Dave Maples turns 40

Our friend Dave Maples (of CD Trader fame) had a party for his 40th birthday and all the usual suspects were in attendance. Check out the pics below.

Caleb does 'The Jughead'.

Jeremy, Paige, Ava and Caleb ask the age old question 'how many monkeys can you fit in a box?'

Pin the hair on Dave!

Jennifer, Baby Ray and Baby Rae.

Willard IB Elementary School - International Day

Caleb's elementary school is a part of the International Baccalaureate network of World schools and today was International Day so to celebrate his Scottish heritage he wore a traditional kilt and sporran.

My favorite part of the costume was the black Larry Bird edition high-top Converse as a variation on the normal footwear.

Kid Power Expo - Pasadena Convention Center

Caleb performed a demonstration with his Kid Power Muay Thai/Shaolin Kenpo class at the Pasadena Convention Center a few weeks ago. Easily one of the most hellish experiences I've ever been exposed to as a parent. Thousands of children and their parents (with strollers!) jammed into a convention hall with obnoxious children's music blaring throughout the day. I think Caleb's expression in the pics below speak volumes. It was cool to see Caleb 'do his thing' in front of a fairly large audience, though.

Long time, no 'C'

Better late than never...right? Here are a batch of pics from Christmas when MawMaw Teddi and Papa Doc came to visit us here in LA-LA-Land. Enjoy!



MawMaw Teddi and Caleb snoozin' on the couch.

Intergalactic SpongeBob Space-Pimp...Mr. C.

Give Mr. C. a jingle any time.

MawMaw Teddi helping out Mr. C. with his new SpongeBob snuggie.

Caleb gives Papa Doc his present.

Caleb and Ava at the house for our Christmas Eve gathering.

Our friend Heidi gave Caleb her Mom's collection of Harry Potter books. Heidi's mom passed away earlier this year so this was a very special gesture and we look forward to reading them all with Caleb as time goes on.

Heidi gives me the look as Caleb realizes what's in the bag.

MawMaw Teddi and Papa Doc made it to California!

Steppin' into July

Caleb and I were having a painting party tonight and it quickly turned into a Love-In. I literally turned my head away for a second and he was stripped down to his underoos and painting on himself. This pose was all Caleb, by the way. No wrangling involved whatsoever. Look out Burning Man...



Caleb's new shirt from Threadless.com
titled 'Calling Home'.



Another great shirt from Threadless.com .

School Carnival, Jungle Book and Bob Marley

An inspired fashion choice.



Caleb played a wolf and a monkey in the Altadena Children Choir's version of 'The Jungle Book'.

Caleb's school had a carnival and a good time was had by all.

He beat me down the Super Slide.

Caleb's after-school program, LEARNS, put together a special performance of Bob Marley's 'Three Little Birds'.

Griffith Park Observatory

View from the observatory.

Snaggletooth.

Caleb spots the Hollywood sign.

Caleb burrito.

Rae takes a bite of the tasty burrito.

Bass case kitty all tuckered out after Caleb's puppet show.

Bathtub Madness & LEARNs performance

Caleb's latest smile.



Just about to go on stage before his LEARNs (after-school program) performance.

Caleb Choir performance 2010

Caleb sang in 'Music for a Green Planet' with the Altadena Children's Choir this past weekend at St. Edmunds Episcopal Church in San Marino. Our man Caleb can be seen on the far left in the photos below. Here's the setlist from the show:

• Schafe konnen sicher weiden - J.S. Bach
• Celebrating Kwanzaa - Lewis
• Roll Down to Rio - Reinhard
• Cantigas de Penas - Brazil
• The Otter Song - Reinhard
• Maria Wiegenlied - Reger
• La Iguana - Veracruz
• Arirang - Korea
• White Lotus - Thailand
• The Bluebird - Stanford
• The Grey Selkie - Scotland
• Music for a While - Purcell
• Khwaja Mere Khwaja - India
• Rozhinkes mit Mandlen - Yiddish
• O for the Wings of a Dove - Mendelssohn