[This is written by  me but it is supposed to represent Caden's perspective.   We started the day at a retreat in Miango.] Today is my 2nd birthday- I don't know what that means, but everyone kept wishing me a Happy Birthday so it must be a good thing! 2ndbirthday 6:30             I am awake.   I ™m not in my own bed so I cry out for my mommy.   Here she comes ¦yeah!   Wait, she takes me in to their room (it's not their normal room either).   She puts me on their bed.   Daddy and Mommy want to sleep longer but not me, I am ready to play! 6:45               Mommy changes my pants ¦they are very wet so I am glad for dry ones.   Then she gives me my juice ¦I love having juice in the morning!! 7:00               I am playing with my cars and motorcycle.   I want to go outside but mommy and daddy won't let me ¦they are so mean sometimes ¦they just want to stay in and do things.   They keep putting all my things in bags. 7:30               We finally go outside!!   A guy comes out of the door next to ours and sings me a song ¦it's that Happy Birthday phrase.   It's a nice song but I just want to run!   I run over to Noah's room.   He is outside with a box of army men.   We take handfuls of army men and put them on the porch.   I like to pick different colors of army men out of the box. 8:00               We take a long walk.   At some point Daddy picks me up ¦I guess I am walking too slow.   But there are so many things to see and do: red rocks to pick up, trees to look at, catapillars to find ¦how can they expect me not to stop along the way. 8:05             We are in the big room where we eat but I just want to be outside!   Let me go out please!   I try to sneak away but Daddy catches me. 8:15               Oh ¦I am hungry ¦I am eating ¦eggs!   I love eggs!   Mommy also gives me some toast but I don't want it so I throw it on her plate. 8:30               I give mommy my plate.   I am done eating.   I want down NOW ¦did you hear me?   I want to get down NOW so I can play! 9:00               We are back in our room.   Mommy and Daddy are still putting things into bags and then taking the bags to the car.   I just want to be outside.   Please, won't someone let me go outside?   I try to sneak out the door but mommy makes it so it won't open.   Oh, just let me out! 10:00         Mommy takes me back to the big room where we eat but no one is there.   So, we go OUTSIDE!   Yeah!   Oh no, mommy leaves me with a lady who I ™ve been with a few times this weekend.   Don't go Mom!   Mom, don't go.   If I cry, maybe they ™ll take me to her. 10:15         Sure enough, the crying works and I am now with Daddy and Mommy.   People are singing.   I don't want to sing, I just want to play.   Mommy leaves but I ™m with Daddy so all is good. 10:20         Juice!!   Crackers!!   I can handle this ¦my car, my motorcycle ¦life is good! 10:30       Won't someone let me go so I can walk around?   Oh, this is good, I can go upstairs!   No, there is a man blocking the way.   I just want to go upstairs. 10:45         I ™ve had enough.   If I ™m loud they will take me outside.   Mom, Mom, Mom, I want to go outside!   Dad gets up, here we go!   I win, I win, I win! 11:00         Oh ¦one of the big kids left their bike outside ¦I want to ride it.   No, daddy says no ¦but I want to ¦waaaaahhhhh, I cry. But this time it doesn't work! 12:00         We are back in the big room where we eat and I am hungry.   Feed me!   Mommy gets me chicken but mine isn't too good.   Her's looks better.   Can I sit in your lap, mom?   Thanks ¦your chicken is better!   Yum! 1:00               We are outside again!   Yeah!!   But they want me to walk faster ¦I just want to play.   The big kids are playing ball ¦can't I join them? 1:45               I climb into the car to get in my seat. 1:50               Oh ¦I ™m tired ¦. [asleep] 3:30               I ™m awake and ready to get out of the car.   Oh, I see our gate ¦yeah, we are home!   Where is Stephanie?   There she is!   Where are the boys?   I am ready to play, play, play. 4:00               Mommy is in the kitchen doing something and daddy is in the living room doing something ¦they are both too busy for me.   Daddy ¦Daddy ¦play with me.   What's this, he wants me to take something to mommy?   I can do that?   More daddy, give me more to take!   A book, a piece of cardboard, another book, what else can I take her? 4:15               I ™m hungry.   There are chips in that bowl up there ¦can I reach it?   Yes!   Mommy didn't see me ¦I ™m going to take this bowl with me.   I made it all the way to our apartment!   Let's see, can I open it?   I ™m trying ¦ oops!   All the chips just fell out of the bowl and onto the floor.   Oh ¦if I step on them they make a fun sound ¦crunch, crunch, crunch! 4:17               Daddy figures out what I am doing ¦he wants me to clean it up but I just want to play.   Hey, wait a minute, where are we going? It's not fair that they can just pick me up and move me whenever they want!   My room?   I don't want to be in my room! 4:20               O.K.   I ™ll clean up the chips ¦just let me out!   Thanks, dad. 5:30               Outside!   We are outside!   David, Stephanie and I are walking around in the backyard.   Look at all the flowers.   They smell so good!   Oh, there is a board up there I can pick up ¦.I ™ll run up the hill and get it.   Look at this piece of wood ¦it's like a sword ¦I ™m going to get Hansol with it.   I love being outside. 5:45               I climb into the van to get into my seat.   Where are we going? 6:00               We get out of the car and go into a place where we sometime eat.   I get to sit in a really tall chair here.   But I don't want to be in the chair.   I am hungry ¦won't someone feed me? 6:30               Finally, some food!   I stuff French fries and fish in my mouth ¦yum!   How much can I get into my mouth? 7:30               We are back at home and my friend Noah has come over, as well as his brother, sisters, mom and dad.   A few other people are here too.   Mom sits me in my chair and gives me all these things wrapped in pretty paper!   They put a box with on the table ¦wait, MeeMaw and PawPaw!   I can see them ¦and they are talking to me and smiling.   How cool is that! 7:45             Mom brings this colorful, yummy looking cake over.   Then she uses this stick to put a flickering light on another stick.   I try to touch the light ¦ouch, that's   hot!   My friends all gather and they sing that song again.   Then, they tell me to blow but I don't know what they mean.   All of sudden I feel everyone around me blowing and the hot flicker is gone.   Finally, they cut me a piece of the cake and I stuff it in my mouth!   Yum!!! 8:30               I am so tired.   Finally I get to crawl into my bed and sleep.



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