What a week!

We had a busy week. It started on Wednesday with Caleb's birthday. Our baby is now two. It seems so unbelievable. He had a great day. We started by going to breakfast as a family. That evening we had cake. He was a champion candle blower. He was able to get them both on his own. He then opened his gifts from Nana and Poppy and Campbell. He got a Leo (Little Einsteins) doll from Campbell. From Nana and Poppy he got an Elmo and a movie. His gift from Mommy and Daddy still isn't here despite the fact that it was ordered on October 1. Oh well, he's too young to know the difference. It was a great day for our little man!

Thursday, the kids had their yearly physicals. Both kids are very healthy and have met all of their developmental goals. Caleb was able to stack the blocks and went one step further and was able to tell the colors of the blocks. The only not so great thing that we got with both kids is that they are too small. Campbell still isn't on the growth chart. She never has been. Caleb is still not on the chart for weight and his height fell from 20% to less than 3%. In two months we have to re-weigh and re-measure Caleb. If he hasn't gained 3/4 of a pound and/or grown 1 inch then he will have to go see a specialist. In 6 months we have to re-measure Campbell. If she hasn't grown and inch in that time then she will have to see a specialist. We believe that everything is fine and that they are just small kids. But, if there is something wrong we would like to know now when we can do something about it.

Friday night, Aaron and I got the chance to go out on a real grown-up date. We went to the Navy Day Ball. Every year there is a celebration for the Navy's birthday. This is always a big deal and most places go all out for the event. This one was no exception. It was a lot bigger than we had anticipated. We arrived and had our first cocktails while we waited for our friends to show up. One of Aaron's sailor friend's needed a date so Aaron set him up with a girl from work. Once they arrived we headed to the ball room for the formal part of the ceremony. This is where speeches and toasts are done. They also do some special things for the POW/MIA sailors as well as for those lost in war. It's a really moving ceremony. After all that we ate and then danced. We made fun of overly drunk people. And believe me, there were some drunk people. One in particular was at our table. We didn't know him, but believe me we will never forget him. The two people Aaron set up got along great and even exchanged numbers. It was really nice to have such a wonderful parents only night.

Saturday morning Campbell had another marathon. Aaron was at drill weekend so it was just the kids and I. We got on the train at 7:30 am and headed downtown for the race. We arrived 30 minutes later and got her checked in at the sign-in table. The race wasn't scheduled to begin until 10 so we had some time to kill. The weather also picked Saturday to turn into winter. It was so incredible cold out there. Luckily the Radio Disney booth was there to play music for the kids. We spent an hour or so dancing to keep warm. Caleb visited with Ronald McDonald. At 10 the races began. Campbell still had to wait though because the 1/4 and 1/2 milers went first. Once those were finished it was time for Campbell's group to go. They started and finished in front of the capitol building. The run took them on a loop that went past the art museum. Campbell loved that she has been to all the places they were running by. She ran her mile in 10 min 36 sec. That is fast for a kid her size. She got her medals and we headed back to the train to go home.

The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing and trying to keep warm. Hopefully this week will be a touch slower.