Kindermusik Halloween

Tonight, Caylee's Kindermusik class invited all the kids to dress up for Halloween.  Since Caylee is too young to "trick or treat" (I'm not going to be that parent that sends their just walking one year old to get candy and she can't even say "trick or treat"!) we did a fairly cheap costume.  She was a butterfly/fairy!  We already had the little tutu and shirt.  I bought the wings at walmart and Grandma made the bow when she was in town :)  She was super cute!  She really didn't mess with the wings either, although, I had to take them off bc they were getting in the way.  It was a normal class, except for the costumes... there were some cute ones!

All ready for class!

 Not so ready by the time we got there.... notice the coat- yes, it's 43 outside with a windchill of like 35! COLD!  Poor thing had a long day and was exhausted...

Other costumes included:  Elephant, Ohio State Cheerleader, Butterfly/Fairy, Frisch's Big Boy (in back- Ohio thing), Partly sunny (side)

 Playing the drums (or really watching) with the Little Lamb

 Loves the ball time!

 And scarf time! She tends to ake as many as she can and other kids have to get them from her... sharing is not her strong suit yet...

 Playing with Ms. Patricia... 

Caylee does love Kindermusik! She is always pretty shy at first and slowly gets more involved... some of the other kids have been going a LOT longer than she has, but she is slowly gaining more confidence.  It's a fun class with great social aspects.  The other kids are all pretty close in age, so that makes it nice too. 

12 Months!

Caylee was 12 months yesterday, but today was her doctor appoint.  4 shots and a toe prick later we were finally out of the office.  Poor thing, those shots are rough!  However, she is growing great! She's in the 75% for height, 50% for weight and has a large head... haha, at least it's a super cute head covered with pretty hair!

This month she has been doing really well with words.  Still a lot of the same as last month (dog, milk, more etc), but they are a little clearer.  She also started walking completely on her own without help, although she loves her new shopping cart and uses it to pick up everything in the house.  (remote controls being a favorite right now)

I have started spoon training with her... that makes quite the mess in the mornings with her cereal, but she is pretty good at getting the spoon to her mouth.  She still wants me to put the stuff on the spoon and will hand it to me and say "more".  We're working on it! 

She's getting new teeth... always a pain, for her and us, ... that means the past week has been full of fitful nights.  Two on the bottom are coming in for sure and the dr said it looked like 2 more on the top were going to follow soon... that means many more restless nights ahead!  Can't wait til her mouth is full of teeth!

She has begun to like stuffed animals, particularly a bunny that was given to her early on and a doll I recently gave her.  She carries them with her everywhere and gives hugs and kisses- very cute!  We even tried letting her sleep with her bunny tonight... we'll see if that's a mistake or not, but she had been holding onto it all day, and after a hard day of shots who can blame us?!

She started playing peek-a-boo too!  Normally, we would initiate the game and she'd laugh and play along, but now she will initiate it-- so funny bc she never completely covers her eyes.  It's great to see her initiate some playtimes...

Caylee has started pointing to things, mostly the dogs (letting us know where they are), but other things she wants too.  That is getting to be helpful...

She's a great eater!  Loves peas, cooked carrots and TONS of fruit.  She'll eat some meat (still hot dogs, lunch turkey, but sometimes some ground meat in a meatloaf or lasagna).  She's picky on her carbs... no goldfish for this one, but she will eat Cheese-It's... weird, I know.  Some crackers she loves, some she doesn't really enjoy (Ritz- again, weird).  She's drinking from a cup very well- except will NOT take milk from a cup.  We're working on that too....

Other than that, she's growing great, super healthy and we're VERY thankful for such a healthy, beautiful girl! 

Here are some pics from the month that I have not used yet....

Making beds for Grandma and Aunt Cassidy to come in... that is her bunny she has begun to love.

 Big girl carseat! Matt was SO excited that she could face forward... I was a little unprepared for cold that day (thus the blanket), but she LOVES seeing forward and it's a TON easier for me!

 Better prepared for winter!  Look at all those colors I mixed that day! Oh my!

 First steps in the grass alone (it was the first nice day, she had been walking for a few days, but her indoor steps I got on video)-- the grass and our rock driveway is a little tricky, but she's getting good!

 Playing in the dead flower bed-- I hate gardening- but she loves dirt!

 Birthday snack at Panera!  Blueberry bagel :)

 Exhausted and fussy after shots today... I know, I look tired too... it's been a few nights of waking up every few hours to check the monitor when she cries (we try not to go into the room if she can soothe herself, otherwise it just wakes her up and she wants to play)...

Happy 12 month Caylee Ann! We're thankful for you and love you!

Double Birthday!

Yes, it seems this month has been all about Caylee's birthday.  Today is the actual day, but it is also extra special because it's Matt's birthday today too!  Last year, I had a super cute outfit for the nurses to put on Caylee that said "Happy Birthday Daddy".  She never wore it... that day was a whirlwind and I was a mess, I forgot to have them put it on her.  Needless to say, his birthday was very much forgotten last year, except for getting to hold Caylee!

This year, he gets dinner and dessert of his choice, but again Caylee has overshadowed his day a little :)  He doesn't mind, and he's a GREAT person for her to share her birthday with!

Caylee adores Matt.  Don't get me wrong, she loves me too, and in crowds can be very clingy to me (which I like).  However, we can have terrible, awful days (full of whining, screaming, no naps, etc), but the minute Matt walks in the door she is the happiest person ever.  Sometimes this doesn't seem fair (I'll admit it!), but I do love that she loves him so.  I also love that he can play with her while I shower, (maybe for the first time in 2 days-seriously, it can be rough!), or just relax while he takes over.  I have heard from friends that their kids don't always rush to Daddy and it's a battle for him to do anything- not the case here, and I'm thankful for that!  He is always just as excited to see her too!  They are great buddies and it's extra special that they get to share a birthday together!

Birthday Buddies from day 1!

 

About 3 Months

 

About 4 months

 

About 7 months

 

About 11 months

 

1 year

 

Happy Birthday to two very special people! I love you! 

 

Fall Family Pics

While Cass and Mom were here I had them take a few family pics for us!  One of these may end up on a Christmas card, mostly because I don't want to get any bigger for a card!! :)  They are cute though :)

Happy Fall 2012!

Birthday Fun!

We just finished up Caylee's birthday party!  It was a blast.  My mom and sister came and all of Matt's family was able to make it.  Here are some pics...

Cass made the super cute banner!

She also made ABC cards, each letter has a picture of Caylee and something fun written

My personal favorite was: "I is because I'M a tough chic" 

Happy Birthday girl! (sorry the pics are a little yellow, it's bad lighting indoors and SUPER cold outside!)

Playing with Daddy beforehand

 Smiling with Mommy

 Little blurry, but cute...

 

We made sugar cookies with her name spelled out, cupcakes and cake! Lots of sweets!

 

 

 Wish she was smiling, but this was her super cute outfit :)

 Cass also had these cute chalk boards and wrote the menu on them...

Great Aunt LeeAnn and Great Uncle Dick

LOTS of food! All stuff Caylee can eat too :)

 Digging in...

 

Checking out the gifts!

 First gift we opened was from Great Grandma Max... it was such a hit we had to move it... she loved the slide!

Checking out the elephant ball popper.... not so sure what to think yet...

 

Assembly begins!  Grandpa P and Grandma P had to assemble to shopping cart they bought... which she very quickly figured out and made circles all around the house with! She loved it!  Uncle Mitchell had to assemble the car he bought her, that was probably the biggest hit of all.  She cried when we took her out of the car, loved being in it!  

First time in the car... Grandpa P and Uncle Mitchell helping her in.

 She is too mesmerized by the horn to smile, but loving the car!

 

First trip outdoors... Daddy and Uncle Mitchell pushed her around and she was having a blast!

Cake time! Everyone singing to her...

 

I gave her a cupcake to eat/play with...notice Diego's nose in the pic.. he was anxious for some pieces. 

 

And eat she did! She loved it!

 Yum!

 

 

My side... Grandma and Aunt Cassidy made it... but THANK YOU to Grandpa, Debbie and Great Aunt Debbie and Great Uncle Eric for sending other presents.  She loved those too!!

 

 Matt's side.. (all his family made it bc they all live in Ohio).... *Left to right*...
Great Uncle Phil, Grandpa P,Great Aunt LeeAnn, Uncle Mitchell, Mommy/Caylee, Daddy, Great Uncle Dick, Great Grandma Max, Carla, Grandma P, Great Grandma B, Great Grandpa B

We had such a special day celebrating Caylee!! She's such a joy in our life!! THANK YOU all for coming and making her day even more special!  The gifts were so fun, and we loved having everyone visit with Caylee and see how big she's gotten. 

THANKS!