Spring Break Day 2 - Relaxing

Our day today was pretty laid back. I guess I can blame it on the weather. This cold, wet weather is no fun to be out in. We woke up early as usual (6:30am), played, ate breakfast, napped, went to church, went to lunch, came home, played, napped... Kaleb woke up from his nap crying and Kevin got him up and brought him to me on the couch. He laid down on top of me and fell back asleep! For anyone who does not know, Kaleb NEVER does this. It's always sweet to hold a sleeping baby!
then he woke up in a much better mood... (for a little while anyway) So we played for a little while...

Then we read the paper!

What? You think I made this mess!

After we cleaned up this mess we played a little, ate dinner, played some more (you get the idea), then went to bed. It was a good day but poor Kaleb has still got that runny nose and cough and we think he must have a few teeth about to break through, because he was definitely on edge this evening! We've got his 15 month checkup on Tuesday so we'll make sure everything's alright then!

Spring Break Day 1 - Rodeo Houston!

I'm glad we enjoyed the warm weather while we could, because winter is back in full force! We braved the cold, wind, and rain today to take Kaleb to the rodeo! We bundled up in sweaters, jackets, hats, packed the stroller with everything we might need for a week, and with two huge umbrellas we made it to Reliant Center to see the exhibitions. I thought we'd be the only crazy people to go out to the rodeo in this weather, but I was way wrong! Kaleb had a good time. He was very curious as to what was going on. Here's our 15 month old little boy in the barrel...
I love Kaleb's arm around Daddy's neck...

Looking at the rabbits...

This was in the petting zoo. I was afraid Kaleb would be too scared of the animals, but again I was way wrong. He loved it! Some of the bigger animals who were searching for food were kind of rough, but he didn't care at all. Here he is petting his first deer!

After all the excitement, we rode the choo choo (tram) back to our car. I love this little guy!

We hope to go back another day when the weather cooperates and enjoy all of the outside festivities. It is finally spring break and we don't have any big plans except relaxing, recovering, and preparing for the long stretch until summer break. I'll keep you updated this week!

A Sunny Saturday in the Park!

Last Saturday we had a beautiful summer day here in Houston. We tried to enjoy the weather as much as we could! Of course we had to start the day with a nap. I have been going through Kaleb's clothes and pulling out everything he's outgrown. I had it stacked on a diaper box next to his crib without thinking about it. After I laid him down you can see how it went...
After his nap, we made our way to Discovery Green Park in Downtown Houston. We've heard all about it and have wanted to check it out for awhile. Here's Kaleb playing with the leaves in the fountain.

He loved the playground, but especially the big xylophone! He would not share the mallet with anyone and ended up with a big red bump on his forehead when someone tried to take it from him and he fought back and lost.

Even though it's early March, the weather was warm enough to enjoy the water sprinklers. We didn't come prepared with his swimsuit, but he dove in anyway! Look how excited he looks!

Then the water hits him! Look at that face!

But it didn't take him long to recover and figure everything out. He had a blast and didn't want to leave.

We went home, took an early bath and pulled out his short sleeve pj's to wear in the warm weather. I couldn't help but take a picture of that belly hanging out! The pj's are a little too small or that belly's a little too big! Either way it's cute!

And I love this face!

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!

Here's something to hold you over until spring break when I'll have the time and energy to get a better update!

11 more school days until spring break!

Alright, the title has nothing to do with the blog, but it is really good news! Anyway, back to the star of this show...Kaleb! Here are some pictures from the past couple of weeks!

Valentines day weekend we went up to Granbury to visit Mimi and Grandpa. It was Mimi and Uncle Kasey's birthdays on the 13th and look what Kaleb got (to play with at Mimi's)! He loves anybody's birthday as long as he gets the presents! Watch him dance!

On Sunday we went down to the lake to "feed" the ducks. I think Kaleb ate more bread than he gave to the ducks!

We drove home on Monday (President's Day Holiday!) and stopped in College Station for lunch at Gattiland. Kaleb loved all the balls! He would throw them up the ramp just like Daddy.
Last Thursday after school, Mommy and Kaleb went to Bounce USA to play with kids of Mommy's co-workers. Kaleb wasn't too sure about jumping around. He had a hard time walking and couldn't figure out why. Here he is trying to get on his feet.
I think his favorite part of all (and mine too!) was the big slide. I don't know if it shows very vell in the picture, but he had a HUGE smile on his face everytime we went down. As soon as we landed, he was ready to climb back up again.

Sunday afternoon, Mommy and Daddy took Kaleb to the park at the YMCA. We were the only ones there, so it was nice to have everything to ourselves. There is a deck built up there for group gatherings and this is the ramp to walk up onto it. Kaleb thought it was another slide and drug himself down on his belly. He always wants to go down slides head first on his belly!

Sweet Boy!
My two loves...

Here's that fake laugh again...
Kaleb loves to read books in his rocking chair. I finally caught a picture of him sitting there reading his book.

Here's a video of Kaleb getting ready for bed tonight. He picked out a book for Mommy to read to him, but got distracted! I love the hands when you ask him where something is...

At the end of the video he was on his way to the kitchen to get his milk! When he's ready for "nite nite" there's no stopping him. You better not mention "milk", "blankie", or "nite nite" unless you are ready to put him to bed.

Well, we've stayed busy as usual, but we can't wait for Spring Break! There's not much planned except enjoying my baby boy, but it will be a nice, much needed break from school! We'll get back to you soon!

14 month old tantrums!

I need more comments on this blog so that I know someones still reading it!

Check out all these teeth! Here are the top four...

And here are the bottom 6! Those back two just came in a couple of weeks ago and I finally got a good picture of them!

Anytime you ask Kaleb, "Where's your belly?", he grabs/slaps his belly and laughs! Sometimes he'll grab it and shake it up and down.
This is Kaleb's fake laugh! I love it. There are times Kevin and I will be having a conversation and start laughing together, then out of nowhere you hear this little laugh in the background while he's looking at us.

And now for the good stuff! Kaleb is just now 14 months old and has a mind of his own. When he wants something, he wants it now! He definitely understands the word "no", but doesn't like it! If we leave the bathroom door open he'll shake his finger, tell us "no no", and run in there. This goes for anything he's not supposed to do, anywhere he's not supposed to go, and anything he's not supposed to touch! Tells us "no" and does it anyway!

He has always loved pushing our speakers backward into the wall. Tonight, he would not accept "No" for an answer. He pitched the biggest fit over touching this speaker. The video says it all...

If this is what we get at 14 months, I'm not sure how we're going to make it through the "terrible twos"!

14 month update!

Sorry it's been so long since an update, but we've just been very busy with work. Any free time we have, we spend with this precious baby boy. Kaleb is growing and changing so much every day. He's got two new teeth. He also has some new words: cheerios ("cheeosh"), go, puff (it's a Gerber snack food for those who don't know!), cheese ("chee"), down ("dow"). He loves to climb things which is how he knows "dow". He climbs on top of all his "cars", likes to stand up and try to balance! We were always telling him to "get down Kaleb"! Now he climbs up and tells us "dow"!
Here's Kaleb lookin' cool with his sunglasses. Look at that grin...he knows he's cute!
Playing with cousin Aurora...
One of his new favorite places...Lupe Tortilla's. And Mommy and Daddy love it too! There are always sooo many kids running around the sand box that I'm scared he'll get knocked down, but he's not worried at all. He loves all the kids and commotion and stands up for himself pretty well!
Watching some other kids...

Smilin' for the camera...
Kaleb loves to make us laugh. This was on the way home when he was just giggling and showing off. He found his tongue and will show it to you if you ask!
What kind of pose it this?

Kaleb also loves to read books! It does not matter what he's doing, if you ask him if he wants to read a book, he will run to his room, get a book, and come sit in your lap. His favorites right now are the "Dog" book and "Swing!".
Here's my sweetie sleeping on the way to school in the morning. I guess it was a long night because he usually doesn't do this.

This morning we went to church and then to Souper Salad. Kaleb loves the All You Can Eat Buffet! Ham, cheese, pasta, strawberry shortcake! What more could you ask for! Here he is after lunch on the way to Babies R Us to stock up on diapers.

I'll get a video posted soon of his other new "things"! Thanks for reading our blog!