Silly Faces

Try not to laugh at these silly faces!

Markers!

The boys have been coloring and drawing with markers quite a bit lately. Michelangelo, watch out! Here are some pictures of them in action.

And here are two pictures that Caleb drew. The picture on the left is a knight guarding a castle. The picture on the right is a doctor treating a patient with spots at the hospital.

X-Wing Fighter

Here is the completed X-Wing Fighter that Caleb got for his birthday.

Jedi Training

Star Wars. The Lost Episode.

It is a time of turmoil in the galaxy.
Five years ago a baby boy was born. His name was Caleb, and he was strong with the force. Hidden away on a remote planet called Earth, Caleb's Jedi training has been progressing well. But now the Sith have learned of the boy and seek him diligently. To overcome this threat, Caleb will need the help of others, so a call is sent out for other brave younglings to come and learn the ways of the Jedi. Only with their strength and courage can the Sith be defeated and the Jedi order preserved.

Caleb decided that he wanted the theme of his 5th birthday party to be Star Wars. He has been obsessed with all things Star Wars for quite some time. We invited his friends over using the wording above on the invitations, which was borrowed from here.

Each child dressed as a padawan for their Jedi training. That training consisted of reflex testing, target practice, teamwork and attention testing, thermal detonator throwing, and light saber use. The light sabers were a huge hit as we expected. I made the light sabers out of painted pool noodles, PVC pipe, and duct tape.

Caleb thoroughly enjoyed his party and undergoing Jedi training with his friends. You can see more photos of the party here.

Here Come Spider-Men

Today the boys took turns dressing up like Spider-Man. Dressing up is one of their favorite things to do.

Caleb decided that he wanted to be Peter Parker and so put the costume on under his regular clothes.

Eli decided that beaded necklaces were really what the costume needed.

Too Smart For His Britches

When you have one smart child, you always wonder if the second child will be as smart. Well, it looks like Eli just might give Caleb a run for his money in terms of smarts around here. Eli has been dying to get up on the couches with Caleb forever but is still a little short to climb up on his own. Today, he figured out how to do it without any help from Mommy and Daddy. He pushed one of his climbing blocks over to the big couch and climbed on up. I thought that maybe it was a fluke, so I put the block back over against the wall across from the couch. He immediately climbed down, ran over, slid the block back over to the couch, and climbed up again. We repeated this over and over as I wanted to see how long he would keep moving the block back. It was hilarious to see him move it over and over. And he was so proud of himself. He is really becoming a big boy.

Caleb's Robot

Caleb created this robot today out of blocks, Dixie cups, toilet paper rolls, and yarn. If you look closely at the head, you can see where he drew a face with a highlighter. I thought it was pretty creative, so I had to take pictures of it, of course!

Steak 'n Shake Hats

I took the boys to Steak 'n Shake for dinner tonight, and they had fun with their new hats. Too cute!

Hilarious and Happy Hat Day

Today was "Hilarious and Happy Hat Day" at Caleb's school. He chose the silly jester hat that Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Nikki gave him a few years ago. He looked so cute that I had to take his picture before he went into Ms. Tammy's house. Eli did not want to be left out, so I took some pictures of him, too.

Orlando Science Center

The Orlando Science Center is one of Caleb's favorite places to go. We were so busy this summer with swim lessons and life that we didn't get to go as often as we would have liked. We went today and had a great time. Eli is finally big enough to enjoy the science center, too. I really like seeing both boys having fun while also learning new things.

Captain Eli

Eli has never been a big hat kid like his Bubba. He doesn't like things on his head and prefers wearing sunglasses. But ever since we got Caleb's new Captain Rex costume, Eli has been obsessed with the mask which stays on with an elastic band. He tries putting it on himself. When he can't get it on, he finds one of us and begs with a "peeeese!" It is so funny to see an 18 month old who loves Star Wars.