Keeping It Simple

8/19/08

Birthday Party Pictures

I have to apologize for taking so long to get these things posted. We had Caleb's birthday party on August 3rd. It was a very fun party - and Caleb had a blast. He used to get so stressed out when family came over, but not any more. He even gave everyone a hug as a thank you for his present! That NEVER would have happened a few months ago. Anyway, enjoy some of his special day!

Everyone knows that Caleb is the biggest - and I mean the BIGGEST Diego fan on the planet. Obviously, we had to have a Diego cake!

Caleb had a really, really hard time keeping his hands off of his cake. You can kind of see his little mind working in this picture, "how am I going to sneak off some of that frosting if everyone is watching?"

Keith finally had to have Caleb put his hands behind his back so that he wouldn't touch the cake. Believe it or not, it worked!

It's always important to get the picture taken with cousins and friends who made it to the party. Poor Caleb, though, could not understand why he couldn't have his cake!

He's very patiently smiling in this picture:

Getting a little more restless in this picture:

And finally, head on the table, "JUST STOP TAKING SO MANY PICTURES ALREADY!!!!"

When Caleb first came home, opening presents was really a foreign concept to him. Caleb's foster family in Guatemala, who took such amazing care of him, were Jehovah's Witness, so to our knowledge, Caleb never celebrated holidays such as his birthday or Christmas. Trust me, it didn't take him too long to figure out how to open presents, however! Here is just a sampling of a few of his gifts. The boy is now stocked with Diego toys, that is for sure!

We joke that this truck will work well for Caleb to haul around all of his new Diego toys!!!

Coming up shortly: August pictures of the family. We wanted Caleb's 2nd birthday to be it's own special post.

Have a great day, and thanks for reading our blog!

Kris

7/31/08

Feliz cumpleaños, Caleb!!!

Yesterday was Caleb's 2nd birthday. We are having his birthday party on Sunday...so pictures will follow afterwards.

Feliz cumpleaños, little guy!

7/14/08

July Update

Things have been going very well in our household...just extremely busy. It seems that nearly every evening has something going on, especially with Jared and his soccer and baseball. Here are some recent photos for you to enjoy!

Jared at the Brewers Game

Jared and his friend at the game

What happens when a very tired Caleb doesn't get his nap!

This is what Jared teaches Caleb in the bathtub. What goofballs, huh?

I did Meghan's hair recently, and Caleb was SO jealous. So...he had to have "pretties" in his hair as well. Isn't he purty?

Here it is - Caleb's FAVORITE outfit. He is the BIGGEST Diego fan in the world right now. It is just hilarious...when he sees Diego, he shouts out "Diego Go Go Go".

The kids love getting their pictures taken with Mariah. Here are a few!

Sometimes shirts say it all. Here's a classic Caleb shirt!

Here is a good reason why 4 year olds shouldn't be allowed to dress themselves. Nice outfit, Meghan! (or not!)
Just Mariah looking cute (the scratches are from a fingernail I must have missed)

And finally, this is what happens with Keith plays with the kids. Yes, they are wearing shorts on their heads and socks on their hands. Obviously, the kids loved every second of it, but I think that someone is going to put us in the nuthouse for this one!

6/10/08

Early June Update

Things are going well in our household. We wanted to share some of recent activites for you!

Meghan recently had "graduation" at her daycare. They recognized all of the kids who are entering or exiting Pre-School. It was SO cute.

Here is Meghan in her cute graduation outfit:

And here is Meghan and her teacher, whom she adores:

Being the dorky mom that I am, I went out and bought matching outfits for the boys and the girls. Here is a picture of the boys. Caleb especially thinks it's so cool that he has the same shirt as Jared!

Not to be outdone - here are the girls. Keith scolded me for putting Mariah in this outfit...it makes her look WAY too old!!!

We recently brought out the exersaucer for Mariah to play in. WHAT A MISTAKE! If you look at the picture, you can kind of see that the 3 older kids were playing with all of the toys, while Mariah is in the middle, petrified, thinking "what on earth are they doing???" The exersaucer is now back in storage, until Mariah is a bit older and can stick up for herself!