The Daily Caleb: 12/31/08

In which Caleb prepares to ring in the New Year:

The Daily Caleb: 12/30/08

In which Mommy and Caleb practice yoga:

Caleb's First Christmas

Hey, what's in this big red bag?


Oh, that's what's in it. What is it?


Cool, I can ride it:


Ah, the real fun of Christmas morning: paper!


And our little Baby Santa:

The Daily Caleb: 12/29/08

In which Caleb gets started on the Great American Novel:

Caleb's First Christmas Eve

Here's Caleb waiting for Santa:


And Caleb with his Great Grandpa Dean:

Maybe their taste in red plaid is genetic.

The Daily Caleb: 12/28/08

In which Caleb is glad to be back home, and shows it by pulling Daddy's hair and slapping him on the head:

The Daily Caleb: 12/23/08

In which Caleb kills some time while Daddy packs:


We'll be in Ohio for Christmas, so check back on Sunday.

Merry Christmas, everybody!

Bonus Picture: Caleb's Teeth!

Finally, a picture of Caleb's teeth; he's usually pretty shy about letting anyone see them:

The Daily Caleb: 12/22/08

In which Caleb double-checks to make sure Mommy packed all his toys for our trip to Ohio:

The Daily Caleb: 12/21/08

In which Mommy helps Caleb learn to walk:

The Daily Caleb: 12/20/08

In which Caleb may have partied too hard at tonight's wedding reception:


Congratulations Danny and Noelle!

The Daily Caleb: 12/19/08

In which Caleb has learned to fetch his own slippers; maybe now he can work on getting Daddy's:

The Daily Caleb: 12/18/08

In which Caleb tries to climb the back of the chair:

Why? Because it was there.

The Daily Caleb: 12/16/08

In which Caleb decided he didn't want to wear his bib anymore; but that won't stop him from eating it:

The Daily Caleb: 12/15/08

In which Caleb helps Daddy lick envelopes for the Christmas cards:


[Hey, all that drool has to be good for something, right?]

The Daily Caleb: 12/14/08

In which Caleb goes on a bike ride with Mommy:


Before the ride, he's not quite sure what's going on:


But, he seemed to enjoy it:

The Daily Caleb: 12/13/08 (but not really)

In which we forgot to take a picture of Caleb before leaving for a company Christmas party; so here is a shot of Caleb's stunt double, Buddy:

The Daily Caleb: 12/12/08

In which Caleb gets to meet Santa Claus:

The Daily Caleb: 12/11/08

In which Caleb investigates the kitchen faucet:

The Daily Caleb: 12/10/08

In which Caleb is focused on helping wrap Grammy Sue's Christmas present:

The Daily Caleb: 12/9/08

In which Caleb is happy that he is eight months old today:

"But, Daddy, I don't feel a day over 5-1/2 months."

The Daily Caleb: 12/8/08

In which we find out all Caleb wants for Christmas is to be able to pet the kitty:

The Daily Caleb: 12/7/08

In which Caleb is jumping really fast:

The Daily Caleb: 12/6/08

In which Caleb wishes Great Grandpa Dean a Happy Birthday by eating the card we haven't mailed yet (oops):

Happy Birthday, Great Grandpa Dean!

[Oh, and for Grandpa Larry: 34-0]

The Daily Caleb: 12/5/08

In which Leslie Jo is lucky Caleb can't quite crawl yet:

Thanks to Leslie Jo's mom, Tina, for the picture

The Daily Caleb: 12/4/08

In which Caleb is playing hide and seek with his friends. Can you find him?

The Daily Caleb: 12/3/08

In which Caleb gives an impromptu piano concert in front of the Christmas tree:

The Daily Caleb: 12/2/08

In which Caleb gets distracted during dinner:

The Daily Caleb: 12/1/08

In which Caleb helps get all the air out of the air mattress by rolling around on it:

The Daily Caleb: 11/30/08

In which Caleb helps Mommy decorate the Christmas tree:

The Daily Caleb: 11/29/08

In which Caleb becomes a stowaway to try and go home with Grammy and Grandpa:

The Daily Caleb: 11/28/08

In which Caleb and Mommy share a Happy Birthday kiss:


Happy Birthday, Laura!

Caleb's First Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! We had a great group of folks over at our house today for food and fun. Here's the turkey we brined, and later roasted:



Here's Laura rubbing the turkey down in preparation for roasting:



How many guys does it take to deep-fry a turkey, anyway?


Here's a shot of almost everybody during dinner:


And here's a shot of Laura and Caleb inspecting the food:


All in all, we had a great time and were reminded of how blessed we are. Have a great day, everybody.

The Daily Caleb: 11/27/08

In which Caleb and Braden pull the wishbone:

The Daily Caleb: 11/26/08

In which Il Maestro considers the next note in his most recent composition:

The Daily Caleb: 11/25/08

In which Caleb anxiously awaits the arrival of Grammy and Grandpa:

The Daily Caleb: 11/24/08

In which Caleb and Daddy are pretending the blanket is a car wash:

The Daily Caleb: 11/23/08

In which Mommy's hat fits on Caleb's head:

The Daily Caleb: 11/22/08

In which Caleb is deep in thought about his quilt: