Caleb is 4!

Caleb Rides a Bike!

Last night, Caleb decided it was time to ride a bike. Once you watch the video, it will surprise you to know he doesn't even have a bike (the one he's riding in the video belongs to a friend and he just loaned it to Caleb last night). His best buddy's dad gave him a one minute training session and then off he went! I was quite surprised to come outside and see this...

Just like that.

I'm still in awe that Caleb could accomplish such a thing so quickly. He is such a determined little boy! This is the same child who could not even walk very well when we met him at 20 months of age... and the same boy who always had bruises on his head during the first year home because he would forget to look where he was going as he walked. Even just a few months ago in Disney World, he walked full throttle right into a big metal trashcan. Needless to say, the trachcan didn't budge, but Caleb made quite a noise bouncing off of it. Poor guy! Caused quite a stir amongst onlookers.

Anyway, I am quite proud of our little guy and how far he has come. With our other three kids, riding a bike was a huge accomplishment in and of itself. For Caleb, it is so much more.

Pardon me while I cry...

My baby is growing up.

Easter

Some of Caleb's loot- we try our best to keep the candy volume down and the message of Easter included!

Easter morning before church

We had a great Easter! The weather was beautiful (no snow!). The kids woke up to very full Easter baskets, so of course they had chocolate bunnies and jelly beans for breakfast (isn't that what all kids have for breakfast on Easter morning?). A very short time later, they were eating more candy from the eggs they collected during the Helicopter drop Easter egg hunt at church. It's always fun to see thousands of candy-filled eggs fall from the sky!

After an awesome church service and lunch, the kids were cut off from their candy, so we could enjoy a yummy Easter dinner with Grandma and Grandpa.
Favorite Easter memory from this year?

The song playing is the song they sang for closing at church today. Throughout the song, our 2 girls and one of their friends from church sang at the top of their lungs and did all of the motions that go with it (they learned these in kids worship). It was so moving to me to watch their joy in God's love. How awesome that Christ died for all of us!?! The icing on the cake is that our kids are excited about it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!