Callahan's Journal

Callahan ate brown rice and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate salmon, whole wheat dinner roll, most of cauliflower, and ate mangoes. First picture:  Callahan is playing with a truck and Miles is amused by Cal's silliness.  Cal was bouncing hard up and down on the mattress for added entertainment.  (For his entertainment and also Miles's entertainment. Next picture: Zoom in on the faces of these two!  How cute is that!?!  They were having lots of fun!! Cal was pushing the swivel rocker around and around as fast as his little legs could go!! Last picture; Nora had some dance music playing on Alexa and then went to the mirror to dance.  Callahan loves to join in on these activities and so does Svea.  So cute and they're all watching themselves in the mirror.

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and two servings of mandarin oranges for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, no whole wheat elbow noodles, ate peas, and applesauce. This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon and Avilene was playing with the two little boys.  Avi is so great with the little kids; gives them lots of attention and consequently they both really love and enjoy her. Pictures from Cal's morning: Atley brought some kind of "rabbit suit" with her and Cal was ok with her putting it on him two or three times.  :)  Following picture: Climbing climbing climbing!  Haha. Hanging onto the faucet to pull himself up.  He makes it to the top of the igloo many times each day and then carefully slides back off.  One of these days he'll just start leaping off onto the mattress. Third picture: Playing with the Superman/Batman toys with Svea. Last picture: It was not an easy morning for Miles until h...

Callahan ate two servings of whole wheat toast and three servings of watermelon for breakfast.  For lunch he ate Hearty Paleo Stew with meat, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, and tomatoes.  He also ate saltines and a large serving of tropical fruit. Atley has been asking Alexa to play "The Chicken Dance."  So we went to YouTube today and watched a video and the kids were LOVING the actions.  Callahan was doing it his way, but he was loving the dancing.  The three older girls caught on very quickly and then we had Alexa play it again and Cal lined up with the rest of us.  Good dancing Cal!! First picture: Cal was the first one here and he's greeting Atley in the picture.  But I took this picture so you can see the steps and balance beam.  Callahan does this everyday.  He lays on the floor and uses his legs to shove the beam away from the mattress.  The big girls think it's funny and they try to jump from th...

Callahan ate two servings of waffle and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken, bite of whole wheat tortillas, ate corn, and most of his baked cinnamon apple. First picture; Atley asked if she could bring her blanket in to share it with Callahan.  (I think maybe it's a towel.)  So this is what the sharing looked like.  :)  Actually Cal likes blankets over his head and you can see that in the following picture.  Doll blanket over his head and some dancing as well.  He walked right into the chair earlier; "Hey! who put that chair here!?!"  :) Next picture - I was showing him how to operate this toaster.  :)  The spring for setting it is kind of stout, but the release spring is easier.  You can see the piece of toast is leaving the toaster!  Following picture: At Cal's age sometimes they play with the toys and sometimes the game is simply; "Clear the Shelves!"  Here he is clearing the shelve...

Callahan ate kix cereal and mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground turkey, whole wheat hamburger bun, avocado, a couple bites of cucumber, and bite of cherries. The kids went to the window to wave bye to Momma Molly and Avilene as they were headed to Avi's swim lesson.  Cal was at the window too and saw Avilene in the car.  He started saying, "Avi, Avi, Avi,...."  :) We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and everyone was super busy.  I took this first picture of Cal before anyone else arrived.  Now you gotta finish the next glass of orange juice!! Ha. Second picture: I was sitting on the blue balance beam and someone was behind me.  Hey, who is it!?!  :)  Selfie Mode does the trick!!  I love this picture of him!  So cute. Here are more pictures from Cal's morning.  He joined Miles at the gate.  Cal was calling for "Lauralea, Lauralea Lauralea."  He's basically saying her entire na...

Callahan ate oatmeal and half of baked cinnamon apples for breakfast.  For lunch he ate most of hamburger stew with meat, green beans, carrots, and tomatoes.  He ate most of whole wheat dinner roll and ate apricots. I was giving Callahan a love and I said, "you're such a sweet little boy."  Svea heard me say that and said, "Sometimes he grab my hair!!"  LOL!  Made me laugh.  I said, "Yes that's true and we're teaching him to be gentle."  Svea nodded her head yes.  It was very cute. These first three pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon.  He's able to propel himself along using his feet on the ground.  Which is pretty cool because they also learn to steer at the same time.  Second picture: I'm posting this just because I like the angle; makes the foam noodle look very very long.  Haha.  It's hollow and he's watched me holler through it.  :)  In the third picture he's watching a guy mow and use the w...

Callahan ate French toast and no dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pulled pork, whole wheat toast, ate most of his peas, and ate watermelon. I took this picture yesterday afternoon outside.  Cal was having fun rolling around on this ball.  He initially started doing it on the concrete patio and we quickly moved the fun to the much softer grass. Second picture;  Notice the location where Callahan is sitting.  This should look familiar; it's been his favorite spot since he started moving around at Little Treasures.  Now he has figured out how to push the balance beam away from the mattress with his legs.  Haha.  It makes the jumping a bit more challenging!!  Haha. Next picture;  I was doing a Zoom Meeting for about 20 minutes this morning with the person who monitors the Food Program and Cal was the only one here and I had to take this picture in the middle of the meeting.  He's catching up on some reading.  Of...

Callahan ate whole wheat toast and ate mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef with marinara sauce on top of whole wheat spaghetti noodles, ate riced cauliflower, and ate fruit salad. This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon and these 4 kids were all watching a low flying jet heading for the airport.  (Cal in the background.)  They start yelling, "airplane, airplane, airplane" and that gets everyone's attention!  Atley is the resident airplane enthusiast!!  (Her Daddy is a pilot so she kind of has a head-start on everyone.)  Look at the position of Atley's arms.  Haha. Next picture;  Ok, so things were extra hectic around here for about 20 - 30 minutes this morning!!  You can see Cal is minus his clothes and the mattress is minus it's covering.  And you can see the spot at the bottom of the mattress.  There was poop from the window to the mattress.  (Leaving tracks from the poop on the bottom ...

Callahan ate blueberry bagel and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate shrimp, bites of brown rice, most of stir fry vegetables, and ate raspberries. These first two pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon.  Svea was piloting the airplane and Cal was along for the ride.  Svea said, "Hold on Cal."  Yes, that's a very good idea.  :)  Second picture; A warm afternoon and everyone gets thirsty!  Miles is intently watching Cal; and Miles just had a bottle in case this bothers anyone!  :) In this next picture Cal handed Miles a legos and said, "welcome."  Haha.  That was super cute.  He's just trying to teach Miles what to say.  Following picture; Cal in the horse mask.  :)  A horse with a floppy ear!!  There really is an ear there; I didn't realize it was laying down like that.  :)  Kids frequently want me to put a mask on them and then immediately whip it off.  But Cal...

Callahan ate some bran cereal and a few raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate half of chicken, ate whole wheat pita bread, most of tomatoes, half of avocado, and ate most of pears. Hey Cal, what'd you do this weekend?  Cal said, "Atley."  Haha.  And apparently that was the whole weekend.  Although Daddy Colin did say he saw Atley at the pool yesterday.  :) Cal arrived before anyone else this morning and I took these first two pictures then.  I guess I could have taken off his shoes before he washed his feet!!  :)  Second picture: He was just being silly here; flopping over on his face and then sitting up looking at me.  Yup, I'm still watching and I think you're very cute.  :)  Third picture: Miles was playing at the legos table and Cal joined him; except Cal came in from a different angle! Haha. Next picture: This was SO cute!!  Atley and Nora went to the window to wave at Momma Emily the "first" time she d...

Callahan ate waffle and ate fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground turkey, no whole wheat tortillas, ate sweet potatoes, and cherries. These first two pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon.  Both boys had just woken from their naps and still had on their sleep pajamas.  Callahan went to the top shelf again to hang out.  I think it's so funny when they find a place they really like and they go back to it over and over.  Cal still had his pacifier in his mouth and that's the main attraction here!!  :)  Second picture: Callahan was pushing the dump trucks up and down the sidewalk and I was teaching him to steer around obstacles; primarily Miles!!  Cal is in the very early stages of learning that skill I might add!  :) Lauralea came out to the Daycare 2 times this morning to say "hi" to the kids.  Both times Callahan made sure Lauralea went to the other side of the room to say "hi" to Miles too.  Isn't tha...

Callahan ate two servings of French toast and ate strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of whole 30 chili with meat, peppers, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and lots of spices.  He ate bites of whole wheat dinner roll and ate tropical fruit salad. This first picture is leftover from yesterday afternoon right after Callahan awoke from his nap.  (He still has on the pajamas I use.  Ha.)  I was just getting a kick out of the location where Cal chose to play with the little tractor.  Haha. This next picture is also from yesterday afternoon.  Callahan LOVES it when Miles wakes up from his nap and this was the greeting.  I love how sober Miles can be.  He will be a great Poker Player some day.  Haha.  Also, this area around the step and the gates has become a favorite place for Miles to hang out.  I'm assuming it's because there is a lot of activity of Preschool Kids going in and out of the gate...