August 5

Showing off her swimming skills at the pool today. 

March 13

A picture of my big girl brushing her teeth (or eating the toothpaste) tonight. 

December 31

Happy New Year's Eve!  We wrapped up 2011 by spending it with Connor.  Caitlin was too busy playing with Connor's scissors to look at the camera.  They had lots of fun chasing each other around the house after dinner!  She was definitely worn out by the time we got home. 

December 30

Caitlin and I "drove" down (in her Cozy Coupe) to the new park in our neighborhood today, and she loved it.  There were 2 little girls playing when we got there, and one of them played with her for a while.  She took Caitlin down the slide on her lap multiple times, and Caitlin had a blast.  She didn't want to leave, but the only thing that saved us was that her car was waiting for us to go home.  When we got home and I got the car into the garage, she basically refused to get out.  I can't wait for spring so we can actually play outside for more than 45 minutes at a time! 

December 29

Someone did not want to wear her pants after her diaper change tonight.  She also loved playing in the pantry (even though she knows that she's not supposed to). 

December 28

I have no idea what she's pointing at in this picture.  Maybe the lights?  Either way, this picture still makes me smile. 

December 27

Not sure what it is, but she looks so grown-up to me in this picture. 

December 26

We spent a nice, relaxing day-after-Christmas with the LeNoirs and Mooneys.  Get ready for some picture overload because let's face it, Leah and Caitlin are the cutest kids ever (I'm not biased or anything), and I couldn't pick just one picture to post.   Oh, and happy 19-months to Caitlin!!


Caitlin rough-housed with Ryan.


Leah thought they were crazy. 


Still rough-housing, but I think she was trying to get him to kiss her Bunny (or Bubby as she calls him). 


Time for some eskimo kisses.  Seriously, the cuteness is killing me.


Leah practiced standing (with Grandmom's help) and looked so proud of herself.


It was time for Leah's nap so we asked Caitlin to take Leah her sleep sack, and Caitlin tried to smother her help her put it on.


Caitlin got to go driving in her car while Leah napped. 


And then, we took the obligatory cousins pictures in their matching outfits.  Their shirts say "Best Gift Ever".  This could not be more true.  Leah is pretty obsessed with Caitlin, and she especially loved her hat (see the next 2 pictures). 








We asked Caitlin to tickle Leah.


I love these girls so much.


Caitlin even let Leah sit in her lap AND she held Leah's hand - this makes me so happy.  I'm so excited that they're so close in age and that they'll get to grow up together.

December 25

Merry Christmas!!  We had a great time celebrating in PA with Ryan's family, and there are so many good pictures to choose from, but I think this is one of my favorites.  I can't get over what a big girl she is.  Although I don't think she quite understood why she was getting gifts, I think she had a great time celebrating Christmas this year! 

December 24

We celebrated Christmas with Nanny & Pop-Pop today, and Caitlin had an awesome day!  One of Caitlin's favorite gifts were her "Monkeys" (the slippers that she's wearing).  We had to take off her jammies just so she could try them on, and here she is cooking in her new kitchen while wearing her Monkeys.  She has worn them every day since.  Thanks, Nanny & Pop-Pop for coming and spending the day with us!! 

December 23

I took off work today, so Caitlin and I spent the day together.  Although she looks super cute in this picture, it was a super trying day for us.  I just could not do anything to make her happy.  Maybe she's teething and was just cranky.  Who knows for sure, but I hope she's in a much better mood tomorrow because Santa is coming tonight, and we're also celebrating Christmas with Nana and Pop-Pop!!

December 22

Beautiful weather in December means that we get to go and play at the park!  Looking at this picture makes me realize that my baby is long gone - she is such a big girl now (and she can even say "big girl").

December 21

Splish Splash, she was taking a bath!

December 20

Someone did not want to eat her dinner tonight...

December 19

Finding the perfect spot for the cow on her Nativity Advent calendar.  She loves this calendar this year, and most of the time, she has to remind us to do it, and she always asks for "more" after she does the one for the day.

December 18

"Daddy.... Are you really going to let Mommy put this picture on the blog?"

December 17

This kid is too much.  She was wearing my bra (from the clean laundry basket) and walking around snuggling bunny.  Shortly after this, she also put on one of her beach hats, but I didn't get a good picture of that.  Things are definitely never boring around here.  I sometimes wonder what we did for fun before she was born.  Oh, and Aunt Val came over for a visit today AND Santa and Mrs. Claus came to visit on the fire truck!  Caitlin still wasn't sure about him, but I think he kind of won her over when he gave her a nice big candy cane (while Ryan was holding her).

December 16

It is very rare that I get to be in the picture with Caitlin, so I think it goes without saying that I absolutely love this one!  Thanks, Ryan for capturing this - I just love her so much (and hopefully you can see it in this picture).

December 15

She played with my cup for a good 5 minutes tonight.  In Caitlin-time, that's an eternity.  Forgot to mention (and this is really just for the memory book), but she has mastered going up steps and is doing pretty well going down them backwards.  She used to be afraid of going down the steps, but now she gets really excited about it.  She also walks down the 3 steps in front of her school while she holds onto the railing (and refuses to hold my hand until she gets to the bottom).

December 14

It was Daddy-Daughter date night at Chick-fil-a tonight.  Lucky girl!  She also showed Ryan how she dips her nuggets in BBQ sauce (see the 2nd picture).  Apparently, she doesn't really like Chick-fil-a's nuggets though because she just ate the BBQ sauce off the nuggets and then ate a ton of fries.  Crazy girl - how do you not like Chick-fil-a nuggets??