A Few Words

Sophia has a couple of words to say to you...

Snow Day Fun

Well, it has been a very snowy day in Rochester. I (Kim) had the day off, so we ventured out into the snow to go to the museum. I love the new Potato Head exhibit. The kids had a good time and Sophia is beginning to explore things there as well. Caleb and Sophie also enjoyed building at home. One of Caleb's favorite things in the world is to wear PJs, so today was a PJ-day for him.

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Caleb is 4!!!

Caleb is 4!!! We celebrated his birthday with his family, with Nana and Papa Steve coming from Watertown and his Aunt Ro, Papa Bob, Grandma Kathy and Great Grandma swinging over for pizza (his favorite) and some fun. Below you can see Caleb's birthday present from us - a big boy bed!!! He loves it and has not found his way out of it in the middle of the night at all! It's been nearly two weeks and we've not heard a peep from him whatsoever. With Sophia still stirring once to three times a night, it's so cool to have this guy sleeping like a champ!

Sophia with her pal Amelia, who is a stunner at 9 months old. These two were funny together. Sophia has her "funny face" and Amelia does one awesome "fish face". It was so fun to have them together.

Cowboy and Cowgirl

Sophia and Caleb are sharing a rocking horse. While this is cute on Sophia, with Caleb it's just plain funny! He is using a plastic firefighter's helmet (from Halloween) and yelling things like "Yippee-Kai-yai-yay!" and "ride like the wind!". He's such a goofball!

More Fun at Strong...

Caleb and Sophia had a great time at the Strong Museum of Play! The Curious George exhibit was leaving town, so we were glad that we made it! Here you can see our effort to make Sophia more easily identifiable as a girl. You'd be surprised how many people (usually men) still ask "Is it a boy or a girl?" Yikes!!!

The "Slide"

Sophia has been crawling for the last four months, is cruising, and can stand without assistance (and simultaneously shake an object), but she still isn't too interested in walking. She has developed her own, unique form of transportation.

A busy couple of weeks

These pics are from the past two weeks, which were as busy as we've ever had, I think. But what a great gang we have in these pictures! We sure do have a terrific family, if I do say myself!

A Holiday Project

Caleb's mark

He can write!!! Okay, okay - so he's missing the "L" in C-A-L-E-B, but it's so exciting to see him beginning to read and write!!!

Trimming the Tree

Watch for a special moment - at around 5 minutes in...

Get ready for a flurry

But not the snowy kind. We've been super-busy (again???) and have missed posting pics and stories. Here's a start, and to follow will be our Christmas tree decorating!

Halloween Fun!

Well this is the first year we did the whole trick-or-treat thing. Caleb seemed to enjoy it, but we are all glad Halloween is over (this is from two teachers!). Caleb liked dressing up and making a Jack-o-lantern. Here Caleb is before he went out trick-or-treating. The neighbor kids stopped by to see us and they were all so excited about their costumes.
Here's the cutest fireman in town!
I've never seen a pink leopard before, but this one is adorable!
Scooping out the pumpkin gutts!

Playing Around the House

We are finally settling in to the new house and can begin to think about paint again without shuttering. Of course the kids made a great transition. They are enjoying the extra space. Sophia is keeping up with Caleb very well. Here they are cooking together. We can't keep Sophia into the baby toys...

Beautiful Sophia

We're so unapologetically biased!

Old/New

It's amazing what a difference a little paint and elbow grease makes to transform a house. We have most of the boxes unpack except a few in the basement, so we are beginning to feel settled.

UPDATE!

We've been a little too preoccupied with moving into the new house, and with work and other things. Here's a look at what we were up too since we last shared!

Little Milestones

Crawling and taking bites - what a precocious little girl!

My Caleb boy

As summer winds down, I am sad that I will not be home each day with the kids. Caleb is so fun, challenging at times, but fun. His current favorite activities are of course playing trains and digging in the mulch with his trucks. He really misses his cousin for both activities. I had to include a shot of his current track. I am particularly proud of it. It is actually 2 branch lines. We'll see how long it lasts... The other night we had a fun dinner together while Daddy was at Home Depot- "party eggs and party pancakes." Caleb enjoyed red, yellow and blue eggs, green pancakes with sprinkles and blue milk. The last shot is of a very tired Caleb. He has dropped his nap but continues with a quiet time each day. Yesterday he passed out. Too much fun at home I guess.