Maiden Voyage

Trish took the afternoon off today, so while she worked during the morning Andy & Caleb got the boat all ready to go for the summer. Then we took it down to Big Creek this afternoon to see how she handled on the water. Here's Caleb who just can't wait for the boat to be put in, he's got to have his feet wet!

Of course it helps if Dad puts the plug in the boat BEFORE he puts it in the water too. We were about 5 minutes from scraping our boat off the bottom of the lake! Problem was fixed in short order though and we were finally on the water.

It was Caleb and Trish's first time ever in the boat since we got it last summer. Although it was a little small for a toddler, he did just fine and didn't seem to mind his life jacket the whole time.

The Zoo

Mom & Dad had a day off together last Tuesday, so they decided to take Caleb on his first trip to the zoo! We went to Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, the same place little Andy went with his parents 30 some years ago! Caleb watching the otters

This old momma kanga just let Caleb jump right into her pouch!

At the petting zoo part, but we didn't touch any of the animals!

Mommy & Caleb watching the seals.

Caleb relating to the monkeys.

Now Caleb making Daddy relate to the monkeys!

The little squirrel from Ice Age was on display too!

Been Awhile

I know it's been awhile since our last post, so I thought I'd send out a few pictures and updates. Everything's still going great in the Bartlett household. Caleb won't stop growing and says more new words and phrases each day! Sarge is also bulking up and is quite the handful sometimes! Here's Caleb sporting his new Batman pajamas.

Caleb & Sarge wrestling in the clothes basket.

Daddy got himself a new office assistant at the Ledges too. He's not sure how well this one will work out though!

Mommy and Daddy are doing good too. Work has kept us busy and now Andy's on his summer work schedule so we don't get many days off together. But we are still having fun with Caleb on the days we do get off.