Still My Baby

Caleb is just amazing me every single day. His words and the things he's learning is astonishing and he constantly surprises me by saying things that I didn't know he knew how to say. Everywhere we go, people tell me how well behaved he is and how 'good' he is....which of course makes us proud although I think that it's more in his ingrained personality than an example of our superb parenting skills.

And then there are moments like this....when he's asleep with just the tiniest furrow in his brow....and I think to myself, "you may be growing up quickly, but you're still my baby"...no doubt, I'll probably be STILL saying this when he's 30...:)

The Vacuum....

Caleb's favourite new toy is this Dirt Devil vacuum that Daddy got him. It actually does suck things up which is funny and it detaches to become a little dust buster....so now Caleb 'cleans' whenever we're cleaning....(ok..to those who know us,...it's whenever Daddy's cleaning)....and whenever there's a mess (usually that he's created himself) Caleb's first on the scene to try to vacuum up the mess.

He's quite the domestic toddler. Soon I'll have him doing laundry and loading the dishwasher ;)

A BunkBed A BunkBed!!

We have finally found (and saved up enough for) a bunk bed for Caleb's room! It now looks like a real bedroom. The bed has a single bunk on top and a full on the bottom. Yes yes,....we're still co-sleeping but now we have a place for our guests to sleep. We are eagerly anticipating the visit of Grandma Stella and Auntie Michelle in July...I can't wait to see my mom's face when she sees how much Caleb has grown....talking now with little two year old attitude....exclaiming constantly that things are 'mine!!'....no matter what it is.

Virginia Beach (part three)

More pics from our beach trip.......wish we were still on vacation! Oh well....back to normal, and now we can look forward to our next trip.

Virginia Beach (part two)

Day two of our vacation, we spent the entire day the beach and let Caleb just run amuck in the sand. The water was freezing but it didn't seem to deter him. The weather was a perfect 85 degrees with lots of wind to keep everybody cool. We rented some beach chairs, an umbrella and with our cooler stocked full of cold drinks, we were able to stay until the late afternoon. We then headed back to the hotel for a much needed nap (for everybody).

VA Beach Trip (part one)

Here we were on our first mini-vacation during Memorial Day longweekend at Virginia Beach. Caleb had a ball and just LOVED playing in the sand. Whenever we left the hotel, he would try to steer us towards the beach and say "There! Beach!....Go There!" and then we would have to tell him that we're not going there (again) and that were were going for dinner....or some touristy activity.

We stayed at the Sheraton on the oceanfront (thanks to residual hotel points from my PwC employment) and we got to enjoy some very much needed R&R with the whole family. Those of you who know us know that Jay works many nights and most weekends so time together is a rare and precious thing. We loved our vacation and we are hoping to be able to plan more as time (and finances) permit.