Caleb "reading"

Here is a video with Caleb reciting the dr. suess ABC's book. Although he has not yet learned how to read, he has learned the sound of his letters and is starting to build words thanks to LeapFrog.

Big Fresno Fair

Last week Caleb and I went to the fair twice! The first time with Mimi (forgot to bring the camera) and the second time with Jared with complimentary tickets from McCaffrey. Here are some pic's of our time there:

They have an amazing section of the fair just for kids, here they are in front of the pirate ship:

Another play set in the same area:

And of course, the famous fair food. This is the side of the "Chicken Charlie" booth with the following deep fried foods: oreo's, zucchini weeni, frog legs, sliders, avocado's and twinkies!(No we did not buy food there.)

Caleb's 3rd birthday party

We started the day watching the 'cars' movie while we prepared the birthday scene in hopeful expectations of our guests. Our menu was the classic Italian panini and pb&j for the kids. We had a great lunch, cupcakes for dessert and then opened presents.

Singing the Happy Birthday song:
The celebratory cupcake!
All the boys very excited about what is in the box!

Time for clean up!We had a fun day and thanks to all who came to make Caleb's 3rd birthday a great one!

Racing

That is all Caleb talks about these days. In fact, a couple nights ago, he was dreaming about it b/c I heard him talk in his sleep about racing. Last weekend we went out to the track in Atwater to support my nephews, Lamoni and Ammon. They started off the morning with the trophy presentation from the previous race. In this picture, Ammon is in 1st place and Lamoni is in 2nd, you can't get much better than that!After two practices, qualifying and a heat the race started. Here they are 2nd and 4th:

Close up of Lamoni:

Close up of Ammon:

"Little Pea"

Here is a video of Caleb "reading" Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a really cute book that Mimi bought him from Anthropology a couple years ago. See it here. Warning - this is a long video.

Tricycle

Last week we received an early birthday present from G&G Cookie, Caleb's first tricycle:

Vegas Baby!

Last week Jared need to be in Vegas for a trade show so I had the chance to pop on over and stay for a few days while he was working. I am so thankful for Mimi, who watched Caleb while I went to Sin City! I had been there about 6 years ago for Sarah's bachellorette party so quite a few things had changed. Most of my time there was by myself since Jared was there working so I set on foot to discover all the strip had to offer. I came back with wide eyes and sore feet! My favorite hotel had to be the Wynn hands down. There was so much color in their decor and they had fabulous water features. Here are a couple pictures of the Wynn inside and out:

This beautiful waterfall is displayed on the left hand side before you enter the hotel/casino.


Floor of the Wynn

Indoor courtyard

We also had the chance to eat dessert at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant in Paris.
and see the Bellagio water show from where we were eating:

Matt & Ashley Shillito's wedding

A couple weeks ago we were honored to celebrate with the Shillito's and witness a beautful ceremony as they pledged their vows to one another. The celebration was held in Newport Beach at the Island Hotel and St. Marks Presbyterian Church. We had a great time catching up with friends and meeting new ones. Most pictures are posted on FB, but here I wanted to post the pictures of what the hotel did to celebrate Caleb, it was pretty fun.This was on the tub, his name spelled out with multi color sponges.
This was on the desk. The plate is full of a yummy treat, it was a tic tac toe game and m & m's. So much fun, what a treat!!

Cousins

Last weekend I went to Atwater (my home town) to pick up my cousins for a couple days of adventure, work and FUN. On Thursday I picked them up and we made our way to whole paycheck I mean whole foods, where we purchased some lunch and a $6 vanilla bean. Alton Brown has this amazing vanilla ice cream recipe which required the bean, it was SO YUMMY! On Friday we went to boomers where Katelyn beat her brother and I at miniature golf (she was flawless on the first 9). After that we went on the bumper boats desperate to survive the 109 degree weather, Katelyn and I shared a boat and these little boys kept getting us wet, then I dropped my glasses in the yucky water at the end of the ride. Here is a picture after we were dry, hydrated and fed right before we left.
On Saturday we made our way to Bass Lake to do some hiking. Caleb really seemed to enjoy himself which made us all happy, here is a picture of them in the water.

Caleb McQueen

Last week Caleb came up to me and and whispered, "I am speed". It was priceless! Of course you can't mimic those things for the camera but here is out best shot:

btw - thanks to my cousin Nick for the editing!