Thanksgiving!!

We had a great Thanksgiving this year! Some of you may remember that Jared had to "stay behind" last year. Thankfully God has blessed us this year and we were able to spend this Thanksgiving as a family. We drove to Canyon Lake, just 20 minutes from New Braunsfels. It was the same lake house we stayed in last year, which was big enough to fit everyone! I think Cal loved playing with the big kids and taking care of his little cousin Dawson... so cute.

"Krafty Kris" (aka: Aunt Kristen) brought a fun turkey craft for Friday. It was so cold out we didn't get out to play much. The kids had fun making their own Turkey treat :)

Pre-Thanksgiving

We headed down to Austin Monday for Thanksgiving week. Jared had an hour class that afternoon, so Cal and I hung out on the University of Dallas campus. We had coffee, milk, and a muffin in the cafe. He had a blast exploring and running around. Of course everyone thought he was so cute :)

Tuesday morning, Jared did his "half-price run" while Cal and I headed to my mom's school. She works with 3-5 year olds so we thought it would be fun for Cal to come during recess. He had a blast hanging out with the kids. For lunch we met Kelly, Rachel, and Adeline for lunch but I didn't take any pictures. It was great catching up with old friends!

Baby Cole

Janna (Jared's sister) and JT Murphy have a new sweet baby boy! Cole Henry Murphy was born on Friday, November 19th. Mom and baby are doing well.

We went to go visit them... Cal and Liam were too busy playing to even notice Cole.

Fall Fun

A cold front came in last night and we have been enjoying the crisp weather. We made chocolate chip cookies as a family and snuggled in the cold. Here are a few pictures from the past few days.

Gig 'Em! Dada found Cal an Aggie hat for only $4!


















Dada also found a used desk at a garage sale for only $1! He is such a bargain shopper.



















My men in deep thought.















Cal playing the violin. Maybe he will be musical despite his parents. :)

Success!!

Cal has been going to sleep without a fuss the past two nights. Nap time Saturday & Sunday were tough but today he napped at Gamma's house with no trouble! To celebrate his first night sleeping in his big boy bed, Cal helped me make chocolate chip pancakes.... yum!!












Good thing Grammie made so many pillows for Cal when he was born. Cal has to have all of them lined up on his bed before he goes to sleep. OCD perhaps? I'm not sure where he would get that from? :)













Cal still sleeps with his "baba." To remind everyone, this was my cousin's blanket, and then mine. So it is over 30 years old! "Baba" is totally falling apart. When Cal finds a strand hanging off he saids "cut, cut," which translate to "he needs a haircut." Too cute!

Big Boy Bed!

Cal is sleeping in his big boy bed tonight! We have been talking about it for a month and finally had the time to take the crib apart. Cal helped and was so excited when it was out. He has so much room to play now! He helped put on his new Toy Story 3 sheets and to celebrate we went to his favorite ice cream shop, Choo Choo Creamery. Once it was time for bed he didn't want to stay in his new bed alone. He kept pointing to the floor where his crib use to be and saying "more, more." We said we had to give it to another baby. We let him take a few extra toys to bed and he cried for about 5 minutes. Then we heard his Buzz Lightyear toy. 5 minutes later... silence. So far so good!