Kaden Robert Castrup 4-21-2005

Our first-born baby boy who was a surprise, a worry and a stress all in the beginning but turned out to be a blessing, a treasure, and a wonderful gift from God. Kevin always says that Kaden is a mini me in his behaviors, as he is extremely emotional and wears them wide open on his sleeve. Kaden has been curious and needing to know it all, he has a memory that amazes me. His first word was tractor and the kid has been talking non-stop since he was nine months old. His favorite things to do are: play video games and make-believe reenact what he has just played. The kid has an imagination that I cannot even begin to explain, he can turn the most simple of objects into an adventure. You can always tell when he is tired because he starts to whine about silly little things that happened to him during the day, seriously this is how I know he needs to get to bed and fast. His favorite food used to be spaghetti but now he wants nothing to do with it. Currently he is in kindergarten and is doing well in school, he struggled at the beginning with handwriting but has come so far and I couldn’t be more proud. He likes sports but doesn’t live for them, in wrestling we have learned that he is so strong and can do well if he would be aggressive but he has no desire to pin anyone down, which is okay because he has fun. He is a great big brother but often times forgets that his little brother and sister are A LOT smaller than him. The tenderness that he shows to our friend’s daughter amazes me because he is so gentle and adoring with her. The things he says make me laugh so hard sometimes because he is such a comedian and can really lighten the mood. I am so proud to be his mama and I can’t wait to see the man he turns into because he has already amazed me so far. I love you K-diggy dog!