Moving forward and upward!

I haven't blogged in a while and I'm gonna blame it on Caleb. He is now moving, ALOT! So, we are now at that stage when parents say, "Just wait till he's crawling!" Well, he is and has been for about three weeks now. He now is mostly self-entertained by things like toilets, crescent wrenches, dog crates, refridgerators, anything electric, etc, etc.... It is a dangerous time to say the least! (for all of you out there who will tell me to baby-proof the house, well it is, don't worry!) It is also just so fun watching his little brain try to understand things, figure out how to get where he wants to go and how to play, especially with Addie. I finally uploaded some pictures and the whole time, I'm just "oh my goodness(ing)" every picture. He really is such a joy and I love sharing that with all who look at this blog.

Here is is climbing over and in
An, "oh my goodness pic"
every so often, you MUST have some naked time outside!
An action shot with Matt and Dan playing some ping-pong, the sport of choice in the summer. Down below is his girlfriend Liz hanging with Caleb.
I thought the expressions here were priceless
Dan and Caleb

SWINGS!
Caleb was mesmerized by Addie's "lick-it." When you touch the bottom piece, it allows water to go through. I have to say that Caleb figured this out much faster than Addie!
HE LOVED IT!
Addie isn't this biggest problem-solver. So she is the recipient of Caleb's ability to open doors for her. Too bad he closes them on her too.
Oh, the refrigerator....
He figured out a new way to crawl when the surface hurts his knees. He figured this out as I was running inside to grab him some pants. Apparently he didn't need them.
Don't forget, Caleb is being dedicated on the 19th at 9 am at our church!

Snow!

Last weekend, we made another trip up to Shaver Lake, but this time it was with the whole family! Henry and Lorna came up, John and Janelle, and John's wonderful parents (who feel like family) Craig and Karen. Oh yeah, don't forget Ruddy and Addie! We had a great time hanging out and playing in the snow, but the best part for us was getting to go skiing and snowboarding! This is a real treat when you have a 7 1/2 month old. Henry and Lorna, Karen and Craig and Janelle watched Caleb for the morning while Matt, John and I hit the slopes! It was so fun to go so fast and be so reckless for a moment in time. I think Caleb had a great time with all his caregivers and came up to join us for lunch, at which time I ended my skiing and took over the watch. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

John and Janelle
so bummed this is blurry! I thought it was cute of Caleb and his auntie Janelle
Sorry Janelle,I know you weren't ready for this one but I just loved how Bubbers was chillin in your lap
Kay, this one looked like a terrible self-portrait, just funny
Caleb enjoying Ruddy's tail! He was trying to eat it and Ruddy didn't care!
On the ski lifts again:)
Thanks Janelle for taking this shot. The drive up and back was so gorgeous because of all of these wonderful wild flowers!
Play time with Ruddy and Addie
Caleb chillin in the hole Daddy made for him
awww!
Our attempt at a family picture...
John, Janelle and Ruddy
Matt in action
John and Matt on the lift

An impressive shot of John in action, he's jumping

Save The Date!

We will be dedicating Caleb to the Lord on April 19th at Calvary Chapel Atascadero at the 9 am service. We will be having a potluck at our house following the service. We would love it if you could attend!

We have two verses for Caleb, ones that have been a part of him since before he was born. The first one is written of Caleb from the Bible, over and over.
"...and he loved the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly." Joshua 14:14
We pray that our Caleb will walk in his footsteps.

This second one was given to me when I was pregnant. I realized that our children will most likely struggle a bit as we struggle. I tend to search through my own understanding before acknowledging and trusting the Lord. Our heart is that Caleb will seek out God first and foremost in his life.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5&6

And just so you don't forget what our little bundle of joy looks like, here's a picture:) Taken by our lovely Janelle Fulwyler, of course!

Snow photo shoot

Okay, so these pictures make me want to cry they are so sweet! Thank you Janelle.
Also, an update, don't have any pictures, just took video, but Caleb pulled himself up to standing all by himself on Daddy last night! Crazy! He is also trying his darndest to crawl - dag nab it!

Peek-a-Boo!

Caleb has really found his laugh!

Janelle's birthday weekend!

We went for a winter adventure this last weekend for Janelle's birthday with our new and improved family. Going to a new place with an infant is quite the experience. Some of you may not know but the Lord has been faithful and has helped us help Caleb to sleep through the night! We were a bit scared about testing his abilities in a new environment, but again, He was faithful.
Our adventure took place at John's families cabin up in Shaver Lake. The night we went up there, snow came! There hadn't been snow for quite a while, so this was a wonderful surprise. In the morning, we woke up to a beautiful, new blanket of snow. We bundled Caleb up in his Super Duper warm outfit and went on a walk. Oh yeah, and don't forget Addie, she LOVES the snow!

BTW, that isn't a muzzle on Addie's nose, just a super training collar that makes it impossible for her to pull, a necessity when trying to manage her and a stroller simultaneously!
Matt falling down - good thing he didn't wake up Caleb!
Addie continually loses sticks in the snow since they would just fall through the super soft, fresh powder. We eventually landed ourselves this great stick and she never lost it:)
A Winter Wonderland!
Addie had snow all over her, including her belly hair. She ended up getting snowballs attached to all of her underside and it took a bit to get them off (see next pic).
We had to massage the snowballs while we had heat flowing on them. Needless to say, she had a bit of an impromptu hair cut before the next walk.Our sweet little boy! The red cheeks after his walk were just too much!
We decided that we all could go cross country skiing while Caleb napped. However we didn't want to stay in the cabin for that, so he just napped on Uncle John's back while we skiied. Uncle John is the best skiier, hence his safe back. And any guesses on Addie's occupation in the background? haha
She had 1/3 cup of butter the day before, oops!
We had sooo much fun skiing! This is Matt bombing down the hill:)
Then me of course!
Afterwards....Caleb is a bit grumpy since waking up from his nice schnooze. I wanted to put this picture in to show that he doesn't ALWAYS smile.
The other one was a great stick, this one however was great AND mighty! She never got this one thrown for her.
And, Matt falling down:)
The birthday girl!