Summer so far!

Summer has come - and it's going fast!  Below are some pictures from our summer season thus far - we've taken several trips, I've had my sabbatical at work, and August's business is going full speed ahead.  Needless to say, we've been very busy with family time, trips, works and house updates. Below are some pictures from our trip to Cabo in April. 

 



The kids and I made a trip out to Wyoming during my sabbatical at the end of May. Enjoy these pictures of the cousins - they have so much fun together. They prefer to play than pose for pictures.

Caleb's trim

The boy needed a trim and this time he visits the Gents club. Followed by a sweet reward at 801 chophouse.

Back to Blogging

We're back!  Below are some favorite pictures from the past few months.  New stuff around here:

Alice:

1. No more binkies!!

2. Went potty in the potty once!

3. Talking up a storm

Caleb:

1. Still loves trains and even better if Alice will sit with him

2. Math whiz - at least at single digit addition

3. Continues to talk up a storm

There's an App for that - babysitting that is. :)

Baking!

Caleb's Christmas performance - first row, third from the left.  How could you miss him right?  Too funny.

Anabel and Alice at Christmas

Caleb and Sam at Christmas

Caleb's new Christmas diesel train.  

Love watching this train too - my goodness she can strike a pose.

 The above is a picture of us after we enjoyed a delicious lunch at my brother Matt's restaurant in Lander, Wyo.  Amazing food at The Middle Fork!!  Can't wait to go back over the summer. 

We took the kids to a live Sesame Street performance.  Alice was freaked out!  This is her hiding behind her raisons.  I also get nervous around people in big costumes - if you can't see their eyes, you can't trust them.  It must be a genetic fear.

Nana was in town at the beginning of Feb - right when it snowed.  Caleb has been asking to make snowmen for months, thank goodness Nana was here for the snow fall.  They made some good Alice and Caleb snowkids!

Yes, more train!

Fall is Here!

We are enjoying the cooler weather, but not the early dark evenings.  Here is a peek in the last month of happenings at our house.

Alice playing with Caleb's hair - both completely hypnotized/immobilized by the television except for Alice's small hand movements.

This talented bunch carved a Frankenstein pumpkin this year.  This scattered mother did not capture a picture of the actual finished product - and it's now moldy and needs to find it's way to the trash.  It was a great pumpkin though!

Caleb is working hard on his writing!  These bathtub crayons make it very fun to practice.

Happy Birthday Caleb!  This 4 year old enjoyed a Star Wars themed week full of cupcakes, cake, celebrating, and one very FUN gift!

Apparently a 4-year does not need a license to drive - nor does he really need lessons.  Caleb took to chauffeuring Alice around in his new birthday Jeep with little instruction.  He's a pro - although he has a bit of a lead foot at the get-go.  Alice may have a mild case of whip-lash but she powers through.  She LOVES being along for the ride, preferring to sit and watch the world fly by than be behind the wheel.

Two laughing sweet peas.

Below are several pictures of the lady sweet pea.  At dinner tonight Caleb and I came up with a list of 5 things that Alice loves:

1. Me (Caleb)

2. yogurt

3. napkins

4. fairy movies

5. Mom and Dad

Happy Halloween!  Two sweet gnomes.  This was a very fun Halloween for us.  One of Caleb's best friends from school is moving into our neighborhood in a few weeks, so she and her family came over and went trick-or-treating with us.  Caleb and Lauren went door-to-door like old pros.  I was chuckling a lot, watching the silhouette of a little person in a gnome hat, being so brave (especially for someone so shy and reserved) to ring doorbells and put it out there.  Free candy gives you courage apparently.

At the beginning of August we had our Wyoming cousins to KC for a visit (and Aunt Ellen and Nana too)!  It was a great time - lots of playing, playing, and more playing.  Below are some favorite pictures.

This was an attempt to get everyone to pose with Nana.  Not an easy accomplishment - at least everyone is in the picture.

Caleb trying on August's boot.  August is on the tail end of his foot recovery.  He gets the screw removed the week of Thanksgiving and is already planning a return to the water - something involving a full body wetsuit that can be worn in cold weather.  I'll offer to stay home and watch the kids.  Brrrrr.

Caleb's top 5 things that he loves:

1. Mommy!

2. yogurt

3. trains

4. froggie

5. Daddy and Alice