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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

August 27, 2005 - Birthday Party Fun



At my best friend's (Becca) son's (Daniel) 3rd birthday party on Saturday, Caitlin immediately went after the balloons.

Monday, August 29, 2005

August 27, 2005 - Caitlin and Katherine



I got a shot of Caitlin and Katherine standing next to eachother at the party. Caitlin just turned 15 months and Katherine is 9 months old. Katherine did not want that headband on, but it looked sooo cute! We were trying to get Caitlin to "pat the baby."

August 27, 2005 - Playing outside with Daddy



She loves to smell the flowers (real or fake).


Caitlin swinging.


Caitlin loves her swingset and fort! She drives us crazy running around up there. And she loves to slide! She even tries to walk up the slide already! Our little girl loves to play outside with her Daddy!

Friday, August 26, 2005

Caitlin News

Hope your week has gone by quickly and that you are looking towards the weekend ahead...We are. Caitlin's Great Grandma and Grandpa are coming into town to celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary with us (we will be joined by Great Aunt Carol, Great Uncle John, Great Uncle Clay and cousin C.J.).

Caitlin is saying more words!!
Since my last posting, Caitlin has said or done the following:

1) Said to Daddy, "Mama's Home". Chris always says this phrase when I walk through the door after coming home from work every night. Caitlin said it on this day!!

2) Saw that Daddy had an cut and said "boo boo" and petted Daddy.

3) Said "bad bad" to Joy after we finished punishing Joy for doing something or another.

4) She learned how to drink through a straw!

5) Says "baby" and "my baby."

6) Said "bears" to Big Mamma while reading a book.

7) Said "bed" to Big Mamma when she asked her if she wanted to go "night night."

8) She lays on the floor alot and plays.

9) She said "bye bye" to Big Mamma's daughter, Missy, as she left for school.

10) She says "Uh oh" very well.

As you start off on your weekend adventures and family time, please enjoy the pictures below.

Love,
Amanda, Chris & Caitlin

August 22, 2005 - Sticker Time

Monday, August 15, 2005

What a weekend for words!

Caitlin said quite a few new words this weekend including:

1) "Nanas" for bananas (the fruit and her toy bananas),
2) "Baba" for her baby doll,
3) "Hot" for Hot coffee and fireplace,
4) "Mine" for...but of course...her toys!

We could not get her to say "hello?" although Big Mamma said that she said it all day on Friday.

Before long she'll be telling us all sorts of things :)

Hope you all had a great weekend,
Love,
Amanda

More infamous pictures while driving in the truck...

I know you all love my pictures that I take while Chris is driving the truck on weekends (wink, wink), so here are the ones I took this weekend :) Enjoy!

Friday, August 12, 2005

Caitlin has said some more words...

"Big Mamma" (Martha) told me this morning that yesterday Caitlin said the following words/phrases:

1) Caitlin kept pointing up to the fruit bowl. Martha went over to it and asked if she wanted the banana. Caitlin then said "nanas."

2) Missy (Martha's daughter) was replying to her mom about having something else for lunch...Caitlin imitated her and said, "Sure, I do!"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today when I got home she was just blabbering away to herself and me. Her whole tongue is coming out of her mouth when she says these "words." It is so cute.

Can you believe she's about to TALK TO US??!!
Amazing!

Sleep well,
Love,
Amanda

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Updates from The Hoyt's (about Miss Caitlin)

Good Evening Everyone,

Hope your week has been going well so far.

I've got a few updates about our Caitlin Love to relay to you:

1) She is throwing her ball to us and trying to catch it if you throw it back to her. She's still too slow to even get close to catching it, but she's trying!

2) She can put puzzle pieces into the correct spots on a puzzle!

3) She colored in a coloring book with crayons for the first time on August 2nd at "Big Mamma's" house! I bought her a book and crayons for the house and she loves to color with us!

4) She knows which stuffed animal is called Barney! We don't watch Barney and don't really talk about him at our house, but the other night before bed in her dark bedroom, I asked her where her Barney was and she gave him to me!

5) While at "Big Mamma's" house on August 5th, she asked "What's This?" while pointing to a book.

6) She is wanting to kiss everything! Her kisses are very loud because she makes the "smooch" sound while doing it. She's so affectionate and cute about it!!

7) On August 8th many milestones were met!!

a) She said "No, No, No" to me and "Big Mamma" on several occasions!
b) She ate her applesauce by herself with a spoon (with her right hand)!
c) Most importantly, she had no bottles - only sippy cups! It is the end of the bottle era! Yeah!! And it wasn't met with any opposition as I'd thought it might!

8) Tonight she said "What's That?" to Chris while pointing to her froggy blanket.

9) Tonight I gave Caitlin her first pedicure - with red polish, just like mine!

Our little baby is turning into a little lady - already! She's such a joy!

Have a great rest of your week and don't forget to check out the new pictures below!
Love,
Amanda

Friday, August 05, 2005

August 3, 2005 - Talk about Bad Hair Day!!

After a day of having Caitlin's hair up in a ponytail (babysitter "Big Mamma" or Martha has started doing her hair for her in the mornings), I took the ponytail holder out before bathtime...Her hair just stood up on end - it was so cute! As if she knew that Mommy had to get a good shot of her "bad hair day" she posed for this picture.