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!

Viral

About 8 months ago I stuck a video of Caleb on YouTube.  It was him dancing in his crib to the Eric Church song "Creepin".  At that time, the song had not been released to radio.  Recently, the song has hit the airwaves across the nation and as people search for the video on YouTube, they are finding Caleb's video instead!!!!!!  One viewer even left a comment that they heard on XM Radio Channel "The Highway" that the DJ told the listeners to search for Caleb's video before they played the song on their station!!!  Here's the video in case you haven't seen it yet.

Big Day

Sunday was a HUGE day at the Bartlett house.  Caleb went pee-pee in the potty for the FIRST TIME!!!!!  Of course the long road to potty trainingville is just starting, but this was a huge milestone!

Airplane

Before we became parents, we never in a million years thought the "airplane" trick would work to get kids to eat their food.  Boy were we wrong.  It's a staple at our house now!

He even does it himself now!!

Yakin'

As part of our 5 day vacation, Trish and I shipped the boy to daycare on Monday and spent the day "kid-free".  We launched our kayaks shortly before 10:00am at the Frasier boat ramp and took a nice float to the WaterWorks ramp on the Des Moines River.  We shot the rapids of the Big Eddy and the Y-camp, saw some bald eagles, and relaxed on the water.  We also went out for lunch and did a little local shop browsing before reclaiming our little boy.

Read to launch.

On the water.



Happy Birthday Gampie!

This past Friday was Gampie Lon's birthday and we went to help celebrate!  Caleb had an awesome time hanging out with his Gampie and we enjoyed the beautiful weather and the time off together.



Caleb & Grandpa enjoying the nice weather on his birthday.

Caleb tuckered out at Bass Pro Shops.

But he couldn't stay asleep and miss the fishies!

Grandpa & Caleb checking out 4 wheelers!

Grandpa's apple tree was ripe for the pickin'
and Caleb was more than eager to help pick apples!

Grandpa picks and Caleb bags em!