Swinging in the park!

We played in the park and Caleb got to swing for the first time! We'll be going to the park as much as possible! It is a terrific park with everything a kid could want to climb, slide, hang and crawl on. Like any respectable rural town, they even have a tractor for the kiddos to play on.

Custom size tub

Caleb has his own custom size tub, which he thoroughly enjoys! I think my new name for him is Moondoggy!

I knew this day would come...

...and he didn't just unroll miles of toilet paper, he had to taste test it. Despite having the bathroom doors closed, somehow I left this one ajar and Caleb found it. He has now joined ranks with the best of the best for having found the toilet paper roll and unrolled it, with great fervor. Congratulations kid, you're in the club! (I'm shaking my head)

Something Homer Simpson would do...

Before we left for Oregon, we had a sleep over party at Aunt Lolly's. She was nice enough to let Caleb terrorize her DVD, book, nailpolish and bowl collections. Anything he could reach, he pulled out, knocked over and scattered it. He did take a break during his rampage to try and catch the fleeting DVD icon, bouncing all over the TV screen. It just reminds me of something Homer would do.

Good morning wake up call!

We were up bright and early today. 6:30am is becoming our official wake up time. This morning I gathered Caleb up and sat in the glider, snuggling with him. But after a few seconds, he noticed that his favorite toy was suddenly back in the nursery. He jack-knifed out of my lap and was instantly enthralled. As I'm typing, I can hear him in the nursery and he's figured out how to turn it on by himself! As soon as the music stops, he turns it on again! The music was dad's wake up call this morning! Ha!

Tickles and Giggles

Cannon and I are pretty tickled to find this new game to play with Caleb to get him to laugh.

Getting pushed around

Caleb is constantly pushing the high chair around. He takes breaks to study the wheels. Do you like his little church outfit? It cracks me up everytime he wears it!

Driving on Main St to our house!

This gives you a quick idea about our little neighborhood.

Caleb's first morning at the house

Caleb was excited to be in his new nursery!

We're unpacking!

Well, we are here in Yamhill, OR. This is a pic of our little house. We love it!The move happened very fast and it was exhausting. Thank goodness the flight up to Portland was fantastic! Caleb and I had a ball on the plane (Alaska Air is an excellent airline), meeting new folks, playing games with the flight attendants, getting extra bags of snacks and as much juice as we wanted...it was a fun flight. By the time we arrived, Caleb had enough energy to greet daddy with arms outstretched and then he slept the whole way to our new home.

If the name "Yamhill" sounds like a very rural, one-stop-light city....it is. There is a corner grocery store, a pizza joint, post office, city hall, a church, an awesome European antiques dealer...and the high school, middle school and elementary school (all grouped together in a couple of buildings). The countryside is enchanting. All around there are rolling hills and vineyards, Victorian farmhouses nestled among pine trees that sink into a misty meadow, with snow-capped mountains looming in the distance. We're in heaven. The climate is mild and there is a drizzle with bursts of sunlight throughout the day.

We can't seem to find the camera cord to download our pictures so standby...it will turn up tonight or tomorrow, hopefully.

We are doing great and really looking forward to settling here for a while.