Caleb has some of his daddy's artistic skills. He is working on his fourth masterpiece to show daddy when he gets home. Caleb has been very good about coloring today. He stays at his desk and works very seriously on his drawings.
The four of us went to watch Chad's high school tennis match yesterday evening. Caleb had a blast. He loved playing tennis with Chad. He understood the concept, but just needs more practice before he can play with the pros. It was nice to be outside and spend time with the Taylors. Chad played great!
Emily and Lisa came over to play today. Emily thought that Caleb had the coolest potty. She loved it. This made Caleb interested in it and both of them sat on potties today (big and small ones). As a reward, both were given cupcakes. So, maybe we will make progress on potty training soon. Caleb is not as scared now that Emily has shown him that it can be fun.
Here are pictures of Graysen and Caleb from this morning. Caleb is very excited about his new car, truck, and the coolest vehicle, the Ford full size service van. He also received a Matchbox plane, but it has been rejected as not interesting. Graysen received a little puppy stuffed toy. Caleb also looked for eggs filled with jelly beans this morning. He did great once he got the hang of it.
Caleb and Emily went to an Easter egg hunt this morning in Gastonia. Caleb was an expert egg hunter. He ran and collected over ten eggs! (It helped that the hunt was divided into age groups.) Caleb and Emily had a good time.
I was cleaning the bathtub today, and I looked behind me, and Caleb was cleaning the "potty." He then proceeded to clean his potty. Then, he realized that he couldn't reach the mirror, ran and got a stool, and cleaned the mirror. This was all without my instruction and without me asking. He loves to clean. He cleans perfectly. He knows where everything goes and lines up everything parallel, just how I like things. It was so cute!
Grumpy Graysen rarely smiles, but I was able to catch one this morning. He enjoyed watching Caleb and Katelin play with Easter eggs.
Katelin's mom brought over plastic eggs for the kids to play with this morning. They loved the eggs. Caleb is now ready for his big Easter egg hunt on Saturday.
It has been a very relaxing Saturday. Lee was nice and made dinner this evening. While he was at the grocery store, he bought flowers for me and a car and truck for Caleb. Caleb has been playing with his new car (Dodge Viper, his favorite) and his new truck (Waste Management, Lee's favorite) all day. Mr. Graysen was allowed to sit up on the couch for the first time today. He got to enjoy looking at the world from a different perspective.
Caleb spent the afternoon at the Taylors. This is a picture that Kim took of him. He had a blast. He ran outside with the dog and got to play with different trucks. He did not want to leave. He hid behind a play house and threw a fit when I put him in the car. He calmed down enough to give him pal, Aunt Kim, a good-bye "knuckles."
Caleb colored Easter eggs today. He helped with every part of the process from mixing the dyes to put the final stickers on the eggs. He was very disappointed when he tasted one of the eggs. I think that he was hoping for a flavor similar to "belly beans."
