what a big girl!

Caity is so excited because she can now eat all by herself....

I like Caity.

I just love my little girl. She is perfect for me. With john gone all day at work, it is so nice to have a little helper and girlfriend.

Things I like about Caity lately:

1- she loves soft things, she loves fabrics and textures. right now she is hugging a fleece blanket while she sleeps.

2- she loves to cuddle, give hugs, and give kisses. Every mom's dream and Dad's future nightmare.

3- she can play with the big kids. a bump in the head doesn't phase her, she loves mimiking what the older kids are doing at the play ground, you can tell she is scared to go down the slide but the peer pressure from the 5 year olds makes her excited and the whole way down she watches them

4- she likes dressing up. we were trying on Christmas dresses in the mall and Caity would come waddling out and give everyone a hug look in the mirrors and smile and twirl and pat the poof of the dress. she likes crowns and jewelery- just the other day I caught her running from her bedroom back to her bath with all her plastic jewelry on so she could look at her reflection in the bath stopper... it is so cute, she is always asking me to do her hair and when I do my make-up she is always wanting some too. I love our girl time.

5-she runs away when I change her diaper...sometimes frustrating but I like it about her,I think it reminds me of something her dad would do...lets hope John never ends up in a retirement home.

6-she sings! I love her singing!

7- she dances! I love her twirling, swaying and squatting and head bopping.

8- i love how she helps me around the kitchen. from loading the dishwasher to cooking to sweeping. she is mommy's helper.

The list could go on forever but I should probably stop...she is just wonderful and I am so grateful to have such a wonderful little friend in my life. I just hope she doesn't get any older. or bigger. Just freeze- got it caity?

Camping...she loves the outdoors

she also waves at everyone she sees.

getting ready for church...

and naturally hanging out in a washing machine.

Caity sweeping on halloween.

Halloween! A couple months late....

So I learned this year how much more fun halloween is with a toddler! After a huge debate as to what our little girl should be John and I finally decided a lady bug was most suitable for Caity as 1- she was practically infactuated with them this last summer and 2- her nickname from her dad (besides gremlin, demon- we are working to get those out of the vocabulary) is Caity-bug. Fate just happened to agree with us when I found a lady bug costume for $2.47 I'm sorry but that is just cool. Naturally everything looks better with glitter so I had a little fun making my little lady bug quite the diva. I managed to bedazzle the kitchen floor and walk way up to the house while I was at it....but I was happy with the final result- I'm not much of a photographer, but hey Caity isn't much for standing still.

Caity loved trick or treating! She would go up to the doors and knock and at first would run into their homes to take a look around. but she soon learned trick or treat ettiquite and was satisfied with dancing on the door mats, a couple times she would take a handful sort through it grab the smarties and lollipops and throw the rest back (even the twix...unfortunate child has no idea), everyone got a kick out of her, and she loved the attention.

John and I dressed up as nerdy athletes, we had a lot of fun and almost won our ward pumpkin carving contest.... here are some of the pictures...

ok, so if you thought that we dressed up like Special Olympics athletes....so did everyone else. But just for the record...we didn't. We are pretty cool right?

just some pictures

Guess what?

WE MOVED! and we LOVE it! It is so nice having our own space and time and everything- we appreciate everything we learned from Heritage Homes, but it feels good to move on. I still work shifts here and there and I can bring Caity which is really nice. We have great neighbors and an awesome ward, we have immediately felt so welcomed! If anyone is meandering down pioneer rd, stop by Peterson Pointe 302! We love visitors!!
Guess what else?
I AM BACK TO SCHOOL! Oh the joys of motherhood combined with a part-time job and part-time school. I am actually really enjoying it and it isn't too stressful yet, then again I am no super mom and am only taking two classes. But I am going to start institute with my neighbor and new friend, Emily- I am excited for that.
Guess what ELSE? This is the BIG one...
I AM GOING TO CHINA!!!!! Isn't that the coolest thing in the world or something? Idaho Special Olympics have been invited for the World special olympics and I got invited to be a partner. There is also an athlete from our area going- Hoagie, he works at the rexburg walmart, so if you see him make sure it give him a a congrats! I found out about two days ago and I am leaving nov 6 for 6 days. It is an all expense paid trip- souveniers everything. I know it sounds lame, but about 3/4 of me doesn't really want to go....I don't want to leave Caity for that long- and John and I haven't even spent a night apart yet so I am going to miss him too...We tried to make it so John could go but it just didn't work out and I want to take Caity with me so bad, but it really wouldn't be fair for her to be put on a wack schedule and to be rushed everywhere. But yeah- I can't beleive in a month I am going to CHINA!!! AHHHH! So crazy.
I know, I know, I need to get pictures of Caity up on the blog. Will do. Someday.

Wanted: contractor

I have a significantly large blob of gray I am currently trying to seperate. Looking for someone who can pull the white from the black and provide a bigger picture. Please contact me with your bid.
Also, I am missing my motivation to continue working at the assisted living home, if anyone sees that lying around, please contact me immediately- on second thought, just hold on to it and you can come move in our room.
That is all.

oh caity

So not that exciting of videos, I just haven't posted anything in a long time, and I think my family has forgotten what Caity looks like- or all they can remember is 8 month old Caity....everytime I walk to her crib and I am shaking a bottle she gets so excited.






Really, not much new here- but just a glimpse of our last couple months:

• spent 4th of July with Rexburg parade, steaks and a bonfire with s'mores and fireworks
• John's family moved to Ogden- yay!
• My brother is in Thailand on his mission- he is doing awesome- eaten some pretty interesting things, even something with manure in it- gross
• took Caity on her first row boat ride
• Have you seen Marley and me? You know when the dog dies and they just cry because the dog had been there through their whole marriage, through their ups and downs, through child births and everything? That is how I felt when our 85 honda accord,the cricket, blew up last wednesday...a lot wonderful memories with that car, perhaps I will blog about this in more detail later...it really was like losing part of the family though
• we bought a new car- it really is just a rebound off the cricket- exact car just a 91 instead of an 85
• Went to Lagoon for my birthday
• John is spreading manure for the fall semester
• caity has been taking her first steps
• My sister, Becca, is coming to visit next month

That is all I can really think of, but in summary life is great!!