Snow?

I heard we had our first snow in Utah. We are finally in the double digits and enjoying some cool breezes and able to wear pants and I hear we have snow to come home to? Well Calvin won't complain, last year he wore his snowpants and coat around the house for fun. As you can see an occasional top hat...

AMEL

Amelia who was called Mae Mae by Calvin is now Amel. I am trying to get him to add on the final ya sound because whenever he says her name now I think of Emeril for some reason! And I don't want to think of him when Amelia has such a sweet beautiful face. We miss everyone and can't wait to be home in about 1 week. See y'all soon...

POPS!

We went to this fun restaurant in Arcadia, OK last saturday and again today. It has hundreds of different kinds of soda pop. You can't miss it with the big soda pop bottle in front of the large glass building with glass pop bottles lining the shelves. We all had a fun
time especially Calvin playing on the bike rack as you can see here. We weren't in any hurry to leave so we sat there watching all the motorcycles come and go for about 45 minutes. I had a Guarana in a glass bottle which takes me back about 25 years....mmm. And I found my brother Daves Kentucky favorite, Ale 8.

ZOO and Ping Pong..um ...I mean table tennis

So we went to the zoo last weekend mostly to take a break and wear Calvin out while Travis was playing his tennis table tournament. It was an all day event and I needed to get some fresh air since it has just started to cool down. We saw a cute hippo laying in her mud bath. I love how their little ears twirl around in circles. There were about half a dozen Meerkats hanging out which I have never seen so many in real life. It was like watching Meerkat Manor! Calvin loved the Rhino and kept asking about the "guy" that takes care of it. I told him the "guy" feeds him, gives him baths, and drinks, and plays with him. Although I am not sure if a rhino really plays. That's debatable. We had a fun day and got back in time to watch Travis play more table tennis. Travis is improving a lot and having a lot of fun with the guys in his club. Most of them are over 50 and really really good. I think they are really excited for some fresh blood to train. They have been really nice taking him under their wing and showing him the ropes. They loved having Calvin there and they all were eyeing his left hand throwing of the ping pong ball saying oh a south paw!! a lefty!! oh he's got an arm! As much as we miss Pop Pop it is nice to have some older grandpa-like guys around to make Calvin feel super. He has his own paddle and usually just runs with it while he throws the ball...

Baking a Cake

Calvin and I are baking a fun two layer cake to take to Idaho. Calvin loves to cook in the kitchen with Travis and I. Or anyone else for that matter. Well he dumped in the ingredients in the bowl and it was time for the eggs. He helped me crack them on the side of the bowl, split and open into the bowl. Each time an egg landed in the bowl he greeted it with an excited hello! Once they were all in he said egg awake? Go night night Awake awake! Then when I stirred it he said an equally excited bye bye!

We are offto go "do" (light) a match he's been asking for all morning. He is already showing signs of pyro just like his uncles.

I Play Mad Gabs all day long...

We are so glad to be home! Calvin and I went hiking and swimming today. It is so nice to do things outside without dying of the heat. Calvin had fun hiking eventhough we had to lure him to the end with rocks. He got tired at the end and kept sitting down wanting to play with the rocks and sand. Since we have been gone his vocabulary has just exploded. He loves to talk and be heard. It's like I am playing Mad Gabs with Calvin all day. I am listening to his words with a toddler accent. Thinking what? chruck Oh yeah! truck! He loves to repeat his words over and over just to make sure we are listening. A couple of his new big words are tortilla and grandma. I am really excited to play while we are here for just 1 short month before we head to Houston. From Houston we will then go back to Oklahoma until October. Hope everyone is having a fun summer!

Baby Calvin thoughts...

I have just put away all of Calvin's baby things down to the last sock, bib and washcloth. It made me a little sad to think he is turning into such a big boy. He is such a good little munchkin and I am so blessed to have him as my little buddy. We do everything together and I love it. He has reached a new stage of hide and go seek, tickling, teasing, joking around, crafts and building things. I don't know what I would do without my sweet little love bug who makes my life mean something special. A little person who I hope will soak up all the goodness and love and life I have to give.

Here is a cute little baby picture just for my quiet little mommy moment.

Road Trip!

This is us keeping Calvin occupied in the car. Unfortunately this was right after we ate at The Hat and Pete was burping so rediculously loud! Thanx Pete. I don't know how to edit videos so here you go...

We had a fun trip. It was fast we were only in California for a couple days to see VOVO and VOVOZINHA. We went to Disneyland and went hiking in the mountains. It was so fun to see them and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Hiking Along PCH

We drove up PCH and it was such a perfect day. We stopped at a state park and went hiking for a little bit. Calvin got his first skinned knee. He wanted to run everywhere but we had to be careful with the rocks and possible rattlesnakes around. So Pete carried him on his shoulders. This is my most favorite place to hike. You have mountains and ocean. What more could you ask for?

Flower Clip

I found some cool felt at Hobby Lobby and decided to glue it onto a clippie. Check it out!

Bye Bye Uncle Matt

Uncle Matt got a job in Escalante and is buying a house next week! He starts monday. So today we had a delicious home cooked Cafe Rio dinner. OOO so good! He and his friend Rachel cooked it and oh man they are pros! They had the pie tin to pop it in the broiler, guac, pico, rice, beans, corn and yummy elk meat. Oh and of course lots of lime and cilantro! My fav...

Calvin loves his Uncle Matt. I have been teaching him how to do a funny face with his hands in his mouth sticking out his tongue. He is attempting to do it in this picture. Good Luck Matt!

Big Sister

Here is Big Sis Amelia with her new little baby brother, Lucas.

Babies!!!

Lucas Blackburn Zalit was born yesterday to Kelly and Dave at 6lbs 1 oz and 18 inches long. He is perfectly healthy and so adorable! He looks so much like Amelia and is so good natured. The nurses say he hardly ever cries when they do the changing and vitals. Amelia loves him already. She tried to honk his little nose in the picture with Dave. It's the cutest thing to see her little arms stretched out saying baby because she wants to hold him. Kelly is doing great. She had to go into the OR for a procedure, but is fine now. She feels great and hopefully they will go home in the morning. Little Baby Evan Daniel was born on monday in Texas to Dan and Lauren. He was 8lbs 6oz and 19 1/2 inches. Lauren had him a week early because her Avery was 11 lbs normal delivery! Evan and I have one thing in common- our cheeks! I had chubby cheeks from the moment I was born. It's so fun to have to little babies so close together. I am so glad everyone is healthy and happy. Check out Texas Luvies blog link on my blog to see Evan Daniel Zalit. Congratulations guys!