Mail from Daddy!

We had a lot of fun today! We went over to visit Lilly and Hailey and while Tyler took a quick nap, Caleb and Lilly got to play out in the spinkler and pool in the backyard. After Tyler's nap, we played more inside, then had lunch and headed for home. You'd think after all of that playing we'd be so tired we'd sleep for a while. We did take good naps for mommy, but seeing as she took a nap too, she thought they could have been longer! But it's a good thing we woke her up- just in time for a call from daddy! It was a nice surprise since we weren't expecting to hear from him for a few more days. But even better later on- we got mail from daddy! And Nemo was on the card! How exciting!



Who's going to read it first?



We settled on Caleb reading it to Tyler



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A day at home

We decided to stick close to home today. After a quick trip out for some milk and afternoon naps, we watched- can anyone guess? Finding Nemo. Not a very exciting day, but the boys did pose for a couple of pictures!







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Teeth and wrestling

Tyler has some new teeth- he's up to 6 now- 2 on the bottom, 4 on the top. Caleb also wanted to show off his teeth today. You can't see Tyler's new teeth, but they certianly are there!





Later on this afternoon, they decided to wrestle a little bit. As you can see, Caleb came out on top, but I'm sure that it won't be long until Tyler gives him a run for his money!





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Back home again

We are home after our big trip. We left this morning and got home around 2. Not much exciting about our drive- it was pretty uneventful. We got home and everything was fine here. Leo seems happy to be home as well! Time to unpack and get a good night's sleep!

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Flying again!

It was time to go back to Raleigh today. It was a fairly uneventful flight day- the planes were on time and Caleb and Tyler both slept on the planes again. We got in around 4 and then headed to Asheboro to get Leo who had stayed with Aunt Marie. We'll go back home tomorrow morning. Here is Caleb flying on the plane.



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Driving again

Today we drove back to Houston. Caleb was so tired from all of that playing the past couple of days, he fell asleep almost as soon as we started driving. But Tyler had other plans- he kept talking and talking until Caleb woke up with him! We met up with some friends for dinner before going back to our hotel for the night.



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Reunion Day

Today was the Martin family reunion. We had fun playing and visiting. Caleb liked playing trucks with Ian. He also liked swinging with Aunt Sarah.





Later on that day, it started to rain. Tyler really loved playing the rain. He got so wet, but he loved it! When Caleb saw Tyler playing in the rain, he wanted to join him, but didn't enjoy it as much as Tyler did!







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Boogalas (Belugas) and Whamu (Shamu)

Today we went to Sea World! We had a great time! Tyler stayed back with Nana and Grandpa, but we took him a surprise. The first thing we did was feed and pet the dolphins.







Then we rode the log ride- Caleb did a great job- he had so much fun!



We also saw three shows one with Shamu, one with beluga whales and dolphins, and one with sea lions. They were great! Caleb liked the belugas the best.

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Flying and driving

Today mommy, Aunt Sarah and Aunt Katie got us up at 4 in the morning! We went to the airport to get on the plane- it was a little late, so we had to wait for a while, but we got some breakfast, so it was okay. Then we got on a big airplane and flew to Atlanta. We both slept most of the way. When we got to Atlanta, we also had to wait for our next plane, so we watched more airplanes take off and land. We made it to Houston around lunchtime and then got our car to drive to Boerne- about 3 1/2 hours away. Again, we were so tired that we slept most of the drive. We got to Uncle Tommy and Aunt Judi's house and got to play for a while before having dinner and then heading off to bed!

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How you doin?

Today we drove to Raleigh to stay overnight because our flight to Texas is so early on Thursday. Aunt Sarah stayed with us so that mommy and Aunt Katie could go and see Harry Potter. While we were staying with Aunt Sarah, she taught Caleb to say "how you doin?" So now everytime Caleb sees Aunt Sarah, he askes her that- even when he talks to her on the phone! We had a great time hanging out with her.

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Daddy's here!

Sort of! Daddy came in the mail today.



Caleb and Tyler both love their new "daddy pillows".







Jumping with daddy



Big hugs!



Today we also went to the doctor to check on the new baby. He or she was moving around a lot, turning in circles and everything. Looks like another very active baby!



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Not much

Really nothing exciting happened today. Aunt Katie had to leave, and Caleb wanted to go with her. We told him that we would see her on Wednesday and then on Thursday he'd get to go on an airplane. He got excited about that, so he moved on. Tyler now has 5 teeth and is really working on the 6th. Tomorrow we are heading to a doctor's appointment to check on the new baby. Now that Lilly has her new baby sister, Caleb keeps asking about his new baby. He's got a little longer to wait though! But really today we just hung around the house. We are still getting everything together for our trip. Sorry, no pictures today!

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Pinecones

After dinner, Caleb helped by picking up pinecones outside. He really likes to pick them up since he gets to use his big blue truck. Tyler also helped out. He really liked crawling around in the grass and surprisingly didn't try to eat the grass!





Tyler directing Caleb on where the pinecones are


Tyler decided to help out his big brother


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Mommy cooking

Caleb wanted to help cook tonight. He did a really good job listening and helping. Tyler on the other hand perferred to hide out under the towel. He did come out long enough to give one of his big smiles though.









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You did it!

Today Caleb conquered the hot dog at MacArthur center. He's been working on this for a while now and today climbed up with no problem at all. Once he got to the top of the hot dog, he turned and said, "You did it!" with this huge smile on his face. Here are a couple of pictures of that accomplishment. Tyler admired Caleb and cheered him on before finally deciding that he could scale the potato chip. It was a day of great accomplishment here!









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Drawing

This morning we woke up and Lilly was at our house! As it turns out, her little sister decided to arrive today! We had a very fun day playing with Lilly. When mommy took her to the hospital to meet her new little sister, Aunt Katie stayed with us. She is the one that took these pictures of us drawing together.







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Day at the beach

It was a beautiful day today! We decided to head down to the beach and possibly stay for the fireworks. We made it about 5 hours and the boys decided they wanted to call it quits. As it turns out, the fireworks were cancelled because of all the wind, so it was okay after all. Caleb thought it was really bright out, but didn't want to wear his sunglasses or hat. Tyler (imagine this) loved to eat the sand!





By the time we got home, they were both pooped!





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Aunt Katie is here!

Aunt Katie got here just in time to help out with Tyler's 11 month pictures! Then we had a yummy dinner and came back to clean up a little. Caleb of course helped vacuum and Tyler got to snuggle.





I don't know if you can see it in the picture, but earlier this afternoon, Caleb got a hold of Tyler's forehead and now Tyler has a few claw marks. He definitely let his brother know that it hurt him and Caleb felt really bad.



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Sleeping in

We did sleep in for mommy! We slept until after 8 this morning! Very exciting! Then we went to a press conference to support some of our friends. Mommy said she'd try to add a link in if there is a link about the story. We took great naps this afternoon and then went to have dinner with some friends. No pictures from today- mommy is still trying to get all of our stuff put away before Aunt Katie comes tomorrow!

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Home again

We made it back home safely. We didn't sleep much in the car, so we were pretty tired and sacked out early. Maybe we'll sleep in a little for mommy!





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