The Daily Caleb: 1/28/11

In which Caleb and Daddy build a snowman and make silly faces:


[I know, it's not the best looking snowman ever. I'm not sure if that's because of the kind of snow we have, or because I'm from Louisiana.]

The Daily Caleb: 1/26/11

In which Caleb and Daddy go sledding (Zoë and Zoë's Daddy were sledding, too):

The Daily Caleb: 1/25/11

In which Caleb tries on his new ear muffs, just in case we go someplace loud:

The Daily Caleb: 1/23/11

In which Caleb tells Franklin and Ziggy about seeing the baby in Mommy's belly, and then tries to make sure there won't ever be any others:

[In case you hadn't heard, yes, we're expecting #2 in early June. We found out on Friday that the baby is a little girl!]

The Daily Caleb: 1/22/11

In which Caleb makes a short film:

The Daily Caleb: 1/21/11

In which Caleb talks to Ziggy again:

[Click here for their first conversation.]

The Daily Caleb: 1/20/11

In which Caleb has a special message for Grandma Jo:

[In case you can't make it out, he's saying "Happy Birthday, Grandma Jo, eat some cake, and I love you."]

The Daily Caleb: 1/19/11

In which Caleb finally gets his head stuck in the railing:


(Not completely stuck, thankfully he's still skinny enough to just go all the way through. It just took him a minute to figure it out.)

[Photo by Mommy]

The Daily Caleb: 1/18/11

In which Caleb shows us where the Blackbird's exhaust comes out, and makes the noises to go with it:

Pa Dean's Plane

Before Great Grandpa Dean became famous for his exploits flying the F-51D Mustang in Korea, he flew the P-47D Thunderbolt in Europe during WWII. Here's Caleb with the Thunderbolt at the museum today (they didn't have a Mustang there):

The Daily Caleb: 1/17/11

In which Caleb visits part of the Air & Space Museum:

We saw a space shuttle:


Caleb's new favorite airplane, the SR-71 Blackbird:


Another new favorite, the "tiger plane," a P-40 as flown by the Flying Tigers:


Sitting in a Cessna:



Flying up the ramp:

"My hands don't work."

At least that's what Caleb told me tonight at the dinner table when he "needed" help to finish eating his dinner. Apparently this was caused by a tummy ache.

Funny, that tummy ache went away once I reminded him that he wouldn't get any cake unless he finished his dinner.

He still needed help, but his hands seemed to work just fine, as he grabbed my hand to get the food to his mouth faster.

Funny kid.

The Daily Caleb: 1/16/11

In which Caleb plays peek-a-boo from inside the shower:

The Daily Caleb: 1/15/11

In which Caleb takes Daddy's picture:



Got it!:

The Daily Caleb: 1/14/11

In which Caleb eats some corn (exciting, I know!):

The Daily Caleb: 1/13/11

In which Caleb and Zoë share a snack during their playdate:

The Daily Caleb: 1/12/11

In which we get just enough snow for Caleb to go sledding:

The Daily Caleb: 1/11/11

In which Caleb is playing with his airport, and apparently wants to be left alone:

The Daily Caleb: 1/10/11

In which Caleb can't wait to play with Daddy's new toy (too bad it has to charge up for about 45 minutes):

"Can I play with it now, Daddy? How about now?"

The Daily Caleb: 1/9/11

In which Franklin looks at the tower Caleb built:

Caleb and Santa

I found this picture from last month, when Caleb and I went to breakfast at our church one Saturday morning, and we got to meet Santa Claus! I love the look on Caleb's face, and how he's holding Santa's hand to keep him from leaving our table:

A couple of pictures from Christmas in Ohio

No new picture today, so here are a couple of Caleb helping Papa fill the birdfeeder while we were in Ohio for Christmas:

The Daily Caleb: 1/6/11

In which Caleb rides the train at our local mall and even gets to sit in the engine:


[Photo by Mommy]

The Daily Caleb: 1/5/11

In which Caleb plays with some Play-Doh® right before bedtime:

The Daily Caleb: 1/4/11

In which Caleb and Daddy climb a tree:

[Photo by Mommy]

The Daily Caleb: 1/3/11

In which Caleb reads about airplanes, one of his favorite subjects:

The Daily Caleb: 1/2/11

In which Caleb learns some lessons of bachelorhood while Mommy is out of town for a few days:

The Daily Caleb: 1/1/11

In which Caleb plays with his new police truck that he bought with some of his Christmas money:


Here's a close-up:


It even came with a police officer action figure, meet Officer Ronald:


[I wonder where we can get some tiny doughnuts.]

Christmas; Part II

More pictures from Christmas morning:

"Santa came through there?"

"Neat stove! Thanks, Aunt Melinda!"

"Wow! My very own guitar!"

"Cool fireman gear! Thanks, Uncle Eric!"

Christmas; Part I

Here are some pictures of Caleb on Christmas morning:

Before he wakes:


Here he comes:

What scooter?

Oh, that scooter. Where's my train?

(He did get a little train, but I didn't get a picture of it.)

The Daily Caleb: 12/21/10

In which Caleb is left unattended with the kitchen sink and a syringe:

The Daily Caleb: 12/20/10

In which Buddy gets a hug from Caleb while resting on the still warm stove top:

Except for the hug, that's one happy cat.

What to do with the box the toy box came in?

Make an airplane!

Caleb and Zoë flying to the North Pole:


Closing the rear cargo bay door:

The Daily Caleb: 12/17/10

In which Caleb gets a new toy box:

The Daily Caleb: 12/16/10

In which Daddy opens a special delivery:

The Daily Caleb: 12/8/10

In which Caleb eats ravioli and gives himself a red nose, just like Rudolph:

The Daily Caleb: 12/7/10

In which Caleb reads Daddy a story and makes it up as he goes:


It goes like this:

"There was a boy named Callan [Caleb's friend who lives two doors down]. He played with Caleb and Zoë. He came to Caleb and Zoë's house and played with the alligator. He [the alligator] bite Caleb and Zoë. Then he [Callan] put the alligator in time out. The alligator bit my book."

"Then Callan went out the door outside and saw the bad wolves in the dark. He met a horse named Ringo. He fell off Ringo. Then his hat fell off. He put his hat back on. He opened the gate, then the bad wolves bite him and he ran away."

[I notice the second part sounds a lot like a part of Beauty and the Beast, Caleb's favorite movie, but that is the story he told me.]

The Daily Caleb: 12/3/10

In which Santa Caleb helps decorate the tree:


Look! Three ornaments on one branch:

The Daily Caleb: 12/1/10

In which Caleb enjoys a candy cane he got from Santa at the lighting of our community Christmas tree: