Life with a Fourteen Month Old

He gets into the toilet paper

He sleeps in weird positions

He has a special relationship with his ceiling fan and light. Since we brought him home from the hospital as a newborn he has had a fascination and love for lights. Now that he can actually say the word 'light' he talks to them like they are his friends. Kinda weird but really sweet.

He makes funny faces.

He gets in the fridge and and gets out the strawberries and demolishes them!

He LOVES all kinds of melon!

He has also been enjoying popsicles!

Sweet Summertime

We have really been enjoying the summer weather! Caleb is walking all over the place and enjoying his new freedom. He is Mr. Independent and loves going to the park and swinging, and being around all of the kids. He LOVES playing in the water!

All of this outside fun makes him sleepy :-)

And We're Walking

Caleb started taking his first steps around 13 months and over the past month he has mastered walking. He is cruising everywhere and becoming quite the independent lil man! A whole new world has opened up for him and he loves his new freedom!

Caleb is getting bigger and into EVERYTHING! The cabinets and refrigerator have been his adventures this week!

So Caleb has been teething again. This time it is the molars and all four of them are coming in at the same time, which I guess has its pros and cons. Pro being that we get them in at the same time, the Con is that I have a very whiney baby who is in pain because of his massively swollen gums. Poor lil buddy. I feel so bad for him. Motrin and the pacifier have been life savers.

The Zoo

On Thursday it was 84 degrees and a gorgeous day so we decided to take Caleb to the Detroit Zoo, yes Detroit does have a Zoo. It may not be the most wrote about, sought after Zoo but it is a Zoo with animals and was a chance for us to get out of the apartment. Most of the animals seemed to be napping since we were there in the afternoon but the seals were lively and Caleb's favorite part.

Daddy & Caleb in front of the Hippo

Caleb looking at the Seals

Great Weekend...

We have had an amazing, relaxing weekend. The weather up here in Michigan has been beautiful and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We spent our Saturday at the park ending with eating ice cream cones then on Sunday we went to church, naps and then to the park again. Caleb really enjoyed swinging, he enjoyed it so much that he cried when we got him out. Enjoy the pictures and video's from our fabulous, fun filled, family weekend!

Not sure about the grass!

Bubbles for the first time

Fun Videos of Caleb Swinging from Saturday & Sunday.... watch how fast he moves his feet...

Once again I've waited too long to blog....

This is how the Gandy's have been feeling this week. Sleepy. We have had three back to back, very fun filled/full weekends! We are thankful that we get to catch up a little bit the next couple of weekends. We are back up in Detroit. Dylan signed another one year contract with the Lions (thank you Jesus) and is in Spring Training right now. We are in the process of looking for a place to rent for the rest of Spring Training and the 2010 football season.Caleb's First Birthday! Caleb turned ONE on March 23rd and we celebrated BIG time! I kept telling people that first birthday parties are more for the parents then the child because they are a time to celebrate that we made it through our first year! Victory! We had family and a few very close friends over the Saturday before his birthday to celebrate Cowboy style. Dylan did a fabulous job BBQ'ing and we had a blast watching Caleb dominate and demolish his cake! We are so thankful for his life. Maybe when I have more time I will sit down and write about the joy that swells my heart for being blessed with the priviledge of being Caleb's Mommy. Thank you Jesus for the gift of his life!

This is how we celebrated on the day of his birthday! A bit more low key then the Saturday before.

What a mess. He is the messiest eater I have ever seen. It is an experience watching him rub food everywhere.

Heather and Patrick's Wedding: Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The weekend after Caleb's birthday party we packed our bags, boarded a plane and went to celebrate the marriage of our dear friend's Heather & Patrick. Chapel Hill is beautiful and we had a blast being with our good friend's from Indy, touring UNC's campus and attending the wedding. So fun being apart of their special weekend and day!

Caleb trying pickles for the first time. YUCK. I.Hate.Pickles.

I love this picture and think it is so precious. Caleb and Sylvie were born on the same day and our sweet lil friends. While we were at the wedding they both fell asleep at the same time with the babysitter. They were so exhausted. Aren't they so cute?!

Mr. & Mrs. Brady!!!

Great Friends!

Easter!!! The weekend after Patrick and Heather's wedding we packed our bags and drove back to Indy for the weekend. The 4.5 hr. drive back to Indy is getting a bit more challenging with a one year old but somehow we always make it. We so enjoyed being back at home and being with family and friend's. We loved being back at our church Easter morning to celebrate our Risen King!