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...

Last weekend we took Caitlin to see Sesame Street Live: When Elmo Grows Up and she absolutely LOVED it. You never know what to expect with a child her age between all the people, the loud show and very large characters but she had a ball. She only wanted her daddy and bounced and clapped during the entire show. Kelly, Walt & Addie went with us and we all had a great time living through the kids. During the intermission Amelia from Caitlin's class and her mom came by to say hi. The girls had a blast dancing and playing. They have been together since they were infants and just get along so great. Sunday we went to Stride-Rite for some new fall shoes. She was so good letting the lady measure her feet and try on her new shoes.

Today we took Caitlin to a local farm to see the pumpkins and take her on a hayride around the farm. At one point the hayride stops at a small petting zoo area and Caitlin absolutely LOVED the sheep. Her and Shawn fed them and she really enjoyed petting them and mimicking their sound. Kelly, Walt and Addie + 1 met us there and we had a great time. Caitlin couldn't stop talking about the pumpkins on the drive home. We managed to get some great pictures (although I guess if you take 200 you are bound to get a few good ones!) There were so many pallets of pumpkins, towards the end of our outing she was literally running around them laughing and giggling.

Caitlin's babsites website expires at the end of October so I am testing to waters on switching over to a blog. It was great to have her website for the last 2 years and she will be able to look back on those memories and see herself grow over the first 2 years of her life. As you all know we have captured every minute of it (gotta love digital cameras! We are heading into the world of potty training! She's almost 23 months old and we both feel she's ready. The other day she told me "diaper change" and I looked at her and said "if you can tell me that then you need to be going on the potty." Tonight she sat on the "Dora" seat we bought for the big potty upstairs twice. No success but she got a prize for trying. I am hoping to concentrate on the training this weekend. This weekend Kelly, Walt and us are taking the girls to a local pumpkin patch that does a hayride, has animals and obviously pumpkins! I can't wait to get some great pictures.