Playing in the Rain

They played for about an hour AFTER it started raining on the trampoline and swings. Crazy kids!

Cailin Dance Recital

Cailin's Dance Recital

Cailin loves her dance class. We are so happy to have found Ms. Kelly and the YMCA. She is patient and always cheerful. Cailin did a good job dancing and she wasn't afraid of being on stage.

June 18, 2011

I've sucked the last half of this year at blogging and taking pictures. So, I took out my camera and looked at the memory cards and found some old photos from back in June. I have no idea what we were making, but it looks like they liked it.

Rylie (20 months)

I just realized you will be 20 months old soon. Sheesh! Where does the time go?! Your vocabulary is sprouting daily. You can say Air-yo (Ariel), Mommy, Daddy, hello, hi, bye, and stop. You yell stop all the time. And of course you can call people names (thanks to your big sisters) you call them ba-ba (a made up mean name by Cailin) and me-me (meanie). You let me know when you want something to drink by pointing to a cup and when I open the fridge you will call out juice or wa-wa (water).
You are a picky eater. You love all kinds of fruit and yogurt. You know where the snack cabinet is for the goldfish and crackers, your absolute favorite. You don't really like meats. And I have to hide the veggies in your food.
You take one long nap a day. You don't like getting your hair comb or washed for that matter. You sometimes will go off and lay down in your room and can be found just watching cartoons. You sing! It's the funniest thing. We may not be able to make out all the words you sing, but you definitely can guess the tune. The other day in the grocery line you were singing, "Where is Thumbkin?" Just as plain as day, Ariel and I turn around and you are dong the hand movements too. You have been singing your ABC's for the longest, thanks to LeapPad magnet on the fridge.
Teeth have been popping up in your mouth like crazy. You have about 10. You love to run and play. You can race. You say "ready. set. go." and then you will run.
You love books. You bring them to me to read to you. You love turning the pages and occasionally will let me read a page or two to you.
We love you sweet Rylie!

April 14, 2011- Jordan Farms

We took a trip up to Jordan Organic Farm, right outside of Tampa, to pick strawberries. Boy oh boy, was it hot!

Ariel was the champion strawberry picker. In the end, we gave both baskets to her to fill.

And she done a great job.

Cailin had a blast!

And this was her contribution before we gave her basket to Ariel to finish up. These were the net strawberries (minus the ones we had eaten already).

Rylie learned quickly how to pick strawberries.

But she was the champion strawberry eater too.

She ate everything she picked.

April 13, 2011

Cailin, I gave you markers and paper in the car to keep you busy. You literally painted yourself with them. Your hands were blue. Your mouth and teeth were even blue! Your shirt and pants were colored orange though. You had colored so hard that your chest was green. I sure hope those markers are non-toxic!

Monkey Bars

Cailin has gotten pretty good at crossing the monkey bars. She had crossed the monkey bars right before my video, which is why she didn't make it that far on this one.

April 28

Cailin today we read "Murray's First book of Words". It is a book that I picked up from Target in their dollar section. We went over the beginning sounds of words and you did great! I was shocked that you remembered the "p" sound and said that a word that starts with "p" is pool. Great job Cailin!
Rylie I brought you a book that is your favorite right now. It's a nursery rhythm book. You got it in your easter basket. You and I are having fun singing "I'm a Little Teapot", "Pat-a-Cake", and "Where is Thumbkin" to name a few.
The biggest thing that I'm learning is that learning does not have to be linear and scheduled. It just has to be interesting and fun.

April 27 (Ariel)

Today you volunteered to wash the dishes for me. Even though you absolutely hate washing dishes. Your thoughtfulness almost knocked me over. I like that you are so in tune to people's feelings and look for ways to help out. You are turning into a fine teenager so far.