Pull'n Up

As of yesterday, Callin can pull himself up! However he is a little dangerous and doesn't land very gracefully. He was so excited when he came and visited me while I was in the shower this morning. He didn't seem to mind the water in his face. I feel like we have entered a new phase of trouble. This picture was after he pulled out every piece of silverware. (I had to hurry and take out the dangerous pieces.)

Hail to the Prophet!

"The time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater comprehension and understanding of the grand millennial mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is a time to be strong. It is a time to move forward without hesitation, knowing well the meaning, the breadth and the importance of our mission. It is a time to do what is right regardless of the consequences that might follow. It is a time to be found keeping the commandments. It is a season to reach out with kindness and love to those in distress and to those who are wandering in darkness and pain. It is a time to be considerate and good, decent and courteous toward one another in all our relationships. In other words, to become more Christlike."

He will be dearly missed!

Percussion abilities

While other 7.5 month olds are starting to babble...Callins is perfecting his vocal abilities (and there is a little burp in the mix too.) He spits ALL DAY LONG. It is pretty cute.

CHOCOLATE

It was love at first sight! I should have known!

The love/hate relationship

I know we have all been stuck inside those love/hate relationships. Here aresome of Cal's latest crushes and frustrations.

#1 His walker toy from Santa. While he LOVES his new found freedom that comes from walking, he HATES when his legs get so far apart that he is doing the splits. He can't fix the problem and falls over backwards, all the while he is holding tightly to the handle, and the walker falls on top of him. There are always lots of tears, but he wants to get right back up and walking.

#2 He LOVES playing the piano. Every time we walk by that room he lunges in the direction of the piano and cries if I won't go over there. He HATES it when I play! He stops playing and arches his back until I stop and then he goes back to his banging.

#3 He is obsessed with the bath tub. When he is not taking a bath, he is trying to figure out some way to do it (the hate/frustration part of the relationship). He always crawls into the bathroom and tries to pull himself up on the tub. He is happy to just sit in the empty tub and crawl around.

Annie the "Telemarketer"

My friend Charlie emailed me about the opportunity to call people in New Hampshire today and urge them to go out and vote tomorrow- specifically for Mitt Romney. What else was I doing on this rainy day...I went out of my comfort zone and did it! I was able to make 21 calls before Callin woke up from his nap, but really had a lot of fun doing it! So for all you Mitt fans- try a couple of calls next week to Michigan and support Romney! http://www.mittromney.com/CallatHome

Happy happy...

3rd Anniversary! (Dec. 30th)

and

a happy new year!