Santa Claus and Caleb 2010

As you see, Caleb did not think too fondly of Santa Claus this year! I knew he was at the age where it was going to be questionable and low and behold it was immediately BIG tears as soon as I placed Caleb on Santa's knee. Maybe next year buddy we will like Santa a little bit better. Who can blame you though.....I don't want to go sit in the lap of a big man that I don't know either! For anyone that is wondering about the moose in the background, we drove to the Bass Pro Shop in Lawrenceville to see Santa. They give you a FREE picture and you can also take pictures with your own camera. No big mall fees! I thought he looked like a great Santa as well. To top it off we were able to see the fish in the aquarium and every other kind of stuffed animal you can imagine!

BIG Brother!!!

Just a few days before Thanksgiving Josh and I found out we were going to be parents again and that Caleb was to be a BIG brother! We are very excited and anxious to see if Caleb is going to have a little sister or little brother. We did not find out the sex with Caleb, but I think we will find out this time so I am that much more anxious to know now that we are just weeks away from that answer. It was a blessing to find out before Thanksgiving so we could share the good news with family over the Thanksgiving holiday. We found the BIG brother t-shirt for Caleb to wear and did not say a word until someone noticed what it said. And believe it or not it took a few minutes for everyone to catch on since Caleb is a busy bee these days he didn't stop very long for anyone to read it. Caleb will be two years and three months old when this new baby comes. Caleb you are going to be the BEST BIG brother and your little sister or brother is going to love you very much!

Caleb is 18 months old!

Where does time go? I feel like I was just posting on Caleb's first birthday party! Happy half birthday my darling Caleb! You are growing like a weed and learning new things daily. I love your sweet heart and your precious smile. You now will tell us "love you" back and give us kisses. You will blow kisses to your friends. Your favorite place to play is in our side yard where there are sticks, leaves, a slope and Georgia red clay. You love to go to Chastain park to see the horses. You have had two haircuts and could use your third, but mommy just loves your hair long and shaggy. You have a full set of teeth and are cutting more teeth in right now (evidence of lots of drool and waking up during the night). I love to watch you wrestle with your daddy. I love to watch you try to ride Aspen like a horse. You have great manners and will say please and thank you. You LOVE to climb on tables, chairs, the couch and anything else you can find. You are my precious, sweet boy and I love you very much! Thank you for bringing mommy and daddy so much joy!

Tagged.....

So I was "tagged" by my friend Sherri to answer the following questions, so here goes :)

1. What's your most embarrassing moment?
Do I really have to share this?!?! I have tried to forget :) OK so I do have several, but one that immediately comes to mind is in 5th grade while walking back to a friends house with her and 2 boys our age that we liked I "expelled gas" (as my mom would say) LOUDLY from laughing in which I tried to blame it on my shoes which were unfortunately in my hands so clearly it couldn't have been my shoes so I just had to take the teasing and deal with it! Why is farting ALWAYS embarrassing, but also so funny!

2. How did you meet your husband/fiance?
Josh and I met at our church Buckhead Community Church through a new singles gathering. We began to hang out in a large group (often) and then he asked me out on the churches Labor Day retreat for singles at the beach in Destin under a sky full of shooting stars. God really set him up perfectly for a romantic setting to ask me on our first date! We went to Twist for sushi and had the best time....5 months later we were engaged :)

3. What is one thing you would change about yourself, if you had the chance?
So there are a couple of physical things that come to mind, but one thing that isn't physical would be my fear of public speaking. I wish I was more comfortable talking in front of large groups of people.

4. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Easy.....Smacking!

5. What's your favorite word?
Not sure????

6. What is your favorite place in the world? Be specific.
I love a great beach...(St. Simons with family, and Santa Rosa/Destin area with friends, Pebble Beach for the views), a close second would have to be Italy--I would love to go back there and experience it all over with Josh.

7. If you could re-name yourself, what name would you pick?
Growing up I always liked the names Alexis and Ginger....I would not choose to change my name now, but thought that would have been fun as a child!

Summer to Fall

As Summer ends and Fall begins, I am reminded of some of my favorite days with Caleb this Summer....

Daily visits to the pool


Caleb melted my heart in this bowtie!


Enjoying the sprinkler on a hot summer day


Enjoying Pebble Beach in his PJ's


Chick fil A (a weekly favorite)

Pebble Beach, CA

Labor Day we returned home on a red eye from an incredible week long work/vacation in Pebble Beach, CA. We went with Josh's parents (Grammie and Pappy) for a golf tournament and had several days to enjoy off the golf course as well. The trip started off with a bang....what was suppose to be a 7:30pm flight from GA to CA didn't end up leaving till 12am GA time which had us landing around 4am and with an hour drive to the hotel it was 7am our body time by the time we arrived. With all that being said we were some sleepy travelers.
Once we arrived at our hotel (Spanish Bay at Pebble Beach), we realized it was all worth it! This is one of Josh and my favorite trips we take (4 years running) and just love our views from our room, eating Ghiradelli (almost daily)

and strolling around in Carmel/Monterrey. It is also kinda cool there which was great to get out of the GA heat! The flowers are magnificent everywhere probably because of their incredible weather. We enjoyed watching Caleb run around at the beach and also enjoyed watching Pappy play great golf! We visited the Monterrey aquarium for the first time and it was another highlight of our trip. Caleb RAN through the aquarium and was so excited as he saw fish, sharks, penguins, flamingos, jelly fish and more!



We are almost back on track with GA time, but it has been a challenge for us (especially Caleb). He has been staying up late and sleeping in.

Daddy caddying at Pebble Beach!

Josh and me enjoying the fire pits they had outside our hotel room overlooking the ocean.

Pebble Beach will always have a special place in our heart because it is where we found out we were pregnant with Caleb and told Grammie and Pappy they were going to be grandparents!

I do have to mention that Caleb had his first x-rays...and first visit to the ER after going down a slide with mommmy and getting his leg turned backwards. After 2-3 days of being off his feet he is back at it and running. Turns out there were no broken bones (Thankfully) and what appears to have been a strained/pulled hip. I just hated seeing my baby so hurt :( Hard to believe by this picture though!

15 months old and counting....

On August 2nd, Caleb turned 15 months old! Where does the time go? I know we will be celebrating the holidays and then his next birthday before I know it, but for today I am so blessed to have Caleb for the 15 months we have. If I had to give you one word to describe Caleb right now, that would have to be BUSY! Yes, I have heard boys are busy, but I had no idea just what I was in for :) Caleb loves to go back and forth at the pool we go to from baby pool to big pool (back & forth, back & forth). He loves the water which is great, but has no fear of it either. Caleb will dive head first into the pool (hoping we catch him at some point--which we do ofcourse). At his 15 month appointment, he was 32 1/2 inches long
(90%) and weighed 23 lbs and 15oz (45%) which means he hasn't gained any weight since his 12 month appt. In fact he lost a few ounces. This is totally normal especially with such an active toddler so I've heard. The Dr's. first words when she came into the room to check Caleb were "Is he an active child". At that moment I thought, you have no idea :) So fortunately, she wasn't concerned considering how active he is. Caleb is talking a good bit more and has lots of words including (mama, Dada, ball, night night, pool, berries, moon, pizza, choo choo, hot, juice, please, thank you, ho ho, hop, up, bubbles, pee pee, poo pooh, diaper, shoes, cheese, bye bye, Elmo, Gigi, and hi. It is so much fun every time he repeats or grasps the meaning of a new word! Caleb enjoys getting out and will tell me bye bye when he is ready to go somewhere and do something. He is also telling me most of the time when he has a dirty diaper! Does this mean he will potty train early--one can only hope :) Caleb loves to be chased and will do a sideways step until you catch on to play chase with him. He is not much of a mall shopper so I have begun taking him in his wagon full of toys so I can do some shopping every now and again. So if you see a crazy lady in the mall pulling a wagon please don't make fun...it is me and for just this season of life I had to get creative! I could go on and on about my favorite little person, but for know the laundry is waiting while sweet cheeks sleeps. I love you Caleb with all my heart!