Kaleb's First Snow

On Christmas Eve we made the trip up to Benbrook to see Granny, Grandad and the rest of the Eason Clan. I have made this trip almost every Christmas Eve of my life. It has NEVER snowed. Some years it snows the day before and melts before we get there. Some years it snows the day after we leave. And then some years it snows hours after we leave! But NEVER while I am actually there. Well, after 26 years, the streak has been broken. Luckily, we brought cold weather clothes and were able to snap a few pics of our little family in the snow. (well, not in the snow--the wind was blowing sooo hard there was no way to get Kaleb out in it!)

We are standing!!

Ok--here's the pictures of our newest trick. We have been practicing for a few weeks now, and have gotten to be an old pro! Standing up is sooooo much cooler than sitting down!!

And, even better than simply standing up...standing up while drinking from a sippy cup!!

Now if we could just figure out how to get from standing to sitting!

Kaleb the Turkey!!

Pickles

I have grown up being a not too picky eater. I do have some weird food issues, (white stuff-mayo, sour cream, alfredo sauce...) but nothing compared to Mom and Adam. They won't eat rice or pasta. (two of my staples!) And for Adam, growing up the list was even longer. I can remember dinners where Mom made two meals--one for Dad, Bret and I, and one for her and Adam. I always swore not to do this.

But, of course, as a mother, if your child just doesn't like something you are going to feel bad and let them slide. Kevin, on the other hand, has made it VERY clear that our kids will eat what is put in front of them, or they will eat nothing at all.

Well, I do not think we will be worrying about any of this with Kaleb. So far, he will eat anything and everything you put in front of him!! He is a total Veggie Kid! I guess that's a good thing! One of his absolute favorites are pickles...I know...a 7 month old that likes the sourness of pickles? He has actually been loving them for a while now. It's soooo weird!

Oh Kaleb, I love how much you love to eat...I hope you stay this easy!!

The Strike is over...

Well, I finally have a house free of piles of laundry. Did Kevin finally run out of clean clothes and catch on?? NO! Did I give in? Absolutely not!! Did Dad cave and tell him? Of course.

Yesterday morning I walked into our room to find none other than the clothes that were actually in the laundry hamper, in the floor. It seems that Kevin had no clean clothes and needed something that wasn't "as dirty". So, he opted for a pair of shorts from the bottom of the hamper. So, Dad gave in and sent him a text message stating that if he would put his clothes into the hamper, they would get washed. To which Kevin responded something to the point of, 'obviously not because I am wearing dirty clothes from the hamper'. I wanted to kill him. Now, on top of everything else, he is implying that I don't do any laundry ever... URGHHH!

He called a little while later, trying to be funny about the situation, and failed. I didn't see the humor in his ignorance. Especially not while Kaleb was screaming in my ear!

Finally, I made the point that I do laundry when the hamper gets full, so if he had been putting all of his dirty clothes into the hamper throughout the week, more of his clothes would have been clean. I still don't think he fully understands, but he did come in from work and start a load of laundry, put away what was in the laundry room, hang up what was in the dryer, put all of his clothes into the hamper and start a new load. So, at least for one day, there are no dirty clothes piles in my house. Sweet Victory may you last...

Laundry Stand Off Update...

So, it has now been two weeks since I started my boycot on Kevin's laundry piles, and guess what??

They are still there...growing...multiplying.

He has to be running out of clean clothes. I don't understand how he has not caught on yet. I have washed everything else. The laundry hamper has been emptied several times...is he really this stupid?? We even had company over yesterday and yet he didn't catch on that I didn't pick up the piles. (one of which is now in our laundry room--which can be seen from the kitchen and living room) I cleaned the house yesterday. Everything else was spotless...how did he not get it? Ughhhhhh!

I am holding strong...I must fight the urges to give in...he MUST LEARN!!!

Halloween

So, this was Kaleb's first Halloween. Unfortunately, I had to work on Saturday, so trick or treating plans were pretty much out of the question. Then, I found out that the George Bush Library was doing a big trick or treat event on Friday, and Liz (one of my employees) was going to be at some friends house for a party and they would LOVE to have a trick or treater. So, I figured this was the closest I was gonna get!!

Mom and Kaleb met me in town after work and we were off to the library. When we arrived, there was a line about 200 people long, and Kaleb was asleep. So, we decided that it wasn't worth it. I was really bummed. So, after a little retail therapy and some chick fil a, my little bull calf, Gammie and I stopped by Liz's. And finally, some real trick or treating!!

As you can see from the picture, Liz was dressed as a zombie chef. Kaleb thought she was soooo cool!! He couldn't get enough of her. He kept touching her face and grinning.





He was really impressed with all the shiney candy!!



So, Kaleb, I am sorry that your first experience with Halloween was not so eventful, but I promise the years to come (when you will understand what is going on) will be better!!