Meeting Santa

Calvin met Santa for the very first time. We went with Bridgett and Avery to a Christmas party at their children's dentist (isn't that adorable...I love that a kids dentist gets dressed up and puts on a fun party for kids). The dentist was actually dressed up as Elf with Will Farel hair and all. Calvin was completely petrified of Santa and Mrs. Clause but I was eventually the bad parent and threw him on lap for a picture anyway. I think I may have done some permanent damage....but the picture is hilarious so I could I have done any different??? Besides seeing Santa they decorated a tree ornament got some stickers and even ate cookies and milk. Hope you enjoy and pictures we were so happy to have gone and hopefully we can do it next year with Calvin behaving a little bit better for the picture.

All the kids enjoying cookies and milk.

He picked out two stickers but he was so afraid to put his hands in the "snow" to pick out a prize. I think he was still a little traumatized from Santa.

Being cute and hiding his ornament when I wanted him to hold it up for the picture.

This is why Calvin is now on the naughty list..... both Santa and Mrs. Clause look very disappointed. Or maybe they put me on the naughty list for being a mean Mom.

Halloween in December

I cannot believe that Christmas is right around the corner and I haven't posted Halloween pictures yet!!! Well here are the cute pics of Calvin getting his cow costume on....which as you can see in the first couple pictures he hated. Of course after we knocked on a few doors he was happy as could be. He even loved helping me hand out the candy afterward too.

Big Boy Toys

About a month ago a piece of our siding magically fell from off our house. Of course it had to be the piece at the very top of our house to make it as difficult as possible to replace. Well our house is officially on the market so now was the time to finally fix it. Eric rented a huge lift thing (can you tell I'm a girl because I wouldn't even begin to know what to call this thing) and hoisted himself high enough to replace the siding. Calvin and I had a lot of fun watching and Calvin was even imitating Eric when he would pond the nails in.

Practice Run

After much prodding, pleading, and even bribing we eventually got Calvin to try on his Halloween costume last night. Of course once he had it on he didn't want to take it off. It might have been because we took him to the front door and let him ring on the doorbell and get candy.....but he was just practicing. Here are some cute pictures I snapped of him in his cow outfit! Can't wait for Halloween this year!

Calvin's New Shirt

Calvin got a new shirt to announce that he is going to be a big brother in April. Now you all know why I have been out of touch the last month or so. With this pregnancy I starting feeling sick before I even knew I was pregnant. I'm 9 weeks along now and hopefully things are looking better. Calvin is excited to be a big brother and we are excited to add another little boy or girl to our family. : )

197 miles in under 28 hours. Hood to Coast 2009

Ok, so I didn't run the entire 197 miles but I did contribute along with 11 other of my teammates. Being 8 weeks pregnant it wasn't my fastest race but hey I did my legs plus some without walking. It was a crazy two days that consisted to 2 hours of sleep, a sick team captan (who had to leave the race early due to his vomiting), lots of driving, and extra running due to a missed exchange by van #2. over all I ran my three legs plus an additional 1/2 a leg. On the last exchange van #2 got a bit confused and went to the next exchange point which left Dena and myself to finish an extra leg. Dena was amazing because she had just finished running what she thought was her last leg of over 5 miles and after waiting for about 5 minutes she took off expecting to run an additional 4. We stopped her about half way thru where I jumped out of the van and finished it for her so she could actually rest. At that point we were exhausted, hungry, and dying to get out of the van. Overall it was a lot of fun and I would do it again.

This was our first exchange just at the bottom of the hill from Timberline lodge. Look at all those cars!

This is the field that we got our 2 hours of sleep at 5am.

Another exchange point.

Here are my van mates. Our team name was Kiss My Asphalt which I don't think applied to me. I did however, have about 14 road kills...not bad for a pregnant woman, right?

Finally finished! Here is our team running across the finish line. Ready for a good meal and bed. I was lucky to have already taken a shower by the point at a friends parents cabin but a bed sounded really good at this point.

Calvin's 2nd Birthday

Calvin's 2.....I cannot believe it! Time goes by so fast and our little baby is no baby anymore. He is a little man. We had a low key birthday party for him. We cooked out hamburgers of which he only ate cheetos the entire time. But then we had cake, ice cream, and presents!

Showing off his cheetos fingers.

Isn't that the cuties cake ever??? I love the truck on top and so did Calvin.

He didn't really get the blowing out the candles thing but once I helped him do it he wanted to blow them out again.....so of course we lit them and let him try a second time.

Playing with his new legos with Grandma Day.

Steamboat Springs, CO

Early August (yes it takes me a while to post on this thing sometimes) we met up with Eric's family in Steamboat Springs, CO for a week of fun. It was so much fun seeing everyone again and watching to boys play together. Calvin picked up a lot of cute things from his cousins on this trip and they played so well together. The weather was perfect and we all had a lot of fun. One day we went to some amazing hot springs. The hottest springs were way too hot for me....there was a lot of steam coming from the water and I swear it was close to boiling. But the others were really nice. Even the coldest one felt good and refreshing. Calvin loved playing on the rocks around the edges of the springs. Another day we hiked up to Fish Lake Falls (I think that was the name of it) that supposedly is the falls that is on the Coors cans. Other than that we had fun playing in the pool and exploring the cute downtown. Oh, how could I forget????? We had a chance to see a Chicago Cubs game while we were there! Cubs won which made it even more fun.

This is how Calvin stayed quite on the plane ride. He loves his Cars!!

Not the best picture of the falls but if you look closely you can see them.

The entire clan...even the next baby day that is ready to pop!

It's Getting Hot....

Last weekend Calvin and I went to one of the fountains in Portland with some friends. It was a great way to cool down and enjoy the sun! At first Calvin would not let me set him down in the water. That was until he found an empty container and then he didn't want to leave. He played all day filling the container with water and dumping it over the rocks. Here are some of the pictures I snapped with my phone.

Calvin and Avery playing in the water.

The 4th

For the 4th of July this year me, Eric, Calvin and my parents and my sister Amy and her family all went to Bend, OR. We had a blast in the heat! The morning of the 4th the kids were in the cutiest parade. They do a Pet Parade downtown Bend every 4th. Kids decorate bikes and wagons or just walk with their pets along the two main streets in Bend. We saw a lot of stuffed pets (which is the kind of pets our kids had), dogs, and even chickens. The kids loved it!

Here we are in the parade...of course Calvin only walked for a few steps before he wanted to be held.

Here are my parents and the cousins together.

After the parade we walked down to an art fair and found some lunch. It was so hot! All we wanted to do was go jump in the pool!!! So that's exactly what we did.

Me and my hubby!

My boys playing in the shade.

The night of the 4th we went out to grab a pizza. We went to a great NY Pizza place and ordered a 24 inch pie.....it was HUGE!!! But really good.

Say "Cubbies"

Calvin wanted to play outside yesterday in his little baby pool we have but of course he would not take off his Cubs beanie. Here he is totally modeling for me! How cute is he??? : )