Caitlin's World

As we are officially 3 weeks away from Christmas I am getting excited. Caitlin loves to see all the Christmas lights and watch all the movies. I made our 2010 Christmas cards the other night and just wondered how much has Caitlin grown in the last 4 years. She was only 5 1/2 weeks old for her first Christmas and here we are at 4 years old.

Caitlin's preschool had their Thanksgiving party today and sang a few songs for the parents. They were so cute and proud of themselves. Here they are singing "I'm glad I'm not a turkey on Thanksgiving day,  they stuff you and bake you and taste you" Blessing before lunch "Thanks you Jesus for you food..."

I love picking out a themed birthday cake, one that fits what Caitlin is into at that moment or throughout the previous year. Below are the cakes from her birthday parties through the year. I have to find the actual cake used for her 1st but the Pooh was a test one I did a month before to see if I was going to make her cake (obviously decided not to). Year of the Disney Princesses Tink is still a favorite a year later. Do we ever really outgrow Sesame Street? I remember laughing that I put the cars on wrong should be at the bottom of the cake so Elmo and Big Bird are looking towards you  : ) My attempt at a homeade cake

I can't believe Caitlin is turning 4 in just 4 days. She's such a great child and I am so happy to experience childhood again through her eyes. Tomorrow is her birthday party at Monkey Joe's and she is beyond excited. Check back for pictures.  Caitlin Riley minutes old 11/16/2006 1 Year Old 2 Years Old 3 Years Old  4 Years Old

Wow didn't realize it's been almost 7 months since I last wrote something. Summer is coming to an end, it's been a crazy year so far but hoping for smoother times to come soon. Caitlin is definitely going through her 3/4 stage - oh my! Very opinionated, stubborn and too smart for her little body. Last week we moved her from Chesterbrook Academy to Calvary Child Development center ( http://www.calvarycdc.com ) and it certainly has been a little different for me. Shawn was in Atlanta last week beginning a new job and the new school routine is just different. She seems to adore her new teachers and loves the activities they do each day. Calvary is just a much bigger school than Chesterbrook was and she had been there since 6 months old. Most of her friends we hang out with outside of the school so we weren't concerned with losing touch with them. Caitlin & Ms. Carol (3s teacher at Chesterbrook) Lexie & Caitlin (they have been in school together since they w

Although it's been a tough start to 2010 Caitlin is amazing. Outside the normal (or at least I hope normal) whining of a 3 year old she is such a sweet child. Constantly telling us she loves us and we are her best (friend). She says please and thank you and at times ma'am. I will be 35 this year and will admit hearing ma'am makes me feel old but also proud that we are raising a polite child. Caitlin has been sick on and off for 2 weeks. Two weeks ago was a stomach bug that left her throwing up every 45 minutes for hours. I stayed home with her on that Monday and then the next week she had a fever at school so I ended up working from home again. Now she has something that is causing grumpiness (ok that may not be a true symptom), runny nose, coughing and a fever. Since the wee one has been such a trooper through the last month, I promised her new Tinkerbell sheets. She's still in her converted crib/toddler bed so there's not a great selection of sheets out there for