on a boat fishing.
13.  When we talk about names for the baby he automatically comes up with a nickname and if he likes the nickname then he usually likes the name.
14.  He will rub my feet with lotion.
15. He works hard for the money.
16.  He likes to drink Rockstars much to my chagrin.
17.  He also likes club soda with lime.
18.  He would much rather consume large quantities of food than eat dessert.
19.  He does like banana cake and peanut butter rice krispies that he calls "death bars".
20.  He loves Animal Planet and Discovery.  He could watch wildebeasts and  or bears all day long.
21. He likes shows like Cops and I Shouldn't Be Alive and those creepy serial killer shows or prison shows.
22.  He won't come to bed until everyone is asleep.
23.  That usually means he falls asleep in is chair.
24.  He likes to sleep on top of the covers with a blanket.
25.  His cholesterol is better than mine.
26.  He loves working out of the house and would have a hard time leaving this job and having to go back to the office.
27.  He loves the show "The Office".
28.  He is not a fighter or an arguer.
29.  He is the best BSer ever!
30.  He is a great salesman because he can talk so well with people.
31.  He loves golf and football.
32. Caleb likes to stay up late with him on weekends and watch TV and make snacks.
33.  He puts hot sauce on almost everything.
34.  He matches socks while he watches TV-a chore that I hate.
35.  He loves to camp and fish and hunt-all of which he gets to do very little of.
36.  He gets up with the kids in the mornings and gets them to school so I can sleep a little longer.
37.  He is usually hot when I am cold so it is a good thing 2 of our cars have dual temperature controls.
38.  He likes dogs and can tell what most dogs breeds are and knows multiple facts about them.
39.  He is quite OCD when he travels.
40.  He is my honey and the best dad ever and we love him lots and lots.