Summer Is Winding Down

Oh how sad I am to see another summer pass me by! But, in my sadness I have so much to look forward to. Fall is such a beautiful season that brings OU football, Cade’s birthday, OU/TX game and Halloween. So, there is much to look forward to.

I just wanted to write and send along our latest pictures. There are 3 slideshows. One is of Cade’s at 21 months, one is of Cade at 22 months the other is a slideshow of our Hinshaw family get together 2 weekends ago. (Although almost all of the pics in that slideshow are of the kids. They’re the best thing to take pics of if you ask me!)

We're about to get very busy. Lucas starts the SNU adult studies program Sept. 10th. I am so happy for him. If you think about it, keep him in your prayers. Pray that the Lord will keep his excitement burning and keep him focused. He has to stay focused through December of 2009, then he'll officially be a college graduate. And, we'll be having the biggest party you can imagine! Cade turns 2 on October 9th, so we’ll be having a birthday party for him soon. I am so excited for that. My life is all about Cade 365 days a year, so I love it when everyone else gets to put a whole day aside to celebrate what a wonderful little man he is!! OU games start next Saturday and we are so pumped. Several of our friends have season tickets this year so we are super excited about having lots of friends to hang out with. Also, Lucas and I finally got our name drawn out of the hat for OU/TX tickets this year. So, we'll be making that trip this year. Hopefully that will become an annual tradition.

Enjoy the pics!

-Shaunna

Hinshaw Family Get Together

Cade 21 Months

Cade 22 Months

Cade Rides the "Dog"

I have to write a quick blog about the latest cute thing Cade did. Of course he does multiple cute things on a daily basis, but every now and then there is something that I feel the need to broadcast to the world.

Yesterday afternoon I went to pick Cade up from my aunt and uncles. When I got there he was playing on his rocking horse. This horse has been put away in my old room (Cade's future playroom) for months. Well while he was rocking on it yesterday he looks at me and says, "I ride the dog". I smiled and excitedly said, "Yes, baby that's good. But, it's a horse, not a dog." He looked at me said "NO, DOG!!!" I laughed and said, "No, baby. It's a horse." He again replied with, "NO, DOG!!!". I again laughed and said, "Cade look at the mane on top of his head. Horses grow hair on top of the head, it's called a mane." Anyway, he kept arguing with me and saying "NO, DOG!!!" and occasionally would stop to look at me and say, "I ride the dog". It was so cute.

He was having so much fun. When I got ready to leave I said, "Cade are you about ready to go home?" He said, "No." So I waited a few more minutes and said, "Baby, mommy's going to go home, are you going to go bye-bye with mommy or stay here?" (Thinking he would immediately jump up ready to go home with me.) He looked at me waved his hand and said, "Bye-Bye".

He's growing up so so fast!!! I'm loving watching him get bigger full well knowing that one day I'll look up and he won't be a baby anymore!!

-Shaunna

That Little Boy of Mine

I just came across a poem/song in the book Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson. It brought me to tears and I wanted to share:

That Little Boy of Mine

Two eyes that shine so bright,
Two lips that kiss goodnite,
Two arms that hold me tight,
That little boy of mine.

No one could ever know how much your coming has
meant.
Because I love you so, you're something heaven
has sent.

You're all the world to me.
You climb upon my knee.
To me you'll always be,
That little boy of mine.


This is belived to have been written by Grace Wolgemuth.

It just makes me want to hug my little guy even tighter!! He's growing up too fast.