We're all smiles!

I smile when Mommy is silly.
















Daddy smiles when I wear my Nikes!

My Life is Great!

Here I am posing for a picture in my cute Horsie outfit that Mommy's sweet friends got for me.



















Here I am riding my doggie!
















Here Daddy is trying out his Christmas present. I am still a little to small for it (at least in Mom's opinion), but I am growing fast!

Caleb's First Trip

With having to finish work the past two weeks, I never got to blog about Caleb's first trip. He and I flew from Dallas to Albuquerque and back. He did very well on the flight and had a great time meeting all of his family while we were there.

Caleb and GrandmaCaleb and Great Grandma and Grandpa

Caleb's Latest Accomplishments

Well school is out, and I am very glad about it! Caleb has spent the past two weeks in the care of two of his grandmas, who have both specified what they would like to be called.
Here are Caleb and "Gigi":
Here are Caleb and "Grammy" (and Heidi who just struck a pose here- usually we have to take time to position her in the photos... should we say "just a little jealous?":

Caleb is growing and changing everyday. He has starting smiling on a regular basis, but I have yet to capture a picture of it. We have a photo shoot scheduled in for sometime this week. Caleb is cooing and even giggling (just once at the furniture store!) Also Caleb has been sleeping really well. Last night he slept for 7 1/2 hours!
Here are some other pics of our sweet boy!:

Googly Eyes

Caleb doesn't really blink much yet. When he is awake, this means he is very awake, or at least very awake looking. He displays a concentrated focus that even in my best days at Baylor was never able to muster. We call this GOOGLY EYES, sometimes he opens them even wider than this. Maybe he is very intent we are not quite sure yet, what we are sure of is that he is good lookin, then again who's going to say their child isn't.

Both our Babies need Pacifiers

Say what you want about them, they live up to their name. Heidi's isn't necessarily a pacifier but it might as well be, and she reacts in the same way as Caleb when we take it away

Pace Face

We have noted the ways in which he most definitely a member of the Capron family:

• his hairline
• Capron ears
• Hair color
  

We have not yet noted to many ways he is most definitely a member of the Pace Clan as well:

• Kelly's beautiful eyes
• Kelly's pretty lips
• Lastly Exhibit A:

Pace Face

This is a face made by many Pace family members most common when sleeping in the car, on trips, in recliners etc. While we are uncertain which side of Kelly's family it originated on, it has definitely been manifested in Kelly on occasion. Admittedly it could have come from the Peterson side of Kelly's family but Pace face rhymed better.

Directions for Pace Face:

To make a Pace face simply relax all muscles in the face, namely the jaw, tilt the head at an odd (almost uncomfortable looking) angle, and be sure to open the mouth in a gaping manner. Timing is important as it best modeled when you are the only one asleep, or were expected to stay awake for conversational purposes on a long trip.

If Cat's Have 9 Lives How Many Do Dogs Have?

Do you think it is more or less?

I am beginning to think that our neighborhood was the set for some kind of Wild Kingdom documentary. Seriously how many brushes with death is a dog supposed to have while walking around the neighborhood. I am not sure how many times Heidi has tempted fate at this point but I know this is 3rd very poisonous snake encounter. So 3 + a couple close calls with cars, a few pretty good falls, near drownings, eating entire bars of soap, and others might put her pretty high on the count.
Tonight during the evening family stroll around the block we walked by one of the open lots. Heidi was on her leash when she made leap for something scurrying through the grass. She swatted at it and darn near had it in her mouth before I was able to realize it was a snake (with some scary colors) and could pull her back.

So next time you go for a walk in your suburban, homeowners association, paved, gated (not that ours is), pest free community realize that most of the other members of the animal kingdom probably didn't get the memo and you could be taking your life in your own hands! Guess that's another reason to keep my grass mowed if I ever want to play in it with Caleb. Truly I think they all live down by the creek and eat frogs but when it rains as much as it has their waterfront property gets a little flooded, so they look for higher ground (my house). Anyway, that was our exciting news for the night.

A Day in the Life of Caleb

For the most part my life consists of two things: eating and sleeping. However I am trying out new things everyday! Here are some highlights of my days:

Bath time: I hate the part right before the bath and right after the bath, but I love the actual bath itself. I think that bath time might be my mom's favorite time of day also.
Photo Session: Mom does this every so often, and Heidi seems to get a bit jealous. Here she is trying to steal the show.
Playtime: I love my floor play gym. I know that I will love it even more in a month or so. Boy, don't mom's feet look nice and slim compared to their last appearance on the blog!
Last of all is a picture of me holding my heading up. I am going to be big and strong, daddy.

Friends in Low Places . . like the floor

Caleb meet Jackson
"zzzzzzz"
Jackson meet Caleb
"whaah"

So Tricia, Jeff, Addie, and Jackson came to town and Caleb got to meet his buddy. We're not quite sure if they hit it off or not, the conversation above pretty much captures the moment. Then again, Jeff sleeps a lot too and we get a long pretty well. Hopefully I am not as loud as Caleb. These guys should be roughly the same age (obviously) but due to the false start on Caleb's end, he ends up being a few weeks older. Either way we look forward to Caleb having someone to go on adventures with when we hang out with the Durands. I foresee many triple dog dares, camp outs and long days at the lake in their future. Perhaps Jackson will learn to contain his excitement and Caleb will find a different way of expressing his.