Our Trip to California

November 7th- 13th Caleb and I had the wonderful opportunity to go visit all my family in California. We stayed with my grandma in Oakland and had a great time!
The first night in Oakland. My mom remembered how fun it was to play ball with my niece Macaela, so she decided to try it out with Caleb! Here is Caleb playing ball with Grandma, and Great Aunt Bonnie, Great Grandma watching from the couch.

Caleb thought playing ball was pretty fun, but he didn't quite get what to do...he just wanted to eat the orange, which we later found out was one of Grandmas yummy lemons...

Great Grandma Charlotte, and Caleb hanging out together.

My uncle Craig really seemed to enjoy playing with Caleb, and Caleb enjoyed playing with Craigs beard..

Grandma Penny, Great Grandma Charlotte, and Caleb. Do you see any resemblance?? :)

Great Grandma loved holding Caleb and playing with him, and Caleb was so sweet with her!

Grandma Penny sure loved her cuddles and Caleb was super happy to see her!

Caleb was making some funny faces laying on Great Grandmas floor one night.....We couldn't figure out what he was trying to look at to make his eyes roll like this, but it was sure funny!

He sure was having a good time, check out that smile! :)

We went to Bonnies' house on Sunday night and had a yummy Thanksgiving dinner, after dinner we all went outside and took some pictures. This one is my grandma with her three daughters, Bonnie, Penny, and Teri

Everyone who was at dinner Sunday night, left to right back row, Kyle (Corrines husband), Corrine (cousin), Amber (cousin), Teri (Aunt), Me. Front row, Calli
(Corrine & Kyle's daughter), Bonnie (Aunt), My grandma, and my mom!

Caleb had his first ride on a rocking horse at Bonnie's house..he liked it...

UNTIL he had his first fall also!

Being silly. Check out those bags under his eyes,he must have been tired!!

Caleb was laying on the floor when he got a Little surprise!

The dogs wanted to come and see him! He thought they were pretty cool!

Even when this one stuck around to lick Caleb's head for like 5 MINUTES...SERIOUSLY!! Caleb just laid there the whole time...Eventually he started crying so we picked him up and washed his hair so it didn't stink like doggie breath! It was SO funny though!

Grandma gave Caleb a bath in great grandma's sink...he REALLY REALLY had fun. He also gave great grandma's bathroom a cleaning with all the water he splashed!

Posing with great grandma to remember where he is!

Cuddling Grandma after bath time

On Monday we got a chance to walk down to my grandpa's memorial site. He is in a pretty garden, that is sunken in from the rest of the memorials at the cemetery. We were able to take some beautiful flowers from grandma's amazing garden!

My mom had the idea to put some pretty leaves around grandpa's stone to remind us that we were there in Fall. Good idea mom!!

The view from the top of the Cemetery. I believe the golden gate bridge is out there somewhere...but don't ask me where...

Had to make sure to get a four generations picture!

The day we left, Corinne took Caleb and I all around Pier 39 in San Francisco. We saw all the Sea Lions talking and posing for us. They were so cute, and we were happy to not see oil all over them from the spill just a few days previous. It was SO nice outside I almost forgot it was November. I think it was around 70 degrees out!! SO NICE!

There was a bully sea lion...he wouldn't let ANYONE else on his dock..it was SO funny. Any time another one would try to get on he was right there to fight and push it back off! BULLY!

We could see Alcatraz from the pier. I got Caleb a cute shirt that says "Alcatraz Inmate" then it has a stamp on it that says "REJECT" then one right below that that says "TOO CUTE!"

Caleb had his first merry-g0-round ride. He loved it!

Isn't this one SO ADORABLE!!

Corinne, Calli, and Caleb

California was SO much fun, I am so glad that Caleb and I were able to go and visit with family there! We definitely had many wonderful experiences that will be great memories. Next time hopefully Nathan can come with us because even with how much fun we had we sure missed him!!

Caleb's FIRST Halloween!

Tarzan, Jane, and Monkey!
Pictures from the ward party on the Sat. before Halloween.....I can't believe I look like this...UGH!...oh well it was fun!
Handing candy out at the trunk or treat....it was fun, except we bought WAY too much candy for the number of kids in our ward....and the 2 people that came to our door on Halloween night!

On Halloween night, there was a trick or treat put on by Helaman Halls, so we took Caleb there to let him do a little trick or treating. (is that bad because it was totally for our pleasure in every way possible...??) He was SUPER cute for the girl's hall we visited. He smiled and babbled at EVERY door! He even picked his candy from the bowl at a few doors. He just reached in a grabbed it....I didn't get that on camera though unfortunately! :( The boy's hall was a different story though. He didn't smile at ANY of them, and he started getting a little cranky. I think he was getting a little warm in his costume, AND he was tired! It was a fun adventure though and everyone who saw him said he was just too cute!

When we got home we decided he should be able to look at and play with all his candy, so we laid it out on the floor for him and let him have at it....he knew EXACTLY where candy went..ha ha maybe he's seen us eating too much of it lately!

He examined almost every piece he got, and left his mark (slobber/snot) on it. :)

I think he noticed we stole a few pieces, so he is trying to hide this one. He was pretty determined to get it under the pillow...

After all the taste testing of the wrappers, Reese's was for sure his favorite...he wouldn't put it down. Basically he made this Reese's inedible for anyone but him, but he will have a to wait a little while to enjoy it himself!

Pumpkin patch...well kinda

So, we went to this pumpkin patch/garden center on Halloween with some friends from the ward....well the pumpkin patch wasn't much, but the pictures that came from the visit are pretty cute! Caleb is working on getting over his first REAL cold, so forgive me if I was a bad mom and missed a few runny noses in these pictures. :)Caleb thought the pumpkins were pretty cool, he kept feeling, and smiling at them.

But he couldn't figure out why I kept taking pictures of him with them.

Looks like he's giving this one a hug.

I think in this one he is thinking....hmm..I wonder if I can eat this...??

Caleb LOVES big kids! Whenver he is around them he just stares and laughs at them...its pretty funny...Stare HARDHe tried to eat the stem of this one...I think after a little taste he realized it wasn't something super appetizing!

More cute smiles!

Sitting in the wagon they had for picking up the pumpkins....he was more interested in his shadow though at this point. There was a weird covering on the building this was in, hence the reason all these pics have interesting shadow lines on them.