A visit from auntie Gray!

Caelin's auntie Gray was home for a visit this weekend! Lucky for her, the weather is nice and warm so it's not too far off from the weather in San Fran! Auntie Gray came trick or treating with us and got to see Caelin show off some of her new play skills, including her soccer skills!

So happy to see you Aunite Gray!

A goalkeeper???

Smile...

Caelin and her pumpkin!


Twix anyone?

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! On Friday, Caelin went to a Halloween parade at one of Mommy's schools then went to the party in the Star's classroom to see her friends in their costumes. A little exhausted from the day, Caelin fell asleep in her costume at the party but still looked pretty cute in her bug outfit. No candy this year but I'm sure by next Halloween Caelin will be trying out reeses, snickers and skittles!

Party Pooper!

Our little Bug!

The Star's crew

Snug as a bug....

The winning pumpkin- created by the daycare!

Help, we're surrounded!

When we got home today we had visitors. Maybe they were trying to remind of Tom's birthday is in a couple days, no matter we were surrounded! It's now been two days and they still seem to like the comforts of our yard. Maybe it's time to try Tofurkey!

October flew by!!

Wow- October has flown by! Caelin has enjoyed the fall weather- that's for sure! Most afternoons, she joins Mum for soccer practice. Both teams really enjoy having her and she seems to love watching the teams play! Trying new foods has been big this past week- Asparagus, acorn and summer squash, and mango! We also got to try out the halloween costume early, as the Carney's had us over for a Monster Mash party! It was a lot of fun to see the 3 cuz's sit on the floor and play with spoons and bowls (forget all the toys- plasticware all the way)! And to top off last weekend we celebrated Nanny and Carolyn's birthdays with a Sunday afternoon party. Caelin got to visit with her Aunts Patty and Mary, Uncle Ron and Joe, cousins Carolyn, Mikey, Ricky and Matt and of course Nanny too! This weekend coming up is super busy with Halloween parties....let's hope the costume lasts a little longer this weekend!

Mommy's pic of the week!

I am not happy about this....

The ABC kids!


Cutest Bug around!

7 Months!

7 months down!!! Caelin doesn't seem to be getting too much bigger but she so much more durable (probably not the best way to describe a baby but it's true)! She loves to sit on her mat and play with her toys and now that the d-o-g's are out of quarantine she enjoys sitting with Diesel laying right next to her. If she is sitting up and can't reach a toy she flips over to her stomach and squirms around. The closest to crawling we have seen is that when she is on her stomach she will lift her butt and kind of inchworm forward/backward. In terms of new stuff- we got her developmental profile from school last week and she seems to be doing all the fun little baby things that a 6-9 month old should be doing. When either of us walk into her classroom she will turn around with a huge smile when she hears us talking, which of course is super reinforcing for us! She also likes to steal her friends socks, try to blow raspberries, give high 5's and her teachers just told us today it looks like she is trying to wave!

Just playing with my toys and Diesel

Where did the time go???

Happy 7 months Caels!

Ziplining in NH!

We celebrated Mum's birthday this past weekend by enjoying a day of zipling up in NH. While we swung through the trees, Caelin got to hang out with her cousins Kiera and Aiden, Aunt Erin and Grandma and Grandpa!

Good times!

Moving from tree to tree...

The view was great!

Happy Birthday!!

Just another pumpkin in the patch!

Hanging out with Nana K.

Cider donuts and a bottle- what a day!

Mmmm...I haven't tried one of these before...

Totally unaware of all the pumpkins...but loved the mulch!




2 little pumpkins sitting in the patch...

Apples and Pumpkins and donuts...Oh My!

What a beautiful day for apple picking! We headed out to Honey Pot Orchards today to go apple picking. Nana K was in the area and so she joined us for our trek through the orchard to pick some Cortlands, Macouns and Red Delicious! Caels hung out in a tree, tried out an apple and checked out the pumpkin patch! It was a great day all around!

So much better than the canned stuff!

Mommies little tree hugger



Keep tryin' kiddo!

Pit Stop!

As we headed out of the orchards we made a quick pit stop by Great Aunt Nancy and Uncle Ed's house. Caelin was a little sleepy from picking apples all day but once Nancy brought out the singing Eeyore, she woke right up! We took a quick walk down the the lake and played a little with Mandy and then had to head out so Mum and Mommy could get to soccer practice. It was great to see you guys!

Mandy is so sweet!

Playground fun!

Caelin tried out the local playground today! She tested out the bouncy car, the sandbox and the swing. The swing was the highlight- she giggled and smiled the whole time!

Weeeeeeee!

Lovin' the swing!

Dump trucks are kind of cool...

Good times at the park!

High Five!

Check out Caelin working on giving her first high fives!

Broccoli, Broccoli, Broccoli!

The weeks seem to be flying by! This past week was a busy another busy one with work and soccer. We squeezed in some birthday fun for Mum too with a special dinner from Outpost Farm and then an early bird trip to Bertucci's. Ever watch the show Golden Girls? Then you'll get this/it's like the oldest one always says...."Picture this..." we get to Bertucci's and say we need a table for 2 and a highchair (yeah Caelin sits in one now!). They take us to the smallest table for two they have and put a highchair on the end. When I say smallest, I mean a 2 by 2 square. While enjoying some rolls, we feed Caelin her dinner which happens to be a new one- broccelli! She eats it up, while making faces the entire time. But all in all seems to be fine eating it. Then she looks up and 'whoahaha' pukes it all out! Maybe this is why your not supposed to bring little babies out to restaurants? Fortunatly, it all landed in her bib pocket and no one else saw. Guess she doesn't like brocolli!

Happy Birthday Mum!

Dear Mum,

Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a wonderful day! I made you a card at school today- who knew my hands and feet could create such art!! Are we having cake for your birthday? No you say, we are having birthday pie....hmmm OK. May I have a piece please! I hope you have fun next weekend on your birthday trip to the zipline course. Take lots of pictures and pretty please can I go someday when I get bigger?!!


Happy Birthday Mum, I love you!
Love,
Caelin

Did I miss the pie?

Happy Birthday Mum!

It's off to school we go!

Caelin has been loving school (aka daycare)! We've pretty much nailed down the packing up and getting out the door routine and so no one is late to work anymore! Caelin has lot's of friends in her class, the Stars room, and is happy to get there in the morning to play with them. Emmett, Reese, the twins Brooklyn and Blake and Leah are some of her little friends and together they keep their teachers on their toes! Below are just a few pic's of Caelin hanging out while we pack up her bags in the morning...

Not fully awake just yet!

Just playing!

Couldn't get the pic to rotate!

An Osh-ba-gosh girl!

Relaxing after a long day...

Playdate with Bailey!

Perfect day for an indoor playdate! Today was rainy and gross so cousin Bailey come over to visit. Now that Caelin can sit up and reach for toys, her and Bailey hung on the floor playing with books, the gloworm (a big favorite!), the ring stacker and of course a set of keys! Bailey did a great job passing off toys to Caelin and they both seemed to have fun! Can't wait for the Monster Mash to see all 3 cuz's sitting and playing...

hugs!

Smile!!