Apparently, he's been a good boy.

Saint Nicholas paid a visit to our house last night (thanks Gram & Pop!) and Cal must have been a good boy cause he got lots of treats instead of coal. His reaction: "oh WOW!

Tree time

We went out and got our tree this weekend, and having a toddler sure makes everything about Christmas a hundred times better. I love this time of year, but Cal's excitement for all-things-Christmas makes the holiday so special. He stands outside our house and claps almost every night at the Christmas lights, loves dancing to Christmas music, thinks snow globes are something else and is mesmerized by Christmas trees. Cal thought the tree lot was fabulous and if he had his way we probaly would have brought dozens of trees home.

looking for the perfect tree just when Cal thought the tree lot couldn't get any better, he found this little beauty
and here's our mini-tree in all of her glory

Blue steel

Cal's been teaching Ian his 'blue steel'. (and yes, Cal is in Ian's overalls)

Brrrrr

We may not have snow yet, but Cal's getting some good use out of his snow gear playing outside since the temperature took a turn for the worse.

darn car is frozen to the ground and won't go
these two don't mind the cold

Bed head

My sweet little boy with his crazy, crazy bed head...

Lovies

Cal wakes up asking for Clyde & Suzie and he goes to bed talking about them. Fortunately we have two dogs that are extremely tolerant of a kissing, hugging and constantly chasing them toddler.

giving thanks

We went up north to the Hunter's for Thanksgiving. It was a full house since Amy and family were in town from Montana. Cal is still terrified of the horses and cow but had a blast exploring the pasture, throwing rocks in the creek with his Grammie, going for a tractor ride with Pa and tearing around the house with his cousins.