Growing up! 15 months

I really needed to post, so instead of stressing about getting 10 million pics on here, i'll just put up a little snippet of Caleb's life at this moment. He is 15 months old and finally growing! He is such a joy as always. He is running around like a toddler, but he has not reached full toddler-hood yet! We are enjoying how beautiful he still is, as he will soon be a grubby, lanky little boy:) He is our baby!
Matt and I are doing great.
Take care and enjoy a few pics that we took with our new camera

You have no idea how much we adore this smile!
He's finally looking at books!

Much too long!

I am so sorry it has been so long since I last posted. I also am so sorry for how long this post is! I have been uninspired to spend time on the computer while my beautiful son is at my side! I will start this post with Matt and I:)

We had our 4 year anniversary on thursday, but we celebrated it last month with a trip to the Kern River to go rafting. We did this on our first anniversary and really enjoyed ourselves. Henry and Lorna, aka Grammi and Grandpa, watched Caleb for one morning (we left at 4:30am) and one night. They all did great and we were able to be fairly relaxed away from him knowing that he was in good hands.

Random Fun Pictures
He LOVES it when DaDa comes home for lunch, Matt is like a superhero!

He is SOOO close to walking! I think he is not confident enough, which makes me happy. He is great at pushing anything though. The object does not even have to have wheels, it however makes it much easier. He was pushing his stroller in circles the other day and I am so glad that I was able to capture his delighted expression!
Water day at church He is sucking out of a water bladder that we use for hiking. He is way beyond his months!
De-stuffing the Kleenex box, gotta give mom something to do! Caleb loves our pots and pans so much that he tried to join them in their drawer!
San Diego trip to see family
Madyson and I Madyson loves her cousin Caleb! Cute Braydon! He is such a delightful little boy - ALL BOY!
Beautiful Madyson!
So bummed that I didn't get any pics of CaysonTroy and Matt doing a CrossFit workout in Troy's street. They did this, tossed that other wheel between the two of them, did squats with kettleballs and then sprinted with sandbags! My baby beat all of the guys! I'm so proud of him!

Matt and Troy got to go shoot Troy's MP5, temporarily made fully automatic. Troy is a police and swat officer in San Diego. I think it is funny how close they have to be to the target. I guess automatic guns are only accurate at very short distances. I figure this is how in the movies so many bullets can be shot at someone and yet that person never dies!

Matt looking all stealth, shooting his .223

Caleb's Dedication
Hanging out afterwards

Janel and Ethan

Fun times playing the piano with Aunt Harriet and Uncle Peter. He had his first claps whilst playing:)

Rockin out!

Caleb has discovered that my phone plays music. He LOVES this feature and carries it all around with him. ENJOY!

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