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Happy, Happy, Happy 3rd Birthday, Caleb!

We love you SOOOO much!

Swim Suit Required!

Party Day

On Sunday we celebrated Caleb's 3rd birthday..."Splish Splash! It's Caleb's 3rd Birthday Bash!" After having Caleb's party last year on what seemed like the hottest day ever, we decided to have a party that involved all things water this year. Slides, pools, buckets, squirt guns, etc! And even though it wasn't his "actual birthday," we decided to surprise him with his big gift...

I love the look on his face as he sees it!

His first bicycle! (And a Lightning McQueen helmet and matching bell...he LOVES ringing the bell!)

That morning he also watched as "Fun Masters" delivered and set up his slide. He was SO excited!

(Lots of pictures to come!)

Happy Summer!

He's got it down!

Just like Daddy

Last week Caleb pretended he was a car salesman and kept asking me, "Which one you want to buy, Mommy?"

After I picked out a shiny new Porsche, I asked how much it cost. He said he needed to check his computer and see...

It cost $96. Not bad! He's a deal maker already!

I also asked him how many cars he had. He counted them one by one and ended with "Twenty eleven." :)

End of the year bash!

To celebrate the end of the school year, Caleb and his friends at school had a luau party. Mrs. Harper had leis for all of the kids, but it took about two seconds for them to be destroyed. Ha! They had snacks, yummy punch, and played with giant beach balls that Mrs. Harper had for each of the students. I was SO glad that I was able to be there and watch him with his friends.

I am so thankful for such a wonderful preschool program and especially, Mrs. Harper. She will always hold a very special place in Caleb's heart, and we just love her for taking such good care of our little boy.

One of the gifts for all the students from Mrs. Harper is a dvd with a picture slide show that she made of everything the kids did this year. While it is for the kids, I LOVE watching it and will keep it always. It is amazing how much Caleb has changed from the "fall festival" pictures to more recent "Dr. Seuss day" pictures.

Preschool 2010-2011

First day of preschool, August 2010

Last day of preschool, May 27, 2011

3 Months

Luke Michael, you are three months old today! While times seems to be flying by, it's hard to remember our world before you were in it.

As of today you weigh 12 pounds even. (That means you have gained 5 pounds in 3 months!) We were so amazed at how long you are that I forgot what the nurse said, but I know you have grown over 2 inches since your 2 month checkup. I actually took you to the doctor today just to get your weight checked. Lately you have started to only nurse about 8-10 minutes, and I was worried that you weren't getting enough. You are just efficient!

You have settled into a nice schedule these days, although I know that will change soon enough. You are a great sleeper as long as you are tightly swaddled in your Miracle Blanket or have a blanket covering your face (in your car seat.)

Here is a rundown of your day...

7:30ish Wake up

8:00 Eat

playtime

9:00-9:45 Nap (in your crib)

10:00 Eat

playtime

11:30-1:00 Nap (in your crib)

1:00 Eat

playtime

2:00-4:30 Nap (usually in your swing)

4:30 Eat

playtime

6ish-7ish Evening Nap (stroller, crib, or swing)

Bath

8:00 Eat, then bedtime (in your crib)

Between 3am and 5am you eat again, then back to sleep until morning

You are such a happy and content baby, and for that we are so thankful. You very rarely cry and when you do it's only for a very short moment. We take you to church, restaurants, stores, and you are just perfect. You light up a room with your smile, and do so very often. And that smile of yours, it is definitely contagious!

You are getting stronger and stronger each day. This morning you rolled over for the first time and I assumed it was an accident on your part. While it may have been an accident at the time, you figured out it was a way of getting out of tummy time and now I can't keep you on your tummy! All you do is roll and act like you've done it for days!

You're the best, Luke Michael. We love you SO much and are enjoying this baby stage more than you could ever imagine. Thanks for making it so easy on us!

Prom

It really doesn't seem that long ago since prom, although I realize it's been over a decade. Yikes! I had a good dose of reality on just how old I am...my little (although he is much bigger than me) brother went to prom this past weekend. He went with his "friend" Brianna, who is such a nice girl. She is going to UK this fall so I'm guessing that is why they are still calling themselves simply "friends." (Don't kill me when you read this, Luke!) Anyways, she looked beautiful and he looked handsome- the perfect couple!

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Drew also went to his senior prom recently. Actually, he didn't really go, they just got all dressed up to have dinner and party. Apparently going to the dance isn't the cool thing in No. Carolina these days! But he sure looks great!
The boys and I are going to be going to No. Carolina soon for Drew's graduation and we can't wait!