Our new family room

Sunday fun

Caitlin thought the puzzle box would make great hats for us...

"BIG SOCKS!!"

Caitlin and I made gingerbread cookies for daddy on Sunday too.

New Coat

Thanks to Auntie Cath for sending us this warm coat that Caitlin can wear in the car. I was having trouble figuring out how to keep her safe AND warm in the car since we're not supposed to wear puffy winter coats in carseats b/c it's not safe...so this was a perfect solution. Thanks to Auntie Ella, we presume, for initially buying this for Conor--what a wonderful handme down. Caitlin loves new-to-her stuff right now and talked about her new coat all morning.

Family time

We had fun visiting Grandma Joanie and Grandpa Buddy one more time before they left. We also got to spend time with Uncle Ron (who Caitlin talked about all the way home even though she acted scared of him the whole time we were there).
With Aunt Rebecca and Uncle Don...(note the cheesy smile with eyes closed--it's her new "smile face")
Four generations...

Grandma Joanie and Grandpa Buddy with Caitlin (I took 6 pictures and got ZERO with everyone looking at the camera)

Playing with Grandpa
With nana..

Playing a bit of catch up

Playing with great-grandma Joanie and great-grandpa Buddy for the first time in over a year! Caitlin loves her gamma and gapa.
A little cold weather couldn't stop Caitlin--still loves playing outside--even playing in the sandbox when it's 40 degrees.

Who is this big girl?

REWIND....

I had some time (since I'm procrastinating--should be studying!) tonight and thought I'd post some older pictures...sorry they're in no obvious order

January 2007----a short lived trip outside in new snowsuit


January 2007--just starting to stand on her own....
early August 2006--starting to sit up on her own
March 2007--enjoying the snow in her sled

Summer of 2006-visit with Great-grandma Joanie and Great-grandpa Buddy (Caitlin 6 months)

Rewind

Just starting to walk (Feb 2007)
First ponytail (March 2007)--red cheeks from ear infection and antibiotics
Feb 2007--sleeping with butt in the air
Feb 2007--allergic reaction to her antibiotics--this was NOT fun

our little daredevil

To say that Caitlin had a ball on the beach at Elberta would be the understatement of the year. she is such a daredevil now, that it is scary to be near the water with her--she will just run straight into the lake without hesitating.

new pictures

we got to babysit jack--caitlin liked having him around even if it was just for a short while.

frankfort beach this weekend--we went up north with some friends--thankful to my mom and dad who let us stay at their wonderful place--the weather was freakishly HOT (>90) an we did not pack appropriately...
Our dear friends, who have a little girl about 2 months older than Caitlin joined us--I'll post a few pictures of the girls having fun together.
throwing water over themselves in the bath

OK--these are going to be out of order, but I'll post the beach pictures on a new post above....

Random Pictures from September

playing daddy's harmonica
looking bored with her veggies :)
pushing her lion around on the train--she always says "sit down lion...ready?" then pushes him around the kitchen

putting a bib on lion (It is actually a coin purse, but caitlin liked it better as a lion's bib
fingerpainting

the masterpiece....
playing mommy to her elephant and her lion--she has recently gotten very into mothering her stuffed animals--she will put them in her highchair, pretend to feed them, offer them her sippy cup, set them up at the little table (pictured) with crayons, give them timeouts, etc.