Laundry Baskets

 Caleb stole my laundry baskets!!! (please note that these are Matt's and my baskets all they way back in college.  Yep, still have the same ones) 

 One for a car!  SO much fun! 

The other for a walker...and snack table in this picture!

I figured out how to resolve the issue!

i LOVE my little baby!!!

I found a good use for Caleb's tie from Uncle Craig's wedding....just clipped it to a white T-shirt, add some jean shorts and he's ready for church! :)  I wanted to do his hair too but couldn't find the gel.  We had to take a couple pictures!  

 I love this guy

 I ALWAYS hear how much Caleb looks like Matt, which is wonderful and I'm fine with that, but I kinda like this picture just because I can see at least a little likeness with me...or maybe it's just that we're making the same face. :)  Anyway, I like it. :)

 We really do have fun together!  He is such a great boy! 

I LOVE YOU CALEB!

Neighborhood Park

There's a park really close to our home that we finally remembered to go check out the other day.  It was pretty hot so it was a short trip, but we still had to take a few pictures of some fun new experiences. 

 WAY up high with Da-Da.  Caleb wasn't too smiley on this adventure since he seemed to be just taking everything in.

It's fun to think that someday soon he'll be running around these places on his own, and we'll be hoping he doesn't break an arm. 

 Still no smile.

 Oh look, Daddy's sunglasses! 

 And we have a smile!!!!

YES, water please!  We can always tell if Caleb is too hot since his cheeks turn bright red.  He loves his sippy cup now that he knows how to use it.

SINK

Okay, so once again I CAN'T PICK just one!  So you get ALL of them.  

 "Oh, Hi little boy!  You like to sit in sinks too?"

 "Hi, Hi, Hi!"

 You're so handsome!  I like talking to you! 

 Here, do you want to try my toothbrush!  

 Momeeeeee....I didn't know you were watching me! 

Cutie Pie in a sink

A Bit MORE of Life...

"Hi "(BTW- I'm really good at saying that now), it's me again, here to tell you a little more about my life lately.  Now that I'm getting closer to a year old, I keep pretty busy, so I thought you'd like another update.  So, in no particular order...  

 Here's me Saturday morning after Daddy put some stretch pants on me that someone gave us.  Mommy said she'd never make me wear them even though they are brown, but Daddy thought he should try them on along with my hat from when I was a little baby.  They laughed at me and I just kept pulling the hat off.

 Like I said before, I really like to empty out drawers and cabinets.  This is our DVD case which mommy and daddy let me empty out every day.  Actually, I usually just take out maybe 20 cases or so, and it's REALLY FUN!!!

 I've learned to lounge! :)  Sometimes I watch a little video before my nap to help me calm down.  I was pretty tired this morning so mommy gave me a pillow to lay on! :)

 Just chillin' because I can! 

 I really love my giraffe.  I used to only want it at bedtime, but now I like to take it with me at other times.  Mommy and Daddy say that we need to wash it since it stinks so bad.  I always chew on it, so I guess it has a weird smell, but I don't see what the big deal is.  Mommy is a little worried that if she washes it, it will get ruined or I won't like it without the smell.  Hmm, I wonder what she'll do.

 We like to listen to music and dance in the mornings but when mommy played music on the TV the other day I was really confused.  I even pulled off the cover to see the picture (look at me standing without leaning on anything.  I'm getting good at that too.  Still not walking yet though)...but there wasn't one.

So I checked behind the TV for where the sound was coming from....still haven't figured that one out yet.  

I'm starting to sit long enough to read a whole book now.  I just think they are more interesting than I used to.   Maybe someday I'll be able to read by myself! 

 Here I am, about to go to bed.  We love cuddling before I get into my crib.  Mommy and Daddy think I am looking really tall here.  Nope, I'm not a tiny little baby anymore!  Until next time...."HI"

Spoon

I realized the other day that Caleb is never going to learn to use his spoon if we always just give him finger food.  So I pulled out a bowl and instead of dry Cheerios, we did it the big person way and had cereal with milk and pulled out the spoon!  What fun! 

This is the first day, and each day following he's been less interested in trying to use the spoon the right way and far more interested in flinging things onto the floor or playing with it, his food and the bowl in any new way he can think of! Oh well.  A step at a time! 

 Yay!  He got it into his mouth without any help!  I think he's only done this a few times in a few days!  He like to hold the spoon and pick the Cheerios off of it and put them into his mouth.

 This is my favorite!  Breakfast is SO MUCH FUN!!!

 Hmmm, I wonder what this feels like! 

So much to discover and learn at this age.  I really do enjoy watching him grow up!

Clouds

Over the last few months I've found myself really enjoying clouds.  

These are from the other morning outside of our apartment.