Cuddles

Part of Caleb's routine for bed includes "cuddles." Mark generally gets to go first while I nurse Ainsley and put her down to sleep, then I go in for my turn.

Me: "Can I get some Caleb cuddles?"
Caleb: "Sure!"

*a moments pause*

Caleb: "After Caleb cuddles, can I get some Mommy cuddles?"

Can't turn that down!

Buggle Gum, Buggle Gum

Caleb chose to read "Buggle Gum, Buggle Gum" (Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum, by Lisa Wheeler) before his nap yesterday. It starts out like this,

"Bubble gum, Bubble gum
Chewy - gooey bubble gum
Icky - sticky bubble gum
melting in the road.

Along comes a toad.
A fine, fat toad.
A fine, fat, wild - SPLAT - wart-backed toad.

Ew! Yuck! The toad got stuck!

Sticky toad, sticky toad,
Bumpy-icky-sticky toad,
Lumpy, grumpy, sticky toad
Sitting in the goo.

Along comes a shrew...a goose...a bee...a crow...

(and) a truck...
A big, blue truck,
A big, blue
- COMIN' THROUGH!-
Honk-Honk truck!"

In order to avoid being hit by this truck, the animals chew the gum and blow a big bubble that,

"Floats them toward the sky as the truck zooms by"

Caleb's comment?

"It's a good thing they moved the buggle gum so the truck didn't get stuck!"

Yes indeed.

Caleb's birthday card from his cousin, Cason

Cason found out Caleb was going to get a tricycle for his birthday, so he drew a picture of him with his new wheels for a birthday card. I think it wonderful.

Thanks for remembering your cousin, Cason.

mw

Six months old!

The Queen is six months old ... really?!
At six months The Queen loves being tickled, playing peek-a-boo, and anything The Boy is doing.

Three years old!

Caleb turned three last Thursday (sorry, not so on the ball with the blog lately). When asked what he wanted to do that afternoon, he chose to help Mommy make his birthday cake.

Needless to say, he enjoyed it.

His favorite gift was his tricycle and helmet. Because we wouldn't let him sleep with his trike, he settled for sleeping with his helmet (sorry, no pictures of sleeping with helmet -- I really, really didn't want to wake him).
When asked what kind of birthday cake he wanted, he only responded, "green." So I tried to get creative (probably won't try that again -- it's a turtle, for those of you who can't tell -- probably more of you than I'd like to admit). He was happy to have a cake so that he could blow out the candles, but that's about as far as it went (he took a giant lick of the frosting and ate about 2 bites of the cake).He's had a big year. In June, he switched to his big boy bed, and then broke his arm after crawling into his crib and falling out. In July, he moved to Boppa and Diya's house, and watched his Uncle Mo leave on a mission. In August he moved into our new house. In September, he welcomed his little sister. And two weeks before his birthday, he managed potty training. Way to go, kid!

At three, Caleb loves cars, oatmeal, peppermint patties, cuddles, helping Daddy, and his little sister. He is very sweet, considerate, and hilarious!

Happy Birthday Caleb! We love you!