Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween

So we had a great Halloween. Caitlyn had trouble deciding what she wanted to be until we were at the store. She didn't even pick out any of the things she told me she wanted to be (a witch, a princess or a pirate). So she was Tinkerbell. Isn't she cute?

Caitlyn started her day a daycare where we left her costume since they were going to have a Halloween party.

We did something a little different this year. One of our small group leaders had an idea of going to some of the local retirement homes for trick or treating. So we did, it was fun the residents really enjoyed seeing the kids in their costumes and even had some candy to give to them.


Our leaders are making arrangements to come back at Christmas for caroling.

I did take Caitlyn around the block when we got home. She had a good time. We have a lot of candy left over since we didn't give all the candy we bought away. Good news for me.

-kacey

Thursday, October 6, 2011

When does Caitlyn listen?


Here's a conversation we had this morning, as Kacey was leaving for work, and Caitlyn and I are leaving for St. Louis for a few days:

Kacey: Be good for your daddy, and listen to him.
Jordan: Do you listen?
Caitlyn: She always listens.
Jordan: Who?
Caitlyn: Mommy.
Jordan: Yes, mommy listens well. I'm worried about Caitlyn, though. When does she listen?
Caitlyn (turning away and smiling) I don't know....

Here are a few pictures to tide you over til next time.

Just in case you didn't think Caitlyn was a normal kid, she does like to talk on the phone:

Read:

And perform for us. I'm sure she was singing "Twinkle Star" or "ABCs" for us here:

My dad let her go play in the rain, as she was requesting to. He thought she'd just stand outside for a bit, and then want to come back in. Those of us remaining dry inside chuckled at the idea:

I'm sure she didn't spend more than 30-45 minutes outside, anyway.

The yellow arrow in the next photos is to point out the flying monkey, which is kinda the point of the game we're playing:




-jordan