Caleb Year 3 Retrospective

There are so many things about Caleb and this year I want to remember.

He's my baby, my last chance to relish and enjoy this time, and Caleb has grown and changed and learned so much this last year.


He stopped nursing

but at least he still cuddles.


He learned to climb out of his crib (and subsequently stopped sleeping well

unless we were sleeping next to him).


He loves to carry toys around. Some of his favorites are Mario and Luigi.

He does not usually like to share.

He always requests we sing "Child of God!" for our song at FHE.


He absolutely adores PAW Patrol,

and many other videos to a lesser degree.


He will eat nearly anything we serve for dinner.

though he usually isn't this messy.


He absolutely adores his brother and sister,

waiting excitedly for their buses to bring them home from school.


He is very affectionate, kissing and hugging all the time.

Caleb is such a joy and blessing in our lives. I love watching him grow and learn!


June 2018

July 2018

August 2018

September 2018

October 2018

November 2018

December 2018

January 2019

February 2019

March 2019

April 2019

May 2019

Bubbles, cookies, and birthdays!

My adorable baby boy turned 3 in June, can you believe it?

A few days before his birthday, he and I were talking,

Are you going to be 3?
No, I'm Caleb.
Are you big?
No, I'm small.
Yeah, you're pretty little.
Yeah, I'm pretty cute.

He's not wrong.


The Saturday before Caleb's birthday, we celebrated as a family at the science centre. It was a lot of fun.

 Caleb enjoyed playing and climbing in the kids' area.

 He enjoyed eating lunch.

 And most of all, he liked the superhero dress-up stuff they had in the Mythbusters section.

I wasn't sure he'd ever give them back, but we were able to convince him.

When Kyler and I were discussing what cake to make Caleb, Kyler suggested a chocolate peanut butter cake, because it's tasty. I asked Caleb if he wanted to yummy chocolate cake. "No, I want a cookie cake!" And so the cookie cake idea was born.

This thing is a monster. It is 3 separate cookie cake layers.

There is more than 4 cups of chocolate chips alone.

And Caleb was pretty excited about it.

While we enjoyed it, Kyler and I realized there was no way we could eat the whole thing before it went stale, so we delivered about half of it to various friends.

So good, but so rich!


I love the age Caleb is at. He says the funniest things. Another conversation we had:

It's almost your birthday!
What!?!
Yeah!
And a present, for me?
Yeah!
A baby present for me. And a giant present for Calista.
No, that is for you. That is for Caleb.
What!?!

Yup, all those presents, just for him.

Including books, trains,

 A Lego set all his own,

And a bubble machine!

What fun!

Happy birthday, Caleb!