Jeremy and Rachel Williams Family

It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's....

2009-11-02T15:00:00.000-08:00

Caleb was SUPERMAN for Halloween!

Here he is posing at the squadron Halloween party (the scarecrow is wearing a flight suit, if you can't tell. )

Caleb's little friend Gavin, who lives across the street, had the same costume-they make a great little duo.Here we are at "Spot 9"-the hangout at the squadron-having pizza and laughing at Caleb's antics.

And last but not least, guess what?
Caleb is WALKING!
Here's my attempt at getting a good video of his performance.

Caleb just being cute.

2009-10-25T13:50:00.000-07:00

Caleb got his "alphabet train" for his birthday. It's definitely his favorite toy now! He pushes it all around the house and sometimes in the yard outside.

He'll be walking in no time with all that exercise!

Caleb loves books! (As you can tell from what I discovered after I realized it was getting just a little too quiet in the kitchen. :)

I just thought my boys were so cute before church today I had to take a picture!

Caleb loves music, and especially loves to 'dance' along to the tune!

Update after long absence!

2009-10-08T12:44:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures taken here and there on our trip from Washington to Oklahoma!

Uncle Elden with Caleb on our stop in Utah.

Caleb played in a city water park in St. George.

Caleb is a little shy but warmed up to Tracy pretty quickly!

We had a fun day at "This is the Place" monument with Moma D, the Grays, and the grandmas.

Caleb got to ride on the mini train and enjoy the petting zoo!

Even a pony ride...

and a trolley ride!

Well, folks-we are here in Oklahoma and boy has it been a fun ride! Since our last post we've moved half way across the country, visited lots of family on the way, and moved into our new house! We love living on base-we have awesome neighbors and everything is super close. Caleb just had his first birthday on September 19th-so I made a Sunshine cake and we invited some friends over to share cake and ice cream with us. We lit one candle, sang happy birthday to Caleb, and then as we all looked expectantly at him he just burst into tears! It was just too much being in the spotlight, I guess. Anyway-his mood changed for the better moments later when he got his cake! As you can see he loved it. :)

Splish Splash I was takin' a bath...

2009-07-02T14:05:00.000-07:00

Bathtime is Caleb's favorite! He just loves to splash and splash and splash, until he just about wears himself out.

Father's Day

2009-06-23T09:55:00.000-07:00

We were lucky to have Daddy home for Father's Day-and we had a relaxing day with yummy food and my first attempt at a Bundt cake. It didn't look so good, but it tasted great! :) Here are my two favorite boys on their special day.

Caleb gets cuter by the day, of course, and I couldn't resist snapping a shot of his little bare bum after his bath. One of his latest tricks is pursing his lips-he loves exploring facial expressions!

His favorite one, though, is this wide grin. Doesn't it just make you want to giggle?

Every morning he greets me by peering through the slats of his crib and pushing down his crib bumper to play "peek-a-boo." We love giggling about it together.

And last, but not least-Caleb is finally starting to learn how to crawl! He can scoot backwards a little and take a couple of crawls forward. He doesn't get very far, but he's sure proud of himself!

Orcas Trip and my new favorite picture

2009-06-05T16:18:00.001-07:00

Jeremy and I had an overnight getaway with three other couples on Orcas Island. It was the PERFECT weekend-gorgeous weather. We enjoyed the hour long ferry ride to get over there, and we all camped at Moran State park.

We set up camp right next to the lake-here's a view from our tent door.

We biked around the lake a bit and rented rowboats for a while on the lake. It was kinda romantic! After Dutch oven dinner we drove up Mt. Constitution to the summit to see an awe-
inspiring sunset. The view was amazing!

The moonlight on the lake by our camp was no less than picturesque.

The next morning we took a hike among REALLY old trees and ended at a pretty waterfall.

What a fun group!

Ok-and last but not least-my new favorite picture of Caleb, taken today!

Trip to California

2009-05-11T16:16:00.000-07:00

Here's the newest mugshot of the little guy-you can see his two teeth! He has two coming in on the top too-I can hardly believe it!

Here's his newest cousin, Chloe-what a doll.

Caleb and I just returned from a wonderful trip to Santa Barbara to visit my sister and her new baby, Chloe. Plus we loved introducing Caleb to everyone for the first time and having four generations together.

Moma D (my maternal grandmother) was as energetic as ever-I'll never forget seeing her skip down the sidewalk with Sophie.

Caleb was fascinated by his new cousin and his other cousins couldn't get enough of him, constantly trying to feed him his bottle or give him a toy!

It was so fun to spend time with my three nephews and two nieces-I love them to bits, and we had a blast playing "Cities and Knights of Catan"-I think that's my new favorite game! We stayed for six days and I just loved the sunshine!

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms!

He's such a little boy now!

2009-04-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Our little Caleb is growing like a weed-it seems like he hardly wears his clothes and he's outgrown them! Every day it seems like he is doing something new-he's getting very good at sitting up on his own and has recently started blowing raspberries with a vengeance (with spit flying everywhere! :) We can't believe how old he looks-doesn't he look just like his dad? When Jeremy comes home every day he flashes the biggest grin you've ever seen-I think he's going to be a daddy's boy. He loves to look at Daddy's patches on his flight suit and grab at them, of course. I think he will start crawling soon-but for now he just rolls over just as soon as we put him on his belly. He's proud of his new skill!

We love the fuzzy hair he's growing-it just sticks straight up and it's adorable. We may have to cut his hair soon!

As for the grown-ups in the house-we're doing great-just getting geared up for our impending move-we're set to leave Washington in just 4 months-so we have a lot to do! We're glad for the longer days and the springtime weather that has been flirting with us after what felt like a very long winter.

New Pictures of Caleb!

2009-03-06T15:31:00.000-08:00

Hello friends and family! Here are a few new pictures so you can see how much Caleb has grown! He is such a happy baby and loves to giggle, talk and smile all the time!

He always sleeps with his arms straight out now. Hilarious.

Updated photos

2009-01-30T09:47:00.000-08:00

Well, here's an update! We can't believe it's almost February-time is flying by so quickly! It has been a great month-we all flew to Scott Air Force Base (in Illinois) for a week to attend "High Flight"-a program for Captains and their spouses. It was freezing cold, but we had a great time and learned a ton!

When we got back in town we got to go visit Grandpa Evans and Caleb put on a show talking and giggling and hamming it up for the camera!

Caleb's favorite activities are cooing and smiling at Mommy, giggling at one of his stuffed doggies, eating what seems like constantly, and sleeping. He's a great sleeper, and usually sleeps in the 'I surrender' pose!

He has the best Daddy, who gets such a kick out of his antics and we find ourselves laughing to tears all the time at Caleb's funny expressions. We feel like the luckiest parents in the world.

Christmas begins!

2008-12-04T11:10:00.000-08:00

Elden and Tracy (Rachel's brother and his wife) came for the Thanksgiving weekend! They loved meeting Caleb and provided an entire Thanksgiving dinner for Rachel's mom and grandmother, complete with the yummiest pumpkin cheesecake ever! We all went together to cut down a Christmas tree at the mountain creek Christmas tree farm where we have been going for 24 years!

We enjoyed going together to the Bellevue Botanical Gardens Garden D'Lights-it was a magnificent display of Christmas lights depicting plants and animals from around the world! It really helped me get in the Christmas spirit. The weekend was short but wonderful, and especially fun to have four generations together.

Thanksgiving!

2008-12-04T10:27:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful trip to New Mexico to see the Williams side of the family. It was Caleb's first time on an airplane, and he did great! All of Jeremy's siblings, their spouses, and children were able to be there, so it was a wonderful occasion!

First we drove down to Carlsbad to the Farm to see Gaga and Papa. (Jeremy's paternal grandparents.) Gaga made us a grand slam breakfast and oohed and awed over little Caleb. We enjoyed our time there, albeit brief.

Then we met the rest of the family in Las Cruces for the big feast! The night before Thanksgiving we had a progressive dinner so we could see everyone's houses-I still think about Rachel and Anika's yummy salad. :) Carmelized almonds to die for.

Little Lilian, the only granddaughter so far-steals all our hearts!

We all had lots of fun together, in between cooking and taking care of children-we all laughed a lot and got caught up on each other's lives. We were excited to learn of two new babies who will be joining the family! Anita (Jeremy's sister) and Anika (sister in law) are both expecting!

"Mama" loved being with all her 8 grandbabies, and cousins and aunts and uncles got to know each other.

Papa was a proud patriarch of the whole brood.

Truly we all have so much to be thankful for.

First Smiles

2008-12-04T10:20:00.000-08:00

Our little "squeaker" is 11 weeks old and continues to be such a joy! He will now readily smile and sometimes squeal with delight. He loves listening to music and hearing mommy sing him silly songs.

He loves looking at his mobile, and gets upset when it stops turning.

Seven weeks old tomorrow!

2008-11-05T11:20:00.000-08:00

After a bath his hair sticks straight up. Hilarious. And he has a monster cowlick in the back that no amount of brushing will tame! Jeremy gave Caleb his blessing on Sunday Oct. 26th- it was wonderful having both sets of grandparents there.

He has just started smiling-it's still pretty hard to get on camera!

Here's a video of his "morning excercise routine." I think he wants to be like his dad, who gets up at 4:45 AM to go to the gym!

Five weeks old today!

2008-10-24T12:13:00.000-07:00

Here are some updated photos of baby Caleb. I think he is looking more and more like his dad.
We just think he is the cutest thing in the world-and he is definitely a little bundle of joy!
Sleeping....

Sleeping again...

Yes, he does open his eyes! He loves to look around, and especially stare at lights. :)

He gets to play all day long with mommy. They are great buddies. :)

2 1/2 weeks old

2008-10-09T09:02:00.000-07:00

He's still too small for some of his newborn clothes!
He's steadily gaining weight, though, so not for long!

He does this most of the day...little sleepyhead. :)

2008-10-01T20:43:00.000-07:00

Here he is again at about a week old-he loves his "soothie."

As you can see he sleeps a lot! Mommy likes going on a walk everyday to get some fresh air-Caleb likes to go in his sling or a stroller and come along for the ride.

Caleb's Birthday!

2008-09-22T11:07:00.000-07:00

Here they are-the much awaited pictures of our new little Caleb Thomas Williams! He was born Friday September 19 at 1:39 PM. He weighed 7 lbs 7 oz. and is 21 inches.

Here's the tired but happy mommy, after 3 hours of pushing-what a workout!

He has a full head of dark hair-and from what we can tell he definitely has mommy's ears. :)

Jeremy was an excellent labor coach and now a proud new father.

Snug as a bug in a rug! He loves to be swaddled tight.

Here he is-all ready to go home on Sunday afternoon. It is wonderful to be home!

Friends and family-we love you all. Thanks for your love and support. We feel so very blessed.

Waiting on Pins and Needles!

2008-09-16T20:29:00.001-07:00

Well, I've been off work for 2 1/2 weeks now, and really enjoying the rest! It's amazing how fast the day goes by and how easy it is to waste it when I'm left to myself! The baby's room is all ready to go, and we're getting super excited for his birthday. It should be any day now!

Jeremy says it's like waiting for a Christmas present-and I agree-he will be quite a gift, and I can't wait to see his little face. Hopefully he'll look just like Jeremy. :) Fortunately I have finally stopped gaining weight (yay) and here's an update at 39 1/2 weeks. I don't even recognize that girl in the picture. :)

We'll be sure and post baby pictures as soon as we can!

2008-08-05T08:30:00.000-07:00

Hi there everyone! This is my first attempt at "blogging," so here we go. I hope to keep everyone updated and keep better in touch!

We are very much looking forward to the arrival of our baby boy, who is growing strong and loves to tickle Mom in the ribs and wiggle around. Mom will work just for the next 4 weeks and then take a much needed break before the baby comes!

The pregnancy has gone well-no complications, and here we are at 33 1/2 weeks!

We continue to enjoy working around the house-Jeremy is a pro at keeping our grass the envy of the neighborhood, and I love taking care of my pots and flowerbeds of petunias and a few vegetables. (We have had homegrown lettuce for a few months, and our zucchini and summer squash are growing like crazy. We should get a good crop of tomatoes from our little bush, and it looks like maybe one pepper and one or two cucumbers! For a city girl that's quite an accomplishment. :)

The weather has been beautiful here-we never want the summer to end!