Getting Stronger

We have been working hard on those neck muscles...

Birthday Fun

Last weekend Caleb and Luke went to cousin Eli's 5th birthday party. It was at a pool so Aunt Paige went to help. Caleb loved swimming and going down the slide. He also really loved the very messy cupcake. Unfortunately I only got a few pictures- the story of my life these days! Thanks, Eli and Happy, Happy Birthday!

The party took place during Caleb's nap time and he fell asleep in about .5 seconds after laying on the couch!

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Luke is a very, very smiley baby and it cracks me up that he smiles at his reflection. He must like what he sees!

Derby Weekend

It was so nice to have PeePaw and Grandma Beth in town for over 3 full days Derby weekend. Matt and his girlfriend, Chelsea, were here too, and we had so much fun hanging out with them and getting to know Chelsea. Caleb was very shy around her at first but referred to her as a "princess" after seeing her dressed up for Derby.

One morning PeePaw and Grandma Beth took Caleb to a park. Caleb had so much fun and both he and Grandma Beth had battle scars to prove it!

On Mother's Day we had the whole family over, to not only celebrate Mother's Day, but also Papa's birthday and Uncle Matt's! Caleb and Garrett looked so cute in their matching shirts.

Luke quickly fell asleep in Marshma's arms. Doesn't he look cute in his cap! This was Caleb's first hat, and I love that Luke will get to wear it this summer!

Helping Matt open presents!

Caleb sat in Matt's lap for so long. Creed and I laughed that he would never sit in either of our laps for that long! He sure loves his uncle!

All the mothers on Mother's Day. I love how I have spit up on my shirt. So appropriate for this stage of my life!

And I had to include a pictue of Matt and Chelsea all ready for Derby. They are so cute and I am so glad that we got to spend the weekend with them. By the way, my dad had $20 on Animal Kingdom to win. Ha! Why can't I be that lucky???

I forgot to mention that Uncle Matt will be here all summer. He is selling cars at Bachman so we'll be seeing lots of him. (Actually, what am I thinking? He'll always be at work!)

Big Boy Life Jacket

Caleb's new big boy life jacket arrived yesterday. We are all SO ready for summer!

Bath

Luke now loves bath time and finds it very relaxing. I took these pictures the last week of April (I am SO far behind!) so he has plumped up a little since then. He also has more hair...orange hair. At a first glance it's brown but if the sun light hits it a certain way it is orange. Not red, but orange. I have a feeling he and his Daddy will have the exact same color hair when he gets bigger!

Caleb

Caleb, One month from today we will be celebrating your 3rd birthday. I have a feeling that we will be pretty busy, so I am going to write a few things today so I don't forget!

I am in shock at how fast you have grown. You are no longer a baby or a toddler but a little boy. But, since we can't refer to you as "little" anymore, I guess you are my big boy! You always remind me that no matter how big you get you will always be my baby! I just LOVE that!

You say the funniest things. Last week Papa had surgery on his ear and you just studied and studied it. You then looked at him and said, "It's not beautiful." How diplomatic of you not to say gross or yucky! Also, you know stupid is a bad word (thanks Toy Story for introducing stupid and idiot), and last night when Daddy was getting you out of the bath you called him "stupa" a few times. When we asked you about this, you threw out your hand and with some pre-teen attitude said, "I didn't say stupid!" Boy are we in trouble!
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Here are some pictures of you and your friend Ella. I think we might need to implement the rule, "two feet on the floor at all times" soon!

Luke's Room

Luke's room is 99% finished, as of last week, and I absolutely love it! We went with Pottery Barn's "Junior Varsity" bedding and kept the sports theme. A BIG thanks to Grandma and Grandaddy for hanging everything on the walls! The only thing left is to fill some picture frames and hang his ceiling fan.

And my VERY FAVORITE thing about Luke's room is this precious little guy that sleeps so well in there!

Recap

I cannot believe that we are already into the month of May! Where, oh where does the time go?! We have had SO much fun over the past week- PeePaw and Grandma Beth got into town for Derby last Thursday night and just left yesterday. And, Uncle Matt and his girlfriend, Chelsea, came in last Friday and we just dropped them off at the airport today. We celebrated Matt's 21st birthday Friday night and had all of the Hall side of the family over for Mother's Day on Sunday and to celebrate Papa's birthday. (Lots of pictures to come!)

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Sadly, my great uncle (Grandma's brother) passed away late Saturday night. Granny Sue is doing okay- I brought Luke over to see her and she just lights up when she gets to hold him. I think they said it was the only time she smiled that day.

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Here are some pictures from last week. I got out the Bumbo seat for Luke to try. He will sit in it for a few minutes before his little head begins to bobble...it's progress though!

And big brother now LOVES the Bumbo! He eats snacks in it and even watched an entire movie in it last week while I was cleaning. He has already spent more time in it in the past week than he did his entire babyhood!

Luke's Friend

A few weeks ago while big brother Caleb was at school, Luke had his first play date with his friend Abby. Abby is two weeks younger than Luke, but with a whole lot more hair! She is just precious! Abby's mom, Lauren, and I took classes at IUS together and she is a teacher as well. I'm sure there will be many more play dates to come!

Blue Sand & Tummy Time

With the record rainfall this past month, we've spent 99% of our time indoors and watching waaaay too much tv and movies. But, on the (I think) 2 days that it didn't rain and was sunny, we got outside. Creed and I picked up some blue sand for Caleb's sandbox and he loves it! I happen to think it's pretty cool myself!

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Since the doctor mentioned Luke's flat head issue, we've also been working on tummy time. He doesn't love it, but will spend sometimes as much as 10-15 minutes there. It's amazing how he grows and changes everyday.