Toes...

That's what makes Caleb happy these days! That and his big brother, who is his favorite person on the planet. Life is good when you're 6 months old and the best part of your day is playing with your cute little grape-like toes.

That's how his day is, but life with two kids is crazy busy...great, but busy! Nobody really ever said that to me, so for my friends who might someday want more than two kids, you should know that it's harder to have two than one. Though I've heard three is easier than two, but I don't really plan on another baby just to check that theory.

We really never felt like we "adjusted" to life as parents with Tyler. We brought him home and he was easy and we were just suddenly a family of three instead of two. We never felt like we had to plan life around a baby with him, just smooth sailing. Two kids, however is not quite that simple, there were adjustments to be made and some of them seemed to take longer than we wanted. Now though, life has leveled out and we are quite used to our family of four.

Tyler never seemed to have any issues with baby brother, and we're happy for that. From the moment Caleb came home Tyler has wanted nothing more than for Caleb to play with him. We get closer to that every day, which pleases big brother to no end. The first time Caleb sat unassisted for more than a few seconds, Tyler saw that as his moment to play with him. Sitting is fun for Caleb but a dangerous thing too since Tyler usually takes the opportunity to give him hugs, which send him to a laying position.

Life is also faster with two kids. Caleb hit his 6 month mark this month and that flew by...I can't believe he's 1/2 way to a year old. He also broke his first little tooth on that day, which was so exciting, but also so sad! The cool thing is Tyler also broke his first tooth on his 6 month birthday...so we're consistent at least!

We hope to have a couple camping trips this summer, we'll see how Caleb does. He's pretty content as long as he's fed, so as long as we don't leave bottles at home he'll probably be fine. Tyler has camped though and will love it!

We got to spend some time with Auntie Angie and her family twice in May and that was fun for Tyler. He loves his cousins so much and doesn't get to play with them often, so he had a great time. Unfortunately, he and cousin Nathan (2 yrs) seem to bring out the ornery in each other....all in good fun though. We are also expecting Auntie Thresa and her clan here in the next few days or by the end of the week, and that's really fun! Tyler loves his cousin Taylor sooooo much and thinks she's pretty awesome (but really she is).

My goal is to get back to blogging and keep up with this so I'll post pictures through the summer as we have our fun in the sun and go on adventures that we can think up. Pictures to come...