Facts about Caleb...

1. He is the absolute cutest kid I have ever seen! And the happiest for that matter, this picture was taken on his actual 2nd birthday!





2. He loves playing soccer...well he loves to play with the other kids, he doesn't 'get it' but that doesn't matter to Caleb, he has a great time!






3. He loves to sweep. Period. End of story. This lil guy LOVES to sweep, or watch other people sweep, at restaurants, it doesn't matter, he just loves it, and now he even tries to mop. On our Disney trip last a few months ago, the highlight of Calebs day was watching the guy who was cleaning up the rainwater using a rubber mop thing. For his first birthday someone actually brought a broom for him. That was his favorite gift and over a year later he still loves to sweep. In these pics he has now figured out if there isn't anything to sweep....what do you do? You give yourself something to sweep by dumping your cereal on the floor. And then proceed to get the broom and dustpan and clean it up.

4. He loves to travel and GO! We recently had to go to Chicago for a national vending convention to look at new products and machines. It was a very long weekend in the car but Caleb did great in the car again, as long as he could watch Finding Nemo, or Memo as he calls it (his current favorite movie). And I totally cut all his hair off last week. This picture kinda shows how much shorter it is than it used to be, I love it, it makes him look so big now!

5. He LOVES trains! I am really not sure where the train obsession came from but he has it. He loves Thomas the train. That is one of the few shows that he usually watches daily. About a month ago we were driving in Norman and we got stopped by a train, Brandon pulled into a parking lot so Caleb could have a better view. He loved it as we knew he would, AND when it was gone he started saying 'WAIT WAIT TOOT TOOT' he was in no way ready for it to be gone. Then he buried his face in his hands and started fake crying. We couldn't help but laugh.

Anytime we drive over RR tracks he says toot toot or even come close to seeing a train he is the first to spot it. We were in the top of the St Louis Arch and what did Caleb see out the window? A toot toot and the tears did flow when we had to go back down to the ground. He got to ride a little thomas the train while in Chicago and you couldn't wipe the grin from his face. It was priceless. My parents get a chanel on their TV that is nothing but trains, old trains new trains you name it (I had no idea such a channel existed but I guess it does) Caleb will sit their guled to the TV as long as we let him and when one happens to go off the screen, he goes around to the back to see where it went of course.

(looking at the train out the window)

Caleb is around 31 lbs and is totally potty trained, he has been for a while now. He loves life and makes us so happy every day. Brandon and I are honored to be his parents and are loving the adventure of raising such a cute lil guy who is very active!

A big boy bed...

Let the fun begin...So about a month ago Caleb decided in the middle of the night that he would try his hand and getting out of his crib. I am actually surprised that it took him so long. He climbs on absolutely everything and anything that looks like fun, so when he got out, I wasn't surprised just scared half to death.

My parents had given us a toddler bed that they found at a garage sale at a good price that was a light color wood, I had planned on making him a 'toot toot' bed, otherwise know as a 'train' bed. But I had not gotten around to painting it, so the day after his escape I got to work, its painted Thomas the train blue. It was too funny, when Caleb came out in the garage to see what I had been doing he said...'toot toot nite nite'. He knew what it was going to be before I even put any trains on it. And while it is still not totally complete it is enough for him to sleep in it. He is getting better and better about staying IN it. Any tips on keeping little ones in bed would be greatly appreciated!!

A busy week!

This week is super crazy for us, actually this month is...during this week my sister is getting married, the rehearsal dinner is at my house, Caleb has a soccer game, and his 2nd birthday party is this weekend! Thats a fun week...next week we are going to Chicago for a Vending convention and it is actually Calebs birthday! Not to mention other birthdays this month, it is Jacob (my sisters fiance), Brandons, Calebs, and PaPa's (Brandons dad). So we are having lots of other celebrations too!!

Caleb had is first soccer game last weekend. He had a BLAST! He didnt exactly stay on the field the whole time but he had fun! A few times he stopped chasing the ball and all the other kids and was waving to all the other grandparents who were waving at their grandchildren. He has no clue that not everyone there is there to watch him! They were laughing at him and waving right back at that point! He is usually the center of attention! I will post some pictures soon after I get them downloaded.