Laughter

There is nothing better than hearing my children laugh.  Caleb has been a happy, smiley baby from the beginning and hasn't let up since!  This first video is what happens when he gets so excited he can only get out a small noise:

And here is the complete belly laugh:

He's gonna eat me out of house and home someday!

We recently started rice cereal with Caleb.  I didn't really expect much, as most kids don't care too much for flavorless food!  However, this kid couldn't get enough of it!  I can only imagine what will happen when we start veggies and fruits!

New Camera = Amazing Pictures!

My mother-in-law recently got a new camera and I am amazed at the quality of pictures it takes!  We have done a few amateur "photo shoots" recently and here are a few of my favorites (Ok, so I had a hard time choosing just a few...)

The Letter I and Some Abstract Art

Sometimes we just have to take a moment to brag about our kids...

so bear with me!  

Brayden is very into letters lately (the former 1st grade teacher in me is so excited!)  He can tell me all the letters and the sound each letter makes, even out of alphabetical order!  He loves the Letter Factory movie (shout out to Leap Frog for helpin' a busy mom out!)  And he will find letters on just about anything, from a cereal box to the books he reads.  He amazes me everyday!  Just the other day, he decided to write a letter for me:

Not bad for a first attempt!

Then he decided to draw me a giraffe...What?  You don't see it??

My Tank

Not sure what happen to this kid recently (I swear he does more than just eat all day!) but my almost 6 month old weighs in at 18 pounds!!  I imagine that once he is is mobile, he will thin out just like his brother.  But for now, I'm losing weight just by carrying around my little chunker!  Here are some recent pics of my not-so-little-anymore guy:

Mommy and Baby C

Ready for church!

Two of my favorite boys!

There he goes smiling again...

P.S.  If you call him big, or any variation of the word, to his face, it hurts his feelings and he will cry... no joke! :)  Of course, if you called me big, I would cry too, so I can't really blame him! :)

Continuation of the Episode of the Missing Pee-Pee

In case anyone was worried for my sweet little boy who couldn't find his pee-pee... He has managed to find it.  Again...and again...and again since my last post.  He never did this wearing diapers, but has a new-found freedom wearing his "big boy" underwear!  All that's missing from this picture is a remote nearby and a drink in his hand!  For all you conservatives out there, not to worry...it's completely innocent and normal...and amazing blackmail! :)