Caitlin's World

We have had a great couple of weeks. In early December we went to Addie's 2nd birthday party and the kids decorated cookies shaped as trees and snowmen. They all had a blast! The weekend after Caitlin and I went on a playdate with 2 other girls from her class. The kids attempted to make bead candy cane ornaments but the attention spans were short. They were more interested in playing with each other and chasing McKenzie's 2 dogs around the house. Last weekend we went to Terry's house for a Santa party. Santa showed up and each kid got to sit on his lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas (I think there were 20 kids there... Elizabeth is VERY brave). Caitlin loved when Santa wanted through the door and was so excited bouncing up and down. When he made his way over to us she wasn't so sure and when it came her turn to sit on his lap she was certainly sure that is not where she wanted to sit! As you can see by the picture we ended up with a really good shot! This

I found this song that I love "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz and I guess I listen to it a lot in the car (LOL) because one day Caitlin started singing it. She sings a lot more in the car but you hear bits and pieces of her catching the end of sentences plus her amazing personality. What a fun age we are at right now!

Caitlin turned 2 years old just over 3 weeks ago and she seems like such a big girl! Very independent which I have read comes with the age. Everything is "k-kin do". Shawn was trying to open a bag of pre-cut apple slices for her last week and she said "cut it!" She is as excited about Christmas as we are! It's been a long time since I have enjoyed Christmas. I always love the season but having a toddler brings a whole new set of eyes to view through. We put up the Christmas tree and she is in charge of "stepping on it" to turn on the tree (there is a push button to turn it on). Each night we come home from work/daycare and the first thing she does is run to the tree to turn it on. Then continues to point out all the other sets of lights I need to turn on (mantal, stairway, outside.) Each morning she insists on "touch it" to the reindeer we have outside. She is having such a great time and I love it! We cannot wait until Christmas morning to s