Awesome Weekend

Andy finally switched to his "winter" work schedule and this past weekend was his first weekend off.  We planned a mountain of fun and it all played out according to plan.  It all started Saturday.  We decided to go to Deal's Orchard near Jefferson.  They touted pumpkins, petting zoo, pony rides, a corn box, and a giant jumping pillow!  It sounded like Caleb's idea of paradise.

 

 

Caleb's got his new bibs on & he's ready to go!

Caleb & Momma on a hay rack ride at the orchard.

Feeding the goats.

The sign says it all!

The giant jumping pillow.  We had a hard time getting Caleb off this thing!

Checking out the donkey

Corn box.  Another hard thing to pull him out of.

Caleb had a little trouble picking out what pumpkin he wanted to bring home.

Of course there was time for a tractor ride too!

We finally found the perfect pumpkins.  Caleb had to help push the cart too.

 

After the orchard we went to our farm.  Caleb fell asleep on the way, so when we got there Mommy & Daddy put in a couple gate posts and trimmed a few trees.  Then we headed home to relax.

 

Andy went out hunting Saturday night with a friend, but wasn't able to get anything.  Saturday night we'd like to forget.  We were all excited to watch the Hawkeyes play, but they managed to lay a giant egg on the field and we went to bed glad for the day, but disappointed at the game.

 

Sunday's plan was to wake up and find a pair of boots for Caleb.  We went to Theisens in Ames.  Upon walking into Theisens, Andy was floored.  They had expanded their store and it was HUGE.  It is now a Super Theisens.  Andy could have stayed there all day.

 

After a stop at The Western Edge, we finally found Caleb's boots.  We came home and relaxed for the afternoon.  The evening wrapped up with a hunting trip for the whole family.  Andy was able to shoot a deer with Trish & Caleb there to help.  That is a whole other story in itself and you can read about it here.

 

Overall it was an AMAZING weekend and if it's any indication of those to come for our family this fall/winter, we'll have many more stories to follow.  

New Shirt

Family Time

Caleb's birthday was a great chance for all our family to get together and spend some quality time.  Below is the proof!

 

Caleb & Aunt Tami



Sisters!

The Lon Lesher Family

Seth, Joanna & their "little stinker" Jeremiah

Andy & Caleb.  Seth & Jeremiah.

Gammie Mary & Gampie Bob

Mommy, Daddy, Caleb.

 

 



2 Years Old



Caleb celebrated his 2nd birthday last Saturday & we threw him a big Pooh party.  Winnie the Pooh that is. 

 

 

Winnie the Pooh cake with all his friends in the 100 acre woods.

We had Pooh balloons, table cloths, and party favors.

Caleb even blew out his own candles (with a little help from Momma)

Opening presents.

His friends Joel & Molly were there!

I guess it's kind of a tradition now to get a Gammie kiss sandwich on his birthday!

Stop taking pictures of me!

It was a very fun party and thank you to all our friends and family that made the trip to our house to help Caleb celebrate.  On with the Terrible Two's......

Entertainer of the Year

You all saw Caleb's prior moves to the Eric Church song "Creepin".  And if not, just scroll down a little to see the post.  Well, after getting a 1 dollar microphone at Target today, he's trying for entertainer of the year.  Here's his cover of the Dierks Bentley song "5-1-5-0"!!!

Blowin' Up!

Want a guaranteed way to make your phone "blow up"??  List a decent table & 5 mismatched chairs on Craigslist for FREE and sit back!  The first text, and winner of the prize, came a mere 21 minutes after I posted the ad.  Then within 1 hour I had 4 texts, 2 calls, and 1 email.  Once the set left my possession, I immediately deleted the ad!

Makes me think though, should I have charged for it?!?!?!  Oh well, the family that got it said they had a really small house and it would be perfect for them.  Either that or the lady was feeding me a line of crap and will turn around and make a profit off it!!!!  All I know is that I needed the space and it's out of my life forever!!!!

Farm Progress Show

Caleb & Daddy went to the Farm Progress Show on Tuesday in Boone.  It's a HUGE event that comes to Boone every other year.  Tuesday was the opening day and there was a LOT of people.  We also got lots of comments on the backpack Caleb was riding in.  People said "that looks like the best ride here" or something along those lines.  It was great for Caleb, but Daddy's shirt was soaked through with sweat at the end!  Every time we stopped to talk to someone, Caleb would first tell them about all the tractors, then he'd make sure they knew he was riding in a backpack, and finally he'd tell them we came in the Jeep!  He had a blast!

The traffic leading in was unbelievable.

Tractors! Tractors! Tractors!  Probably Caleb's favorite part.  Good thing there was a lot of 'em!

Another one of the highlights for Caleb....a giant Longhorn!

He even got a tattoo to remember the whole thing!  The lady tried to put it on his cheek, but he wanted none of that!