Happy Birthday

Today is Caleb's 6 Month mark and his Grandpa's birthday!!! Party, party, party! We love you Grandpa and can't wait to come see you soon. Hope you enjoy these pictures when you get back from scout camp.

Nilla Cookies

So, technically Caleb isn't supposed to have Nilla cookies yet. But he liked it so much that I let him slobber two of them. He was really cute. :)

He has also moved to the find-a-toy phase. So, I packed a plastic spoon in the diaper bag today. -We laughed when we saw another boy, also, playing with a kitchen serving spoon at church. :)

Applesauce!

So, I've decided that when feeding Caleb we not only need a bib for him, but also an apron for his mom. :) He has learned that if he blows raspberries while eating that the food does cool things. -I am not sure that I appreciate his new found trick, but for now we are sticking to light colored food items (aka no sweat potatoes, carrots, green beans etc.) Since he does it with all foods I am pretty sure it's not a preference thing yet. Although he does love apple sauce enough to not play with his food then. :)

Rolling

So, we weighed Caleb on our scale here at home and he came in at a healthy 18 1/2 lbs. He is very silly and likes to be teased, blow raspberries, etc. In addition he is learning to roll, eat some solid foods and often passes toys from hand to hand. We love him very much!

This is our Kid

This is our silly noisy baby. :) -We have a hard time keeping him quiet in church, but I don't think too many people mind. We have about 15 babies in our ward. However, he's the only baby in our sunday school class --so we say that he's the class mascot.

The funniest thing Caleb does at church is smiling and staring at the other babies. He loves other kids and thinks that if he smiles they will smile back at him. It's super cute. Especially because sometimes the other babies don't see him. -But, he is very patient and keeps on smiling. :)

So Spoiled

Aaron and I have been wanting to buy this jumper for Caleb for a little while now, but because it was a little expensive we had been waiting to do so. Caleb is 5 1/2 months old now and is a great little kicker ... so we decided we couldn't put it off any longer. This picture and video were taken right before bed last night (and after waiting for Daddy to assemble the jumper). -So I am super excited to have Caleb wake up full of energy this morning and try it out again!

Tummy Time

I love my Mommy!

Feet

Last week Caleb discovered his ability to squeal ... and this week he found his feet! I love it when I come to get him from a nap and he's kicked off his blankets, slobbered one sock and has taken off the other sock.

Yellowstone National Park

This past week we took a family vacation/ mini-road trip to Yellowstone National Park! It was a lot of fun. Caleb did really well. He absolutely loves to be outside and Aaron and I enjoyed spending time with our family too.
Aaron and Caleb looking at the trees.
Snuggling with Dad at lunch time.
Caleb and I at Old Faithful. Caleb asleep at Old Faithful. Aaron and I at the Paint Pot walking trail.
One of the Paint Pots. --Stinky, steamy, sulphur smell.
Some of the gang on the Paint Pot walk.
Hey you two wait for us!
There were lots of delicate little flowers: purple, red, white and these happy yellow ones.
Aaron and Caleb at the Yellowstone Grand Canyon. -This is one of my absolute favorite spots in the park. We had to go through a bunch of construction to get there, but still worth it. :)Artist's point view. Smiles and memories!
The photographers. :)

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