Calder loves his tricycle! I picked it up at a yard sale last summer for $1 -- what a steal!! He doesn't know how to pedal yet, but he scoots himself along really well using his feet.
Calder and Landon had a blast at a free music class that we attended at the library today! Lots of instruments, singing, dancing and fun! As you can see from the video, Calder enjoyed marching to the beat in circles around Daddy!
Calder had 7 friends over for a playdate yesterday! The kids had a great time in our newly finished basement/playroom. It even got a little rowdy with lots of dancing and climbing on tables!
The Easter Bunny did a great job hiding eggs in the backyard for Calder!
He filled up his basket, and quickly needed a second!
So, Calder did the funniest thing today. All week, he has been playing with the plastic eggs -- pulling them apart and then bringing them to us to help put them back together. So, today during dinner, I gave him a hard boiled egg (which he refused to eat of course.) I had cut the egg in half before putting it on his tray. A few minutes later, I hear him say 'Help, help!' I looked over to find him holding the two pieces of the egg -- trying to put it back together! Too cute!! 
Calder checking out his Easter loot.
He was most excited about the bubbles!
Running around with his two matching baskets! Happy Easter everyone!
Calder had a blast dying Easter eggs. Notice how nice and clean his hands are in this picture?
We attempted a visit to the Easter Bunny on Saturday, but it was a no go for both Calder and Sandhya. Calder actually started off by giving him a high-five...but wasn't crazy about getting any closer than that.
But they did have a blast playing in a nearby fountain!
Calder succeeded at getting very wet -- and Daddy too!
Grandma came to visit this weekend! Here, she poses with her two froggies...
...and then helped us get them off to bed!
Calder hadn't seen Kevin in a while, but he quickly warmed up to him. Although, he did exhibit his first bits of shyness, when he was unwilling to share his animal noises with Kevin! He just giggled and hid his face.
Two pals taking a little stroll.
Calder especially enjoyed the horses. I had been talking about them all morning, and was a little worried when we were 30 minutes into the parade and hadn't seen a single horse! Then we finally saw them! After they were gone, Calder kept saying 'horse' and signing 'more'. We did see a few more before the parade was over, and we finally got a 'neigh' out of him too!
Calder took his first metro ride today! Before our train arrived, he walked back and forth down the platform, saying 'Choo Choo!'
Looking for our destination on the metro map.
Posing with Mommy.
We are almost there!!!
After his "nap" (he never really went to sleep) and a clothing change, it was back outside for more fun. The second set of clothes didn't last long, as he immediately went running through the yard, tripped, fell in the mud, rolled around, got back up and started running again! Yep, he is allllll boy. 
But, he still thought our spring flowers were pretty! 
We had an absolutely gorgeous day here on Saturday! And, since we still have a ridiculous amount of leaves in our yard, we decided to spend the day working outside.
This kid sure does love shoes. He's spent countless hours traipsing around in either my or Dave's shoes. And he frequently carries his own shoes around in hopes that we'll help him put them on (which, of course, means it's time to go outside). 
So, recently, he has started trying to put on his own shoes. No success in that department yet...
Calder's day care class had a tea party this week, so he got all dressed up for the occasion!
He's all ready for school -- with his new backpack, and Daddy's hat!
It's finally complete, and we love it! Most of it has been done for a while now, but we finally completed the backsplash this past week.
Here are a few shots of Dave and I during our backsplash adventure. It wasn't easy...but it came out great and we're already thinking about what else we can tile in the house! I laid the tile and Dave did all of the cutting -- good teamwork! 
And, of course I had to include a few 'before' shots, so you can see the transformation!
