Please Pray

Keven and I are heartbroken today. Our friends Courtney and Bryant lost their baby boy this morning before they even got to meet him. Courtney's water broke last night at 23 weeks and Nate's heart stopped beating this morning. Please pray for them during this tough time. I can't even imagine what this must be like for them.

Artwork

The reason it is not a good idea to leave Kaitlin unattended with crayons:














Fortunately the crayon cleaned up easily and I was inspired to clean the rest of the molding and baseboards in the dining room while I was at it. I also noticed how desparately that room needs to be painted! We never have done anything with it since we moved in six years ago; maybe it's time...

CityFest

Kaitlin went for her first pony ride today at the Auburn CityFest. She loved it!

Easter 2009

Here are some pictures from Easter. We took Kaitlin out to Kiesel Park to get some outside pictures in her cute dress and discovered that she is becoming quite a princess. She didn't want to stay on the grass wearing her sandals because she didn't like feeling the grass on her feet. We got some cute pictures anyway, but I was very frustrated!

Easter Bunny

Happy Easter!

Easter Eggs

Kaitlin and I dyed Easter eggs on Thursday. I have to say I totally under estimated Kaitlin's egg dying capabilities. I was sure that she would be grabbing at the cups and dumping out dye and throwing eggs on the ground. Kaitlin actually did great and had a blast dying eggs! The only issue we had is that she wanted to hold the eggs before they were dry. I didn't really think I'd be able to take pictures during this process so I decided to set up the video camera. I'm just posting a couple short clips because I'm pretty sure the only people who want to see the whole video are me, Keven, and maybe her grandparents!

Dying the eggs


Decorating the eggs

Contest Update

We finally got the results from the photo contest and even though we know Kaitlin is the cutest little girl in town, she did not win. Thanks to everyone who voted for her!

Spring Break

Most people head to the beach for spring break, we went camping! We camped for three nights at FDR State Park in Pine Mountain, GA. It was lots of fun, but very cold sleeping in a tent. We borrowed a backpack carrier from our friends, the Farmers', so we were able to go out on a couple of hikes. Without the carrier, hiking would not have been any fun, so thank you very much Kermit, Linda, and Spencer! We also visited The Little White House and the Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Center founded by FDR. Overall it was a great trip and I think we might actually go camping again soon! Here are some pictures:

Diaper Change

I just had to share a funny anecdote with you. I think this is probably one of the funniest things I've seen Kaitlin do. After pushing her baby around the house in her stroller, Kaitlin spread out the baby's blanket and laid the baby on top of it. I thought she wanted to swaddle the baby, so I wrapped her up in her blanket. Kaitlin promptly unwrapped her and said diaper. I asked, "do you need a clean diaper?" and Kaitlin signed baby, meaning that her baby needed a clean diaper. She went over to the changing table to get one and brought it back over. She messed with the baby and the diaper for a minute and then took the diaper over to the diaper genie and put it in (she can't really get it all the way in). She held her nose and said "pee-u" to let me know it was a stinky one and then brought the diaper back and tried to put it on her baby. I helped her put the diaper on baby and then she posed for some pictures.



















Kaitlin's size 4 diapers are a little big for her baby; I think she needs some preemie size!
















Kaitlin posing for a picture with her baby.

I think it's so much fun to watch Kaitlin learn and put things together. She is always taking us by surprise with how much she knows and can do. Yesterday, she went into the garage with me to get food for the animals. I opened the cabinet to get Simba's food and Kaitlin took the lid off Harley's treat jar, took out a treat, and put the lid back on. Needless to say, Harley got an appetizer before dinner!

Vote for Kaitlin

Kaitlin has been entered in a photo contest for a local store, Giggles & Coos. If she wins, she will be in pictures around the store and I think in some advertising. We need as many people to vote as possible so if you have a few minutes, please go to the web site and vote before the 22nd. The web site and detailed instructions are on the right side of the blog. Thanks!