Callahan's Journal

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, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, tomato sauce, peppers, and spices.  He had bites of whole wheat dinner roll and ate a large serving of tropical fruit.    This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when we ventured out on a very short "field trip." Ha.  Across the street and three houses down on Rainbow Drive they have their yard full of halloween decorations.  Everyone listened very well - "either that or we're heading back immediately" - and of course the two little boys wanted to crawl out when we stopped to look over the yard. Here are some super cute pictures from Cal's morning at Little Treasures.  It looks like the boys may be swapping legos pieces.  Haha.  At this age that just leads to "hey! why'd you take my piece!?!"  Following picture;  Then the boys were playing on the other...

Callahan ate most of raisin cinnamon English muffin and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of chicken, bites of brown rice, bite of broccoli, and ate a large serving of pineapple. Cal was watching me take out Nora's ponytail.  Then he kept pointing at his hair wanting a ponytail.  So I pretended like I was putting a pony in his hair.  When I was done I said, "Oh pretty."  Cal said, "Welcome."  Haha.   First picture; I was laughing because Cal took off one sock, but left on the one striped sock.  Atley yelled, Cal only has one striped sock."  Haha.  Second picture;  Avi was coaxing Cal to watch her do several Preschool activities.  When she told me about it she made it sound like it was all his idea.   Next picture: Cal has frequently been bringing me some obscure thing he just found; usually a piece off hair.  This time he was saying, "booger Gary, booger."  Haha.  Ok, I'l get a tiss...

Callahan ate most of whole grain Chex cereal and ate peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate several bites of refried beans with hamburger and shredded cheese spread on top.  He ate bites of corn tortilla and ate mandarin oranges.  Ok, I'll get the Blogs back up and running!!  Our Family from Billings left yesterday and our Louisiana Family left today about Noon.  It was wonderful having everyone here and we were super super busy.  The best news; our Louisiana Family is going home to electricity after 28 days without it!!  I'm Very Thankful for that!! This first picture is left over from last Wednesday afternoon.  We have three or four blocks of wood in the yard that we use for the big kids learning to pound nails.  The kids like to tip the bocks over see what bugs are underneath.   We managed to get a Toy, book, and puzzle exchange done this weekend!  Primarily done by one of our workers; Svea and Avi's big Sister.  Thanks fo...

 Hi Everyone!  Just a quick note to say there will be no Blog today and tomorrow.  The Blogs will resume on Monday the 28th.  I have a Dr appointment today and my excuse for tomorrow; our 3 Grandchildren are here.  It's lots of fun and VERY busy which is a challenge to take pictures and notes for the Blogs.  Thank you.

Callahan ate whole wheat toast and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate most of pork roast, most of whole wheat tortillas, ate carrots, and ate fruit salad.   This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when the kids were playing at the sand table.  The little ones did pretty good keeping the sand in the table.  Second picture: We were doing some singing and the boys were enjoying it a lot.  So I got them some jingle bells and they enjoyed it that much more!! :) Next picture:  The three boys working on some puzzles.  Haha.  Or at least taking the pieces out.  They are great at disassembly and it's much more fun than putting them all back!!  Last picture: Have you noticed just about every picture I post of Cal playing at chair he's always the one pushing?  Occasionally he'll catch a ride, but that's not usually his preference.

Callahan ate raisin cinnamon English muffin and ate dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken stir fry, bites of brown rice, and ate mandarin oranges.   Ok, I'm gonna tell a poop story.  If that grosses you out, then you better skip to the next paragraph!  I was in the kitchen at the sink and the big girls, primarily Avi and Atley, were yelling that there was "poop on the floor!! Poop on the floor!!"  I went running out and sure enough Callahan had a few little piles of poop in a small area; maybe two feet in diameter.  (Avi had picked up some poop on her socks!)  Ok, this is not the first time for that and I did the smartest thing I could think of; yell for help!!  "HEY LAURALEA!!"  I'll bet she's glad she's working from home!  LOL!!  I seriously owe her a big bonus!!  Again.  I put Cal in the sink in the entry room (again) and Lauralea worked on the floor.  But here's the kicker to the story:  Right ...

Callahan ate cheerios and banana for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, no biscuits, ate half of olives, ate avocado, and his mandarin oranges.  This first picture is left over from Friday afternoon.  It always makes me laugh when the youngest, or one of the youngest is pulling the big kids in the wagon or giving them rides in the chair.  And Cal was working hard and doing a good job.  Take a guess what Atley was saying to Callahan; "Faster Callahan, faster."  Haha.  Look at Atley's face; she's getting a big kick out of something!!  :)  Just an FYI; Cal didn't poop here this morning either and he was acting very uncomfortable.  Something is bugging him - Mommy Maddy mentioned maybe his tummy was hurting him - and he was frowning and whimpering frequently this morning.  Other times he was playing just fine and was having a typical morning.  I'll keep you posted if necessary.   Next picture:  Cal was on the couch...

Callahan ate brown rice and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate salmon, whole wheat dinner roll, cauliflower, and mangoes.   First picture: This started with just Gideon and Callahan playing in the chair.  They were kind of 'taking turns' (if you use your imagination - ha) giving each other rides.  Then Nora came and jumped in too and shortly after that Atley arrived to play with the chair as well.   Next two pictures; Gideon and his Mommy went to visit some people and these two were playing so cute as usual.  Callahan was moving in on Miles, but Miles just kept on chewing on a little piece of nothing he had found.  :)  Last picture: More togetherness and cuteness by the car ramp.  This time Miles is a bit more engaged in playing with similar things that Cal is playing with.  

Callahan ate cinnamon raisin English muffin and tasted the cherries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, whole wheat elbow noodles, peas, and applesauce.     First picture:  This is left over from yesterday afternoon.  All of a sudden Callahan just decided to go straight over backwards and he was having a blast with it.  And of course I was laughing way too much which was a huge encouragement!!  When I moved on to help someone else he kept doing it and thumped his head on the wall and that was the end of that fun.  Poor sweetie.  He didn't cry very long, but he also never did that again.   Next picture: Gideon, Callahan, and Miles were at the window watching Big Willy's dog across the street. You can see the dog in the top middle of the picture.  There is frequently something going on outside the window that attracts their attention.  Following picture: I thought it was cute how the three little guys were in the cozy c...

Callahan ate two servings of French toast and ate strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of "Hearty Paleo Stew" with meat, cauliflower, broccoli, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, and green beans.  He ate saltines and tropical fruit.   First picture: Here is Callahan meeting and greeting Gideon.  Adorable.  Gideon fit right in with the kids and it's nice because he and Callahan are only 2 months apart so that's awesome.  Second picture; This is such a treat for Gideon to be here where he can just enjoy everything and not have the stress of life after hurricane without electricity.  When all the kids started showing up I think he may have said something like this; "Grandpa! You have the coolest friends!!"  :) Next picture: I built a sidewalk with the boys and here they are testing it out for structure, strength, and durability.  :)  Last picture: Gideon and Callahan playing side-by-side.  They did super good t...

Just want to do a FYI for everyone.  My daughter Christina and Grandson Gideon will be here later today.  So excited to have them coming for a couple of weeks.  I think this is day 20 they've been without electricity in Louisiana from hurricane Laura.  (Think of the heat without air conditioning!!)  Also, I just want to mention that when the air quality is in the hazardous range I will not be taking the children outside.  I have two air purifiers from the Health Department (One was free! ahh, not really free. Thanks to all of us tax payers.) to help with the inside air while the smoke remains.   Callahan ate bites of waffle and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For Lunch he ate most of chicken, ate whole wheat tortillas, most of corn, and ate baked cinnamon apples.   The first two pictures are from yesterday afternoon and the third picture is from this morning.  I love how Miles is watching Callahan play with a set of keys and of c...

Callahan ate some kix cereal and two servings of mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch he ate turkey burger, whole wheat hamburger bun, bites of tomato, ate avocado, and ate mandarin oranges.    Callahan tried to give Atley something she didn't want.  She said, "No thank you."  Callahan said, "You're welcome."  :) We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and the kids were busy as they always are on "new toy Monday!!"  (That's Atley's phrase.)  In this first picture you can see he found the "drill."  I showed him what the "bit" does - goes in and out - and he was having fun with it.   In the second picture he joined Svea and Miles at the window.  Svea was sticking the "cheese" and "meat" to the window.  Haha.  It's kind of a rubber material that clings to the window.  Cal is trying with his "bread slices," but that's made with something different.  :)  Why does her's s...

Callahan ate oatmeal and baked cinnamon apples for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of hamburger stew with meat, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, and green beans.  He ate whole wheat dinner roll and ate apricots.   This first picture is one that I had for yesterday and I commented in the Blog about it.  Avilene and Callahan each had thermometers and were double-teaming Miles.  I like how Avi is checking the results on her's.  Haha.  Miles is ready to skedaddle!!  (Hey, my word check let that word go!!  Ha! It said "skedaddle" is a slang word out of Civil War era that means to depart quickly or run away.)   Second picture: Also from yesterday and I just liked how Cal was throwing the ball against the wall and it would come back in his general direction.  He'd go get it and do it over and over.   Next picture: Cal, you're almost going over-center and you're gonna land on your head!  He listened and pulled back, but d...

Callahan ate most of French toast and a taste of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pulled pork, whole wheat toast, peas, and watermelon.   Ok everyone, sorry, but no pictures on today's Blog!!  For some reason the pictures I took today will not load on Blogger.com so I'll try to figure that out tonight.  (Blogger.com has been updated so I may need to do something to make sure I'm still compatible.)  The Blog will no doubt be much shorter because I depend on the pictures to tell the stories!!  So I'll just try to paint the pictures for you.  Ha! Picture # 1:  Avilene and Callahan each had a thermometer from the medical toys and were doubling up on Miles.  They each had a thermometer on the side of Miles' head.  :)   Picture # 2:  Callahan and Svea were going around and around the big car ramp which was placed in the middle of the room.  (Put anything in the middle of the room and that age group loves to circle it...

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, bites of cauliflower, and ate fruit salad.    First picture: Look out Svea!  The boys are headed for your toys!!  And they were!! Ha.  Don't worry about Svea; she's plenty feisty enough to hold her own!!  And then some!!  Ha.    Next picture; The boys were playing with the same car ramp and managed to do so with minimal conflict. Ha.  (Give them time!)  I took the second picture shortly after they arrived and this was the first thing they played with and Callahan plopped right down to play with another toy beside Miles.   This last picture is SO cute.  Avi had Alexa playing a good lively tune and Cal and Avi started dancing.  Cal was going for it and Avi LOVED it.  Look at her watching him.  She finally just stopped dancing and watched the show!  :...