A 3 Year Old

On Monday, April 6, 2009, Caleb turned 3!! I know people say it all the time, but oh how time flies. Tara and I were thinking back over the three years and all the changes both with our family and with Caleb. Having Nathan has also helped us think back to Caleb and the developmental changes. It is fun to look back at the flickr photo album and see Caleb's growth and development. For those who know him, you know he has always been very verbal. He is actually spelling words now! Pretty crazy for a three year old. Car, Dog are his standbys, but more crazy is how he knows the sounds the letters make and can tell you what letter almost any word starts with. I'm hoping to get some of this "hook-ed on F-Honics work-ed fo meh!" on video soon.

We had a great birthday party (rivaling my best parties, and again he is just three!) We had about 30 people in our modest home and had a super time. Below are a few of the pics from the fun. More will be added to the flickr album on the left.

The first three years have been such a blessing...trying at times, but a blessing none the less. Caleb is a GREAT boy and we can't imagine life without him!

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Easter, 2009

When the Houston kids were younger (read high school and college aged), they would have friends and family over for epic Easter egg hunts at the farm. For those who haven't seen it, the farm is about 30 miles outside of OKC proper and is 30 plus acres of rustic land, barns, open fields, and corrals. It was a great place to grow up and even greater place to hunt for Easter eggs.

This year, my sister Lacy, Tara and I decided to resurrect the old tradition by inviting friends and family out (with their families) for a good 'ole Houston Easter egg hunt. The day arrived and we had 75 people make the drive to the country in preparation for the hunt. Kids of all ages came and we divided the 'kids' ages 5 and under and 6 and up into two different hunting areas. Each parent supplied at least a dozen eggs per kid so there were MORE than enough eggs to go around. Of course the little ones 'hunt' was mostly a collection, while the older ones had to decide whether or not it was worth it to put their hand/arm in 'that hole' because there was just as likely a snake or other animal in there rather than an egg!

Each family brought a food item, and my parents supplied the burgers, brats and hot dogs. It was a SUPER tradition brought back to life and I hope we do it again next year. If you are in the OKC area before Easter, let us know and we will send you the invite!

Caleb and Will showing off their haul...

Ready...set...goooooo!!! Don't worry grandma Linda didn't get too hurt :)

April Recap

OK, so I'm going to do a 3 part series recaping this busy month. This will catch up on some missed posts. The first will be Caleb's birthday. Shortly after that was Easter and for a teaser picture a farm, 32 children, 33 adults, 4 tables of potluck, and two grills. Discuss. The 3rd part will be the other days and excitement. All will have some pics, as well as pics and a few videos will be added to the flickr album and youtube throughout the end of the week and weekend. Enjoy!