More from homecoming

Okay, so everyone wanted more pictures of me and when the audience wants something, they get what they want, right? So, everyone thank Jen for taking some pictures of me at the homecoming.

This is my proof...when I say Caleb is up my butt, I literally mean that he's up my butt!! This is how he gets when he's nervous or scared.

Our first kiss

Me, trying to compose myself from the wind overtaking my hair....I was not crying...I am not a crier...

Look how excited Caleb was.

Daddy and Riley.

Riley really could have cared less about the whole ordeal.

Daddy's home

The ship pulled in yesterday and we were on the pier waiting for a glimpse of daddy. When Shawn did come off the ship, Caleb wouldn't go to him. Shawn had to pick him up and squeeze and hug him.

Shawn couldn't get over how big Riley has gotten. And the first thing Shawn wanted to see was if Riley was walking yet...

Nope daddy, not yet.

We had to leave the pier without daddy because he had to stay till working hours were over. Caleb had a hard time understanding this concept, as well as I did, but whatever!

As soon as daddy got home, it was time for some wrestling. Caleb really misses this kind of fun when Shawn is gone. This time, Riley was in on the fun too.

The house feels like home again, now that daddy is home.

A new slide for Caleb

The weather has finally started to get warm. We've been trying to spend as much time outside as possible.

The cutest boys on the block!

This is the new slide that Caleb got. It's not as big I thought it was, but he loves it. He hasn't gotten off of it in two days. We are so limited in our variety of shopping...you have to get what you can.

A shower ruins everything

Riley was having so much fun playing with Caleb in my bedroom while I was taking a shower and getting ready for the day. He was laughing and stealing Caleb's trains when he wasn't looking. He was Mr. Happy. And then I went into Riley's room to get him a diaper and in the time it took me to walk across the hall and pick out a diaper, Riley went into my bathroom and crawled into my still very wet shower.




Needless to say, he was not Mr. Happy anymore. He was soaked from crawling into the water that was still sitting in the bottom of the shower.

He was so mad!!!

Ichibana

I did my first ever Ichibana arrangement. The art of Ichibana is very interesting and the arrangements are extremely symbolic. For instance, in the winter, no water should be showing in the front of the arrangement and in the summer the rule is switched. And the front of the flower should always be facing the direction of the morning sun. The arrangement is meant to be clean and simple. It was fun. There's going to be a class starting every month and I'm excited to be part of it. As you all know, I love flowers.

This is my first arrangement. I don't think it turned out very well, but I sure had fun learning about it. Our teacher told us we needed to listen to what the flower is saying to us.....um, I didn't hear much from mine or maybe I don't speak flower and that's why mine didn't turn out very good. I'll be listening next time.

A New Baby

There's a new baby in our group, Jacqueline had her baby on Friday. She had a boy that she named, Bruce Bailey. He's 8lbs. 5ozs. and beautifully perfect.

His little toes were so purple and cute...

He looks just like his daddy, who was able to be there for his son's birth (Thank you Blue Ridge for sending him home!).

Oh how wonderful it was hold to a new baby. Makes me want one....I can't believe that Riley is going to be a year old in less than a month. Where does time go?

Spagetti-ooooos

Do you think that Campbells could use this face to sell Spagettios?

I'm thinking.....

YES!

Night out

Saturday, a bunch of us went out for dinner. I left the boys with a babysitter..first time ever since we've lived here. I can't believe how much babysitters cost, OMG. I'm thinking I should start babysitting so that I can afford to pay babysitters. I didn't make $10 an hour till after I graduated from college, do teachers make that much...after taxes?

Anyway, we tried a new restraurant and it was some awesome food! I had sashimi tuna, the first raw fish that I've had since the sushi incident. I forgot how much I love it. (Shawn, I'm ready for sushi night out when you get back). We also had garlic beef, the most tender meat I've ever had...better than any steak I've eaten out. I'm looking forward to saving my money for another babysitter and going again.

First Time Bowling

Yesterday was the first time Caleb has ever been bowling. I wasn't sure if it was something he'd like, but he did, a lot. He asked this morning if he could go bowling again today.

We went as part of the FRG group and celebrated Amy's birthday too. It was a BLAST! There were about probably 35 people with our group. It was chaotic with so many kids running around and trying to be patient until it was their turn again.

Happy Birthday Amy.

Funny thing... Caleb and I scored the exact same bowling score! We both STINK!!! Poor child, he doesn't have a chance with the genes that Shawn and I passed down to him.

Like I've said before, it doesn't matter how great you are at something, but how much fun you have doing it. And we had AWESOME FUN!! I can't wait to take him back to the bowling alley.

Finally, he's learned to Pedal

Caleb has finally learned to pedal. I think he's known how to for some time, but has been TOO STUBBORN to do it. His daddy and I have been showing him, but Caleb has never taken instruction from us very well. I think what persauded him to use the pedals was seeing a much younger, little girl pedaling on a bike....

Yep! It took his boyhood being challenged by a tiny, two year old girl to break his stubborness.

Now, he thinks he's the coolest kid on the block. And I have to agree..

I don't know where he gets his stubborness from.....