Memorable Moments with Callie 4/30/2011

Tonight I decided that I am going to start posting "Memorable Moments" on my blog. Some things strike me as so adorable when they happen and I just want to remember them forever. I won't post pictures unless need be, because honestly...that is why I put off blogging sometimes because it takes so long to upload the pictures. Anyway...here's volume 1 of Memorable Moments....

We had a long day today with hockey, baseball, and finally having a dry day to mow the jungle that has become our back yard... This evening we were just relaxing on the couch and listening to music while the kids played. Callie found a little pad of paper and she was carrying it around pretending to take our orders. She kept pointing at the paper asking each of us "pets bee?" and we just kept saying "yeah..." because none of us could figure out what she was trying to say. Finally Brandon figured out that she was asking us if we wanted a Pepsi. When I said "Are you saying Pepsi?" her little face lit up and she said "Yeah...Pets bee!"

She and Cam are still taking orders and delivering bills...Cam named their restaurant "Cameron and Callie's Cafe" :)

Forney Museum of Transportation

Cameron loves old cars. He always gets excited when he sees them on the street. We decided to look up some new places to go while we were in Colorado and I came across the Forney Museum of Transportation. He was instantly thrilled about going! If you are ever in the Denver area, it is well worth the time to visit! They have a lot of interesting vehicles and I took a ton of pictures which you can see here if you are my friend on Facebook. Some of the main attractions there are "Big Boy" which is the world's largest steam locomotive, Amelia Earhart's car, and a HUGE Case Steam Tractor. Cameron was speechless! He kept saying "Whoa...that's awesome!" Here are a few of my favorite pictures...

Easter Bunny

We were in Colorado the week before Easter, so we decided to visit the Easter Bunny there this year. We decided to visit the bunny before Callie got her ears pierced so we didn't have a red-faced, teary-eyed girl in our picture. I also just took my own picture because I didn't want to pay $20 for a picture that would get wrinkled up in our luggage on the flight home. Callie wasn't a huge fan of the bunny, but she was OK to sit on Cam's lap for the picture. Cam is also sporting his mohawk that Uncle Jeff styled for him :)

Callie's New Earrings

I have always known that we would one day get Callie's ears pierced. We considered doing it when she was a baby, but decided to wait. We almost got them done when she was about 18 months, but then we found out that she needed tubes, so we decided against it. After that, we decided that we would wait until she asked.

We recently made a trip to Colorado to visit Brandon's family. Callie's cousin, Ava, who is a year younger than her had her ears pierced. Callie was instantly fascinated with her earrings and kept touching them and talking about them. Then she would touch her ears and say "I want earyings". For the next couple of days she kept saying "I want earyings" and "Tallie's pitty ears". I kept telling her that it would hurt and that she would have "owies" on her ears. No matter what I said, she kept saying "uh huh" when I asked her if she still wanted earrings.

So...we decided to go to the mall and get them done. She was very excited about it right up until she was sitting in the chair on her daddy's lap...then she got a worried look on her face. Of course she cried and it hurt...and I got video and some pictures of my poor girl, but as soon as the lady gave her a lollipop, she was fine.

She isn't a fan of having them cleaned with the solution they gave us, but she reluctantly lets us clean them every day. She is pretty good about letting me turn them a few times every day as well. She even came up to me today and showed me that she can turn them. She said "I turn 'em" then she said "I turn oder one" then she threw her arms up and shouted "I deew it!"

"I'm not so sure about this anymore!"

"I don't think I trust you..."

"That HURT!"

"Lollipops make everything better!" :)

Callie's 2 Year Stats

This evening we had Callie's 2 year check up with Dr. Joe...who just happens to be THE best doctor on the planet! Ever since last week when we saw Dr. Choo for a check up on her ear tubes and he gave her some stickers she has been telling everyone "Dotter nice!" "Dotter a me stitters!".

I told her this morning that we had to go see Dr. Joe today for a check up. Luckily she has been healthy all winter and hasn't had to see him since her 18 month check up. This is a huge change from our previous weekly visits for weight checks. She has been dancing around the house all day singing "Dotter Joe, Dotter Joe....I dit stitters!" She wanted "two powy tails" this morning and kept saying "I bye-bye? See Dotter Joe?" ALL day!

When we got to the doctor, we didn't even have to go in the waiting room which is very odd because there is ALWAYS a wait for Dr. Joe. The nurse had to do a toe prick to test her iron and lead levels. She just sat there so still and didn't cry or move a muscle the whole time.

When Dr. Joe came in, she immediately started asking for stickers. She was so good for him and he made sure that she got TONS of stickers. He also gave her some tongue depressors with smiley faces on them, so she was a happy girl. Then she had to get a shot (she was one behind because they delayed some of them when she was having her weight issues) and she sat there so brave and didn't even cry. What a big girl!

Everything checked out and Callie is healthy and happy! He wants me to try starting her on Claritin because she's had a snotty nose and redness under her eyes since Sunday when the weather got really warm. I wasn't surprised by this because we all have seasonal allergies here and it was only a matter of time :)

Callie weighs 23 lbs. 15 ounces. That puts her all the way up to the 15th percentile!!! WOW! That's so good for her since she has spent most of her life in the single digits or off the charts all together. She is 32 1/4 inches tall which puts her in the 20th percentile for height. Her head is in the 50th percentile.

Here's a picture of Callie with her loot from Dr. Joe!

Too Cute For Words

(at her ear check up)

Opening Day!

This year is Cameron's second year playing baseball. We all enjoyed the season last year, so we're excited that it's time for baseball again. Saturday was the opening day parade and festivities. Cameron was going to have to miss the home run derby and exhibition game because of his sister's birthday party, but luckily it got rained out, so we didn't miss anything! We did make it through the parade without getting rained on (except a few sprinkles) and it was fun watching all of the kids and seeing how excited they are! Cameron is playing for the Braves this year...it's his first year of kid pitch, so it will be a little different. They walked by so quickly, but here are a few pictures I managed to get :)

Callie got excited when she saw the fire truck coming!

Cam with his team

He had been carrying his glove, but didn't want to hold onto it any more, so he tossed it to us and it hit me in the shoulder as I was snapping a picture...I thought the look on his face was hilarious!