Memorial Day Weekend

First I have to say a big Thank You to all the men and women who serve our country. Our American Flag was flying all day on Monday in honor of you.

It was a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. The weekend started off on Friday afternoon as we drove out of town and headed to the Howell Family Lake House. We spent Friday & Saturday with Nana, Papa, Unc Unc (Uncle Barrett), and Aunt Amy. We had a great time enjoying the sun, lake, and each others company. We are so blessed to have such a great family.

Barrett on the jet ski & Amy lounging on a float in the lake

Braden fishing and floating


Braden, Papa, Barrett & Caleb on the 4 Wheeler
"The Howell Men"




"Vroom Vroom"

Caleb got this little calculator from his Uncle Matt. On the way home from the lake he put it to his ear and wanted to call Uncle Matt.

We drove home from the lake on Sunday morning. It was such a beautiful day that Caleb and I went for a little walk down the street.

Caleb is seriously the cutest thing I have ever seen.

Happy Boy

Close up of Caleb's cuteness

Can you guess what Caleb is pointing at?

First hint ... it is in our front yard


If you guessed his swing, you would be correct

Caleb was trying to help me open the blinds in our bedroom

What a big helper he is

Oops!

Caleb is upside down

Caleb got to ride in the big kid cart at Whole Foods.

He drove us all around the store

Monday was a very fun day for Caleb. We ran errands most of the day. Then after the heat of the afternoon sun, we ventured over to Papa & Nana's for some much need pool time fun. Caleb had a great time splashing and playing in the pool.

"When can we go outside?"

Caleb in his cool dude sunglasses

Floating around the pool

Howell Family Trio

Daddy was throwing Caleb in the air and catching him

Caleb LOVED it

Daddy & "I'm Not Going to Smile" Caleb

After swim time, Caleb walked around the pool surveying everything

Then it was time to change out of our wet bathing suits.


OOPS!

Someone forgot their diaper & shorts

After swimming at Papa & Nana's we had one tired little boy

SheSheBows (for him)

One of my sorority sister is a Stay-At-Home Mom who started her own monogramming business. She has an adorable daughter and makes the cutest things. I have bought many items from her (some for Caleb, some for friends).
Check her out .... www.sheshebows.blogspot.com (button on the left)

14 Months Old

My baby is not a baby anymore :(

It is hard to believe Caleb is 14 months old already. I feel like just yesterday I was bringing him home from the hospital. Time flies too fast when you are having fun.
Caleb is my greatest joy. I love spending time with him and watching him change day to day. He loves to dance and run and play with his blocks. He gives the best hugs and kisses and walks around saying "dada" & "mama" but his favorite thing to say is "ba." Anything can be a "ba" (bottle, ball, balloon, etc). It is so sweet and he steals my heart.

Here are some pictures I took today (his 14 month birthday)

Momma, pick me up

Look at my blocks

Daddy is SO cool when he plays the guitar

Mother's Day, Grandma, & Dancing

I have been so busy the last couple weeks that I had not had a chance to blog.

Mother's Day 2010 was another successful day. It was my second Mother's Day and of course Caleb and Braden went out of their way to make me feel special. I got a beautiful flower arrangement from my favorite shop (Bows & Arrows) and a gorgeous green (my favorite color) necklace [the picture of me wearing the necklace did NOT turn out good]. Since we had plans to spend Mother's Day with the Howell Family, we decided to celebrate a little early just the three of us with a big, tasty meal at Houston's. I ate so much but was so happily stuffed with yummy food.


Last week Grandma (my mom) was in town visiting. She hadn't seen Caleb in a month and was having grandson withdrawal symptoms. She also had to help my baby sister with some wedding planning fun. It was a great week with Grandma. We always love having her in town.

Caleb is always into something he is not supposed to be into. Lately you can find him climbing on the treadmill in the guest room. We always laugh and say he is working out his chubby little thighs (that we love so much). He is just too cute.

After Caleb' s jog on the treadmill, he went down for a nap. I couldn't resist trying to get a couple pictures of him sleeping.

So angelic when he sleeps!


Grandma bought Caleb this really cute outfit (I love the cutoff jeans). He was rocking his new outfit for me :)

While Grandma was in town, she taught Caleb to LOVE Nilla Wafers. I can vividly remember sitting in my rocking chair as a child with a box of Nilla Wafers and watching cartoons. Needless to say, Caleb is a BIG fan and eats a few cookies a day.

The other night Caleb had been playing so hard that he needed a quick break to get some water and hang out with Daddy.

I love it when Caleb and Braden match (blue polo & plaid shorts)

Sweet Baby Face!

Well, not so much a baby with all those teeth!

We have been working with Caleb at feeding himself with a spoon/fork. He can eat with his hands with no problems but we would like our child to be a little neater.

The other night, he would not give up the fork after dinner.

Most mornings on the way to school, Caleb falls asleep in the car. I just couldn't resist another angelic picture of my baby sleeping.

Last night after dinner Braden turned on some tunes and we all danced around the living room.

Caleb is laughing at Daddy's goofy dancing

Caleb is starting to get into it

Then Caleb wanted to Dance with me

And I dipped him

When it was time for bed, Braden took off Caleb's clothes but he was not done dancing.

WOW! What is this? Is this my big belly where all my food goes?

Last (but not least) my sweet puppy girl, Lexi.

I have to brag on my sweet puppy. She has been a rockstar when it comes to Caleb. We are working with Caleb on being gentle and nice to animals. But, he is so rough with Lexi. Does Lexi bite him? No. She takes all the abuse and still kisses him every day. I could not have asked for a better dog to have. She has really been patient and kind to Caleb - for that, I am blessed.