Happy Easter!

This year Caleb and I were invited to an easter egg hunt at Poinsettia Park by Tita Tabby and Mymy. It was a crazy event that was packed and sold out! They had carnival rides, boat rides, tractor rides, a petting zoo, crafts, and a dancefloor with a live dj! The easter egg hunt consisted of plastic eggs filled with candy and some were filled with tickets that you could redeem for prizes. Caleb was one of the lucky ones and got free Mcdonalds. He wasn't a fan of the carnival rides but he sure did love the bouncy obstacle course and slides!








The petting zoo was my favorite. The animals were the cutest I've ever seen! They had baby goats, baby bunnies, ducks, chickens, sheep, and a pig! Caleb really enjoyed the animals and we didn't want to leave but we had to hurry to the easter egg that was getting ready to start.








Caleb and Mymy had a really good time hanging out like always. They even had a playground there that they played on for quite some time. That's actually how Caleb got into trouble at the end. He wouldn't listen to me as I said it was time to go and he actually took off and ran away from me refusing to listen. So he had his toys taken away that day and was only allowed to read books the entire day and night. He wasn't a happy camper but our Easter was a good one nonetheless. :)

Let's go for a walk

Caleb and I take frequent walks throughout the neighborhood just to get out of the house and to get some exercise. I remembered Caleb had a coupon to get some free yogurt at The Golden Spoon so we decided to take a walk there. Caleb seems to really enjoy nature because every time we go for a walk he says "Oooh...look momma, pretty flowers." or "Look momma, trees and leaves!" and sometimes he says "Look what Jesus made momma!" and he will be fascinated with a bush or a pinecone. Lol. So he did his usual of pointing out trees, flowers, bushes, grass, and pinecones.







When we reached the crosswalk Caleb felt he was big enough to push the button so I allowed him to do his thang. Lol.


Finally we reached The Golden Spoon and got our free small yogurt. The only problem was....it was just the yogurt that was free...toppings were extra. So I got the yogurt and Caleb asked "Where's the sprinkles?" I had to tell him that there were no more. Lol. He looked confused and started to eat the plain yogurt thinking about what I had just said. Apparently the lack of sprinkles didn't bother him because he ate it all up.


On the way home we came across a bus stop. Caleb wanted to sit and pretend to be waiting for the bus. There was a poster next to him with a bunch of people sticking up their thumbs which I'm not sure why but he thought it was funny and decided to be like them.


So then I joined in on the fun:


We had such a great time walking and talking that later on in the day he asked if we could do it again. Of course i was tired and told him next time and then chose to eat a bunch of sour cream and play Kingdom Hearts. What a great Sunday! :)

Seaport Village

Today, Caleb and I went to Seaport Village to have a picnic and enjoy the beautiful weather we were having. As we arrived, Caleb kept saying "What a beautiful day momma!" and I agreed. We first sat with the ducks at the pond and had hot dogs, cheesy pringles, and carrots. We saw a group of baby ducklings but silly me didn't take any pictures! After our lunch we made our way over to the shops. Caleb was more interested in the toys but there was one place we both had a passion for...The Wyland gallery. Caleb was so mesmerized with all of the whale, dolphin, shamu, fish, and shark paintings and sculptures. He was very good not to touch and I explained to him that it was Art. Next he wanted to visit the seashell shop and really enjoyed all of the starfish, shells, and seahorses filling each of the bins. He was also very good at not touching or handling the ones he could touch very delicately. Next stop was the Music Box shop. He loves snowglobes and so do I so we spent some time playing with all of the music boxes and snowglobes. Afterwards we took a walk on the pier and looked at the boats and kites flying around. Caleb really enjoyed Seaport Village and kept saying how beautiful everything was. From the sculptures, to the fountains, to the music, gift shops, ducks, people, and food...today was another awesome date. I love my moo. :)


Caleb really enjoyed the boats.


Caleb wanted to take a picture on this bench for some reason...


Caleb found this table fascinating because it's painted with flowers.


Woah...Swordfish!


Pull Caleb, pull!


Caleb trying to figure out where we are on the map.

Happy Birthday Caleb!

Caleb turned 4 on Feb. 22nd, 2010. I had a small get together for him at his nana's house that consisted of a Finding Nemo bouncy house and Enchiladas Suizas. Yum. At first it was raining and Caleb was soooo upset. He thought he wouldn't be able to have his bouncy house. So I told him to pray to Jesus and ask for the sun. Well.....maybe an hour or so before his party Caleb says..."Momma! Jesus heard my prayer!" and the sun did shine and shined the entire day leaving no rain whatsoever for Caleb's special day. And the forecast even said it was supposed to rain all weekend. Such a blessing! So the party went on and the bouncy house came.




Caleb had soooo much fun playing with his very best friend Mymy as well as hanging out with the Howard girls (his favorite is Mariah) and jumping around with his uncle and the rest of the boys. Even Eeeh-Heeh (Lisa) and his favorite guy Mike jumped around with him which made it even more fun.





We played games like Spongebob Squarepants (which frustrated everyone and made Caleb cry) and Spongebob Memory, as well as Hungry Hippo and bowling!


The menu consisted of hot dogs and chips for the kids and Enchiladas Suizas, spanish rice, turkey, and potatoe salad for the adults. I even had cheese enchiladas for those not interested in eating meat....I guess my friend Jesse was the only one. Lol.





Caleb's favorite part was opening up the presents in which he tore threw every single one without letting me see what he got!




Then we had a yummy chocolate chip cake and spent the rest of the evening just hanging out playing basketball, talking, and jumping until 6pm.



It was a wonderful day and probably the best party Caleb has had so far. Thank you everyone for coming out and celebrating Caleb's special day!

Short but Sweet

Our good friend Karin came to the US from Sweden to visit for just a week and we got to spend a little bit of time with her. Caleb remembered her from the past when we had her son Kalle living with us for a school year and so it was so nice to see her again and see Caleb with her again. She brought him a present for his birthday which was a lego set with penguins and polar bears that Caleb absolutely loved! We love you and miss you Karin! Hurry back!

Brown Bear!

Caleb was chosen to have his classroom's mascot Brown Bear be a guest in our home for one week. For that week, Caleb was to ensure that Brown Bear was fed on a regular basis, was dressed, and was played with. Caleb did pretty good on taking care of Brown Bear. He was very excited to have him in our home. The first thing we did was make Brown Bear dinner. Caleb picked out what he should eat:



(I know he is wearing a pink dress but that's what he came dressed as...later on we found boy clothes for him. Lol. )

While Brown Bear ate, Caleb wanted to read him a story for entertainment:



After dinner, we went for a walk to check the mail. Caleb made sure Brown Bear stayed close:




Later that week we took Brown Bear grocery shopping with us. Caleb LOVES shopping at Fresh N Easy with me.



Caleb even showed Brown Bear his Ipod Touch and played games with him:



At the end of each day Caleb and Brown Bear would snuggle close and drink their milk while I read them both a bedtime story. Caleb really enjoyed being a big brother and having him hang out for that week. We miss you Brown Bear! :)

Spending too much time with Momma....

Soo...Caleb and I have been stuck to eachother like glue which is fine and all but this right here has me thinking....maybe he's spending too much time with Momma??? You be the judge... Lol








Beautiful! Lol...he just wants to be like his momma. ;)