Easton Takes Lots of Steps!

Here are two videos of Easton taking his first steps! He was so ready! It took only three practice times for him to just take off and go!

Cake!

Easton attacking his cake!

Fun in the Snow!

Here is Easton enjoying his first experience playing in the snow! Other people must think he's super cute, his picture is featured on KCCI website! Click here to see it!

Brushing Teeth

Here is a video of Easton brushing his teeth now that he has 6 of them! He loves his tooth brush. Sometimes Easton bushes his own and other times Mommy has to help!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! I am looking forward to my first trick-or-treating outing! Here's a good picture of our "Little Punkin." He loves the wagon too!

Here's Easton in his Halloween Costume. Don't let these pictures fool you. This Lion is fierce!

Pancake Monster

Here is a video of Easton eating his first pancake! Do not try this at home!

Excitement In the Wagon

Here is a cute video of Easton ready to get pumpkins! He got to ride in style in one of the wagons. He loved the ride even the big bumps. It was so cute because he would hang onto the side and shake the wagon! Caleb and I had so much fun seeing him enjoy being at the patch!

Momma and Easton

Here's a pic of Easton and I getting ready to find the perfect pumpkins! It was so great to enjoy the day with my two favorite boys!

Pumpkin Patch

Here we are at the Deals Orchard and Pumpkin Patch in Jefferson Iowa. Easton had so much fun riding in the wagon, going on a hay rack ride, picking pumpkins, and enjoying the wonderful fall weather! Hope all of you have a fabulous fall. This is my favorite time of year!

All Giggles

Here's Easton full of giggles! He is such a happy happy little guy!

Ball

Here I am playing ball with daddy! My favorite game to play right now.

Little Fire Fighter

It was national fire prevention week. In Ames they put on a special day where you can go and tour the fire trucks and look at all the equipment they use!

Easton loved it! He especially loved sitting in the big fire truck, running the fire hose, and seeing Freddie the Fire truck.

P.S. Momma's camera wasn't working so a friend took a picture of me running the fire hose and is going to send it! Look for it soon!

Brenna & Easton's Go Cruising

Brenna came over one night for dinner and play time. Caleb put them on Easton's car together! They loved it!

I Can Crawl!

Easton is on the go! It's not hard to believe that he's Caleb's son, since he learned to crawl after the TV remote!

Crazy Dog

Here is a video of the crazy dog Gizmo and Easton laughing hysterically at all the action.

Cruising in my Big Car!

Here is a video of Easton! This is his new favorite game to play.

Rain Forest Cafe

At the mall we had reservations to eat at the Rain Forest Cafe. Easton loved it! There was thunderstorms ever 20 minutes, fish all over the place and lots of waterfalls. There was so much to look at and see! It was really great to see Easton get so excited!

Mall of America

On our vacation we went to the Mall of America! Caleb had never been so it was fun for him to see how mega it really is. Easton loved the special kids area. He sat in this helicopter and thought he was pretty big stuff.

Smiley Boy!

Here is a great shot of our little man! My heart melts when he flashes me a smile!

Fan Fest!

ISU has a fan fest before the football season gets underway! Here are a few good shots of Easton soaking it all in! He had so much fun and loved all the action!

Minnesota Zoo

We took our first family vacation to Minnesota. We had so much fun and lots of good family memories. Our first stop was the Minnesota Zoo. They had a bear exhibit from Russia! It was awesome! By far our favorite stop at the Zoo. Easton was really into the bears and watching them swim and wrestle. He also loved the fish and dolphins.

It's Fair Time!

Here are a few shots form the Iowa State Fair! Kris and Kayley joined us for a enjoyable trip to the fair! We saw lots of animals, ate some good food,and even saw a cow made entirely of butter. It was a lot of fun and good times!

Goodwill Treasures

Here is an amazing desk I found last week when Easton and I took a trip to Goodwill. I'm a regular attender to the goodwill. There's something I find very exciting as you enter the doors of the goodwill thinking about all the wonderful treasures waiting to be discovered.




If you want some inside information that I have found to be quite helpful when bargain hunting is every month there is a goodwill calendar with the special each day. These fly out the door so you have to go the first few days of the month. On this particular day it was 50% off all furniture. I happen to steal this desk for $7.00!!!


Here's where you come in. If you are a bargain hunter such as I, and have an amazing find you would like to share, post a comment and share your latest find! I would love to here your story! Happy bargain hunting!

Sippy

Easton can hold and drink from his sippy all by himself! What a big boy!

Baby Einstein

Easton loves his Baby Einstein and Sunny Patch Friends DVDs. He will sit and laugh and giggle as he watches them. He loves the puppets and bright colors of the Sunny Patch Friends. I guess it helps a little that the screen in the theater room is as big as the wall. Here's a pic of him sitting in the over-sized chair enjoying the show. What a cutie!

Ultimate Baby Fighting

Caleb and Jared were watching UFC one night. This is a show were two men fight each other for three rounds with there bare fists. The boys came up with an idea for Brenna and Easton to duke it out! The babies loved it and we happened to get a pretty good action shot!

Play date with Brenna

Easton and Brenna had a lot of fun playing together the other night. They played the piano and rolled the ball to each other. Brenna even shook her booty! It was so cute to see them play together! I think they are going to be best buddies as they grow up together!

Watch Out Boaters!

Easton can't get enough of driving the boat with Papa! Papa also honked the horn on the boat during the ride! Easton loved it!

Caleb Turns 27!

For Caleb's birthday we went to the lake! The Gardner's and the "other" Van Cleave's came and shared the day with us. We had a great day at the lake. The kidos played in the pool, we went on the paddle boat, rode jet skis, floated in the lake, went on a boat ride, and grilled. It was a great day and fun times were had by all. Happy Birthday babe!