First Catch

So I have never really fished before in my life. This weekend our friends Ryan and Lauren took us fishing and after spending a day in the boat watching many fish get caught (not by me), I finally caught my first fish back at the dock. Ryan was a good instructor and Lauren set a good example for a lady who knows how to hook a minnow. Here is a picture of me and my first fish.

Fall is here

The leaves are falling and Caleb is enjoying it. He had a great weekend at the lake house, playing in the piles of leaves that Papa created...one man's work is another boy's fun!

Halloween

Caleb was a roaring tiger this year for Halloween. He had a fun filled weekend - first a Halloween party at August's work (where he did not like the haunted boardroom), then a sleepover at Grandma and Papa's (while August and I went to a wedding), and then a night of trick or treating.

LET'S GO!!!

Here are Caleb and August doing their best roar before heading out to hit up our neighbors for...candy! We went to a few houses and Caleb said the obligatory "trick-or-treat and thank you" and did his best roar. He was super cute. And the best part, he doesn't even really like candy. So August and I got to eat it.

Caleb received some roller skates for his birthday. He loves these things and they are actually a pretty good activity for inside...he doesn't go too fast yet. We figured even tigers like to skate.

Caleb turns 2!!

We have a 2 year old! Caleb celebrated in style this year - lots of cupcakes, candles, loving family and friends, and of course showing teeth.

Caleb got a train table for his soon to be new room. Here are all of the engineers setting up the track. It's more complicated than one might think.

Here is Caleb playing with his semi car hauler. So much fun!

Showing teeth again...

A very handsome train engineer.

Visit from G & G

Grandpa and Grandma Kate came to visit last weekend to celebrate Caleb's birthday. We took them to the lake house and spent an afternoon fishing off the dock.

August even caught a fish. According to the fish chart, this was a small white bass. He was very proud.

Here are the men, releasing the fish. Caleb was so fascinated. After the fish was back the water, Caleb kept saying "Fish went home." Hopefully the fish made it home...

We've been practicing "Smile" with Caleb when he gets his picture taken. At this point Caleb will only respond to "Show your teeth." So here is a picture of Grandpa, Caleb, and the pumpkin the carved...all showing their teeth.

Just Fishing

Deborah took this cute picture at the lake last weekend. Caleb has a new fishing pole (with plastic fish attached) so it's a 100% chance he'll catch something everytime...unless Dad casts the line and it breaks... I'll leave out the picture of August quickly jumping into the lake to save the fish.

Random Photos

While cleaning up the camera, I found these few photos.