Lovely photos of our lovely family

Another group of family photos for our family. These were some of my favorites from the shoot. Erin from EKB photography did a great job!

Fashion Statement

Grrrr!

Calvin's version of a scary face.

Party in my tummy!

Recently we told Calvin that when he ate the food had a party in his tummy (Yo Gabba Gabba anyone?) He thought that was great, but then he looked at us and said something like, "My food has a party in my tummy, and then my food has a party in my poop!"

Basic biology from the mouth of a three-year-old.

Keep it up kid! I'm cracking up just remembering.

Maddie's First Shower

Please excuse the lewd butt shot in this one.

Yesterday (or was it the day before - wow, my memory is wimpy sometimes!) Calvin was taking a shower and I stepped out of the room for a bit. When I walked back in I was surprised to see that someone else had just jumped in! That was one happy girl enjoying her first hot shower with her big brother.

Calvin's famous (infamous?) sayings ...

So, I keep hearing things from Calvin that I want to post, but I have been terrible about posting. I also have pictures and stories to tell, but it just hasn't happened. Sorry my handful of readers! So, here is a bit from the mouth of Calvin:

Me: Calvin, how can you tell that Maddie is a girl?
Calvin: Because she has a big tummy.
Me: Is Mommy a girl?
Calvin: Yes.
Me: Does Mommy have a big tummy too?
Calvin: No, your tummy is getting smaller - you need to eat more breakfast.

I will consider that!

Uncle Rick: See Calvin, there is a Magic Wall and Scout (their big german shepherd that Calvin was afraid of) can't go past it.
Calvin: Mommy, I want that Magic Wall to kill that doggy.

Violent tendencies!

Calvin: My knees are getting huge, gigantic.
Me: Your knees?
Calvin: Yes, I is growing big, big like Daddy.

You would notice knee growth.

That is all that is coming to me tonight, but I will try to get some more of these out.

Swimming Lessons 2011

This summer I put Calvin in swimming lessons. I am happy to report that it was great. Calvin took to the water like a fish and passed with flying colors. It helps that he was totally willing to stick his face right in the water. He loved putting his face in and talking to Nemo through the water. He still does that in the bathtub. We were lucky with our class. Usually the class is two teachers per five kids, but Calvin's class only had two kids in it, so he was able to get a lot of one on one with his teachers. I am excited for the next round of swimming lessons to start, but we will probably wait until next summer.Here Calvin is learning to make "ice cream scoops" with his hands to tread the water.

I was never quite sure what they were having him do with this pose. It didn't seem to mean dive down like I would expect. Maybe it was for kicking on his back? I could never tell exactly what was going on with this one, but he got pretty good at sticking hands up in the air!
This summer I put Calvin in swimming lessons.