He's such a little boy now!

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!

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

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!

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!

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

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!

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!