The Big Move

Well we've finally moved to the Ft Worth area. It was an awful experience that I do not want to repeat, so I hope we like it over here. We moved in last week and are still continuously looking for the box with this or that. The first few nights Caleb stayed in our bed, I was worried about transferring him to his "big boy" bed in a new home. But he seems to have transitioned quite well to both situations the last 2 nights. He especially likes his new play room where he finally has room to enjoy ALL of his toys. Today was his first day at his "new school" with his "new friends". He was very excited when he woke this morning. I think I was more nervous than he was. Greg took him to school since I had to be at work early. He said Caleb was thrilled to see his new school when they drove up saying "That's my new school daddy. What are my teachers names?" Greg said after he was introduced to his teachers, he ran over to the tool work bench and started playing. When Greg said he was leaving, Caleb walked him to the door, gave him hugs and kisses, then said "bye daddy" and closed the door on him. When I came to pick him up, he was running around the room playing. I'm so glad he enjoyed his first day. All that worry for nothing.

Fun in the Sun

This past weekend Caleb got plenty of water time. Saturday our friends Sarah and Ken and their girls hosted the now annual Splash Party in their backyard. Caleb was so excited to go to his friend Teresa's house, he was constantly asking if "today is Teresa's?". Even though it was over 100 degrees, he didn't slow down. Though I think we were in the bathroom just as much as we were outside. Every 10 min Caleb would run to me to let me know he needed to "pee pee". And he did go every time, potty training is exhausting. It was 9 p.m. before I could drag him away. He fell asleep on the way home with the cool glow sticks Teresa gave him. Greg said when he was tucking him in, Caleb woke briefly whispering "get my glow sticks daddy."

We slept in until after 8 the next morning, it was great. After church, we did some more packing and preparing for the move; well ok maybe Greg did the packing and preparing. But I kept Caleb occupied and provided moral support. Sunday night Greg cooked steaks out on the grill while Caleb enjoyed some more pool time on the deck. It was a nice relaxing evening.

My Little Prince

Caleb had Prince and Princess day at school yesterday. I bought him a foam crown he could decorate for the occasion. When he saw the crown he immediately said I want to be the King. When I tried to explain what a Prince was , he said "No, that's for girls; I'm a King." The crown had an unfortunate accident while Caleb was playing with it the day before, it suffered a tear down one side. Caleb was distraught over his broken crown, and I wasn't sure exactly how to remedy the situation. Then I remembered I had an old suture kit. So after a few stitches were placed, I had a happy 2 yr old again. His teachers thought it was amusing, apparently Caleb bragged how his Mommy fixed his crown. It's nice to feel like a Hero!

My concern about changing Caleb's school is growing. Caleb told me this evening that he was going to take a nap and then get up and go to school to play with Aiden. And when anything extraordinary happens at home he says, " I need to tell Ms. Adams..." I just keep building up this new school and hope it lives up to the expectations.

July 4th Weekend!

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th. I was disappointed we couldn't go to Brady for the parade and rodeo, but it was my holiday to work. I guess if I have to work a holiday, I'd rather it be this one though. We did have a leisure day off Friday, and I only worked half day Saturday. Caleb had a great time "swimming" in his whale pool. He eventually got daddy in the pool too, that was a sight. Saturday night we packed a picnic dinner and headed off to watch Lewisville's fireworks show. Caleb really enjoyed his glowing windmill we bought him while waiting for the show. That was one of the best $5 investment we've made, it kept him occupied most of the 2 hours we were there. The show was really good, and Caleb was thrilled by all the colors; he would try to guess what the next color would be. We were exhausted after the long, hot day and we all slept in until 9am Sunday morning. Unfortunately, we had to spend most of the day Sunday packing. We are only two weeks away from moving!

Last week Caleb came home proclaiming "All of my friends are going to Aiden's Power Ranger birthday party with me." I had no idea what he was talking about, but today we received an invitation to Aiden's Power Ranger party. It's amazing what they talk about at school at 3yrs old. I look at it this party as leverage for good behavior over the next 2 weeks. What great parenting skills I have! Anything for peace and cooperation.