Happy 2nd bday Caleb!

Lots happened since my last entry. The biggest thing is that Caleb turned 2!!

We celebrated with 3 birthday parties (1 in Nor Cal, 1 in LA, and 1 at daycare). It's always wonderful to be able to hang out with so many buddies. Some random tidbits from his bday:

• At the Nor Cal bday party (celebrated on his actual bday - Nov 22), Caleb had his first taste of cake! Usually we don't let him eat junk food and sweets. Caleb's Auntie Sandra made him a special cake (fluffy Chinese cake with very little sugar) so we let him have some. He took one bite, opened his eyes wide, looked at me and said "gooooood." haha.

• As always, Caleb is quite a "lady's boy." At school, he's always hugging, kissing, holding hands, and touching girl's cheeks. At his bday party, the only other relatively-younger girl there was Cady, the daughter of my high school buddy. I was talking to some guests and notied he was sharing a tender moment with Cady under the table, holding hands and touching cheecks.

• Caleb also made sure to wear his Cal jersey since his birthday was on the big game day. He also said "Go bears" several times throughout the party. And...whooo-hoo! the Bears won.
  

• Caleb always wanted cupcakes. He has a book about cupcakes, but since we never gave him cake or things like that, he's never had cupcakes. But since his 2nd bday introduced him to cake anyway, we had cupcakes (really they were cranberry orange bread in cupcake holders) for his bday at school. He was so excited! His friends at school also made him a gift (hand painted with their little hands)

• And Caleb was able to blow out his own candle! I expected him to need help, but I wanted him to be able to try on his own for a few times. But it turns out that Caleb can blow it out all by himself! The photo on the left is actually the first candle he blew out (at daycare). You can see the smoke from the candle, but he blew it out so quickly that we didnt' get a good shot of it. ;)
  

So Happy Birthday Caleb! We're so proud of you and SO blessed to have you in our life. We're so touched every day by your joy and your sweetness. Words can't express how much we love you. :)