bye-bye beetle

Daddy decided it was time to part with the beetle... but first, a little play time...

Once we finally got him to sit in his seat, we went for our last ride...
Caleb didn't last too long...

Goodbye Pre-baby Beetle!

We enjoyed you but now must move on to other things like lawn mowers and swing sets!

Family shots

Caleb came to one of his first concerts (other than school concerts).
He sat with Opa and Oma to watch a Big Band show at the Elkader Opera House.
He did a great job! His favorite song now is "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" which Mom sang during the show.

The Schack and the Martin-Hiner Family
We're going to miss them SOOOO much when we move to WI.



We didn't get a photo at Easter, so this was a good day when we all looked nice at church.
It was our last day at Emmanuel as a family. We will miss it there.



Playing catch-up!

I know I've been away from posting about Caleb for FAR TOO LONG! But I'm going to try to make amends and post a bunch of pics. I won't get completely updated, but I'll at least get some fun ones in here!

Some March and April 2011 Pics...

Daddy is assembling Caleb's very first bike! Caleb is ecstatic!

Test driving inside

It took a bit, but he started to get the hang of it

Playing with "pay-do" - loves the stuff!

Caleb lined all of he cars up on the couch. They're each facing the same way and were in really good lines.
Mom and Dad were impressed!

Spending time with Dad before the big move to WI

Dying Easter Eggs - Caleb had a BLAST and did a great job.
I wish I had gotten a picture of his hands though - one was bright red and the other bright purple!

Caleb LOVED Easter eggs and everything that came with them - the basket, pulling them apart, and the treats to be found inside - especially when he found his "Marty's" (Smarties), his absolute favorite candy.

Potty!

Caleb went potty for the first time last night - twice!

For a couple months now, he has been really excited to sit on the toilet and try to stand in front of the toilet, but nothing much ever came of it.

Last night I was working in the bathroom/laundry room and he said "I have to pee Mommy" so I helped him on the toilet. And sure enough - he went!!! Then Jon encouraged him to try before his bath. He didn't go the first time, got into the bathtub, and said "I go pee Daddy!", so onto the toilet again and with a little encouragement he went again!

YEY!! We're so proud of our little boy!! Although it is hard to realize that this is a big step into Being a little boy... he is no longer our little baby, that is for sure.

Happy Halloween! (2010)

Happy Halloween!!!

This year I was a "Puppy-Doggy"!

  

Getting ready for the Trick-or-treater's

Pre-Trick-or-treat Candy... gearing up...

Trick-or-treat!!! and Thank you!!!

Ya-Ya stopped by at the end of the night!

We tried to get a picture together... 

But we're not very good at sitting still.

Pictures with Mommy and Daddy - I'm quite hyper right now with all the sugar surging through my veins!

My First Pumpkin!

 We all carved our first family pumpkin this year.

The pumpkin had been grown in our own backyard.

 We drew two faces on the pumpkin since it was a double pumpkin. 

Caleb loved using his little saw - it took lots of concentration.

Cleaning out the goop!

The finished product! Sides A & B 

Caleb LOVED looking into the pumpkin and seeing the candles.

Caleb was one proud boy! 

 

Happy Halloween!!!

2nd Birthday Party!

 Happy 2nd Birthday Caleb!!! (A little early)

We celebrated Caleb's second birthday with friends, family, and Thomas the Train Engine!
Here are some pics from this awesome day!

Showing off his new Thomas hat 

Standing by his great presents! After every toy he wanted to play with it, he didn't quite understand the idea of opening all the presents before playing. He was quite giddy after many of his presents.

"Thank you Uncle Ethan!"

Opening Aunt Rachael's present

Caleb is TWO years old!!! Represented by two fingers of course!

Caleb was absolutely thrilled that everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to him.

He clapped and squealed at the end of the song.

   Time to blow out the candles...                                       

And eat cake and ice cream!