Random videos

Just a few videos from Caleb as he keeps growing. It goes from the most recent one to the oldest. You'll noticed that on some he just sweats like a pig - that is inherited from his Daddy!

YM and YW Activity

In August we had a chance to go to Navarre Beach with the YM and YW as an Stake activity. Needless to say we had so much fun! Caleb was able to go for a boat ride with Dad, although, he fell as sleep sometime during the ride:)














And this are our YM and YW from the Pace Ward. It has been a wonderful experience to work with the YW and to see how they strive to live the gospel. Sometimes they make me feel old, but still love them!!

O!ur 4th of July

Our 4th of July was awesome as you can see!! We spent it at the beach as a family. Navarre Beach is like the best beach we have gone to. There is a calm side where many families go to take kids since it doesn't have waves or at least not very many boats come either. So kids can ran in and out of the water without parents worrying about kids getting pulled by a current. It was just great to see Caleb be so comfortable to go in and out of the water. Doesn't he and his dad look handsome with both of their sun glasses on?

During the fireworks we were at Avalon Beach for something a little more quiet where we could just sit by the beach with not a lot of people around and enjoy the fireworks! Caleb was a little cranky by then with only less then an hour of sleep:(

Elder Greer

As some of you know Dustin is the Ward Mission Leader and after a correlation meeting Elder Greer( on the left) wanted to take a picture with us because he was going home! Although we felt sad to loose a good missionary, we were happy to had a chance to know him. We wish him well on his next phase in life!

Just Another Day At The Beach !!

Caleb having fun at the beach with mom and dad. At the time the water was a little cold in Navarre Beach - we didn't stay long because Caleb was a little cold:(

Caleb has already learned to do some pull-ups. He and his Daddy work out together every now and then.

This is Caleb enjoying his Easter candy sent from Grandman and Grandpa Mann. The good thing was he didn't get a tummy ache from all the candy he had. He sure enjoyed it though!

The boys just playing golf.

There has been a few times when I don't enjoy the comfort of a bed. Caleb has been sick a few times, but not like last time. He was getting up with a strong cough that would wake him up regularly during the night. He would start crying and well . . . it wasn't a good idea to take him to sleep with us since he would either start playing with dad or toss around and Dustin wouldn't get a good night sleep (not to mention that I had to sleep on my right side and basically I wouldn't get any sleep!); so I decided that when Caleb would wake up during the night I would take him to the love sack and sleep with him. Well one of those days Dustin found us like this. I was dead tired after a few sleepless nights!

My boy has learned to put his diaper and trash away and I have proof! One day I told Dustin and he didn't believe me so I had to get proof. So every time my boy would go near the trash I would follow with the camera and finally took these two.

Nap time, anyone?

They seem to like each other mmmm . . . . . I love taking pictures of both Dustin and Caleb. Specially when they cuddle in their sleep!

Caleb becomes more independent each day. Some days he likes to feed himself, others he prefers mom to feed him- just depends on the mood he's in!

Can you believe my son is afraid of the water? Well, . . . . . he is! Or at least the waves. Dustin and Caleb were just playing in the sand. Caleb explored other sea life on the sand also. It was a little windy when we got there and the water was a little cold, but we had a fun time. There was not a lot of people out on the beach so we had a lot of space to play around and explore.

Ok, so I have a hard time keeping up with the blog. So we'll do another recap for the months of February and March.

In February we had the opportunity to travel to the Birmingham, Alabama Temple. It only took us about 4 hrs to get there! Let me just say that we have learn to appreciate living in Utah, where Temples are just minutes away. But after all the traveling all I can say is that it is a great experience to be able to enter the Temple. Personally I have gain a greater testimony on sacrifices other members have when a Temple is not that close.


Dustin was able to do Baptisms for the dead and I was able to go to a a session afterward. It was nice to have a Stake Center just across the street so Caleb could play or walk around while one of us was in the Temple. If I'm thinking right this is one of those small Temples, but is just as beautiful as the others! And as you can see it was a beautiful day:)

Finally January! What can I say. . . . . . Dustin has been called as a Ward Mission Leader and I have been called as the 2nd counselor in the Young Women. My everyday life is Caleb, and temporally the dogs. I'm currently looking for a job while Dustin keeps going to Whitting Field every morning. He is now taking a class, AMO (Aviation Maintenance Officer), before he starts API. We, Caleb and I, are taking advantage of the warm weather that has come back. We take our daily walks to get out of the house. Amazingly time flys by when a kid reigns on the house. I just can't ask for anything better at the moment!

Also in December we had a loss in the family. Necha's brother, Glenn Stapley, passed away, We were able to attend his funeral and also got to visit Scott and Sarah. we spent about two weeks in Utah and we were able to have Christmas with both sides of our families. On Christmas eve my side of the family (Damis'), prepared a little show about Christ birth. Some were dressed as sheperds, and others were sheeps, among Mary and Joseph (played by Noheli and Sam). I was able to see the new addition to our family. My cousin Nico and Zinthia had a baby girl in November, Ari Isabel. My abuela, mama Elvira, was also able to join us for the holidays. It was great to see grandma! Caleb was excited to get his Christmas presents! This was his first year, well technically his second, but this year is the one that counts since he is a little older and he can play with some of them. Anyway he got a John deere tracktor from Grandparents Mann and still loves riding it. He still needs to learn that he needs to push with his feet for it to move, but he smiles everytime mom and dad push him on it.

In December it was Caleb's birthday on the 12th. We invited a few of our friends and went to dinner to Ruby Tuesdays. We order a small cake just for Caleb so he could smash it. Needless to say he liked it so much that he decided to take a bite and grab it with his hands. For his presents he received his own cell phone, his own car keys (by the way these are toys not real ones!), a nice set of pants and a nice Sunday shirt w/a vest (from Grandparents Mann), and a lawnmower that signs, pops balls, and makes lawnmower noises (from the Hopkins). Caleb just had fun smashing the cake and squishing it in his hands.

Here are some videos of us playing with Caleb. Dustin has introduced Golf to Caleb and he likes it, as long as we are paying attention or Caleb will find a way to get our attention. Every now and then Caleb likes to walk on the couch, but after he fell down the couch he has been more careful and we try not to let him walk or run on it. I just really like how Caleb keeps growing and continues to be a happy boy!

One of Dustin's good friends asked us to Doggiesitt (is this how it's spelled?) for the week while he and his wife went on a cruise. So Jade (the black retriever) and Kota (the huskie) are staying with us. The first day, I think, was a little tough for Caleb and Kota. As you can see they are a little bigger then Caleb. Jade is actually gentle with him, but Kota wants to play with Caleb, but doesn't realize his a little stronger than Caleb. After that first day both dogs are great now; I feel sorry for the dogs because when they lay down Caleb wants to play with them and they just let him crawl around them.

Ok, so I got behind on blogging, sorry! So I will do a recap of the things that we've done since Nov. 2008. Let's see . . . . . Nov we had Dustin's graduation from TBS (The Basic School), which by the way, I couldn't put a picture of this on the blog because the ones that were taken were a little too dark, sorry:( Necha and Blain came to Virginia and we did a little touring of DC before Dustin's graduation. We left VA the following day and headed south to FLORIDA!!! Believe me I was really excited once we cross the state line in FL! Before we arrived in FL, we took a little detour in Georgia and went to Stone Mountain with Dustin's parents (by the way THANK YOU for helping us move to FL). We got there a little late, that's why the pictures are a little dark, but it was a good detour. You can probably see on the background three men and their horses (at the moment I can't think of the names of the men). Anyway they are carved into the mountain and is just incredible on how well the details are on this carvings.

Once in FL we found a house to live and moved all of our stuff in (with the help of Dustin's parents). Let's just say I am very happy to be back and live close to the ocean once again!!