Trip to NC

My mom, sister, Eli and myself recently attended my cousin Ben's wedding in NC. It was a beautiful wedding and a very fun trip for all of us. We were able to see numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. We didn't take Caleb with us as it would not have made for a fun trip for him (be still baby, no whining Caleb, stop Caleb, don't touch Caleb, etc.), so he spent the night with Granddaddy on Friday night as Jeremy had to work and then spent Saturday with Jeremy. Granddaddy said he and Caleb had a good time- they took a 3 hour nap that afternoon but then Caleb didn't go to bed until 11 that night. I believe he was up at his usual 6 am the next morning! He and Jeremy then went to the zoo on Saturday and church on Sunday. No pictures from their weekend as I had the camera, so here's a look at what momma and Eli were up to.My Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Buzz who hosted us for the weekend

My cousin Anna and her adorable son Asher

Eli after a good night's sleep

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Beam

My mom and her sisters and sister-in-law

My cousin Mandie (the maid of honor)

Eli was not shy of attention!

My sister and cousins

What a great girls weekend!

Eli on the way home- we had both been missing Caleb and Daddy too!

This Ain't My Momma!

We like to do laundry and we like to play

For some reason Caleb really enjoys folding washcloths and burp cloths. He starts folding them before I can even sit the basket down. It is so funny, but he actually does a really good job! Wonder what he'll think of laundry in 10 years or so?

Eli is such a sweet baby. He loves to be around people and is usually quite content if he has a human face to look at nearby. Caleb enjoys bringing him toys and stuffed animals and gives him plenty of wet kisses right on the mouth.

Zoo time

We managed a family trip to the zoo and had a great time! The weather was perfect- hot but not too hot. Eli slept most of the time and Caleb's favorite part by far was the Jungle Gym, not the animals! Jeremy had a hard time keeping up with him.

Here we go!Eli enjoying a break at our stop for lunch.

Man to man talk.

Thank goodness for juice boxes!

Crazy fun!

Caleb's cheesey smile!

Do I really have to stop for another picture?

Cousin Radnor wasn't with us, but this guy beside Caleb sure did look like him from behind.

Typical Caleb if you can catch him when he doesn't know you're taking the picture.

Summer fun with Caleb

Here's Caleb working on his bike along with Uncle Luke. My brother, ever the entrepreneur and money maker, has recently taken on the hobby of buying motorcycles at auctions.

I'm not sure if my brother had to coax Caleb into working on his own bike to keep him from messing with his bike or if Caleb started working on his bike on his own. Either way it was so cute to see his activities! He really likes to do big boy things.New toys for a cool summer day. Doesn't Caleb's drawing look like the earth?

Caleb helping Jeremy take down the crib and move it in our room for Eli- he loves to be busy with his daddy!After moving the crib and moving Caleb's big boy bed into his room, it was naptime! I couldn't believe it - no fuss about going to bed. He was either really tired from all his work or just relieved to have his new bed.

Antics of the Jenkins Boys

What happens when you leave your 2 1/2 year old to himself for just a minute when you receive a phone call? He pulls the bottom oven drawer open, stands on it so he can reach the salt shaker and dumps salt all over the stove, kitchen cabinets and kitchen floor. Seriously, I am still feeling grit under my feet when I'm in the kitchen and I have vacuumed, swept and mopped!

Some fun smiles with Eli after his bath.

What happens at night when you brush your teeth after putting your 2 1/2 year old to bed? He quietly goes into your guest bedroom where he finds a marker (blue, permanent I might add) and in the couple of minutes you are taking care of personal hygiene, he draws all over the sheets and pillows. After I brushed my teeth I thought to myself, "I'd better check on Mr. Caleb because things seemed too quiet after he (supposedly) went to bed." Well, upon looking in his bedroom and seeing his bed empty, I panicked thinking, "Oh no, he's somehow figured out the deadbolts and gone outside!" I immediately began calling Caleb's name and to my relief he answered, "I'm in here." The pictures below, along with Caleb sitting in the middle of the bed holding the marker, are what greeted me when I went into the guest bedroom. Anyone know how to remove permanent marker from sheets?

Eli's not to sure about this toy we borrowed from my brother and sister-in-law. It may take some time for it to grow on him!

What you do when you're 2 1/2

Caleb loves Eli's car seat (borrowed from my brother and his wife). He has to buckle the harness when he sees it empty and today he tried (successfully I might add) to sit in it.
He will also occasionally pick up Eli's paci and stick it in his mouth as you can see in the above picture. Thankfully he hasn't seemed to want to pick that habit back up again, but it is just funny the things they do. Poor Eli doesn't want anything to do with his poor paci. Leave it to Caleb to see that it gets some love.
After Caleb sat in the car seat for a while it then proceeded to throw him out when he tried to get out of it.