Caleb's Birthday

Wow, I can't believe how busy we've been! I feel like life is on fast-forward. In the middle of all the craziness we had Caleb's 4th birthday. It amazes me that he's already four. Where has the time gone?

He received lots of great presents.

And he had a great time playing with everyone.

Unfortunately, he adamantly refused to blow out the candle on his cake. Madeline was happy to step in, though!

Up next: pics from Dallas.

Have a birthday-tastic day!

Pictures from my iPhone

Sometimes I'm running around with the kids and I realize I should be taking pictures. Usually this hits me about the time I remember that my camera is at home... or not charged... or whatever. Luckily, my phone comes to the rescue. Now I just need to make the effort to get the pictures off of it once in a while!

A while back we had several days in a row that were really warm but rainy. After putting up with the cabin fever for a while I finally put the kids in their swimsuits and took them outside. It turned out to be really fun, and now they always ask to play in the rain!

Have a rain-tastic day!

Recent Pictures

Our kids love the golden arches. I'm sure they'd eat there every day if we'd let them. I'm guessing it's something to do with the play areas in the restaurants, the fried food, and the toys that come with them... but that's just a guess. :-) So anywho, we took the kids to get happy meals this weekend. Madeline was all about the big creepy clown statue. She wanted to sit on it, so we had a photo op.

Caleb... not so much. Wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole. He was way more interested in the apples with caramel dip. It's the main thing he goes to McDonald's for.

On a totally different note, we (and by "we" I mean "Josh") worked on the play set this weekend. It's now all water sealed and cleaned up. And I finally lightened up and let the kids get sand for their sandbox. It was a big hit. Now it's all they want to do.

I guess the constant tracking of sand into the house is totally worth it when they enjoy it so much.

Have a family-tastic day!

Flashback

Sarah is dealing with Samuel's eczema right now, so I thought we'd have a little flashback to Caleb's eczema days. Here's a shot of his poor face. It's amazing how much better it looks in the picture than it did in real life.

Here he is all coated in vaseline before bed.

Poor baby. After every bath we had to grease him up.

It's funny how quickly you forget something that was a daily challenge. I still remember putting lotion on him constantly and trying to keep his skin from breaking open on his joints. I remember the way he would rub his face against his blankets because it itched. Thankfully he outgrew most of it by a year and a half. Hopefully Samuel won't have it this bad. Life with exzema isn't fun.

Have a flashback-tastic day!

More Projects

I'm amazed that I ever get anything done. I'm always multitasking... in a bad way... the way that means I work a little on everything and finish nothing. Oh well. Check out these cute metal flowers I found in Hobby Lobby today! They are about to begin a new life as curtain tie-backs for Madeline's room. I'll post a picture when they're actually on the wall and holding back curtains. Until then I'll leave you with this picture. It was just an excuse to try out my new camera anyway.

Have a multi-tasking-tastic day!