A Soccer Star in the Making

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Check out Calder's crazy soccer skills!! A few kicks in the backyard with Daddy and he's already off and dribbling. Watch how he easily blasts through the pack of defenders!

Great-Grandma Bird

Calder and Sandhya spent some time getting to know Great-Grandma Bird. Sandhya hopped right up onto her lap with a few cheerios.
Calder, however, wasn't crazy about sitting on her lap...but he would sit next to her while watching Elmo! He even learned to say her name -- 'Mamma Birt'. That night, as he was trying to go to sleep, I heard him practicing her name over and over. :)

More weekend fun!

On Sunday, we met up with Mommy's friend Kelly at a park for a picnic, a walk, and some time at the playground.






















Calder waving to the ducks as they swim away!








We even saw a swan! It kept swimming back and forth in front of us.

Later, we went to visit Marla and Sam and had a great time-- but our visit was way too short! We are looking forward to when they come to visit us this summer.

Family Reunion

We enjoyed a wonderful day on Saturday reuniting with my extended family. The kids had a great time playing outside and my Aunt Sharleen even set up a little Easter egg hunt for them!
Jacob the little tree hugger!
Calder getting to know cousin Kelly. He made a game out of throwing the ball down the stairs and then dragging an adult down with him to retrieve it.


Reese and Sandhya became fast friends!











We also took the opportunity to celebrate Ella's 5th birthday with a little bit of cake!

Long Michigan Weekend

Calder and I spent a long weekend in Michigan visiting with lots of family and friends. Calder and Sandhya enjoyed some park playtime and a fruit picnic!

Calder entertaining himself with the gate at Grandpa and Grandma Peggy's house.

20 Months Old!

At 20 months, Calder is obsessed with all things animals. (That's a tiger puzzle piece in his hand.) It started with our trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo a few weeks ago, and gets more intense each day! You can often find him yelling 'zoo!' or 'animals!' as he carts around his plastic animal figurines.
He's also still very much into "helping" mommy and daddy. We painted our bedroom this weekend, and he really wanted to help. Fortunately, he was content to use a roller brush without the paint! (Notice that even while painting, he's still holding onto his little leopard figurine!)







The other big new thing is that he's starting to consistently string two words together. The most impressive occurrence of this was when we pulled up to the library last week. He took one look at the building and said 'New books'! Not only did he string those two words together for the first time, but he recognized where we were! :) And his latest two word combo? "Home Depot". Dave taught him that this morning before their father/son trip to the home improvement mecca.

Little Buddies

Our friends Drew, Aileen and Will came over to hang out for a bit on Saturday. Calder looks like a giant compared to Will in this picture -- but I'm sure Will is going to catch up in no time!

Hey, Drew and Aileen -- you better add a riding toy to that list of new toys to get! It looks like Will is ready to take off!