The boys and I had a wonderful evening tonight while Joel was with the Student Council at Valleyfair. Micah has been reminding us lately that it was never our parenting skills that made Caleb behave so wonderfully...it was definitely just his very easy-going personality. But whenever Micah is outside, he's in a wonderful mood. He absolutely loves toddling around and exploring. He's much more dirty than Caleb has ever been too - tonight he dug into a flower pot right after I finished watering, so he was full of mud and wiping it all over his face and clothes! So that's a little window into Micah's personality.
Caleb is just a hoot these days. I wanted to share a few tidbits of his brain:
He loves swinging at the park, and really loves getting underdogs, but for some reason, he calls them "Super Dogs"!
We've been watching our hosta slowly creep up this week in the front yard, so we've been pointing it out to Caleb and telling him what it's called. Except Caleb calls it "pasta". So tonight when we were watering, I said "Look Caleb, our hosta is getting a little bigger" and he said "Yeah, and then we can eat it!"
On our way anywhere in the van Caleb always insists on listening to Go Fish. I definitely prefer Go Fish's kids music over any other kids music I've heard, but after listening to it all the time, it gets rather old. Caleb just loves it though. Our latest CD is "Kicking it Old School" and includes a lot of older songs and hymns. Caleb has said many times lately, including tonight, that his favorite song is "This is My Father's World". Tonight I told him, "I really like that song too Caleb" but that was not ok with him! "No Mama. This is MY favorite. Your favorite is a different song." Ok, ok. I guess you already claimed that one buddy.
Speaking of our Father's World, I am so grateful for spring. It is amazing to see all the tulips, rich green grass, and blue water again. God has been using the little things in nature lately to bless me and bring me peace. Thank you Lord for your creativity and refreshment throughout the year - your plan is so good!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
He Is Risen!
Happy Easter to you all!
We have had a whirlwind of a 3-day weekend with 5 different family gatherings, but it has been so worth it! Our family members are such a blessing to us. This weekend made me realize that I wish we could spend much more time with our extended family. The boys were pretty great through it all, and on the way home from Sandstone tonight were especially cute. We thought at least Micah would be konked out pretty quickly being that we left an hour after his normal bedtime and we're all exhausted to begin with. But both boys were awake and giggling at each other quite a bit. I just had to record some comments from Caleb tonight before I forgot. The sunset was beautiful during our drive, and this is the first time I remember Caleb noticing it on his own.
Caleb: I see colors in the sky!
Me: Yes, aren't they pretty?
Caleb: It's for you!
Me, melting: Oh thank you buddy!
Caleb: And flowers in your hair!
Me: I love you Caleb.
Caleb: I love you too.
We have had a whirlwind of a 3-day weekend with 5 different family gatherings, but it has been so worth it! Our family members are such a blessing to us. This weekend made me realize that I wish we could spend much more time with our extended family. The boys were pretty great through it all, and on the way home from Sandstone tonight were especially cute. We thought at least Micah would be konked out pretty quickly being that we left an hour after his normal bedtime and we're all exhausted to begin with. But both boys were awake and giggling at each other quite a bit. I just had to record some comments from Caleb tonight before I forgot. The sunset was beautiful during our drive, and this is the first time I remember Caleb noticing it on his own.
Caleb: I see colors in the sky!
Me: Yes, aren't they pretty?
Caleb: It's for you!
Me, melting: Oh thank you buddy!
Caleb: And flowers in your hair!
Me: I love you Caleb.
Caleb: I love you too.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Scripture
This is a nightly ritual at our house, and by the looks of this video, we're ready to begin working on a new verse!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Carseat
Just an average day playing in Caleb's room. We just took the infant seat out of the van to make room for Micah's new forward-facing seat! He's so big already!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Dear Jesus
Thank you for tator tots.
Thank you for hotdish.
Thank you for tator tot hotdish.
Amen.
~Caleb
Thank you for hotdish.
Thank you for tator tot hotdish.
Amen.
~Caleb
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Dear Jesus
Thank you for chips.
Thank you for cheese.
Thank you for chili.
Amen.
Prayed by Caleb after he had joined in Daddy's superbowl tradition: chili cheese dip with fritos.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Update
So I've definitely been neglecting this blog lately. I absolutely love reading other people's blogs, but I just don't feel confident in my writing capabilities! That said, I'll try to give an update on life around the Hogberg household.
Our boys are such a joy! Sure, there are plenty of struggles (often every day!), but the joy far outweighs the challenges!
Micah took his first significant steps last Thursday. He is slowly working on improving his skills, just taking a few at a time right now. He is an expert crawler, so he much prefers that mode of getting around. With each passing month, more of his personality becomes evident. He is much different than Caleb was at this age. He is very determined and focused. When he is fixated on playing with something, nothing will distract him! He knows what he wants and he goes for it with every muscle in his strong little body! He is such a snuggler! Caleb never was at this age, but he is more now. I just love cuddling up to my precious boys! Micah is also very vocal - beginning to jabber more and more. This morning as we watched Daddy drive away to school he was trying to mimic "bu-bye Daddy". I can tell he sometimes has to compete for attention as he is often very loud! He is learning how to wave. He will put anything in his mouth, and is very quick to find the smallest things on the floor! I have learned to keep our floors more clean (or as clean as can be expected with a 3-year-old and 10-month-old)! Since he is crawling so well, he follows us from room to room - he's always keeping tabs on who is going where! He loves to play with his big brother, and they are interacting more and more every day. I find myself hanging on to every bit of babyhood much more than I did with Caleb. I am dreading weaning him from the bottle soon; those snuggly moments rocking in the morning and at night are just precious!
Caleb is growing up so fast. I feel like he just turned two, and yet we already celebrated his third birthday last month! We dove into potty-training right after Christmas with lots of determination, and it has paid off. He is doing pretty well, but we still have a little work to do. I guess I won't go into more detail about that here! It amazes me every day how well Caleb communicates now. His vocabulary is increasing, and so is the length of his sentences. He is so eager to learn, and has an amazing memory. He is very outgoing with kids, and just loves his friends. Every day when we pick him up from daycare, he has to hug every person before he's ready to leave. He's beginning to understand more Bible stories and is working on memorizing his second verse. Here are a few of his favorite activities right now: watching football with Daddy, playing football, listening to Go Fish, playing in his Thomas tent, singing, and coloring.
Joel and I are enjoying our family life. In many ways, this is one of the hardest years we have faced together, but God is faithfully bringing us closer and making us stronger in Him. What a mighty and loving God we serve.
Our boys are such a joy! Sure, there are plenty of struggles (often every day!), but the joy far outweighs the challenges!
Micah took his first significant steps last Thursday. He is slowly working on improving his skills, just taking a few at a time right now. He is an expert crawler, so he much prefers that mode of getting around. With each passing month, more of his personality becomes evident. He is much different than Caleb was at this age. He is very determined and focused. When he is fixated on playing with something, nothing will distract him! He knows what he wants and he goes for it with every muscle in his strong little body! He is such a snuggler! Caleb never was at this age, but he is more now. I just love cuddling up to my precious boys! Micah is also very vocal - beginning to jabber more and more. This morning as we watched Daddy drive away to school he was trying to mimic "bu-bye Daddy". I can tell he sometimes has to compete for attention as he is often very loud! He is learning how to wave. He will put anything in his mouth, and is very quick to find the smallest things on the floor! I have learned to keep our floors more clean (or as clean as can be expected with a 3-year-old and 10-month-old)! Since he is crawling so well, he follows us from room to room - he's always keeping tabs on who is going where! He loves to play with his big brother, and they are interacting more and more every day. I find myself hanging on to every bit of babyhood much more than I did with Caleb. I am dreading weaning him from the bottle soon; those snuggly moments rocking in the morning and at night are just precious!
Caleb is growing up so fast. I feel like he just turned two, and yet we already celebrated his third birthday last month! We dove into potty-training right after Christmas with lots of determination, and it has paid off. He is doing pretty well, but we still have a little work to do. I guess I won't go into more detail about that here! It amazes me every day how well Caleb communicates now. His vocabulary is increasing, and so is the length of his sentences. He is so eager to learn, and has an amazing memory. He is very outgoing with kids, and just loves his friends. Every day when we pick him up from daycare, he has to hug every person before he's ready to leave. He's beginning to understand more Bible stories and is working on memorizing his second verse. Here are a few of his favorite activities right now: watching football with Daddy, playing football, listening to Go Fish, playing in his Thomas tent, singing, and coloring.
Joel and I are enjoying our family life. In many ways, this is one of the hardest years we have faced together, but God is faithfully bringing us closer and making us stronger in Him. What a mighty and loving God we serve.
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