Daddy playing and singing

The daddy in this house sings well (he sang to me at our wedding so he's also very gutsy) and he plays the guitar.  He plays less often than the momma would choose, but he is quite busy with working and wrestling with two boys and the list goes on.  So, we enjoy the sweet moments when they come.  We sang Christmas songs the other night and the boys got their moment of fun when Daddy let them strum.

Party!

We were able to be part of a celebration at our church with many from around the city... Affordable Christmas.  It was a day of activity as we took turns being at the festivities and staying home with the kiddos.  Our small group joined us in being part of the fun, and our house was the sending station and the kids' play area.  Jonathan and Caleb had a grand time, and the end of the evening was capped with dinner together and a "magic show" by the kids.

It was a three, four and five year old kind of "magic show" so there was just a lot of laughing and jumping around. 

24 plus 10

My 24th plus 10 birthday was a bit ago.  The boys wanted to make me a running shoe cake so Daddy sweetly agreed.  There were also some very sweet cards made by my boys and my nephews.

Boiling, like water

Jonathan: "Mom, my tummy feels like it's boiling and I need to toot."
Me: "What do you mean by boiling?"
Jonathan: "You know, bubbling like boiling water."

This conversation occurred right before some problematic bathroom time this morning.  Our conversations are never dull.

Party Time

Caleb's party was a grand time... some of his favorite people were there (although not all pictured) and he had a dinner of his favorites followed by a truck cake made with love from Daddy.  I did manage to put a game in the mix: pin the wheels on the car.  It was cute and the kids had fun.

 The boys at the party: Jonathan, birthday boy Caleb, Jake, and friend Luke (Josh not pictured)

 The truck cake

Neighbors: Luke and Steve

I don't think I adequately captured Caleb's delight (with photos) in having the cake in front of us with everyone singing happy birthday.  It was priceless.  He glowed (and not from the candles).  I think the camera battery died before the end of the party: Bruce and Stacey got him a Bob the Builder video that the boys watched at the end of the night... couldn't have been a more fitting end.  Family movie nights with Bob the Builder are Caleb's favorite!

The Day of Birth

We celebrated the littlest Guild's actual birthday by awakening him with a birthday donut cake and singing.  He loves it, and just lights up to be honored like that.

He opened a remote controlled car from us and a lego toy from Jonathan.  It was a small blessing that Jonathan had preschool for part of the day.  We had enough work on his character refinement for the first two hours of the morning that we decided his stint at preschool was a welcome break!  Caleb enjoyed having his run of the house (and the toys) for the morning.

We all enjoyed dinner out and Jamie put the finishing touches on the cake for the party on Friday.

Happy birthday, big three year old!

Two No More

The littlest Guild is three today.  Three precious years old.
At three, Caleb:
- Still loves to rock in the chair with his momma.  This was the first item on the list because I LOVE this and the boys know it.  Caleb (and Jonathan) tells Jamie that "momma loves to rock with me."
- Plays cars at most any given moment... he loves for us to play with him or he'll play by himself.
- He's the includer.  Anytime something is going on and he feels like one of us is missing out, he goes to find them.
- He's loud.  He still screams very, very loudly when displeased.  As I predicted, we don't often wonder what he is thinking.
- Caleb plays so well by himself.  When we arrive at my sister's house to play, he immediately asks to play in the basement and will play down there by himself for a very long time.
- Talks like crazy and sings "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" most every day.
- Loves strong flavored foods: olives, pickles, some spicy foods, marinated peppers.  Dislikes very little but has recently turned down mashed potatoes and stuffing.
- Sings a made up song "Mr., Mr., Tayebs, Mr. Tayeb" that Jamie started singing to him when they were playing.  It came from the wacky brain of the daddy, and it has stuck in the little man's brain.
- Likes to ride his bike, his tricycle or his scooter.
- Loves, loves, loves to dig in the dirt.
- Is a strong little boy who is a good match for the strength of his brother :+)
- Usually has a favorite color and it is most always: green.

Caleb, my sweet three year old, Happy Birthday!  We love you.  It delights me to see you each morning and put you to bed each night.  Can't wait to share "three" with you!