After we got back from Costa Rica, we thought it would be nice to do something special with Caleb. So we took him to play mini golf for the first time. He loved it! Here's my little golfer in action...
And here's how he felt about leaving...
Monday, September 12, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Costa Rica trip
Jason and I have taken anniversary trips each year since we got married. Usually by ourselves, although we did bring Caleb with us the year he was born since he was only a few months old. Most of them have just been long weekends and for the first three trips, we stayed in CO. For our fourth anniversary, we ventured out of the state and went to Taos, New Mexico. But we decided that maybe every five years, we could try to do something bigger. So this year, we actually left the country (for the first time together) and went to Costa Rica!
We were gone for a full week (including travel days). It was the longest we'd ever been away from Caleb. Jason's parents kindly took on the somewhat daunting task of watching him the entire time we were gone. He had a great time with them, and we enjoyed the peace and quiet. We missed him, of course, but also appreciated the freedom of traveling just the two of us. And I slept like a rock most of the trip, not having to worry about whether he was going to need me in the middle of the night.
We had an amazing time. We stayed at a really nice boutique hotel in Manuel Antonio. The hotel was located on its own nature reserve so we were surrounded by rainforest, but not a far drive from the beach. We got to go to the nearby National Park, spend some time at the beach, eat delicious food, go on a mangrove boat tour, and just relax at the hotel. Jason took LOTS of pictures. We tried to pare them down, but there are still quite a few. Enjoy!
We were gone for a full week (including travel days). It was the longest we'd ever been away from Caleb. Jason's parents kindly took on the somewhat daunting task of watching him the entire time we were gone. He had a great time with them, and we enjoyed the peace and quiet. We missed him, of course, but also appreciated the freedom of traveling just the two of us. And I slept like a rock most of the trip, not having to worry about whether he was going to need me in the middle of the night.
We had an amazing time. We stayed at a really nice boutique hotel in Manuel Antonio. The hotel was located on its own nature reserve so we were surrounded by rainforest, but not a far drive from the beach. We got to go to the nearby National Park, spend some time at the beach, eat delicious food, go on a mangrove boat tour, and just relax at the hotel. Jason took LOTS of pictures. We tried to pare them down, but there are still quite a few. Enjoy!
Friday, September 2, 2011
caleb's first day of preschool
Caleb started preschool at the end of August. The week before, we went to an orientation at his school and he liked it so much that he kept asking when he was going to get to go back. So the morning of his first day, he was pretty excited. And, except for one short phase, he's never had much trouble with us leaving him so I wasn't too worried about how he'd do.
What I wasn't expecting was that I would get emotional about it myself! I've never really been the type to mourn each passing milestone and wish my kid would stay a certain age forever. But I have to admit that when I was packing his lunch the night before his first day of school, it was a little tough. Granted, I'm pregnant...so perhaps I can chalk up some of my emotion to that. But really I just think it was more difficult for me than I expected it to be.
I was a little sad dropping him off on his first day, but once I got involved in doing the things I planned on getting done, I definitely enjoyed the time to myself. And when I picked Caleb up four hours later, he seemed to have had a great time. Here are a few pictures of our big boy ready to embark on a new adventure!
What I wasn't expecting was that I would get emotional about it myself! I've never really been the type to mourn each passing milestone and wish my kid would stay a certain age forever. But I have to admit that when I was packing his lunch the night before his first day of school, it was a little tough. Granted, I'm pregnant...so perhaps I can chalk up some of my emotion to that. But really I just think it was more difficult for me than I expected it to be.
I was a little sad dropping him off on his first day, but once I got involved in doing the things I planned on getting done, I definitely enjoyed the time to myself. And when I picked Caleb up four hours later, he seemed to have had a great time. Here are a few pictures of our big boy ready to embark on a new adventure!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
CT trip
In August, we took a family trip to CT to visit my family and friends there. Since my parents are living in NC now, we don't make it to CT as often so it had been almost two years since our last visit! It was wonderful to be able to spend a little time catching up with relatives and friends. Some of them hadn't met Caleb at all, and many others hadn't seen him since he was about 14 months. But it didn't bother him one bit...he just tried to get everyone he met to play with him.
We were able to plan the trip so that I could be at a bridal shower for a good friend of mine who is getting married in October. So I even got to see more of my friends than I otherwise would have. And we got to get all of our kiddos together for the first time...
We also got to spend some time with my dad's side of the family and see my grandmother for the first time in almost two years. And then we got to see everyone on my mom's side of the family. Caleb had lots of fun with my aunts and uncles and cousins and his second cousins. And we really enjoyed getting to visit with everyone. It was a week well spent!
Here's a slideshow of family pics (they are mostly of my mom's side...apparently I mostly took pictures of kids):
We were able to plan the trip so that I could be at a bridal shower for a good friend of mine who is getting married in October. So I even got to see more of my friends than I otherwise would have. And we got to get all of our kiddos together for the first time...
We also got to spend some time with my dad's side of the family and see my grandmother for the first time in almost two years. And then we got to see everyone on my mom's side of the family. Caleb had lots of fun with my aunts and uncles and cousins and his second cousins. And we really enjoyed getting to visit with everyone. It was a week well spent!
Here's a slideshow of family pics (they are mostly of my mom's side...apparently I mostly took pictures of kids):
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