Once again I have become delinquent in my blog postings...but I have reason this time! I wanted to wait to share some news and here it is...

most all of our family and friends know by now....but for those of you who missed it Caleb will get to be a big brother this coming fall (as indicated by his shirt). Baby #2 is due October 4th just 4 days before Caleb's 2nd birthday!  This puts me at about 19 weeks along and I have been feeling good other than a couple weeks with influenza-A, norovirus, and a couple of sinus infections.

Actually just yesterday we had our ultrasound and found out Caleb will be getting a little brother! The ultrasound went well, everything looked great and the sonographer mentioned it was "very obvious" we are expecting a boy :)

Here are just a few pictures...

Otherwise we have been keeping busy outside with outings to the park, getting ready for our next round of landscaping projects and prepping the veggie garden all of which Caleb loves. He loves being outside and seems to have some innate radar for the nearest patch of dirt.

Just this week we have had some nice warm weather so we had to get out the baby pool.

 We hope you are all enjoying the beginnings of summer!

Just a few cute photos...

we have a friend who is a wonderful photographer(http://www.kaditiedephotography.com/blog/) and she took some really great photos of Caleb the other evening that I had to show you! There are quite a few more but here a just a few!

Well it has been 2 months since the last post...but we don't have too much to update on! Here a few pictures fromt the last few months!

Caleb still LOVES bath time...especially running around with no diaper on afterwards!

Caleb didn't get to spend too much time in the snow since we really didn't get much this year. The little bit he did go outside he seemed to like.

Now that he is walking Caleb is into everything! It is so fun to watch him explore!

Coloradoing...

This last week Andy, Caleb and I were able to travel with my sister, mom and dad to Colorado to enjoy a skiing trip. We flew into Denver and spent some time with my grandparents before heading up to Breckenridge. I was very nervous about how Caleb would do on the flight but he did great. He fell asleep during take-off and woke up during the descent both to and from Denver. My mom was our "nanny" and "chef" of the trip. She stayed behind with Caleb while the rest of us ventured out to ski. The skiing was great! I always miss the mountains so much when we have to leave.

Here are a few photos from the trip...

Even Caleb got to do some skiing :) I think he'll have to wait a couple more years before he can venture out on his own but I can not wait to teach him!

All packed up in the car on the drive down the mountain...I think Caleb was a little concerned about this arrangement!

Now we are done traveling for a little while...hopefully life will calm down a little bit for us!

Christmas Extravaganza....

This year the Christmas season was especially busy for us...we hosted a Christmas party for my co-workers, celebrated with both our families and snuck in a trip to Mexico!

Andy and I left for vacation the week right before Christmas so we had to have all our presents purchased and wrapped before we left. But all the stress of getting things packed and Caleb ready for a week and Grandma & Grandpas was worth it!

We traveled to Riviera Maya Mexico with 4 other friends and had a great time in the sun and sand!

It was a little hard to get into the Christmas spirit in the 80 degree weather but the resort was nicely decorated for Christmas.

Right after we got back from Mexico we traveled to Andy's home town and celebrated Christmas with his family.
Caleb had fun this year playing with his gifts...he wasn't really into unwrapping them but loved them once they were opened.

And in case I missed you in our Christmas card distribution...here is our family photo from this years card...In other family news (i.e. Caleb news) he has been walking more and jabbering more. It is so funny to watch him interact with the world around him! I can't wait until we have more snow and we can go sledding!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I haven't taken too many new pictures since Caleb's first birthday so I don't have any extras to put in this post!

Lately we have just been busy getting ready for the holiday season! Andy is away hunting now and we just celebrated Thanksgiving with his family. We also got to celebrate cousin Charlie's first birthday too! I finally finished Caleb's baby book and now it's on to the ever dauting task of making our Christmas cards...

I absolutely love Christmas cards! I love making them, I love getting them, I love hanging them up during the Christmas season! Every year I manage to spend tons of time trying to take a great picture and looking for the perfect card to send to all our loved ones. This year I'm going to try out Tiny Prints. I have seen other people use this company and their cards are always so cute!

http://www.tinyprints.com/shop/picture-christmas-cards.htm

i LOVE Tiny Prints Christmas card designs and the variety of options. I haven't made my card yet, but it seems that the site is to use and all the Tiny Prints cards I have seen are great quality!

So keep an eye out for our Christmas card in your mailbox...I know the card will be cute, hopefully we can get a photo worthy enough! :) It's hard to do with a squirmy 1 year old!

Happy Halloween!

Caleb dressed up as a pirate for Halloween...here are a few photos showing off his outfit!

(we learned that Caleb is not fond of sitting in leaves)

Caleb has also been practicing his walking...here is a video demonstration...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIo6QBqfqZw