Party Kingdom

Today we met Brixie and the girls at Party Kingdom and we had a blast. We bounced, bounced, bounced, and slid, slid, slid, and then bounced some more. Derek, Shannon, Kaia and Leia went with us too! Caleb had a great time -- we all did! Here are some pictures of our day...

Brix and the girls.... I wish we could hang out more often!

Mommy and Caleb on a horsey

Kaia and Caleb --- woooo!!!

Derek and Lei Lei -- whoa, slow down!!

Bounce, bounce, baby!!

Mommy and Caleb on the biiiiiggggg slide! He wasn't scared at all!

This one's blurry -- could it be that they are just going way too fast?? :)

Marriage Retreat 2009

Every year our church puts together an amazing weekend getaway for married couples. We didn't go last year because Caleb was still pretty young and was having reflux issues. But this year, it was a MUST! We stayed at an incredible resort in Palm Springs and truly enjoyed ourselves. We loved it and can't wait to go to next year's retreat. Caleb stayed with Nema & Papa and although I missed him sooooo much, it was nice to get away with my hubby. It was the first time we had ever been away from him overnight and this was for TWO nights in a row! He did really good though because he loves his PapaNema so much. John and I probably missed him more than he missed us. :) It was a wonderful weekend!

Say Cheese!!

My Auntie Gladys flew in on Friday for my sister-in-law's baby shower and as always, we've had a lot of fun together. Today we went cheese-tasting with her and my mom and dad. Yummmy... gouda... :) There were lots of cows and a couple of goats, geese and a llama. The animals were Caleb's favorite part of the trip!

After all of that cheese we went to lunch at Lucille's. Say Cheese!

Auntie Gladys says that she looks better behind the camera (I disagree!) so unfortunately, we don't have any pictures of her from today. Above is a picture of Nema, Caleb, myself and Papa standing with the cows behind us.

Caleb really liked this llama.

Lunchtime!

Friends and a Fever

Today Caleb and I went to visit my friends Chrissy (who is having twins - boy & girl), my friend Steph and her 3 kids (2 of which are boy & girl twins), and Jamie and her 3 kids. It was a lot of fun seeing them and I wish we were able to get together more often. Caleb had a fun time too!

He started feeling a little warm but i thought it was because he was running around playing but he felt hot when we got to my mom's house (had plans to have dinner over there tonight). He was running a 101* fever so I gave him tylenol and we went home. He conked out for a couple hours, woke up to have a couple bites of food and read a few books, and then wanted to go back to sleep. His fever was up to 102* so he got more tylenol and now he's snuggled up with his daddy in bed. I hope he feels better soon and that this fever doesn't mean another ear infection.

Speaking of ear infections... I cancelled his surgery for tubes. Well, it would have been cancelled/postponed anyway because the day of his "wellness" checkup, he woke up with a slight cough. The doctor emphasized to me that when he has his surgery he must be 100% healthy meaning no cough, no runny nose, no sneezing, etc. So anyway, even if I hadn't cancelled it, it would have been put off for a while. My reasoning for cancelling it was because the last time he had a really bad runny nose he didn't get an ear infection so I thought that maybe he might have outgrown his tendency to getting them. Plus, we are going to be switching our health insurance soon since John got a new job and I want to make sure that if and when he has the surgery, that he stays with the same doctor for all of his follow-up care. So that's that. We'l ljust have to wait and see now.

Update

i've been really lax about my blog lately. part of me is in a funk and i haven't felt like blogging. the other part of me has just been too busy to blog. i've been spending a lot of my free time looking for jobs online but nothing has come through. arrrrgh... i hate it. everything on the internet is a scam! anyway, i'm thinking that maybe i'm not supposed to get a job. maybe that's why nothing has come through for me. maybe i'm supposed to start school and maybe john's new job will be the answer to our prayers (it already is!). on top of all this, i am sad that pregnancy has not happened for us again. it has been 8 months since we've been trying for #2 and nothing. in a way it's good that i haven't gotten pregnant because our finances/job situation is so iffy lately. but as a woman, still, the idea of a baby in my belly is so desirable. we want to grow our family. life is complicated right now. God has a plan. Be patient, be quiet, be still.... He is in control. i know this.

now... on to the fun and more important topic... my Caleb! he is so much fun to be around. he amazes me everyday. here are a few things that he has been up to lately...

... when i sing the ABC's he tries to sing along (just humming/babbling but it's so cute) and at the end when i say "next time won't you sing with me" he will say "wit me". i love it.

... after we say his prayers he will say "amen" but he says it like "MAYMEN!" all loud and with feeling! you go, baby! Praise the Lord! :)

... tonight he was looking for the moon and we were asking him 'where did it go?' and he put his hands up in the air as if to say 'i don't know?'. it was soooo cute. (we found the moon a little later and he said 'moon! moon!' - except it didn't really sound like "moon" but i knew what he meant. ;)

... he knows what sounds animals/things make! he knows dog, cat, duck, frog, owl, monkey, cow, sheep, horse (sometimes), lion, bear, car, train, and more! he can also point out almost any animal in a book that you ask him to.

... he calls every bug he sees a bee. ladybugs, butterflies, flies, doesn't matter. they're all bees to him.

... he loves to chase birds and looks hurt when they fly away as he gets closer to them. he says "bir, bir!" and runs to see them. he always points out pictures of birds in every book we read.

... he is an eating machine. he eats more than any kid i know. for instance, the other day he ate: a whole banana (or "bay" as he likes to call them), oatmeal, cheerios, pretzels, mandarin oranges, sweet potato "fries" (with ranch of course - he loves to dip!), 3 helpings of broccoli, 1/2 a cheese sandwich, yogurt, a handful of blueberries, string cheese, crackers, spaghetti & meatballs, chili beans and bites of whatever anyone else was eating! i swear he has hollow legs!

... he can climb up on my very tall bed without any help. he turns his blue toy bucket upside down and puts it at the foot of the bed. he then holds onto the bed frame and pulls himself up. he is always so proud and gives himself a round of applause. the first time i watched him do this i think my jaw dropped to the floor. thank goodness he's not climbing out of his crib yet!

... he hits people when he gets frustrated. oooh, that is so unacceptable! we are working on it but, man, this better be a very short phase. he will sign "sorry" when i tell him to and sometimes he'll do it on his own. he knows that it's not ok to hit.

... he knows his body parts. eyes, ears, nose, mouth, tongue, hair, fingers, toes, belly button, etc. i have yet to get a good video of him doing it though. when the video camera comes out he decides that he will not perform. "i'm not your puppet, mom!"

there are a million more things that he is doing and every day is an adventure with him. he is the best. i look at him and can't believe that he is mine. i just love him to pieces! :)