The queen mum

I met the queen mum... Ok not really, but a good imposter!  This was part of my trip to Vancouver BC.  The entertainment at the opening reception was ... icons from canada.  The mounties were there too.  Not sure how the Queen mum fits in, but it was kind of funny.

This is me working

This is me working at a recent tradeshow in Orlando.  I know, it is awesome!
I have been doing quite a bit of travelling this year.  The big trip was actually 2 in a row, - Vancouver BC, then Orlando FL - in the course of 10 days on the road with about 16 hours at home.  All of this made me a little punchy by the end. 

Ladies man at 4

Yes, we have our hands full with our little ladies man.  This is Caden with one of his numerous girlfriends.  This was the day he told us that he would be going on a date with Claire.  The date consisted of follow the leader around various areas of our neighbor's yard (her uncle).  We all had a good laugh. 

I have to say, Caden is quite the social butterfly.  My mom can vouch for this because every day that he heads to the playground, he is actually going there to make friends.  He also makes sure that  he looks good because people won't want to be his friend if he doesn't have a cool shirt on... his words, not mine. 

Rei sale

We found the Rei ding & dent sale! Lots of bargains to be found if you can handle buying something that has either a minor defect or someone changed their mind. Well I got these sandals for a screaming deal - $21!

Justin & I were amazed at what was being sold and why.  The cool part was that each item had a return tag with the reason listed why it was returned.  I also got a camelback for about $24 that had a small tear in the side pocket.  Since I had a hard time figuring out what was wrong with it, I scored that too!  There were sleeping bags returned that "weren't warm enough" and hiking boots covered in mud that were "not fitting right."  Justin found a North Face Jacket with no reason code, and we didn't find anything wrong, so for $49 he got it!

Lets just say that I love a good deal!

Haircut time

It's time for the back to school haircut - a little delayed on my post...

My dad got the joy of giving Caden a haircut in August.  Not bad! 

Cowboy Caden

Last weekend we went to the Benton Franklin County Fair in the Tri-Cities.  Below is a video of Caden's first real cowboy experience.  Enjoy!

Rockin b Ranch

What a fun night we had at the Rockin B Ranch.  This is their last year of performing, and it was very reminiscent of Rawhide in Phoenix but on a smaller scale.  We had a great dinner, they put on a fantastic and entertaining show and keep everyone interested.  The musicians were very talented and we had a blast.


One thing we weren't expecting was the audience participation.  We had the opportunity to interact with the performers.  Caden didn't miss a beat and was able to be a volunteer during the shoot em up show.  He also made his way on stage during the actual dinner performance and basically walked across the stage and smiled for everyone as they were all laughing that he had the guts to walk across the stage.  As super mom, I wasn't sure how to corral him back to where he was supposed to sit.  Luckily the woman in charge let him know that he needed to be sitting.  :) 

Tough being 4 but really fun too!