Happy Thanksgiving!

Ok, I definitely need to get better with blogging again. This once a month thing has got to be sad for all the grandmas and grandpas!
Today is Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for! I am thankful for a healthy child, thankful for a wonderful husband (even if he watched the Lions instead of helping in the kitchen- haha), thankful for our beautiful home, having a job (both Mike and I), and of course thankful for our Savior. God has showered us with many blessings this year, and we look forward to see what He has in store for us in the future.

Our jumping bean, also known as Kaitlyn, has 3 new teeth coming in, and one just about to cut her gums (all her "fang" teeth). She is such a mommy's helper! Today I put up our Christmas decorations, and she wanted to help me put the ornaments on the tree. She would take the ornament hold it up to the tree and let go (not realizing that they needed to have a hook to stay). It's so sweet to watch her, especially when she's in her own little world.


We recently got a few cute videos of Kaitlyn that we have to share. She is quite a ball of energy! It's hard for her to sit still for a while. She will watch a few minutes of a movie (her favorites include Elmo and The Little Mermaid), and then she'll move on to something else.




here's my little helper!

End of November already????

Where has the time gone?!?!?! We've had a busy month... Mike's semester is winding down, I've been training a lot of servers at work (bulk up for the holidays), and Kaitlyn is learning new words and actions every day.

Unfortunately, Kaitlyn has learned how to take off her diaper and make a mess in her crib. So we've got training pants and have really been talking to her about the potty. I think she thinks that her potty is a toy. Potty training is a work in progress... part of me thinks she's ready, but another part of me thinks she's not.

Kaitlyn really watches us, and it's funny the things she picks up. She says "pray" before we eat, and she will put her hands together and bow her head. It's really sweet. She likes to take my make up brushes and brush them all over her face, she loves to color and can draw circles and faces pretty well. She knows names of some people that she sees often, and she recognizes Grandma's voice (I usually have her on speaker when I talk to her). Kaitlyn also knows quite a few Disney character names including Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, and Ariel. Here's a picture of Kaitlyn with her Mickey and Minnie she got from Grandma Van. The hat and book also came from her too :) Thanks Grandma!

Kaitlyn likes to take off her socks and put on Daddy's

I tried on Kaitlyn's winter gear that I got last year (80% off) to see if it fits, and it does! Kaitlyn kept wanting to buckle the snow pants, and zip the coat the rest of the night. I cannot wait to take her sledding this year when we go to Michigan...

Kaitlyn looked like Santa in this mornings bath. Daddy put bubbles on his face, and Kaitlyn thought it looked funny, so she would put the bubbles on her face and would laugh hysterically (I guess she thought she looked funny like Daddy).

When Kaitlyn cannot get the door open, she knocks to see if someone will open it for her. Daddy had just left for work, and I think she must have forgotten he was gone. She was looking for him.

Halloween 2009

On Friday, Oct 30, we went to our playdate in costume. All the kids dressed in costume, and we did a Halloween craft and frosted a cookie (Kaitlyn didn't frost hers, she just ate it). It was so much fun to dress up a day early! Thanks Maud for opening your home and having fun crafts for the kids!

All the kids :)

Kaitlyn and Logan (they are two months apart)

On Saturday, we met some friends downtown Edmond for trick or treating. It was a beautiful day (very sunny) for trick or treating! Kaitlyn loved wearing her costume.

waiting in line for candy

Mom, do we have to wait in LINE for candy?

in between downtown and neighborhood trick or treating, we took off the costume so Kaitlyn could have some dinner. Her black nose got rubbed off a little. She kind of made a mustache under her nose. After dinner we got her costume back on, her nose fixed, and we were off for some candy! We took the stroller with us because we thought she might get tired of walking, but we only used to hold her candy! (her bucket got a hole in it)

Daddy's pushing Kaitlyn to the first house

Kaitlyn is looking at her empty bucket

At the first house, Kaitlyn saw a dog behind the lady handing out candy. She was more interested in petting the dog! After going to a few houses, Kaitlyn was knocking on the doors waiting for candy. She was darling to watch!