this post is dedicated to sean and tim...

Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have a Breakthrough...

Try as I might, I couldn't wrestle the camera into the mouth of my teething baby for a good shot, but trust me... they're there... two of them... TEETH... what a concept; he's only eleven months old!And here's Caleb on Father's day with his Grandpa, wearing his "grandpa is my hero" shirt that I got him down in Mooresville. Missed the photo op wearing his "my dadaaa is #1" shirt that he wore to church! aww, so cute.

Karl was playing with Caleb the other night and started winking, which Caleb found quite hilarious... here he is catching it on video (is it so last century to call it "video taping"?)

Okay, okay... since you insisted... here are more photos of the little prince that is the centre of our universe: Here he is using his "dipper" spoon that Auntie Melissa and Uncle Scott got him for part of his birthday present...Despite the rainy spring we've had, Karl has still been the king of the barbecue... beer can chicken with home-made rub, grilled pear chicken salad (my idea, his grilling...) burgers, and pork tenderloin... mmm I am one spoiled wife!

other uses for shampoo and lipliner

Caleb and I had a fantastic visit in Mooresville with my sister and her family... Here are some great photos; you can tell who was the "centre of the universe" while we were there, but he returned home surprisingly "unspoiled."

On our way home we had an unexpected overnight hiatus in Dallas. The weather was bad so our flight from Charlotte to Dallas was delayed (and Dallas is *so* on-the-way to Calgary!) and we missed the only connecting flight to Calgary. Karl hooked us up with a quick hotwire hotel near the airport and we had a rather uneventful night... that is except for the lack of luggage. Of course I had a tonne of emergency type equipment for Caleb... change of clothes, extra diapers, lots of wipes, extra food to accommodate 9 hours of delay... hmm, still not enough!

But Caleb is a trooper and ate mushed bananas and carrot baby food (his first time trying it... we all know how the asparagus started, but thankfully this had the same end-result... empty bowl!)

I'm a trooper too, if you qualify a 4-star hotel as roughin' it. I didn't have any make-up though! Okay, I'm no diva, but you have to admit it feels weird not to wear make-up in public when you're used to wearing even a little. It turns out that lipstick and lipliner make great eyeliner and eyeshadow alternatives in a pinch! Ladies, if you're going to try this, ideally go with a different colour than what's on your lips... helps the illusion that you didn't just have all of your luggage checked through to your original destination and that you're making do with one form of make up. Yes. I know. I didn't miss the irony that I did, in fact, have two different colours of lipstick with me. I also used shampoo as a "texturizer" in my hair after I washed and dried it; I just kind of rubbed some on my fingers and twirled it into the tips of my hair. Not quite as successful as the lipliner, but I think it did help a bit. ack... I didn't even have hairspray but wasn't up to buying more at the overpriced convenience store where I found Caleb's carrot baby food.

Here' my little prince in his makeshift crib on the floor at the hotel (now that I think of it, I bet I could have asked for a crib in the room, but I was tired...)


That's all for now folks...

Happy Birthday Uncle Karl!

I am just heading home from Mooresville, and Joel & Alisha wanted to send this message to Uncle Karl since today is his birthday:

And when we were uploading that, we found one in the archives from 2004... "they grow up so fast..." sniff sniff :'(

I guess it is over

Admittedly, the Detroit Red Wings has been the better team throughout Stanley Cup final series. It would have been nice to see a Game-7, regardless of the outcome then. Nonetheless, hockey is over... for now.

It ain't over til it's over!

The Pittsburgh Penguins won Game-5 of the Stanley Cup Final in triple overtime, and spoiled the party in Detroit. They still trail the series 2-3 though. It ain't over 'til it's over baby! Go Pens Go!!

vacation...

Caleb and I are in North Carolina visiting my sister and her family. We made a trek to the coast and spent some time at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and stopped in Savannah, Georgia for a quick look around as well "on our way" back home.

The weather is terrific and Caleb has been a trooper; facing each new site and sound with curiosity and little fuss. But we're missing Daddy/Karl! We'll be home on his birthday (June 9th). The rest of the trip will be pretty low key; the kids are still in schools so I have a feeling we may do lunch and/or show-and-tell...

More pics to come :) I have been getting a bit side-tracked by facebook lately and have been slacking on the blog.