Thanksgiving with Grandmommy and Granddaddy

Thanksgiving with Grandmommy and Granddaddy, originally uploaded by tryn2bmoms.

Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa

Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa, originally uploaded by tryn2bmoms.

Your first Thanksgiving

Dear Caylee,
Yesterday was our first Thanksgiving with you. We had a great day! We went to Grandmommy and Granddaddy’s house to have our Thanksgiving feast. You got to spend the day with your family. Your cousins Chance, Cade, Catherine and Caroline and Grandma and Grandpa and your aunts and uncles Todd, Allison, Tiff and Scott were all there.

Before we ate lunch your cousins all shared what they were thankful for, all of them said how thankful they were that you were with us this year. It was so sweet! You had a great time playing with them. You played tea party and Aunt Tiff brought you a book about horses that you really liked.

While we were there you put three words together for the first time. You were looking for your Mommy and you said “MiMi…aaaare you?” (Mommy where are you?) When we got home you had a lot to say too. While you were getting your PJ’s on you said the whole “Daisy’s Dance” from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cartoon…. and it’s pretty long. Jump forward, jump backward, clap clap clap, march march march, slide to one side, slide to the other side. You have said it in parts before as you perform it, but tonight was the first time that you put it all together at once. You are getting so much better at using your words.

Today you stayed at home with Grandma and Grandpa. They said that you were a very good girl. You played independently and were very sweet. Tonight you had a good time reading your books. You turn the pages and babble and babble and babble. You point at the pictures and say the ones that you know. Mommy bought you a “big girl” cup and you got to use it at dinner tonight. You really liked it, and you drank a lot!

Tomorrow you get to stay with Grandma and Grandpa again while we are at work. I know you will have a great time!

My baby

Dear Caylee,
You are getting bigger and smarter every day. I love watching you grow, but I wish it wasn’t going so fast! You will try to say just about any word, and you love to pretend play. You make your Little People talk to each other. They say “Hi how you” and “play?” Which means, Hi how are you, wanna play? You also like to have your stuffed Backyardigan toys ride on your horse and say “YAHOOOO!” Today after playing with a baby doll you wanted to pretend that you were a little baby. I held you like a baby and you pretended to cry and made sucking noises like you were sucking on a bottle when I held you. TOO CUTE!!!!


You have discovered Mickey Mouse and you love the cartoon “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.” You like to try to sing the song, usually I sing M-I-C-K-E and you say “Y!!!” I say M-O-U-S and you say “CEEE” And when you want me to turn on the cartoon you point at the TV and say “Y… CEEE…mouse” How can I say no to that!

This past week you had a sinus infection and were a little sick. Your appetite has slowed down for the first time. Before this week, you were not the type of girl to skip a meal or leave food on your plate. Now you are quite picky! You won’t even eat your pasta pick ups that you used to LOVE!

At lunch today you yawned and looked at me and said “ ni nite.” You seamed pretty tired so I put you down for a nap. For the next hour and fifteen minutes you did everything but go to sleep. I found you sneaking out of your bed and playing with books, your baby monitor, your nightlight and eventually you started to get up and walk into the living room or sneak into the hall. I put you back in bed several times…trying very hard not to laugh! Eventually you fell asleep. In about 30 min you woke up and came into the living room I picked you up and you were back to sleep in just a minute. I held you and let you sleep for the next two hours! I LOVED it. You were so tired and SO SWEET!! I know that all too soon you will think that you are too big for me to hold you while you sleep. So I will take that chance while I can. Watching you get so big and smart is amazing. Today will be a great memory for me of you as my baby.

Candy please

Candy please, originally uploaded by tryn2bmoms.

First Halloween

Dear Caylee,
This was a very exciting week for you. On Saturday there was a Halloween party at school. You got to dress up as a cowgirl with a horse and all. You LOVE horses! When we got to school you decided you were NOT going to wear your horse! You played in your school room and enjoyed the candy.

After the party we went to pick up Mimi at the airport. She came to visit you for Halloween. After your nap we went to ride the rides at Broadway at the beach. You got to ride the cars and the train and of course your favorite… the Carousel. I love to hear you scream YAAAAHOOOO!!! Then we went to the playground. You had such a great time. We shopped a little and Mimi bought you a princess costume.

We spent the weekend with Mimi and on Monday and Tuesday you got to skip school to spend the day with Mimi. You were a very good girl. Tuesday was Halloween. You wore your new princess costume (because we knew you would not keep your horse on.) We went to Broadway at the Beach for trick or treat. You got to ride around in your wagon and when you got to the person handing out candy you would say “teet” (treat.)

After trick or treat you got to ride the rides AGAIN! You were SO CUTE in your princess dress!!! I think you had a pretty good first Halloween!

Fall 2006

Riding the cars at Boadway

Fall Fest at Broadway

Dear Caylee,
Today we had a great time. Mommy had to work this afternoon so after nap we headed out for a fun day together. We went to Broadway at the Beach and took your wagon. You like the wagon much better than your stroller.

It was “Fall Fest” today so there were lots of people there. We walked around and looked at the pumpkins (which you call pump pumps.) They have a great playground! You made a few new friends. You liked the big kid slide the best. You weren’t big enough to climb the steps by yourself so I had to pick you up to the top and run to the end to catch you.

After the playground you got to ride around in the wagon a bit more while we walked to the kids rides. The train was down today so we just rode the cars and the carousel….several times. You were shouting “weeeeee”

After Broadway at the beach we went to Toys R us and looked at the Toys. You were such a good girl. You walked around by yourself and look at the different toys. You always came when I asked. You were on your best behavior. I hope Santa was watching!
You got to ride on a battery powered toddler go-kart. It took you a while to learn how to push the button, but you had fun! Then you saw a big stuffed horse. You ran over and climbed on and said “yaow” ( yahoo.)

After the toy store we went to Bob Evans for dinner. You had breakfast for dinner, Eggs, Pancakes, hash-browns, and sausage. You ate a lot!We had a great day together!

You are getting so good at using your words now. We have a little trouble making out what you are saying… but you are trying so much more. You learned how to say “treat” really quick because you knew that meant you got an M&M. (We were trying to teach you to say tick or treat for Halloween)

Tomorrow Mommy has the day off and if the weather is nice we are going to try to take you to the zoo. I heard they have Ponies there that you can ride. I know that you will have a blast! I hope the weather is good!

Smarter than we think!

Dear Caylee,
You are smarter than we give you credit for! We visited Grandma and Grandpa this past weekend. Just after I had laid you down and you were suppose to be going to sleep, I heard the bathroom door close. When I walked up to check on you I saw you running to your blanket, then you closed your eyes really tight and pretended to be asleep! I could not believe it! You were trying to fake me out at just 21 months old!

On Sunday we went to Broadway at the Beach to ride the rides. They have a carousel, a train ride and a car ride. You have been before, but this day I could tell that you had a really great time. You were SO excited to see the “neighs” (horses) on the carousel. After we rode all the rides I asked you which one you wanted to ride again… the neighs or the “brrrrooms” (cars.) I never expected you to answer. I was so surprised when you said “hmmm” holding your little chin and really thinking about your answer. After much thought you looked right at me and said “neigh… yahoo!” Of course we rode the carousel a few more times after that.