Block Party

Last week while some of us girls got together for dinner, Creed and Matt
took Caleb and Madalyn to our neighborhood's weekly "Block Party."
They ate pizza, listened to music, and JUMPED!


Hot, sweaty little messes!


Taking a break...

Sneak Peek!

Check out http://www.mdurstphotography.com/ for a sneak peek of
Caleb's 2 year old pictures. Matt always does such an amazing job,
and we are SO excited to see them all!

Buddies

Waching a Sesame Street episode.

(These pictures are post-Popsicle, hence the no shirt look.)

A Rainy Day

While rainy days have been few and far between this summer, we
took advantage of one last week by getting out some fun art
activities. Caleb got an awesome modeling dough (that's what the
package said so that's what I'll call it since Play Dough is like the
devil to me!) set from his buddy Jackson. He loved cutting it and
making shapes.

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Then it was time to paint. He spent a long time on his masterpiece

that he decided he wanted to send to "Momo Bef." (Grandma Beth)

Brody's Bash

Last Saturday evening all the neighborhood kiddos got together
to celebrate Brody's 2nd birthday. They played in the bouncy
house and literally got every single one of Brody's toys out. It was
a fun evening with lots of yummy food (amazing Mac & Cheese!)
and delicious cake (Pie Kitchen!!).


Jump! Jump!


While the kids jumped in the bouncy house and played with fun
toys, my child sat at their kitchen table and looked at the cake.
Seriously! Anytime I couldn't find him, this is where he would be.
He probably asked Brody's parents 10 times, "Cake?"



Ha! Caleb and Sydney both climbed into Brody's Pack & Play.
They were talking and sharing.

First Roller Coaster Ride

July 8, 2010 with Daddy at Kings Island

Kings Island

Yesterday we headed to Kings Island for our annual family trip! It
was SO MUCH FUN despite the heat. Caleb had a blast, and is
a real daredevil! Since he is past the 36 inch mark, he was able
to ride most of the little kid rides.


Excited and ready for the fun to begin!


Caleb's first ride was the swings. He was totally unsure of
what was going on at first.



But then the smiles came out!



Next he rode the helicopters with Daddy. Creed said that he
really liked them too.



Riding the airplane was a major high point of the day!

If you look closely you can see how big he was grinning.

Coming down for a smooth landing! All he said was, "Again!"

Waiting in line to drive the cars.

So happy!

He, and his little friend, were both having a blast!

"Round and Round," as Caleb calls it.

Ugh. This ride made me so motion sick...but Caleb's smile

made it worth it!

Riding the train to the water park. Caleb had SO much fun there,

and it's where we spent most of our day. He loved splashing in

the pools, playing in the waterfall, and of course, sliding down

all the slides. But, then he got really tired and we decided it was

time to head home.

On the way out this exhausted boy shared a blueberry ice cream

cone with Mommy and Daddy...

...and got his second wind!

So, Creed took Caleb on his first roller coaster ride, which was a

little faster and a little jerkier than I would have preferred. But,

these two had such a good time that they had to ride "again!" (If

you click on the picture it will enlarge and you can see how much

fun he was having.)

Look Mom- No hands! That's right, my two year old put his hands

up on the ride! Hilarious!

Flying solo to end the day! And it sure was a great day!!! Can't

wait for Kings Island, summer '11.

Lake Cumberland

Happy 4th of July! We spent a few days at Lake Cumberland with
family. It was such a fun and relaxing weekend. Caleb did pretty
good on the boat and he liked the small fireworks. He'd probably
be upset if he knew what took place after he was asleep! But,
with the fan on the AC running, a desk fan in his room, and his
sound machine, the big fireworks didn't wake him (or Caroline)
up. Unfortunately, I didn't take many pictures, and I am so sad that
I didn't get a shot of Caleb and Caroline together. But, there will
be many more lake trips in the future, I'm sure of that!


As Bob would say, "I'm sailing!"

He took helping Grandmom drive the boat very seriously.

This was the first lake trip that he really enjoyed swimming

and playing in the water.

Caleb ate more ice this weekend than food. I think he is

trying to start a new diet craze.

Look closely...you'll see Creed carrying Caleb up the hill. A

few years ago they determined that the dam on Cumberland

River needed to be fixed. Apparently if it broke it would flood

Nashville. And, in order to fix it, they had to lower the lake

a lot. All those rocks you see are normally under water, and

the concrete steps are under water for much of the summer.

So, we have had to become expert rock climbers to get to

the dock. We are just SO thankful to still have a dock to use!

After dinner at Lees Ford Marina (our favorite!) we walked

across the street for a little play time.

The fam!

Hiding

Summer Evenings

Gotta love them!