Water Baby

We took Caleb swimming last night after church. He is so precious! At first he was a little timid, but that didn't last long! It took him a minute to remember how much he likes swimming. He floated around with me for a while and then played in Nathan's floatie thing-y for a while. Then he "want down" to play some more. We jumped and played motor boat and played with the "bubbles" (the pump?). Then I taught him how to put his face in the water. I tried teaching him to blow bubbles, but he only got the putting his face in the water part. It was so cute! He was so proud of himself.

Chris's sister and her family were over with us, and my brother-in-law brought pizza after he got off work. I have a huge pizza piggy on my hands! I think he ate almost 2 pieces and almost a whole breadstick! I don't know where he fits it! When I handed him his first slice, he hollared, "PIZZA!" I think I might have a pizza addict here!

He and Chris are home today. Chris told me when he was reading this morning, Caleb went and grabbed one of his books and climbed up on the couch beside Chris so he could ready like his daddy. Chris said it was too cute. I wish I could have seen it!

It's the Weekend!

I just love Fridays! I just wish my little runt of a son would have let me sleep in a little more this morning! He was up and ready to go before 8 this morning; you'd think he'd know the 8:00 rule by now! Oh well....he's still my sweet little man! He hasn't stopped yet this morning either. His trucks, tractor, and trains are getting a work out today! He's just getting too big! He tells me things and remembers things that I just don't think he should be able to do yet! Smarty pants!

Chris is at work today, so we've got the day to ourselves. Luckily, I don't have to clean since my fabulous husband did that yesterday! He even did the laundry (his least favorite thing ever)! Who knows what trouble we'll get into today.......

Vacation

Our trip to Colorado was FANTASTIC! I loved it up there. The weather was great, the scenery was beautiful, and I wasn't at work! We stayed in a cabin on the Taylor River. This picture is right outside our cabin. I thought Caleb was going to dam up the river with the thousands of rocks he enjoyed throwing in the river!

The first two days up there we went 4-wheeling up in the mountains. Chris's uncle and cousin came over and went with us. We had a blast. Of course, we scared my mom to death the first day, and she wouldn't go back the next!
Here we are just after we started up the mountain the first day. Mom was still happy at this point....we hadn't gone over the Devil's Punch Bowl yet! We didn't realize that the trail had gotten really rough, so Mom freaked out when she looked over the edge of a cliff that went straight down to the river!




But, if she hadn't gone, she'd have missed this beautiful shot! How gorgeous are these mountains!? I have so many pretty pictures; I would love to post them all! It started raining just after lunch, and it just so happened that there was a little house in the middle of NOWHERE that sold some historical books and stuff. They had a little covered area on their front porch, so we hung out there while the rain blew over. Then it was back over the punch bowl, and the worst was over! Just after we got over that rough spot, we realized that Mom and Dad had left their camera and cell phone back at that house. SO, off Chris's cousin goes (by himself!) to go back and get their stuff.


So, we got to play by this great water fall for a while. Here's Caleb throwing more rocks in the stream while we waited for Brandon to get back. (By this time, Mom's starting to get a little less irate with us!) Chris and I went exploring and found a beautiful stream and another waterfall, and Caleb kept on throwing his rocks with my mom!

The next day, Mom decided to stay home and hang out at the cabin with Caleb, so the rest of us headed out to ride the 4-wheelers again. Mom really should have come that day; it was much easier! We went all the way to the top of a mountain. It was kind of freaky standing out on the edge looking all the way down! Here we are at the top of the mountain. We're above the snow line and even with the rest of the mountain tops!


After that day, we just did some "touristy" stuff. We went to Black Canyon and did some shopping in Silverton and Gunnison and just hung out at the cabin. The guys did a little fishing in the river. It was pretty relaxing.

This picture was taken at Black Canyon. This spot kind of freaked Mom out, too, since it's so deep! Mom just might not be cut out for the mountains! Too many cliffs! I hated to leave and head home. I don't think I broke a sweat the whole week! The weather was so great. Caleb had a blast. He got to play outside so much. Down here, he gets too hot and sweaty and gets just miserable. He's still talking about throwing the rocks into the water. And, amazingly, he did great on the ride there and back. I'm still singing the silly kids songs that were on the DVDs we had, but that's OK; they kept him entertained!

After we dropped Mom and Dad off, we headed home and stopped for supper in Palestine. While we were eating, I said that Caleb had been so good during the week and especially on the road. Chris agreed with me, and Caleb put his two cents in and said "Amen!" How cute!

Now we're back in the old routine. I miss my vacation! Nothing too exciting has happened so far this week. Last night I let Caleb stay up a little late so he could play with Chris, and when it was time to go to bed, he didn't want me! (He ALWAYS wants me!) He's started saying "I wanna touch you" when he's tired, which means he wants you to snuggle him so he can fiddle with your shirt sleeve till he falls asleep! Last night, however, he wanted Daddy, and he wanted a "story!" So, Chris got to put him down and tell him his story (which Caleb inserts the characters!). It's always about some animals! He's a sweetie!

birthday bash

We are so getting old. I feel bad, but I didn't even get Chris a birthday cake yesterday! I called his family and invited them all to go out to dinner, but I forgot the cake. I don't even know that Chris noticed. And get this......Chris got to pick the place, and he didn't pick some good place that will give you free dessert or anything; he chose Catfish King! So, we went and celebrated there. It was really good! But no yummy dessert for Chris to share with me!

I forgot to blog a funny story yesterday. On Monday while Caleb was at Chris's parents' house, his cousin Nathan was also there. They've gotten to where they fight a lot, and Nathan bit Caleb's arm, BAD! Nathan got in trouble, of course, and he left a mark on Caleb. When I got home, Chris told me about it, and I asked Caleb what Nathan did to him. He grabbed his arm and said, "He bite me......I cry." He remembered it all! I didn't know he'd talk to me in complete sentences this soon! Too smart!

Jealous Man!

Caleb has a jealous streak in him! I can't even sit next to Chris without Caleb trying to get in the middle of us! Last night, I was cuddled up to Chris on the couch, and Caleb was trying to push up apart. I guess he's supposed to be the only man in my life! Once he gets in the middle, it's so cute to see his face. He's got this big "I'm the man" smile on his face; he's so proud of himself for busting us up!

Today is Chris's birthday. Happy 26th! I hate that we can't do a lot of celebrating with me at work and him at school. Oh well, we'll have to celebrate later. I guess that's what happens in the real world!

Manic Monday

This is one of those Mondays that you just don't want to go back to work. I've been off since last Monday, so it was especially hard to get up this morning. Then to top it off I had a staff meeting about nothing to fill up my morning! But enough griping.....

Last week was fantastic! I missed Caleb, but he had a ball with Nana and Pop while Chris and I went to SOAR. It was great seeing friends and great worship. The kids had fun, too! They had never been to anything like that before, so it was fun to experience it with them.

Caleb LOVED the fireworks show on the 4th. I hate that I missed it! My mom said he was just a dancing and squealing about them. He's still talking about it. Out of the blue he'll say "Fireworks.....pretty.....BOOM!" And of course some incomprehensible words in between! He's been talking about Nana and Pop's house too. He'll name off everyone he saw and then start talking about the tractor, the cows, the fish, you name it! It's so cute! He's really starting to remember stuff. He's such a lovable little guy now. He just comes up and grabs me around the neck and hugs on me and gives me his big wet kisses. It just melts me! He's too sweet!

Chris and I are again looking for a new church home. I know God's got something great in store for us; I'm just anxious to find out what it is! We went to a new church yesterday morning, and Chris said it was a good service. I wouldn't know since my little man SCREAMED when I left him in the nursery and wouldn't stop. He did better last night though, and I actually got to go in the sanctuary.

Chris is in school this week, and next week we're off for vacation! YEAH! We're going to Colorado with my parents. Last night, Chris and I were talking about how well we thought Caleb will handle the trip. I, laughingly, said, "Just pray." Caleb then chimed in and said, "AMEN!" How cute is that?

Family time

We went to the zoo in Lufkin today. Caleb had a ball, as usual, and he was such a good boy! It was really hot, though. We took the stroller, but my 5 year-old neice spent more time in it than Caleb! He and his cousin Nathan ran around the whole time. They are so cute together. Now Caleb is sitting next to me hollering, "Mama! Mama!" He's a little grumpy britches! I don't know what it is because he had a decent nap. Anyway, we had a great time today. Chris wanted to spend some time together before we go out of town next week without Caleb. He's going to my parents' house while we take some kids from our church to a conference. I'm going to miss the little booger!