Birthday and Anniversary

Friday was Caleb's actual birthday, but since we had his party early, he was confused by all the Happy Birthday calls he had. I was worried he would expect another party and cake.We bought Caleb a Monster Truck to drive for his birthday gift from us. He insisted on staying up late to help Greg put it together. He was disappointed when we told him he had to wait 18h to charge the battery before driving it. He was so excited when he finally got to take it for a spin, he loaded up the back net with his favorite toys to go with him. It was amusing watching him try to figure out how to stop the truck. Twice he tried to jump out of the truck instead of just taking his foot off the pedal. Now he seems to have figured it out. We also celebrated Greg and my 5th wedding anniversary on Friday. We enjoyed reminiscing over memories of these past 5 years. It's amazing how fast time goes by. I was already stressing out this past week thinking of Caleb going into kindergarten after dealing with parents this first week of school. I don't think I'll ever be ready for that day.

Today we went to the Ft Worth Zoo for a couple of hours. It had been a while since Caleb has been able to see all the animals. We took advantage of the morning hours when it wasn't so miserably hot . We could hear the Lion roar as we walked through the zoo but, like always, he was napping by the time we reached him. Caleb wasn't too disappointed though, since he was really looking forward to the train ride back to the entrance.

Baby Sister!

Everyday I pick up Caleb, he has a stack of projects he worked on that day. One of his projects this week was to make a card for someone they love. Caleb had the teacher put To: My Baby Sister on the front of the card. When I asked him what his card said, he replied "It says I love you to my baby sister." I was so touched. What a great big brother he is going to be! Almost every night Caleb insists on helping us cook. It is so cute when he asks " ok, what's next?" Of course his favorite is helping with dessert. He is becoming a pro at licking the bowl.

Happy Birthday Caleb!

This past weekend was very busy. We celebrated Caleb's 3rd birthday early due to scheduling conflicts; his actual birthday is August 28th. The party was at a local bounce house gig; we rented a room where there were several bouncie houses to choose from. We were so excited that many of our friends from where we moved from were able to come, as well as a few new friends from Caleb's new daycare. My family all came in as well to help celebrate and see the new house. Talk about motivation to get unpacked and decorated. Caleb was so excited Saturday when we told him it was finally time to have his birthday party. He has been talking about it for the past 3 weeks. Lucas, his best friend from his last daycare, was able to make it as well. Lucas's Mom had got in touch a couple of weeks after Caleb left saying he was really missing his friend. So we were so happy they could get together again so soon for Caleb's birthday. Their faces were priceless when they saw each other. Caleb had such a good time and happily bragged how "all my friends were at my party." After an hour of jumping and running, we sat the kids down for fruit and pizza. That's when Caleb looked at me slightly distressed saying " they haven't sang happy birthday to me mommy." I couldn't help but laugh at his pitiful expression before explaining we were going to eat pizza first, then sing before cake was served. Obviously he has been to a few parties and didn't want to miss his own glory moment. What was really funny is that when we finally did sing to him, he acted very shy, ducking his head down and grinning so innocently. After naptime, we let Caleb open all his presents. He was really excited about all the wonderful gifts he received.

Caleb's cousins, Logan and Dylan, were also staying with us; so the weekend was full of entertainment for Caleb. They took Caleb with them to the Aquarium Friday, partied and played all day Saturday, and then ended the weekend with swimming on Sunday. We were all exhausted by Sunday afternoon. What a weekend! But it was so nice to see friends and family again!

Here are some more pics from the party: Dad was the first to break the rules on the slides, go figure!

We're still here!

We're still here! Just been so busy settling in the new house and getting into our new routine. Caleb is still enjoying his new school and meeting new friends. We have been planning his birthday party the last few weeks for this weekend at a Jump House locally. Caleb has been soooo excited, talking non-stop about his birthday party. Almost nightly Caleb gets out of his big boy bed to "tell me something" 4-5 times. And it's usually about his birthday party including who's coming and how high he is going to jump. He currently is getting over a most tragic accident to his private part, which we refer to as his pee pee. Apparently after I left for work yesterday, Caleb got up to use the bathroom and unfortunately did not put the seat up all the way. The result was most distressing for the male species. Greg called me at work to tell me of the accident and that Caleb's pee pee looked almost blue. Luckily he had little swelling and no problems going to the restroom the rest of the day. That evening when I asked how his pee pee was, he told me it "got hurt today and was red", " but it's ok, I like red." Sure enough his poor pee pee was a deep violet red. My poor baby! As for me, I continue to grow and grow. I am procrastinating on this pregnancy and the preparations needed before she comes. At least we finally picked out a name for her. We seem to agree on Lexie Ireland; Lexie because it's cute, and Ireland after my Grandfather.