The Daily Caleb: 9/6/10

In which Caleb visits the National Zoo and sees lots of animals:


A Great Panda:


An Asian Elephant:


Gorillas (including a baby!):


An orangutan (they climb across the main zoo walkway on ropes 45 feet in the air):


A tiger:


Even a donkey (he's waiting to pet it through the fence):

The Daily Caleb: 9/5/10

In which Caleb borrows a hockey stick from the neighbors:

Philadelphia: 8/29/10

This past weekend we went to Philadelphia and visited Aunt Melinda and cousins Kaitlin and Lizzie. We all went to the Please Touch Museum.

Here's Caleb, Mommy, and Daddy looking under the hood:


Caleb and Daddy on the carousel (yes, he's riding on a cat):


Caleb playing with a wind simulator in the water section while Mommy, Kaitlin, and Lizzie look on:

The . . . errr . . . Daily(?) Caleb: 9/3/10

In which Caleb shows us where his cupcakes are cooking:

The Daily Caleb: 8/26/10

In which Caleb eats noodles with chopsticks:

The Daily Caleb: 8/23/10

In which Caleb appears to be feeling better now that Papa (and Mimi) are here for a visit:

The Daily Caleb: 8/22/10

In which Caleb grudgingly agrees to having his picture taken:


[This is what I'm working with here folks! Sorry the blog hasn't been updated more regularly.]

The Daily Caleb: 8/16/10

In which Caleb and Zoë take a walk:

The Daily Caleb: 8/15/10

In which Caleb hears that chicks dig a guy who can play the guitar:

The Daily Caleb: 8/10/10

In which Caleb gets ready for his first night in his big boy bed:

The Daily Caleb(!): 8/9/10

In which Caleb is ready for some football:

Are you?

We're back!

We got back yesterday from our annual trip up to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We had a great time and had great weather for most of the week. The pictures are here.

The Daily Caleb: 7/22/10

In which Caleb and Zoë hijack their mommies' smoothies and make quite the mess:

Caleb says the alphabet . . . sort of

This is from Tuesday:

The Daily Caleb: 7/21/10

In which we see a preview of Caleb's new Discovery Channel series, Cricket Hunter:

The Daily Caleb: 7/20/10

In which Caleb pedals his tricycle:

Compare with two months ago.

Can you believe it?

It's been four years already:

The Daily Caleb: 7/15/10

In which Caleb gets ready for his "date" with Zoë:


Actually, Mommy and Daddy have a date, so Caleb is going to play at Zoë's house.

The Daily Caleb: 7/13/10

In which Caleb helps Daddy install a new faucet in the bathroom:

The Daily Caleb: 7/12/10

In which Caleb has a big smile after helping Daddy vacuum:


I could probably do a better job in less time if he wasn't "helping", but it's worth it for that smile, don't you think?

We're back . . .

and have been since Monday. Sorry about the lack of posts. Here's a video of Caleb swimming in the lake last Saturday:

The Daily Caleb: 6/28/10

In which Caleb, Logan, and Hailey (and Skippy and Blankie) go to the Air Force Museum and visit Grandpa Dean's exhibit:


Thanks to Grammy Sue and Grandpa Larry for the picture.

If you can't read the exhibit in the photo, click here; he's one of those heroes you've heard about, though he'd never say so.

The Daily Caleb: 6/27/10

In which Caleb gets to go swimming in Hailey and Logan's new pool:

--Getting ready to jump backwards:


--Splash!!


--Everybody having fun in the pool:



Thanks to Grammy Sue and Grandpa Larry for the pictures.

The Daily Caleb: 6/26/10

In which one of them is ready for bed and one of them isn't quite:

Also, notice the big boy underwear . . . by all accounts he's doing a great job staying dry! We're very proud.

Thanks to Grammy Sue and Grandpa Larry for the picture.

The Daily Caleb: 6/25/10

In which Caleb and Grandpa share a relaxing moment on the patio:

"Thanks for keeping your pants on, Grandpa!"

Caleb stops to smell the flowers in Grammy's garden:



Thanks to Grammy Sue and Grandpa Larry for the pictures.

The Daily Caleb: 6/24/10

In which Caleb helps Grandpa Larry with some yard work:


[Yes, it's been a while since I updated . . . Caleb is in Ohio with Grammy and Grandma, and Caleb's Mom and I spent a long weekend in a cabin in the mountains of North Carolina.]

Thanks to Grammy Sue and Grandpa Larry for the picture.

The Daily Caleb: 6/20/10

In which Caleb watches Daddy "cook with fire":

The Daily Caleb: 6/18/10

In which Caleb tries on his new goggles:

Airplane!

Caleb checks out his airplane, which is a "poopie present" for "going" on the potty:


[I know, that's exactly the kind of thing you were hoping to see here. At least we didn't photograph his latest accomplishment.]

The Daily Caleb: 6/17/10

In which Caleb eats corn on the cob without using his hands:



He also uses a fork to eat chicken nuggets:

The Daily Caleb: 6/15/10

In which Caleb lets us know what to say when someone scores a goal in soccer:

The Daily Caleb: 6/12/10

In which Caleb learns to do a somersault (sort of):

The Daily Caleb: 6/8/10

In which Caleb has fun cutting the grass:

Another Video from the Zoo

Caleb and Zoë rustle some dogies:

The Daily Caleb: 6/7/10

In which Caleb visits the Reston Zoo and gets to ride a pony named Ringo:



Here's the video:

Thanks to Zoë's Mommy for shooting the video, and congratulations to Mommy for overcoming her hippophobia long enough to let Caleb ride Ringo.

Finally, Pictures from Boston

A month ago, we were in Boston. A while back I promised more pictures. Click here to see them.

The Daily Caleb: 6/6/10

In which Caleb has fun splashing through puddles . . .




And gets upset because he has "dirty legs":

The Daily Caleb: 5/31/10

In which Caleb and Leslie Jo get ready to go kayaking:

The Daily Caleb: 5/27/10

In which Caleb gets settled in his "hot tub":

"Come on in, ladies."

The Daily Caleb: 5/26/10

It's Wednesday . . . you write the caption!

The Daily Caleb: 5/25/10

In which Caleb pedals his tricycle:

The Daily Caleb: 5/24/10

In which Caleb has fun stacking blocks:

The Daily Caleb: 5/18/10

In which Caleb says his name:

The Daily Caleb: 5/12/10

In which Caleb has been playing with Mommy's hair dryer and brush:


[Maybe he's preparing for a career as a thtylist. Not that there's anything wrong with that.]

Preview of Caleb's trip to Boston

I'm sorry there hasn't been much new content here lately, but we went to Boston last week. Here are some photos . . . more to come.

Make Way for Ducklings . . . and Caleb!


Caleb and Daddy at the USS Constitution:


We went to Mommy's graduation.

That's "Dr. Mommy" to you!

The Daily Caleb: 5/2/10

In which Caleb figures out how to work the hose: