Sunday, August 15, 2010

The Joy of Change

A few weeks ago, on a whim, we decided to take a bunch of our loose change and head over to Peter Piper Pizza for a fun family night! $20 of change=100 tokens=900 tickets=a bunch of fun toys including an echo microphone, rubicks cube, chinese finger traps, a blowdart, etc. It was one of the funnest evenings Ammon and I have had in a long time. Then you include the fact that we got a bunch of fun toys just makes the fun last and last. When we got home, Ammon was so excited to try out the blowdart, he ripped it open and started shooting it off. I don't know who ended up liking it more: Ammon or Kaleb:



Kaleb is fourteen months now and with that comes his ability to learn much more quickly, but it also means he wants to be more independent. Most of the time both of these are a lot of fun, except in church. He's starting to become a pill at church and I've become one of those moms that just can't wait till we can leave him in nursery so I can actually listen to more than three consecutive minutes of a lesson.

Anyway, below are some fun videos and photos to commemorate his growth:


My future couch potato
Kaleb has broadened his fashion horizons by trying new things... like hats...

... and Minnie Mouse ears


Here he is refining his skills at Rock Band 2!



Exploring the world one beetle at a time.



And of course, with time comes Kaleb's illnesses. A few weeks ago, Kaleb had some random stomach virus and this past week he came down with a viral infection in his mouth. His gums are nasty-swollen and he's pretty much made all of his meals become milk and yogurt. He hasn't been sleeping very well, so the other night he conked out on the couch while Ammon was watching TV. Poor sick little boy!!



Also, we got a video of Kaleb interacting with our little friend Dave. For those who don't know (or just need a reminder), Dave is a little mouse puppet I got many years ago
that seems to bring joy to all children everywhere.
I finally brought him out for Kaleb the other day and joy ensued.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCeeCMhCoYc


Another good couple of laughs from the munchkin

3 comments:

Kelli said...

Kaleb's laugh is priceless! I'm glad you guys had a fun family night. It must be an adventure to live with two little boys all the time. :) Hope all is going well with school etc...Looking forward to catching up with you soon!

SuperRunkels said...

Shoot! I love the blow dart! I'm sure Chris would- he brags he can shoot a fly. LOL I love Kaleb's laugh! Glad you finally got Dave out to show Kaleb- cute video! Hope the Butterbear gets better real soon!

LlamaMama said...

I, too, like my fellow commenters before me, love Kaleb's laugh, but my real question for you is: how did you train Kaleb to stay inside the boundary of the hula-hoop during the blow darts?!?