Monday, August 31, 2009

Saturday, August 29, 2009

4 Months Today!!







Today Caitlyn is 4 months old! Where has the time gone?

Reaching and Playing






Caitlyn is making good use of her little hands and arms these days. I had fun watching her reach for her toys on her play gym yesterday. Everyday she learns something new. It's amazing to watch! Each new experience is still exciting and wonderful even though she is not our first baby. In some ways, I think we are enjoying these little things even more this time around because we know how quickly she will grow!!



















Friday, August 28, 2009

Coming Along...

Here is the current status in the basement!


Mailee and Maddie have some pink accents and soon they will have lime green striped walls...can't picture it? keep checking back :)

The "media room" is chocolate brown! We painted all the hallways the same color as the upstairs hallways.

Mikayla's room is seawater on 3 walls and a darker shade on one wall. She has big plans for her room!!


Tonight Mike let the kids help with the painting. They had fun and Mike said they actually did a really good job!
Tomorrow the doors go in. Things are moving very quickly!!

Mailee And Caitlyn





Caitlyn is loved/talked to/ held by someone almost all day long. In these pictures, it happens to be Mailee. What will our tiny princess do when her 3 big sisters start school in 2 weeks???

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Big Moment Missed

Today Caitlyn accomplished a big task for the first time and we missed it! I laid Cait on her back in her play gym so I could get the kids a snack and when I returned to the room, this is how I found her!!!



"Hey Mom, look what I did!"

"You missed the big moment Mom and I don't know if I can remember how to do it again!!"

"Life looks good from this angle and check out my hand down there, it can hold stuff!"

I remember when Mikayla was trying to figure out how to roll from back to front, we didn't want to take our eyes off her for fear we may miss something amazing!! This time around, we missed something amazing and really, it's ok. We properly celebrated her when we all realized what she had done!

I am happy that Caitlyn is developing normally and is experiencing all the milestones that a baby goes through. It is easy to take for granted the little things that our children do...we are so blessed.

On The Hunt...

...for a mirror like this!! Mikayla's room is getting painted right now! I can't believe how quickly this has happened. We are searching for all sorts of things; furniture, curtains, closet organizing...too fun!

Monday, August 24, 2009

Story Time


Cait loves her pink girly baby book "That's Not My Fairy". Maddie has it memorized so she can "read" it too!

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Baby Smiles


Cait gives us so many happy baby smiles. She is just a pure joy for our whole family!

And The Painting Continues!

I loved the living room color so much, I requested that we also paint the dining room!




Mike got right on it. Here he is preparing the wall!

The drywall in the basement is getting sanded on Sunday and then it will be time to paint!! The girls have chose their wall colors and I have picked a shade for the bathroom. The only decision left is what color to paint the large "media room". Any suggestions??



Friday, August 21, 2009

Polka Dot Bikini

Cait debuted her first two piece this week. This was Maddie's suit and one of my all time favorite items of clothing the girls have worn!! I mean just look at these pics...adorable, yes?


Sporting her shades!


"The sun is bright Mommy, I can't look at you right now"

Two sweetie pies


Blue eyed babies



Cait got to get in a girl cousin picture ...what a big girl!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

New Living Room Color!!


This week Brian painted our living room! The first color I chose went on looking forest green. I hated it. The second selection that Mike chose turned out perfect! Next project in here will be putting up all our pictures on a "family wall"!
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