Work out!

Because of the family holiday, Ryan missed his early morning workout, and was feeling it. This morning he had an observer.

And an extra weight...work those pipes!

Camia had to get in on the action too

She doesn't mind working out - she enjoys doing it with me when I do it in the mornings - sometimes. She wanted to learn how to do a jumping jack, so Ryan tried to teach her. She needs to learn coordination before she can get these down pat.

School Skating

On Friday we went on another field trip, this time it was school wide. We went skating. The grade 7's were 'in charge' of the grade K, helping them lace up and helping them on the ice. Camia was in her glory. She can't skate worth beans, but she made the best of it. When she wasn't speed walking on the ice behind a chair, she sat and her cousin pushed.

 

Getting her friend in on the action

Getting pushed by another cousin. Such fun it was for her!

Coloured Rice

Since I've been on this new diet to help with my autoimmune disorder and can have brown rice, I had a bucket of white rice taking up space in my pantry. So, I decided to put it to good use.

Getting it all mixed up

And then it lands on the floor. What fun that was to clean up.

She spent hours playing with it - definitely worth the bit of mess it made.

The Piano Guys

This little man loves the piano guys. 

Sometimes it works to let him watch it on his own. When dinnertime rolls around, things around here can be pretty hectic, since this seems to be when he needs or wants me the most. Often when Ryan comes home I can count on his to scoop Caleb up and lay with him on the couch while I finish making dinner. Sometimes Ryan comes home later, and it works to plop Caleb down on the couch with the Piano Guys. Sometimes. Often it fails because the temptation to press buttons is too great for him.

His sister loves to lay with him and watch it. 

She takes care of finding new videos to watch too.

Flower Girl and Ring Bearer

For my sister's wedding, my whole family was involved in one way or other. My husband was one of the ushers and the tell-the-girls-when-to-walk-down-the-aisle-guy. Our daughter was one of the flower girls, our son was the cutest little ring bearer and I was excited to be a bridesmaid. On the day of the wedding we didn't get any pictures of the kids together except for them walking down the aisle - I hope the photographer got one of those, anyways. Caleb did exceptionally well considering all of the excitement happened at the exact moment he was supposed to be napping. I felt emotional when he walked down the aisle between the girls. Never mind the bride. I shed tears in pride for my son (and my daughter) that he did so well and so willingly - he is not a people person in the least. My heart swells when I think of my kiddos, the hard times get pushed aside and I am so thankful that God has allowed me to be their mamma. I am blessed.

He was a teensy bit uncooperative, so we gave him a candy to suck on. He chewed it with his front teeth instead :)

I could squish those cheeks.

Just like his sister, he loves the park. 

My little beauty.

I have 1 photo of Caleb at the wedding. A friend of my Mom's snapped this picture and I stole borrowed it so I could make a copy.

January 2014

January was a busy month for us. My sister got married! I've only been waiting for forever for this day :). We had hair trials

And makeup trials.

We had our first in-salon hair cut.

We had a manicure and pedicure, also a first for a certain little girl.

We had the rehersal.

We made the bouquets

And finally the day came! We got our hair and faces done.

I have no pictures from the ceremony. I have a few from the formals.

It was cold. Frigid, almost. Since I have been recently diagnosed with a condition that makes me allergic to being cold, I dosed up good on Benadryl, to avoid breakout of hives.

The flower girls

My sister's mother in law made the cake. She used a Duplo tractor and people as the topper. So fitting for my sister and her new husband.

First dance.

She wore her cowboy boots under her dress.

The girls danced the night away.

The kids have a tapestry going. It changes about once a month, when I get around to feeling like washing windows. Until then, they draw, draw and draw again. When I get around to washing the windows, they get a clean slate to start all over again. Caleb decided to get in on the action this time. 

Caleb learned how to drink from a sippy cup this month. As with bottles, he was picky about which one he took. As with bottles, we tried several. As with bottles, I have an extensive collection of a variety of different kinds. In the end he settled for the Tupperware kind, the kind I have had in my cupboard since before I had kids. Either that or he prefers to drink sans lid.

This creature has weird eating habits. Forget the plate and fork! He likes to eat straight from the tray.

He likes to be silly sometimes.

He is also very clever sometimes. He is not allowed to cross over the thresh hold of the master bedroom door unless accompanied by an adult - even then sometimes he is forbidden. We have our printer in there. And the phone. And Ryan keeps his tablet in there, I usually keep my cell phone there. All these devices have buttons. They all make noise. They all have lights. It is Caleb's playground. So, the door is always closed because he just cannot resist temptation. While vacuuming one day, I caught him red handed trying to break in. He went downstairs, dumped this bucket of toys upside down, carried the bucket upstairs and used it to reach the door knob. He can't yet turn a knob, so we were safe when he started whining for me to open the door for him. I am sensing a lock and key might be on the horizon.