Eagan Sleeping

Guess where we found the boys this month.

He likes to fall asleep while playing with his toys.

1st Annual Holiday Party

Thanks to everyone who came to the open house, we enjoyed everyone's company. We loved giving tours and showing off all our hardwork from the last 18 months. It seems that everyone enjoyed friendly conversations and fun time with the kids. There was so much fun that Eagan tried to steal the cookie jar but fell asleep before he got one.

I got my 2 front teeth for Christmas

Well Ms Felicia got her front teeth last week. She didn't sleep much at night during the process but is pretty happy now.

Caleb's Party

We celebrated Caleb's 8th birthday early this year so his best bud could attend. I took his friends Chase, Evan and Aaron to the zoo on the first and then we went to Chick-fil-A for dinner. Aaron's mom and my friend, Kala, came with me to wrangle the troops and of course it was Felicia first zoo visit. They had so much fun on the rides and feeding some of the animals. Caleb had to get a new shirt because he leaned in bird poo at the first exhibit. The girafees are always fun to feed with their long tongues.

Sitting Up

Well 2 days before she turned 6 months Felicia decided she needed a new view of the world and started to sit up. She thinks it is great and the boys are so impressed by her. The look of her face is priceless, she look of wonder from the new view she has on life. Eventhough it is our fourth set of milestones Chris and I still get excited and are amazed with all the kids.

Boat

We went out on the boat Saturday with Chris' dad and wife. The boys played all afternoon and we didn't return to the docke until dark, 6pm. While we were out we saw 4 seperate dolphin sightings. Caleb and Chris practiced the cast net and there were many boat launches and truck races on the beach. Miss Felicia loves to boat as well usually napping and giggling.

Thanksgiving

Wow, Thanksgiving at the Baldwin house was fun. 17 people had dinner and enjoyed each others company. My grandfather and his wife, Martha. Chris' mom, Ann and her husband, John. The Stypinski's and the Sprague's, so most on the crowd was kids under 9 years old.

The kids played and the adults eat and talked. Felicia even took a nap which is rare for her but it was probable the trauma that her big brother Eagan caused. She was in her stroller and he thought he would follow daddy out the back door with her while mommy was cooking in the kitchen. Next thing Chris sees is Felicia upside down in the stroller off the back step, not a scratch on her. thank you.

hope everyone had a lovely thanksgiving!!!

House for Felicia

On their day off the boys decided to build a small house for their sister. As you can see their architure skill are as good as their dads but they just needed more materials and I think the labor wasn't union.

Experiment

Caleb decided to see how many pens would fit in a shirt pocket. He counted 30 or that was all he could find in the house which is scary that we have so many. This is what he does besides art projects on his days off from school. The art project this week is a leaf wreath.

911

What's your emergency? It is 3:45 am on sunday night and we can't find Eagan. Chris and I looked all over the house 2 or 3 times before deciding to call for help. Frantic we called the police and they were their in minutes. By now the boys were up because every light in the house was on and when the police arrived they were wondering what was going on. They figured out Eagan was the cause because he is always sleeping in strange places. The police wanted to one last search of the house before the other 8 police cars got there and canvased the neighborhoood. So we started in his room and nothing, then our room and way under Felicia's crib where Chris and I both looked, I even brushed my hands under the there but with the light shining on him he was hugged against the wall. I was never to relieved in all my life. After the police left and assured us they get phone call alot and find kids in laundry basket and other strange places, Chris and I layed in bed just holding the boy. It was the longest 20 minutes of our lives!!!

Soccer Season 08

Dayne has started soccer for the new season and scored 5 goals on friday night. Mom forgot the camera so pictures are coming soon. He said, "I was outa control." He has 5 preschool friends on his team including his best girl Peighton.

Cheerios

Well Felicia tried cheerios and loved the challenge of trying to pick them up. She pursed that little mouth while her fingers were working so hard to grab at them. Caleb and I laughed but she was very persisitant as she is in everything she does already. Enjoy the video.

Dirt

Eagan is often found looking on the carpet for dirt. He finds a small piece and puts it in his fingernail then will carry it around for awhile and even sleep with it. One night Chris was fighting over it with him and he kept yelling my dirt and got very upset if daddy tried to touch it. He has had this habit since about 18 months and loved it during construction. Eagan could be found just looking threw small piles waiting for the right one.

Lake Kissimee State Park

Well camping was fun and exciting. We ate awesome ribs from Mario on friday night and then listened to poor Merideth scream most of the night because she didn't like the outdoors at night. So all tired and cranky the next morning we ate a wonderful egg and bacon breakfast then left for the docks. Here the Dorado decided that it may need a break and didn't want to start for Chris. He calmly walked around then decided to jump the boat and it was a wonderful sound to hear the engines roar. Then the Stypinski's boarded their boat and we ours along with the Davis' divided among us and off we went to the locking system. Inside we changed with the height of the lakes 5 feet while holding onto ropes. It is an amazing thing to do. On the other side is a dude ranch where we ate and saw a couple of cowboys. We raced back catching a glimce of an alligator. Sunday we packed it up and headed for home and our cozy beds, it was only 55 degrees when we got up sunday morning. The kids road bikes, played games and went on adventure hikes in the woods near camp. Everytime we go it is an adventure.

Scouts with Caleb

Caleb had a blast at the dual a thon, bike and run, race for cub scouts. He is a wolf scout this year and came in 3rd place for his age group and the one above him. They had water stations and number the kids really worked hard and enjoyed every minute of it. There they are getting ready to run.

Halloween

Happy Halloween!!! We had princess, hockey player, optimus prime and spiderman that went trick or treating while the sun was still out. Caleb was a trooper in all his hockey gear and called himself rotten because he was stinky. Dayne lost the mask after a few house and we found Chris wearing it. Eagan was all over the place so Daddy had Eagan patrol. We met up with friends and had a fabulous night.

Where's Eagan Sleeping?

The sleeping bandit strikes again. I thought I heard a noise the other night only to find him sleeping facing the wall at the top of the stairs but by the time I got the camera he was laying down. The next night he was so tired he fell asleep watching the great pumpkin charlie brown on the couch. He is so funny that sometimes he wakes earlier than anyone and just goes back to sleep next to my bed on the floor. I have to look before I get out of bed.

Update Eagan was found in Felicia's pack and play asleep where will he strike again.

Chris finally saw Eagan pass out in an unusual spot on 11/7/07 he went behind the couch to find dirt and we found him asleep on the cold tile floor.

Even after the 911 call last night 11/20 we found him asleep in a new chair before we headed up to bed for the night. He will make us go insane.

Second Grade Concert

Caleb did a nice job signing in the concert last night. It was a Jamacian theme so he dressed everyone in island clothes. Chris was able to break away from work and see the show. Enjoy the music.

UPPZ

We like to hang out at the UPPZ on hot or rainy days and today was one of the rainy ones. Our friends usually join us Meredith and JuJu are the usual suspects with Eagan and Felicia. It is JuJu with Eagan in the photos. Their are large blow up jumpers and big foam blocks, along with a pretend house.

Pumkin Patch

Well Halloween is approaching and the kids wanted pumpkins so off to the patch we went. Everyone was very well behaved and picked beautiful ones. Caleb like the tall oblong ones and Dayne the round fat ones. Eagan and Felicia both got tiny gourd like pumpkins. I was so happy that I brought the camera and even managed a few photos. We won't carve them until the day before we trick or treat because it is blazen hot here still and will melt.

Sunday Boating

WOW!!! What another great day on the boat. We took with us friends from the neighborhood that we carpool with, the Plexico's. They have 3 girls about our boys ages and what fun did we have.

They caught about 25 hermit crabs, which we released later in the day. The kids created small ecosystems in their buckets for the crabs. The dad's took them across the channel to the sandbar where Eagan decided to go bowling for buzzards by himself. The next thing you see is Chris running after him. Felicia is such a boat baby. She sleeps on the boat and loves to sit in the water.

Life is good in Florida.

No School Friday

Well the boys had the day off and I convinced Chris to play hookie also and take the boat out, yeah I know that was hard to do. We had breakfast then ran an errand and off we went down to Maximo Park to launch the boat. What a gorgeous day, I little wind but what fun. We ran over to Shell Key Preserved and went on shore of the backside so now wind would bother us. The boys played with their boats, trucks and trailers. Caleb also used his cast net to catch about a half dozen bait fish. Felicia had a blast too, she got on her bathing suit and wadded in the water with mommy. All said and done it was a beautiful afternoon now Chris and Caleb went to hockey.

Eagan's Sleeping Habits

While Chris was away Eagan decided to sleep in many different places. One night he fell asleep on the stairs and the next he wasn't in any bed and I started to worry. So I began a room by room search for the little man and as I went back upstairs he was under Caleb's bottom bunk. That child can fall asleep anywhere when he is tired.

What's Happening

Wow, school is in full swing and the boys love it.

Caleb scored 100 and 90 on his last math tests and 90 and 85 on his last spelling tests. He had a big earth science project which he received a "B". He has also started hockey, wearing full gear and loves it so much.

Dayne loves school and is making new friends. He will start soccer next month with 5 friends from preschool.

Eagan started to swim last month but he Elks pool water is getting a little cold for our floridian blood so we will move to the YMCA indoor pool.

Felicia enjoys rolling about and watching her brothers play. She went to MA for a few days with me and got 2 bottom teeth while there. She also enjoyed sleeping in my old crib.

Chris started traveling again but loves coming home to the new boat. We sold ours but found the right one a week later. A 23 foot Dorado which is a center counsole.