Gobble Gobble!!!

Monday marks the opening of 1st season turkey hunting in Iowa and the whole Bartlett family went scouting for sign on Saturday in the woods of Boone County.

Listening intently for the tell-tale gobble of a monster tom.


Checking the nearest water source for tracks and other sign.


Resting against a tree after a long hike uphill.


Caleb finally found the perfect spot to set up the blind. He told his Pa that by tucking the blind under these two evergreens, he'll get shots to the north and south all while being afforded the natural camouflage of the pines. It's a great spot for a turkey ambush!




Mom was there too, and she did a great job taking pictures all day!

Tank & T-Bone

Ladies and Gentlemen.....

The following two men are either going to be the greatest tag team wrestling duo of all-time or they will anchor the greatest Iowa Hawkeye offensive line in history.

Caleb "T-Bone" Bartlett
At 6 months old, T-Bone stands an impressive 28 inches tall and weighs in at 18 pounds 1.5 ounces. He consistently measures into the 85th percentile and is known to throw fits at the drop of a hat.


Heath "Tank" Anderson
At 10 months old Tank towers at 32 inches tall, tips the scale at 32 pounds, and sets the bar for which every baby is measured against. At the young age of 10 months, Tank is walking on his own and will dwarf any baby under 12 months that he stands next to.


Their message to other babies......."watch your binky!"

Happy Birthday Great Aunt Suzie!

Caleb's great aunt Susan had her birthday last Thursday and we all went to Des Moines on Saturday to celebrate. Here's some of the action.....

Caleb with his great aunt Suzie!


The whole gang. All of the little ones are Caleb's 2nd cousins.


Here's Caleb pulling Maggie's ear!




Cora, Caleb, and Heath

Rub-A-Dub-Dub

Caleb's in the tub!!!!

Opening Day

Thursday was opening day for major league baseball and Caleb decked out in his St. Louis Cardinals gear!





Unfortunately the Cardinals lost to the Padres, but they are poised to have a World Series year!

South Dakota

We spent a great weekend out of town visiting old friends in Brookings, South Dakota. Our friends, the Carson's, joined us in road-tripping up to see our mutual friends, the Falco's. The Carsons and Falcos each have 2 kids and Caleb loved interacting with all of them, especially the two little girls Molly and Jillian!

Here's the two ladies competing for his attention while he cruises by in his sweet ride!


Here's all the kids sitting down for a picture. (L to R - Joel, Jillian, Dominic, Caleb and Molly)


Here's Trish cuddling up with Dominic to watch a movie.


Caleb and Joel enjoying the same movie.


Here's Dominic showing us his muscles!


Caleb went swimming for the first time too. He loved the water and enjoyed sitting in this little turtle that the Carson's let him use!




We had such a great time. Thanks to the Falco's for hosting us and thanks to the Carson's for booking the rooms and coming along for the trip! It was a great time with great friends!

6 Months

Caleb reached 6 months old on Thursday, March 24th. He's getting huge too. He's now 18 lbs and 1.5 ozs. He's really scarfing down the veggies and rice cereal now, but he's also still a good little milk man too. He rolls over with ease now, almost sits up completely on his own, and loves to laugh and smile at everything! Here's some pictures through the last 6 months. The time has flown by.....

Newborn


3 Months


6 Months