Caleb's friend Ava turns 6, has Birthday Blowout at Griffith Park

Caleb's best bud, Ava, had a big, bad, birthday blowout at Griffith Park this past Sunday. It was an absolutely gorgeous day with lots of kids playing, kites flying and Merry Go Round riding going on. Here are some pics from the festivities. Enjoy!


Don't bother me, I'm eating.






Doing his best Statue of Liberty.



Doing his best Beastie Boys video.





Taking a break and soaking it all in.

Easter in Eaton Canyon

This past Easter we went hiking out to Eaton Canyon which ends with a beautiful, freezing cold waterfall. Our man Caleb hiked the whole way in all by himself (a little over a mile with lots of boulder hopping) but we had to help him back out.





Batman takes a break from driving the Batmobile.




Cooling off in the ice cold water from the falls.




Rock hopping Caleb.








Somebody looks tired.

Easy Grandma....it's not real

Caleb: Did you get your tickets?
Me: Tickets for what?
Caleb: The Gun Show! (flexes bicep and grunts loudly)



Scary!



Hijinks in the park with Ava.



Showing off the new Ratatouille pajamas his Aunt Jocelyn got him.

Halloween 2007

Apologies for the lack of posts but we're back with some highlights from Halloween and a couple of shots pre-Picture Day at school. Enjoy!



You never know what's going to happen at Picture Day so we felt like we should grab a couple of good shots at the house first.



The straight face didn't last long.



Caleb as 'Red Power Ranger' with Ava as 'Bones'.



With the kids hopped-up on candy a dance party broke out.



That's our friend Violet as the 'Groovy Green Witch'.

Kidspace with Caleb and Ava

I'm almost positive I've posted pics from past adventures to Kidspace but this one was particularly fun for our man Caleb because his good friend Ava got to join him. Check out the good times that were had...

Say Hello to my little Caleb

Who put this thing together? Me, that's who! Who do I trust? Me!

My boy Caleb loves to party all the time

Pool party. Birthday party. You name it and Caleb's been there. Here are the pics to prove it. Enjoy!



Caleb shows us how to dress upside-down.





'Little Caleb' (from his preschool - Caleb is known as 'Big Caleb') had a B-day party at a place called 'The Little Gym'. Here's our man doing his best Tigger impression.



Pondering his next move while his buddy Zeke looks on with concern.



Hands up and step out of the bucket slowly.



Caleb's friend Ava gives us her best Hollywood starlet pose.



While Caleb waves to the paparazzi.

It's been a long time since we Rock 'n' Rolled

Sincere apologies for the extended absence as we've experienced numerous technical difficulties, mostly involving digital cameras. Word of advice: never take your digital camera to the beach. Go old-skool SLR for that day or buy a disposable. All it takes is one grain of sand to get lodged in the lens mechanism and it's all over.

Having said that, we're back with all kinds of updates...enjoy!



Isabella, Caleb (w/Frost Dragon) and Dominic pose for 'Pajama Day' at preschool.



Jesselyn, Isabella, Caleb and Dominic.



Story time with Mike Bell.



Scary monsters in the bath!



Caleb turns the big 04!



Eyes on the prize.



Brennan, Ava and Alexis serenade Mr. C.



Palm tree-lickin' good!



Caleb kickin' it at Venice Beach.

Take a Hike!

Our man Caleb went on his first 'big-boy' (unassisted from Mom and Dad) hike yesterday up at Millard Canyon in Altadena. In the past we've done numerous hikes with Mr. C. enjoying the ride in a special backpack but this kid is getting bigger, and heavier, by the day. It was rough going at first because he wanted to stop and examine every little rock and pile of horse 'poo' but, I'm happy to report, he made it to the top of the trail all by himself. We had gotten some much-needed rain the day before so it made the journey a lot greener and a little muddier but well worth it.











View from the top. You can just make out the downtown L.A. skyline off in the horizon.

It's all happening at the zoo

...the L.A. Zoo, that is. A really great way to spend a Sunday afternoon and our man Caleb absolutely loves it. He now has favorite animals that we have to go see first before we do anything else. Giraffes, monkeys, zebras (even though I heard they're reactionaries) and lions. What a gas!



Whaddya think of the lions, Caleb?

Class picture March 15, 2007

No, you're not imagining things, yes, he is about to take his pants off. That's what you do when somebody points a camera at you, right? His mother says he gets this from me but I don't know what she's talking about.



I'm not a fan of the feathered edge on this photo but I'm delighted beyond words that my boy is holding a basketball.




I just realized that Caleb is wearing the same shirt in the last three posts. I promise he has other clothes. Most involve Spiderman, Batman or Buzz Lightyear in some way, shape or form.