Pioneer Days fun

Pioneer Days has always been a fun event to attend.  This year I decided to get the boys involved.  Okay so maybe the Kiddie parade would have gone better had I started the project more than the day before.  My best friend Sheila and I had talked about doing the Kiddie parade with our kids last year but of course time got away and here we were a week before the parade and just discussing it.  I'm pretty sure we didn't even know what we were going to do until a few days before.

Thanks to my awesome niece and babysitter Kim I was able to leave the boys at my parents with her while I got the necessities to make the "boat".  I decided to do a summer/fishing theme and made the boys wagon into a fishing boat.  My friend Sheila also pulled her daughter in a wagon wearing an adorable bumblebee swimsuit.  It was fun but unfortunately we weren't creative enough and didn't place.  I have no clue what to do next year because I'm pretty sure at 4 and almost 5 years they aren't going to want to ride in the wagon!

It was a hot walk during the Kiddie parade but the kids had fun.  Afterwards we had hotdogs and then  they picked up their tyed dyed shirt and balloon.  It was a little overwhelming for Isaac so we didn't stay real long.

Saturday morning I had the pleasure of running/walking a 5k race with my niece Kim and her Mom Kathy.  It was quite humid and buggy out so my run wasn't the best and I came in at about 37:00.  I had fun though.

Later in the morning we all went to the big parade and the boys really enjoyed it and the candy of course.  They were able to get a free rootbeer float afterwards.

All in all it was a fun weekend and the boys enjoyed it. 

Caleb's birthday activities

Caleb turned 3 on July 2nd.  Considering it was the 4th of July weekend we avoided having his birthday party since some family members are usually busy that weekend.  That day Ross quit working early and we took the boys to the pool.  They had a great time and loved the water so much.  They behaved very well.  We even took them down the slides a couple times.  Isaac is a dare devil so we had to keep a close eye on him because he tends to forget he can't swim.  After the pool we ordered pizza from Pizza Ranch and brought it home.  The boys love pizza so that was a huge hit.  We topped the night off by having cupcakes I made earlier that day.  We put 3 candles in one of the cupcakes and sang to Caleb.  He thought it was great.

July 10th we had Caleb's birthday party with the family.  We set up 2 kiddie pools and a slip and slide outside.  Caden and Emily joined in on the fun so they enjoyed that.  After swim time we  had tacos, opened presents and ended with cake and icecream.  We had a great time and Caleb got many nice gifts.  He seemed to really like the truck and horse trailer we got for him.  He even shared with his brother so that was good.  Cousin Caden passed down his leaf blower so both boys enjoyed that and all the noise that comes with it. :-)

It's hard to believe 3 years have come and gone.  He's definitely growing up. Happy Birthday Buddy, we love you!

Caleb~ 3 years old

I can't believe my little man is 3 years old.  Wow time sure does fly. Mr. Caleb is growing like a weed.  He's really gotten tall and thin lately and he looks more and more like his Daddy every day.  Somedays I look at him and wonder if I really had anything to do with bringing him into the world LOL!  Caleb has been potty trained for a couple months already which was pretty surprising.  I didn't expect him to be fully trained already but once he started staying dry at daycare I knew it was time so I pushed through and put him in underwear.  He had plenty of accidents but he's now pretty much accident free.  He still won't do the big job at daycare but at least he doesn't have accidents.  He feels more comfortable at home which is pretty common.  He's really smart and talks a lot (unless he doesn't know you then he's shy guy).  He asks many questions which are usually about farming so I usually direct him to his dad.  He's learning a lot at daycare, he knows when his birthday his, he is counting more and more every day, he's learning letters and so many new things. 

Caleb had a checkup with Dr. Springer.  His stats are:  33 lbs and 38 inches!

Caleb is very excited to turn three because that means he gets to join his brother downstairs at daycare in the 3 year old room.  Caleb has a girlfriend at daycare named Danica.  They are about 2 weeks apart in age and Caleb loves her.  He talks about her a lot and he told me he gets to turn 3 and be with Danica again.  When we were at Herritage Days a few weeks ago we saw Danica and her Mom in the park.  Caleb went over to her and they were holding hands just talking away.  It was the cutest.  They should be good friends, they've been going to daycare together since they were just a few months old.

Caleb's experienced a few "trying three's" moments already but honestly he's a really laid back child and just goes with the flow.  His personality is so much like my own.  I see myself in so many things he says and does.  Lately I've been getting a lot of "are they twins" comments about the boys.  They look nothing alike (obviously) but they are close in size.  These 2 boys couldn't be more different then night and day but they also couldn't be any closer even if they were biologically related.  They truly were meant to be brothers. 

This summer we got the boys new tricycles for becoming potty trained.  It's basically their "big birthday gift" only they get to use it now.  We decided to give each boy a smaller gift on their actual birthday.  Caleb will be having his party next week so I can post pictures then.  We're also working on a plan to take the boys to Boone for "A Day With Thomas".  I can't wait because I want to see their excitement.

I dedided to give up on JCP pictures and just do my own for Caleb.  I saved money on pictures and gas and they turned out good enough for me.  I'll probably attempt the same thing with Isaac since I have a nice camera now.

Be on the lookout for birthday party pictures soon.  In the meantime here are a few pictures I took of Caleb for his 3 year old photo shoot.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB BENJAMIN~ WE LOVE YOU!