Happy Birthday!!

Meet Caleb.....

This is the one and only Caleb. I guarantee there is no other like him! His personality ranges from totally cute, calm and simply irresistible to crazy, stubborn and resistible!! But I wouldn't change one thing about him. I know years down the road, this kid will conquer the world. He will get things done and make something of himself. I will not have to worry about him, he will take care of himself!!

This is actually kind of sad. I woke up one morning and heard people talking. Like Mark, me and the kids talking. It was weird. Braeden had turned on home videos of us and Caleb was watching them. It was a video of Christmas morning when Caleb was 2. He was opening presents. Well, this is the face he made while watching it. It broke my heart. I asked him why he was sad, his response, "I want to open the presents." He was sad because he didn't have presents to open right then. I told him his birthday was coming up and he would get presents then. But it wasn't good enough, he wanted them now. It was a very sad and funny moment. (Love the bubba lip)

This has happened several times. Caleb found in bed with suckers in his mouth. I have no idea how he finds them. He must have the nose of a dog. He smells out candy from a mile away. He is very sneaky, this kid is!! 

I love this little personality of his. His laugh is contagious and he says some pretty hilarious things!! I love this age where they say things that just crack you up!! We were playing charades for family night a couple weeks ago and Elli was up. She was trying to think of something to act out and she had her hand on her mouth with her pointer finger tapping like she was thinking. Well, Caleb pipped up and said, "Eating a cookie." And then we all started laughing so hard, then Mark said, "I want Caleb goggles to see the world as Caleb sees it." The things Caleb worries about is if he will get to eat a cookie or play with toys. Love that boy!!

This is my cute awesome Caleb. He tells me he's not cute, he's awesome!! And yes..... yes he is!!

I love this boy and am so privileged to be his mom!! He makes me work harder and think outside the box. Our family would not be the same without him!! He's my little Fight On boy!!

We love our Calebs!!

HAPPY 4th!! 

(I wish they could grow down and not grow up!!)

Caleb's Preschool Christmas Performance

Caleb just LOVES preschool!! He thrives to learn and do fun things!! For Christmas, his school had a fun hayride and Christmas activities.

Him and his buddy Coen

Can't remember what this fit was for, but I had to take a picture of him throwing a fit to prove to him when he's older that this did happen.

Getting his lovely costume on for the performance!!

I was surprised he didn't sing. His teacher said he sang all the time when they practiced at school! He must have gotten stage freight. 

Love my little Caleb!! He's one boy I can't live without!!

Ward Christmas Party

We had a grand ole time at the Ward Christmas Party. They had a breakfast which was a Pancake Bar.

My dad holding Capri while I got something to eat. He kind of likes his grandkids!!

Mark playing guitar with kids singing while we were waiting for Santa to come!

Oh, Santa drove his Ranger... sleigh was in the shop.

Someone was talking too much and didn't get a picture of Elli... not sure who that was.

(Elli is sitting next to me right now really mad at me for this.)

Avlyn & Capri

My brother Cody and his wife Rachel had their baby Avlyn on December 4th. She is as cute as can be!! Her and Capri are 2 months apart. My kids are so lucky to have cousins so close to them on each side of the family.

But my mom wanted to put a picture of them on her Christmas card, so we had a little photo shoot of them. Turned out cute!!

It's crazy what 2 months can do for new babies. I still thought Capri was little until Avlyn was born.

Then Elli got out her antlers and pulled the sleigh while Caleb was Santa.

The Slades

We love the Slades. We have had our kids at almost the exact time with the same gender for each kid. It's pretty crazy. Our kids love hanging with them. So we went to visit them back in December because it had been too long since we had seen them.

The girls... Olivia & Remy, Elli & Capri

Oakley and Braeden trying to catch the ball that Brent would throw to them.

Photo Shoot

My awesome friend Lauren Howell took pictures of my kids for me back in October. She was AMAZING and did such a great job with my kids. I love the location where she told us to go for them..... they turned out great!!

9 years

6 years

 

3 years

4 weeks

 So innocent

  

PERFECT!!  Just perfect!! Look at the sweet face!!