Fun with Miss Kaye

Big-Boy Bed

Dad: Today you get a big-boy bed!
Caleb: A big-boy bed! I so esscited!

Skeletons

Caleb: Daddy, I gonna be a plelickan.*
Dad: A saywhatnow?
Caleb: I put a blanket on over-over-over my head. Be a plelickan.
Dad: That sounds scary.
Caleb: Daddy being silly. I not a plelickan. I'm a Caleb!

*Entry 153 from the 2007 Calebese Dictionary:
plelickan (plel-i-kan), noun: a skeleton

Coffee

Caleb: What's in here?
Dad: What do you think is in there?
Caleb: I got my coffee in here. In my cup. My coffee milk. It's dee-caffin-ated, Daddy.
Dad: You got that right.

Batteries

Caleb: Daddy, Baby Beth crying. I wonder why?
Dad: I think it's her nap time, buddy.
Caleb: Maybe she need new batteries.

Halloweenie '07

Dad: Say it Caleb: "I feel the need... the need for SPEED."
Caleb: Need the speed. Want some treats.

Daddy's Girl

Bugs

Mom: What're you doing, buddy?
Caleb: Pickin my nose. Got bugs in my nose.
Mom: I think you mean boogies.
Caleb: No. Bugs. In my nose. Gotta get em out.

Big Talker

Dad: Hi, Bethy.
Elizabeth: Ggooo. Agoo.
Dad: Agoo. Hmm... yes.

Cute

Caleb: Cute. Baby Beth cute.
Dad: Yup. She sure is.

Dirty

Caleb: I dirty.
Dad: ...
Caleb: Dirt.
Dad: ...
Caleb: I like it.
Dad: Mom will be so happy.
Caleb: Yes. Happy. I happy too.

Little Piggies

Fussy

Vacuum

Caleb: I hear it. A noise.
Dad: Yeah, I think that's the vacuum cleaner, buddy.
Caleb: Mom usin a bacoom.
Dad: Yup. She's upstairs.
Caleb: I don't like it. The noise.
Dad: I think it'll be okay.
Caleb: Daddy, somebody gonna get hurt.

Praying

Mom: Caleb, let's pray before we eat.
Caleb: Pray. Daddy pray.
Dad: Ok, here we go. Ready, Caleb?
Caleb: Yes.
Dad: Lord, thanks for this food and for -
Caleb: Amen. Done praying. I wanna eat.

Looking Around

Storytime Song

Dad: "Storytiiiiime and the livin's easy..."
Caleb: Story! Yay! Read book.
Dad: "Gonna read a story, just my daddy and me..."
Caleb: Read story.
Dad: "All the kids in the nursery agree..."
Caleb: Kids. Yes.
Dad: "I'm well-qualified to nap in a b-e-d..."
Caleb: No nap.
Dad: "And change my diaper reg'larly..."
Caleb: No change bopper. Read story.
Dad: "I run with my doggies..."
Caleb: Doggies!
Dad: "And dance to the rhythm - it gets harder..."
Caleb: Hot.
Dad: "I want to drink some... milk, juice, and water..."
Caleb: Juice!

Twenty Days Old

Cutie

One Day Old

(August 1, 2007)

Blog

Dad: Caleb, do you want to share your blog with Baby Elizabeth?
Caleb: Yeah.
Dad: Do you even know that you have a blog?
Caleb: Yeah. Bog. Baby.
Dad: Do you know what the internet is?
Caleb: Go play cars?

Retired

Adios, old Chasing Caleb banner. You were a good banner for a Caleb blog.

Birthday

Dad: Happy Birthday, Caleb!
Caleb: Yaaaay! Birfday! Eat dominoes?
Mom: Those are M&Ms, sweetie.
Caleb: Mm-mmmmm. I need eat dominoes. Birfday.

D'oh!

Dad: Did you see Homer on TV?
Caleb: Yeah. Homo TV.
Dad: Em... Don't tell Mom, okay?
Caleb: Okay. Homo. TV.

Meeting Elizabeth

Caleb: Baby come home.

Smelly

Caleb: Pee yew.
Dad: Are you saying my shoes smell?
Caleb: Yeah. Stinky.
Dad: What the heck, man?!
Caleb: Done. Shoes done.

Sausages

Caleb: Daddy cook. Sausibidges. Grill?
Mom: Daddy cooks hamburgers on the grill.
Caleb: Ambugers. Grill. Yes.

Poop

Caleb: Poop.
Dad: Poop? Did you mess your diaper?
Caleb: NO. No poop bopper.
Dad: Then why are you talking about poop?
Caleb: Nice poop.
Dad: Yuck. Poop is not nice.
Caleb: Aaaaahahahaha. Wheeee! Poop.

Bird

(old school caleb, back in the day - nov. 2005)

Caleb: I get it. A bird.
Dad: I think that's a dead leaf, buddy, not a bird.
Caleb: Oh no!
Dad: Yup.
Caleb: Stinky leaf.

Diggy Dawg

Dad: Hey Caleb, where my dogs at?
Caleb: Woof, woof.
Dad: Hahahahaha
Caleb: Dog! Diggy dog dawg.

Juice

Caleb: Juice?
Dad: First you have to give me some money.
Caleb: Yes. (hands dad a toy car)
Dad: This is not money. Are you trying to trick me?
Caleb: Yes.
Dad: ...
Caleb: Juice. Pease.
Dad: Orange juice sound good?
Caleb: Idge juice. Yaaaaaay!

Father's Day

Mom: Tell Daddy "Happy Father's Day."
Caleb: No.
Dad: Say it - "Happy Father's Day." C'mon, boy.
Caleb: Happy Day. Want coffees. One bite? One?

Snack

Mom: Caleb, would you like a snack?
Caleb: Amen. Snack. Yes.

Smarty Pants

Dad: Caleb, can you say "Daddy"?
Caleb: Daddy.
Dad: Good job. Can you say "Mommy"?
Caleb: Mommy.
Dad: Can you say "pie"?
Caleb: Bye.
Dad: Can you say "dinosaur"?
Caleb: Dino.
Dad: Can you say "Supercalifragilisticexpialodocious"?
Caleb: Yes.

Grin

Big Geetar

Horses

Caleb and Nana check out some horses.

Rough Morning

Big Brother

Caleb and Mom with a picture of the newest VanDorsten,
officially a girl. Caleb later attempted to eat said picture.

Chiaroscuro

Untitled

Many years from now
When you are older
And I am just old
I will show you this picture
And say those same words
And wonder
That it was not so long ago
Only a breath ago,
Really.

Not So Long Ago