Kaitlyn is really good at dipping chicken nuggets (or anything really) in her ketchup. She sees us dipping, and she wants to do everything we do. I was dipping my cookie in milk, and Kaitlyn wanted to do it too. To prevent her whole hand going in my milk, I got a little paper cup with a little bit of milk in there. She was happy to be able to dip her cookie, check out how good she is! :)
Saturday, October 17, 2009
ABCs
Kaitlyn is learning her ABCs. She will say the first 4 letters, and make up the rest, it's cute :) We keep saying the alphabet to help her learn. She does the same with counting. She knows all the numbers 1-10, but only knows 1-5 in the right order. It is really neat to see her remembering sequences.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Mama's Birthday weekend
This past weekend my parents came for a short visit to celebrate my birthday. Kaitlyn remembers Mamaw and Papaw, and greeted them with open arms and kisses.
On my birthday, the boys made breakfast for all of us, and we went to the science museum in OKC.
Good morning, sunshine! :)
Outside the science museum
The boys are trying to build an arch out of square blocks
Tada!
Climbing to the top of the 3 story slide :) I don't know about Kaitlyn... but I was a little dizzy once we got to the bottom.
Mike shows me his amazing paper airplane. 2nd grade was a loooooong time ago for him, I'm surprised he remembered how to make one! :) He made a really awesome flyer! :)
Kaitlyn didn't want to watch the balls circulate on the table, she just wanted to drop them in the hole.
Forward roll, with a little help from mama
We had a lot of fun at the science museum in the morning. We came home to have lunch and open presents. Kaitlyn really enjoyed my presents, and she got to wear them before I did. I got these shoes with birthday money from Mike's parents (Thanks Mom and Dad!). There is a video of her playing with them too (at the end of the blog).
Say Cheese!
Mike and I got to enjoy a dinner out, and Grandma and Grandpa stayed home with Kaitlyn. We had a really nice time at The Melting Pot. The food there is delicious, and of course we saved room for dessert! That's the BEST part!!!!
Sunday, after church, we had birthday cake. I had 26 candles on the cake... one candle would have been plenty... but I blew them all out in one breath! I guess we'll see if I can do that 26 years from now... HA!
Mike was a little disappointed with his tiny piece of cake... his scoop of ice cream was much larger. Don't worry, the cake lover got a 2nd (and larger) piece.
While my parents were here, we did a little decorating to make our house feel much more homey. We've done a lot of painting since we've moved in, and still have one more room we want to do soon. This picture is Kaitlyn's (and guest) bathroom. It used to be maroon, and now it's very cheery with yellow walls, and bright colored towels. You can't see it, but there are purple rugs at each sink and around the toilet. I picked up a new shelf for towels over the toilet- it's really nice because it doubles as a shelf and a towel bar.
My mom had drapes that she wasn't using anymore. She brought them with her on the plane, and boy do they look nice (and i haven't even painted yet)! We got a heavier pole to put the drapes on, we also raised the window treatments up about 8 inches so they would cover the whole window. This is the last room we want to paint. The navy blue and sport ball border is a little young for a guest room.
We now have things on our walls! yay! These are things that we had in our previous place, but they weren't hung together before. What a difference it makes to have things on the walls!
The metal plates was a birthday present from my mom and Kevin. It really adds a little something to such a bare area. Thank you for helping "spruce" up the place :)
I had a GREAT birthday weekend. Thank you to everyone that sent a card :) I really felt special and loved (even being this far away). Now I hope you enjoy the videos I got of Kaitlyn this weekend. She is just a sweet baby, and I love watching her play :)
Mama's shoes
Kaitlyn plays with her babies
On my birthday, the boys made breakfast for all of us, and we went to the science museum in OKC.
Good morning, sunshine! :)
Outside the science museum
The boys are trying to build an arch out of square blocks
Tada!
Kaitlyn's an astronaut
Climbing to the top of the 3 story slide :) I don't know about Kaitlyn... but I was a little dizzy once we got to the bottom.
Mike shows me his amazing paper airplane. 2nd grade was a loooooong time ago for him, I'm surprised he remembered how to make one! :) He made a really awesome flyer! :)
Kaitlyn didn't want to watch the balls circulate on the table, she just wanted to drop them in the hole.
Showing off her tumbling skills at the Gymnastics Hall of Fame
Forward roll, with a little help from mama
Balance beam, piece of cake
On the ride home, Kaitlyn wanted to look cool with her shades on
We had a lot of fun at the science museum in the morning. We came home to have lunch and open presents. Kaitlyn really enjoyed my presents, and she got to wear them before I did. I got these shoes with birthday money from Mike's parents (Thanks Mom and Dad!). There is a video of her playing with them too (at the end of the blog).
Say Cheese!
Kaitlyn likes to play with my hat, but she can't see when it's on forward...
so it usually goes on backward
so it usually goes on backward
Mike and I got to enjoy a dinner out, and Grandma and Grandpa stayed home with Kaitlyn. We had a really nice time at The Melting Pot. The food there is delicious, and of course we saved room for dessert! That's the BEST part!!!!
Sunday, after church, we had birthday cake. I had 26 candles on the cake... one candle would have been plenty... but I blew them all out in one breath! I guess we'll see if I can do that 26 years from now... HA!
Mike was a little disappointed with his tiny piece of cake... his scoop of ice cream was much larger. Don't worry, the cake lover got a 2nd (and larger) piece.
While my parents were here, we did a little decorating to make our house feel much more homey. We've done a lot of painting since we've moved in, and still have one more room we want to do soon. This picture is Kaitlyn's (and guest) bathroom. It used to be maroon, and now it's very cheery with yellow walls, and bright colored towels. You can't see it, but there are purple rugs at each sink and around the toilet. I picked up a new shelf for towels over the toilet- it's really nice because it doubles as a shelf and a towel bar.
My mom had drapes that she wasn't using anymore. She brought them with her on the plane, and boy do they look nice (and i haven't even painted yet)! We got a heavier pole to put the drapes on, we also raised the window treatments up about 8 inches so they would cover the whole window. This is the last room we want to paint. The navy blue and sport ball border is a little young for a guest room.
We now have things on our walls! yay! These are things that we had in our previous place, but they weren't hung together before. What a difference it makes to have things on the walls!
The metal plates was a birthday present from my mom and Kevin. It really adds a little something to such a bare area. Thank you for helping "spruce" up the place :)
I had a GREAT birthday weekend. Thank you to everyone that sent a card :) I really felt special and loved (even being this far away). Now I hope you enjoy the videos I got of Kaitlyn this weekend. She is just a sweet baby, and I love watching her play :)
Mama's shoes
Kaitlyn plays with her babies
Sunday, October 4, 2009
What is Kaitlyn up to?
I just realized that it has been almost a month since my last post! I'm sorry I've been a slacker. Kaitlyn is almost 20 months! She is really becoming quite a little person, and has such a helper personality. Whenever I wipe her hands and mouth after a meal or snack, she takes the wipe out of my hand and says "trash, trash" and I'll get her out of her high chair and she puts the wipe in the trash. Kaitlyn will say a few phrases including "Bless you," "Thank you," "I sorry," "Bu-bye," and "Love you." She can count to 5, put her shoes on by herself (sometimes they are on the correct feet too!), do a forward roll and log roll, zip anything that has a zipper, and will occasionally tell you that she went potty (in her diaper). Kaitlyn is also understanding the things we tell/ask her, and most of the time she will respond with "ok" or "no."
She LOVES Mickey and Elmo, and she recognizes characters and people in pictures. She points out Cookie Monster and Elmo, Mickey and Minnie, Grandma and Grandpa (she says Mamaw and Papaw), Mommy and Daddy, Chauncey and Bailey, and any animal she sees (like a bird, horse, puppy, kitty, and more). Kaitlyn talks a lot (some of it is her own toddler babble mixed with real words), and will mimic a lot of what we do (with her own toys). Sometimes I'll let her play with my makeup brushes, and she will brush them on her face and say "pretty."
I think Kaitlyn will be right-handed just by watching her color. She LOVES to color. While she is coloring you hear her say "color, color, color" along with her own babble. Kaitlyn does have a new tooth coming in, which explains the strange fever she had last week. I can feel it just about to poke through (it's the top left eye tooth, aka fang tooth). Pretty soon she will have all her front teeth in!
Kaitlyn is such a blessing! I love getting hugs from her, it's like hugging a fresh batch of homemade cookies! Makes you go, "MMMMM" with a smile inside.
She loves mama's shoes!
Hyper after church
taking a test
She LOVES Mickey and Elmo, and she recognizes characters and people in pictures. She points out Cookie Monster and Elmo, Mickey and Minnie, Grandma and Grandpa (she says Mamaw and Papaw), Mommy and Daddy, Chauncey and Bailey, and any animal she sees (like a bird, horse, puppy, kitty, and more). Kaitlyn talks a lot (some of it is her own toddler babble mixed with real words), and will mimic a lot of what we do (with her own toys). Sometimes I'll let her play with my makeup brushes, and she will brush them on her face and say "pretty."
I think Kaitlyn will be right-handed just by watching her color. She LOVES to color. While she is coloring you hear her say "color, color, color" along with her own babble. Kaitlyn does have a new tooth coming in, which explains the strange fever she had last week. I can feel it just about to poke through (it's the top left eye tooth, aka fang tooth). Pretty soon she will have all her front teeth in!
Kaitlyn is such a blessing! I love getting hugs from her, it's like hugging a fresh batch of homemade cookies! Makes you go, "MMMMM" with a smile inside.
She loves mama's shoes!
Hyper after church
taking a test
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