Picnic Lunch & Playground

We have been enjoying our mid-October, 90 degree days, trying
to get in as much outdoor fun as possible. On Saturday Caleb and
I went to the park to enjoy the weather. Caleb loved playing on the
playground, walking on the trails, rolling acorns down the slides,
and eating a picnic lunch. I loved watching him!

Pie

Somehow I got talked into doing the pie eating contest at my school's
fall festival. I think it went something like this..."Oh, you're pregnant, so
I'm sure you wouldn't mind to do the pie eating contest, right?!" Since
Caleb was there with me he got to join in on all the fun!


See that piece missing from our pie??? Caleb may have started
a little early! :)


He had a fork, but when he saw how we were eating it, he
decided to dive right in as well!

We were doing well until all the craziness began. Then we

just sat back and watched it all. And sadly, we came in last

place. (Or maybe that's a good thing?!)

JRE's Fall Festival

Friday evening I took Caleb to the fall festival at my school. He
had an absolute blast and loved all of the fun activities!

Feeding the "elephant"

Picking out his pumpkin

I was thrilled to see that we were using stickers to decorate our

pumpkin and not paint. Whew!

It took me a while to convince the teachers in charge of the slide

that he could go down alone. ;)

Does popcorn count as a vegetable? If so, he had a very

nutritious dinner!

Mommy & her big boy!

I've Got Mail!

While Caleb is bummed out that Marshma and Papa are in Florida
until the end of November, he does enjoy the frequent packages that
Marshma sends him. He gets SO excited when we see them in the
mailbox. This week he got his first package...a "funny" book, awesome
water bottle, and a "Go Gators" shirt, as he calls it. Thanks, Marshma
and Papa! We all miss you bunches!!!

"I WANNA GROW UP TO BE A GATOR!"


The coolest water bottle ever!

Like Luke

It became very apparent last weekend while Luke was staying with
us that Caleb looks up to his Uncle and wants to be just like him.


If Uncle Luke eats taco soup, then Caleb eats taco soup. If you've
spent much time with Caleb lately then you know taco soup is not
anything he would normally eat!



And when I couldn't find Caleb's shoes, it should have occurred to
me that I should check by the front door where Luke left his. Yes,
Caleb moved his shoes from the basket in the laundry room to
be near Luke's. Precious!

Caleb's Favorites

I just love this idea, and now that Caleb's vocabulary and understanding
has expanded so much, I thought we'd give it a try!
*****
What is your favorite...
food? Meatball
fruit? Applesauce
snack? Chex Mix
dessert? Cupcake
candy? Pez
drink? Abba Juice (orange juice)
toy? Barn
color? Orange
tv show? Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse episode? Daisy Bo Peep
song? CD Which CD? Veggie Tales
place to eat? Chick fil A
animal? Sheep
book? My Bible Any other favorite books? I said Bible.
favorite house? Grandma's
person to play with? Rhett
basketball team? Luke's
friends at school? Daniel Who else? Matthew, Brianna, Kaden
ice cream? Cookie Dough
place to go with Daddy? Graeters
place to go with Mommy? Kohl's

Mismatch Day

Remember Mismatch Day in high school? Who says PJs have
to match all the time?!

First Outfit

Thanks to the Durst family, Baby Cake is already building a

non hand-me-down wardrobe!

It's a...

...beautiful,

...perfect,

...19 weeks, 0 days,

...baby BOY! We are thrilled and couldn't be any happier!

Bring on the blue (again)!

He's just not ready

I need to repeat that over and over to myself as I think about the
prospect of potty training...He's just not ready. I'm ready, but he's
not, and I guess that's what matters.

I thought I'd share...About once or twice a month (since July) I've
put a little effort into potty training, just to see if he's ready yet.
Today I picked up some refill Pez for Caleb's Pez dispenser as
a new potty treat to use today. He was SO excited about the Pez
and immediately sat on the potty after school. He sat, and sat, and
sat. Finally he was able to go a little, so he was rewarded with
his Pez. I put his Mickey underwear on him and we talked about
them. "When you have to go pee, make sure you tell Mommy
and you can go on the potty. Don't pee pee on Mickey! Okay?
Now tell me, what are you going to do when you have to go pee
pee?" "Tell Mommy." "That's right! No pee pee in Mickey. Tell
Mommy and you can go on the potty. Where are you going to go
pee pee?" "In the potty."

That conversation lasted about 15-20 seconds. But, it was a record
setting 5 seconds later that he peed all over the floor. And, while I
was cleaning that mess up, amazingly another puddle appeared
on the kitchen floor.

Please remind me...He's just not ready, Pez or no Pez!