Brother and Sister?

Nope, cousins. Christian and I think that they look the most alike of all the cousins though. Caleb looks more like his eldest cousin Bethany, than his own sister. They make similar facial expressions too. I remember when Bethany was the only cousin. I was dating Christian at the time and she was motivation to marry him! I see Caleb now and he does and says things that I remember Bethany doing and saying. It is pretty special. They play really well together too, even though she is 6 years older. She is a great eldest cousin (their are 9 on the Schalesky side) and we are so thankful for her!

Bethany and Joelle came for Lily's 1st Birthday. The rest of the Schalesky cousins were sick, but we got this cute pick.


Happy Birthday Lily!

Valentine's Day

Had a nice Valentine's Day this year. Starting with heart shaped breakfast, preset opening for the kids, and a date for Christian and I (Audrey tagged along). After the date, Caleb, Audrey, and Christian took a nap, while I checked out some houses (the escrow we are in is contingent on a lot of things). First time I have been without both kids for two hours since Audrey was born. It was nice. However, I was sick when I came home and Christian's wonderful plan for dinner was scrapped for a more plain dinner to appease my nausea. The morning was great though! I LOVE my husband, Caleb, and Audrey. Happy Valentine's Day!

At Breakfast Today

Setting: Caleb is eating his oatmeal and drinking his orange juice, asking lot's of questions, as usual. Mommy is sitting down to eat her breakfast, tea and peanut butter toast.

Caleb: Mommy, what is that? Your tea?
Mommy: Yes, it is my tea.
Caleb: You like it Mom? Is it good?
Mommy: Yes, I like it.
Caleb: Where is your wine?
Mommy: (Laughs) I only drink wine at dinner time.
Caleb: Why?
Mommy: Well, it is tastes good with dinner food, but not so good with breakfast food. And, it is better to drink it at the end of the day, not at breakfast.
Caleb: Mom, I am going to be a big boy someday and I am going to drink my wine when I am older, at dinner time.
Mommy: (Laughing again) Really? Well, you have to be a man to drink wine. It is only for adults.
Caleb: I am going to drink wine when I am a man, at dinner time.
Mommy: Okay, Caleb.

Roll Over

Accident? I think not... Brilliant? Of course?

Think what you want, but Audrey rolled over today! See?

Tummy Time

Audrey HATES tummy time. I am lucky if I can get a full minute out of her before she starts screaming. Caleb used to LOVE tummy time. This is just one of the many differences we have noted between our two kiddos. It is interesting to see the similarities and differnces. The best of all being, that Audrey is already sleeping through the night. Considering Caleb didn't sleep through the night till he was 16 months old, that is my favorite differnce thus far! Anyway, here are some cute tummy time photos, snapped quickly... and you cna see the yell a comin. :)

Rainy Day Helper

With all this rain, Caleb needed a good indoor activity. He enjoys baking, and he is good at cleaning up after too! We had a fun time. What a cutie huh?

Sister!, Smiles, and Cousin Lily

I realized today that it has been awhile since I have taken pics of the kids, and even longer since I have blogged about them! So, I grabbed the camera and snapped some photos of the two of the greatest gifts in my life. And cousin Lily came over tonight too. Enjoy :)

Caleb LOVES his sister. I am so thankful. When I pulled out the camera, Caleb was thrilled.


Audrey needed a little convincing to smile though...


Smiles!
Audrey has the sweetest smile. It creeps up... starts in her eyes, then an upturn at the sides of her mouth, and turns into a full on gummy grin, sometimes with a tongue! I LOVE it when she smiles. She is most smiley in the morning, when watching brother, and when Daddy comes home.

Happy Birthday Auntie Melody!

My sister-in-law had her B-day today and her wonderful hubby arranged for us to watch Lily (yippee!) and took Mel to Bouchon, one of the nicest restaurants in town (well done Nate). Lily is almost one (in 13 days actually) and such a joy. We love her. Caleb spent our entire dinner to try and get Lily to talk. In the end, it worked. Here are the Santa Barbara Schalesky cousins (6 more in Salinas/Gilroy).