Sunday, October 30, 2011

cailin and lyla

my bff from hair school came for a visit a couple days ago.
cailin was born right in between her 2 kids. lyla is 6 months
older than cailin and jax is 6 months younger. it was fun to
see these guys play and interact with one another.


here's cailin and jax. this was taken right after she
went in for a kiss. he liked it.
cailin and lyla enjoying some snacks.

this was cailin's attempt at giving lyla a hug.




and here are these guys the last time they had
a play date. they change so quickly.


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

crazy tree stump

after we went apple picking we stopped at a park nearby
and cailin had a blast climbing around in these huge
tree stumps that were originally from the grounds of
monticello. she's going to be a great climber just like daddy.

uh oh, brady got stuck.
a bit blurry, but this is her "hold me" hand position.



getting sleepy on the drive home.
snuggling with her blankie. check out those awesome lips!!!

Sunday, October 23, 2011

carter mountain apple picking

we took our annual trip to carter mountain today.
it was a beautiful day and the 3 of us had tons
of fun. we started out with the pumpkin patch and then
headed out to the trees for apple picking. its getting
harder to get cailin to look at the camera so we just
have to go with it. and this first picture is to prove that i was
there. i was the one behind the camera most of the day.




she picked this apple and didn't let go.




mmmm, apple cider donuts. daddy ate 6 of them.

and she finished this whole apple. it kept her very busy.
sharing a bite with daddy.

Friday, October 21, 2011

the milk trick


this is what i have to do to trick cailin into drinking milk.
ever since we took the bottle away i've had such a hard time
getting her to drink milk. she'll take juice from a sippy cup
NO PROB, but milk is a no go. she always wants to drink out
of my cups with straws so after i finished my chick fil a today
i cleaned out my cup and filled it with milk. works like a charm.

Monday, October 17, 2011

buckets

lately cailin won't really eat while in her
booster chair sitty thing. more food ends up on the
floor than in her mouth so we've resorted to this.
little "buckets" (as i like to call them) for her
food. sometimes every food is separated and
sometimes they're all mixed together. either way
she likes to have at least 2 so that she can transfer from
one to the other. i'm not sure why this is, but it works.


hi, i'm eating. can you get that thing out of my face?

mmmmmm....grapes.

hmmmm, now which one shall i try?

this one looks good.
and yes i also have a milk sippy cup AND a juice sippy cup.
this girl likes options!!!!

Monday, October 10, 2011

shopping cart



nana got cailin her own little shopping cart. she
loves putting all her treasures in it and strolling around
the house. she even sometimes insists on having her
baby sit in the front part while her other things
occupy the main compartment. such a good little
mommy. and i just love this dress. holy cow,
girls are so fun to dress. i just love it.

Saturday, October 08, 2011

favorite pics from my phone

i just put all the pics from my phone onto my
computer and came across some gems
that i just had to share.


crazy hair girl on the way to the beach.

enjoying a bottle while snuggling with fairy sparkles

GO SKINS!!!

i LOVE this pic. daddy's hand and a popsicle.
what could be better?

yep, she climbed up there all by herself.

picking flowers from the neighbors yard.


trying out the headphones. yep, they work!!!

and this is the face i get when i ask cailin to smile.
its also the face i get when she tells me something
is hot. i don't see the connection, but its cute anyway.

Friday, October 07, 2011

at the park

today was so nice out so after cailin's
nap we took a trip to the park. she
LOVED it. she was so brave going down the
slides all by herself and climbing the stairs
and jungle gyms. it was fun to see her be "so big".


she was about to go down the slide when
another kid ran by so she had to stop to say hi.
that's her waving!

big girl ready to go.
she loved being pushed in the swing. she looked
so relaxed i thought she was going to fall asleep,
but not too soon after this picture she told
me she was all done.

and isn't this outfit SO cute. i just love it. i'm so glad
we did something today just so i could document her cuteness.

Saturday, October 01, 2011

october



its here again. my favorite month of the year.
OCTOBER. bring on the cool nights,
the crisp air, pumpkins, changing leaves,
hoodies, and more. i love you october
and am so glad you come around once every 12 months.