Friday, November 29, 2013

Happy 2nd Birthday, Cale!

The last two years have been so much fun because Cale has been a part of them!  What a ride!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Handsome!  We love you!!

“You’ve Got Mail”

When Cale opened his present this morning, he yelled, “Mail!  Mail!  I got mail!”  He actually received a puppy along with cards from his sister and his daddy and mommy.  Cale has named this darling, “Puppy.”IMG_0096

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Cale figured out very quickly how to push the button inside of Puppy’s mouth to get him to growl.IMG_0124

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We spent the day as a family.  We, of course, did a little Black Friday shopping and found some fabulous bargains.  For lunch we took the kids to “Cheeseburger King” (what they call BK) to play on the playground.  We ate more of Cale’s favorite foods today and played with him and kissed him and sang to him and loved on him all day long.  He is such a joy!

Happy Birthday, Little Mister!IMG_0218

And Happy “Big Sister” Anniversary to Sweets!  Two years ago today she became the world’s best big sister!IMG_0243

I have the best kids in the world!  I am one blessed mama!  Thank you, God, for giving me the best of everything!

“Raff”, Etc.

On Thursday Cale got “Raff.”IMG_0058

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As part of Black Friday, Toys R Us had a half-price sale on their train tables.  Cale LOVES train tables.  He plays with them every time we go into a toy store or book store or any store that may have one set up.  So I knew just what he would want to spend his birthday money on when the Black Friday ads came out.

Being an experienced Black Friday shopper, I knew that Toys R Us would have a line around the building an hour or two before the doors opened on Thursday evening.  I really wanted the train table and another little something that I’ve been eyeing for Claire was also half-price!  So I loaded up my family and set out for Toys R Us on Wednesday night to scout out the location of the two items we wanted and to lay out our game plan since Steve is new to this whole Black Friday thing.  Turns out that Cale’s train table was already marked down for Rewards members (which I am one!), so we went ahead and got it.  And we were able to get Claire’s wonderful birthday surprise (an Easy Bake Oven – for just $25!!!  They’re usually $45 - $65).  SO much fun and no waiting in line in the cold on Thursday!  So on Thursday morning, while we were watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Steve put the train table together for the kids; and I combed through more Black Friday ads.  What a perfect morning!IMG_0074

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For those of you who gave Cale money or gift cards for his birthday, thank you!  He is one happy boy (and his sister is pretty happy too!)!!

“Bob!”

We love Veggie Tales around here, especially Bob!  On Wednesday we got our newest, latest and greatest…IMG_0032

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Rawr Too!

When I asked Cale what his present’s name was, he said, “Rawr!”  I reminded him that he already has a Rawr.  He says, “This is Rawr, too.”  I’m not sure if he meant Rawr 2 or Rawr too; but either way, this is also Rawr.IMG_0563

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Monday, November 25, 2013

Kermit!

Today Cale received a new Muppets DVD – Kermit’s Swamp Years.IMG_0539

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“This is fun!”

On Sunday Cale got a shaving set.  He was so excited!IMG_0510

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He took it right to Daddy and asked for help.IMG_0517

So into the tub he went.  And under Daddy’s careful guidance…IMG_0528

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I ended up with a closely-shaven boy, all ready for church!IMG_0537

When he got out of the tub, he chased me down and yelled, “Mommy!  That was fun!!”

I LOVE these pictures!  How adorable is my little boy?!

Birthday Celebration

Since Cale’s birthday falls on Black Friday this year, we decided to celebrate a week early.  Claire and I made Cale’s birthday cake Friday night.  On Saturday morning, Daddy made biscuits and gravy, sausage and scrambled eggs for breakfast.  Then Daddy took the kids to the gym.  (Claire had a special event with her ballet class, and Cale played with his friends.)  I got everything else ready.  When they got home, Cale saw his presents; so we had to open them right away, of course.  Then we had spaghetti for lunch.  (Cale’s favorite – He had three huge bowls of spaghetti and two pieces of garlic bread.)  Then we had birthday cake.  After that we headed to the pool to swim.  We picked up a pizza for dinner on the way home.  It was a perfect day!

Time for cake!

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Happy Birthday, Cale!  We love celebrating you!

A Present from Sissy

Claire loves shopping for Cale.  About a month or two ago she told me what she wanted to buy Cale and sent me hunting it.  I didn’t even know if such a thing existed.  Fortunately, Amazon carries just about everything, and I was able to find exactly what Claire was hoping to buy for her brother.  I ordered it, and then we happened upon the book at Toys R Us.  And thus the perfect gift for Cale…IMG_0335

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I couldn’t get a very good picture since Cale was busy flying his new Curious George plane.  But at least you can tell that he was enjoying it!IMG_0347

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Thank you, Sissy!IMG_0355

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Another Present From Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Emily

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Thanks, Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Emily!  Cale is so excited!  What he’s hoping to get for his birthday is at Toys R Us!  This is the perfect gift!  We love you!!

For anyone who has given Cale money for his birthday, we are taking him shopping on Black Friday, which is his actual birthday.  He’ll get more bang for his buck that day.  One thing that we know that he will love and that we know is going to be on sale is this train table at Toys R Us.  It’s going to be half-price next weekend, which means that Cale will have more than enough birthday money to get it.  He LOVES this table and begs for it every time we go to Toys R Us.  How fun that we’re going to be able to get it!  Thank you to everyone!  You’re going to make my boy so happy!