When did he become a teenager?

Today Callen asked me why I haven't gotten him a cell phone yet.   OMG, what?  I text Rusty this question and his response it not appropriate for this family friendly website.  But wow!  I didn't know what to say.  Finally my response was, "When you can pay for it."  He didn't agree with me.  We need to work on the who buys what and deserves what around here.

He's going to be a writer

Two stories or lines from them anyway...

Callen: Do you know how big baby gorillas are?  They stay babies for a long time.  They stay babies until they get bigger.

Callen: Mom, I want a girl black horse for my horse Cole (he has been talking about a black horse he wants that he'll name Cole).  I hope they fall in love so Cole can be a stud.

That imagination of his is ALWAYS running!

A little bit more...

We always spend Christmas Eve with Rusty's Grandma in Weiser with the whole Cada family.  One year we counted 55 people and since we have added a few more.  It is fun. 

Next I'll try for the infamous Purple Firetruck that Santa brought to Claysen.

Catching up

We got a little bit more snow early the week of Christmas.  So we took advantage of it and pulled the boys around our neighborhood on the sled with the four wheeler.  They had a blast.  Claysen enjoys rolling off and then chasing the sled.  I think more than riding it.  He would fall off, I would stop and he would wave me on telling me to go so he could run after the sled.  Silly boy!

Claysen loves to use the camera.  Just like Callen did at 3.  Claysen is pretty good at getting people to smile.  Rusty never smiles in pictures, at least not very often.  He hates having his picture taken.  From now one when I need a good picture of Rusty I am just going to have Claysen take it.  We have two like the one below from Christmas break that Claysen took.  Claysen's charm seems to work well on Rusty and he will smile for his son.

More to come, my computer is loading all the pictures I want to post so slow....I think I need a new computer, but have to come up with a better excuse to buy a new on than that.  Or so Rusty says...

Private School

A conversation that took place in the car last week:

I said to Rusty: "Did you know Jessica is enrolled in private school?"

Callen: "Private school?  Is that a school where you can show your weiner?"

Claysen: "You want to see my weiner?"

Rusty and I busted up laughing.  We got all the weiner talk out of the way before we got to Jessica's house.  I wanted to make sure that there was no showing, playing or talking of weiners while they were there! 

Big Snow!

Last week we got about 8-12 inches of snow across the valley.  So pretty and so glad I didn't have to drive in it!!!

The kids had a snow day on Wednesday and we played outside for a little bit shoveling and throwing snowballs.

Thursday we got Callen outfitted with skis and boots, so he is ready for his lessons in January.  I am excited to share this with him.  Claysen seems excited to participate, so I may be taking him along a couple times too so he can start learning.

My little boy's growing up

I can't believe he is in kindergarten and I can't believe he looks like a little boy and not a baby.  Every day is better than the last because I have those to look back on too.  They make today wonderful.  I wouldn't change who he is, although I would change some of his behaviors!  He is 5 and that is normal.  He is doing well in school, making friends and learning lots.

Only 13 more years of these shots.  It seems so long and yet so short, 5 have already flown by.