Summer Randomness

What is better on a hot summer day than ice cream!!  I recently let Caleb have his own ice cream cone.  He LOVED it and now knows that it exists.  We will have to start making this a Friday treat!

Love how he is eating ice cream and asking for chocolate milk at the same time!

Caleb has shown some signs of being ready to potty.  I am going to take this slow and work with him this summer.  I am not going to stress out about this because we are moving, but if he asks to go, I'll take him.  He loves to do the "potty dance" after he has used the potty.

"TeeTee in the potty, TeeTee in the potty Yea"

 

This past weekend we went to a Fort Worth Cats game.  The Fort Worth Cats are an independent baseball team that my cousin, MB, plays on.  We had a blast.  I would say that Caleb's first real baseball game was a success.  We are very eager to go back!!

A very sweet couple sitting in front of us got this ball for Caleb.



I couldn't resist posting this picture....Caleb, Uncle BriBri, and Daddy at my cousin's wedding... Priceless!!  I am so excited that my nephew Holden Gabriel Baker will make his debut next month.  This is proof that Brian will make one hell of a dad.  Caleb absolutely loves him!

I love how both of them are looking down at Caleb.

Hopefully I can be better about keeping up with our blog this summer!



Quick Post....finally

I am out by the pool at our new apartment using the computer because we don't have Internet at our place.  Yes, you read that right....new apartment.  We sold our house!!!  We closed and moved out May 18th and have rented an apartment near our old house for 3 months.  It has been an adjustment to say the least, but I keep looking at the bright side....I am moving home very soon. 

So what is Caleb up to.....
-speaking full sentences
-counts to at least 15 (sometimes more)
-knows about 15 songs by memory and requests us to sing them
-take over 2 hour naps
-uses a spoon, fork, and big boy cup
-is typically a good eater
-weighs about 30 pounds
-knows all colors, shapes, animals
-beginning to go to the potty

We are enjoying our time together.  We have already had many play dates and look forward to many more!!

Pictures coming soon!!

Bluebonnets and Easter

Friday morning we went to a field by Caleb's school to take bluebonnet pictures.  It was the perfect day to be outside.  Caleb cooperated as well, which is a bonus!

On Saturday we went with Sandy and her family to their church for an Easter egg hunt.  It started with a puppet show for the kids and then off to hunt the eggs.  It was very organized and separated by age groups.  Caleb knew exactly what to do, and of course it made it that much better that he could hunt with his best friend, Austin.

After the hunt at church, we went to the mall to visit the Easter Bunny.

On Sunday we woke up, and Caleb checked out what the Easter Bunny had brought him.  After our family Easter we headed to my cousin Amy's house.  We had another Easter egg hunt followed by a wonderful lunch.  I love my family.  Caleb is such a lucky little boy.

 Lilly was right in the middle of the action :)

The Easter Bunny hid the eggs inside because of the rain

What a wonderful weekend for the Kleins!!



First ER Trip

Two weeks ago my fourth grade students took their first round of the new state test, the STAAR test.  They take the Writing first, in which they test for 2 days.  Day 1 went pretty well, but day 2 was much different.  The test is timed this year, and we started promptly at 8:15.  At 9:15 our principal came over the loud speaker and said the we had to go to code yellow.  That means lock doors, don't open for anyone, and continue teaching.  Well you can imagine how that frazzled my kiddos, but they did keep working.  Apparently there was something going on at the local high school, which is not far from us, so we were just taking a precaution.  Right after the code yellow call came in, Caleb's daycare called and said that he had fallen and would need to be taken to get stitches.  Needless to say, I was not aware of this.  I was not told until after the code yellow was over, and we were back in code green, but I won't get into how I feel about that.  I rush out of my class, they are still testing, and leave to go get Caleb. 

Once I get to his school, I walk into see that he is doing very well.  They had stopped the bleeding and said that he was a champ.  He was in a rolly chair of all things pushing himself around.  Somehow he got caught up and fell out of the chair and fell into the corner of a cabinet.  It sliced the top of his ear pretty good.

I took him to Children's Medical in Dallas because he needed to be seen by a blood disorder doctor first. His blood does not clot like it is supposed to. His doctor said it would be best to take him down to the ER for stitches.  This was scary because that would mean he would need a medicine to make sure his blood would clot, and he has not had to take this yet.  Anyways, after being checked out by the ER doc, it was determined that glue would work.  And it did.  His ear has healed very nicely, and we are very thankful for that.

 This was after four people had to wrap him in a sheet so that the doctor and intern could clean and glue his ear.  He was screaming bloody murder.  This was incredibly hard to stand.

After his ear had been glued, and it was drying

Letting the glue do it's magic

We were there for over three hours.  It was quite difficult trying to keep him entertained in that ER room.  We were not in the waiting room.  To top it all off, they wouldn't let me give in snacks for the first hour in case they had to put him under.  Once it was decided that he would not need stitches I let him munch on anything and everything I had to keep him happy!!



Sandy Lake Amusement Park

For all you moms that live near the Carrollton area the Sandy Lake Amusement Park it worth a visit.  It costs $2 per person to get in (kids under 3 free), each ticket is $.50 each, and each ride averages about 2-4 tickets.  We came with about $20 and had 2 hours of fun!  Caleb was able to ride several rides.  His favorite was, of course, the pony rides.  I think he could have spent all day riding those ponies.  Again a peek into my future, we will have to live on a farm. 

Just a bit of a warning.....don't let your not even 2 year old ride the one that goes up and down in the air.  Oh my, mother's worst nightmare.  Let's just say I could barely bare to watch that one, and we will not being doing that ride in the near future.  See video below.

Here are a couple pictures of our day.....

 Beep Beep....get out of my way

 This is one of my favorite pictures

 Of course he put his hand in the water one he discovered it

 Saddle up

Love this :)





Spring Break Has Come and Gone

Being off work is always so nice, but it always goes by so quickly.  This year I spent Spring Break spending time with our sweet 19 month old.  I wish summer would hurry up and get here.
The weekend before the break started both Alex and I had to go out of town.  My Aunt Mary came to stay with Caleb.  Alex left for a bachelor party Friday after work, and I left for a wedding in Houton Saturday morning. Congratulations Kristen and Kareem!!!  The wedding was beautiful and us girls had a blast!!!  Caleb was great for Aunt Mary.  They went to visit my other aunt, Linda, and her grandchildren.  I came home Sunday to a very happy, very well taken care of boy.  I am so thankful for such wonderful family, yet again, that travels to hlep when we are in need.

Caleb at Chick filet with his cousins

Eating a snack at Aunt Linda's house



Here is what we were up to the rest of the week:

Monday: Alex was off, so we went to the aquarium in Grapevine.  It was nice, but I think Caleb will enjoy it more in a couple of months.  It is still nice to provide these experiences for our son.  Not to mention he still gets into most things for free!!!  I will take complete advantage of that while I can.

Being a fish exlorer is a hard job!!



Tuesday: Alex was off again, which meant he could watch Caleb while I visited some friends.  My first stop was to see, Wendy, who just had a beautiful baby girl named, Shelby.  She was absoultely precious.  After I stopped by Wendy's house I came home for a bit then I was off to see Stacy.  Stacy is one of my closest friends who recently had twin boys.  Both boys are now home!!  I spent time with both Colt and Luke.  I was also able to play with Jack, Stacy's 2 year old son, for awhile.  Such a perfect family.  I can't even express how happy I am for them.  I hope to spend a lot more time with the Doak boys this summer.  While I was gone Alex and Caleb did the yard.  Caleb is such a great helper.

"Safety First"



Wednesday: Alex was back at work today so it was Mommy and Caleb time.  We were off to a slow start in the morning, which is fine by me.  Once we got going we went to a fabulous park in Coppell.  It was huge, and Caleb played and played until he was too hungry to play anymore.  After lunch and nap, we woke up and met Becky, Sandy, and their kids for a walk.  Great day!!

Peek A Boo Mommy

Caleb has recently become a pro at sliding on his own

A stop at Becky's after our walk.  They loved this tiny puddle of water on Becky's front porch:)



Thursday: Again we had a slow start, which I don't mind.  Today we were off to The Ark.  The Ark is a great indoor play place at a babtist church in Coppell.  If you haven't been, you should check it out.  Caleb is now able to do more while we are there.  We met his friend from school, Silive, there.  They always have fun together.  After lunch and nap, we headed to the Josey Lake to feed the ducks.  Sandy and Austin came along.  I really did not know what to expect, but the boys really loved every minitue of feeding the ducks.  We stopped by the park for some play time.  Caleb was such a good boy that day, I thought he deserved a treat, so we grabbed a Sonic milkshake before heading home.

Climbing way up high!!!

Love these two boys!! 

Great end to a great day



Friday:  Today has been a very chill day.  Caleb and I woke up at 10am and took it pretty easy.  We headed out for a long walk and stop by the park.  We have a showing today at 5pm....keep your fingers crossed. 

Twisty slide....wheeeee



I love making memories with my family!!

A Visit with the Sagemans

Last weekend we had the much delighted pleasure of our dear friends coming to town for a visit.  Natalie, thier sweet little girl happens to be our precious Goddaughter.  We had tons of fun watching the two kids play.  It is always sad to see our company leave, especially when Caleb walks around the house looking for them.  Thanks for the visit guys, and we hope we see yall very soon.

Snack Time

 They had to learn to share:)

I love the look on thier faces here!

Having fun playing in the curtains.