Halloween 2010

Unfortunately Sydney Cate was sick for the first big Halloween to remember. But she really wanted to try so try we did. This was also the first year that she was able to go class trick or treating in Administration offices on campus. She had so much fun. She'd never seen that much candy at one time! Good thing we got all of the trick or treating in early this week, otherwise the costume would have sat in the closet unused!

Crawling

Baby Cali is crawling now. It's only taken a few days for her to go from combat to full hands and knees crawl. I believe she's actually better at it than her big sister was. Now we are in trouble because she is in to everything. Parents on alert. Next up, baby gate for the stairs!

Swinging

Baby Cali tried out her first swing today on the REAL swing. She had big sister to show her how. They had so much fun together. Cal wasn't sure at first and then she got the hang of it. Of course, she didn't go too high!

New Job

Mommy has a new job with Watauga County schools! We are so excited for her. Now she will be able to spend more time with us and have a much better drive in the mornings and evenings. Not to mention, she will be in a better mood at the end of the day. We are so proud of her!

Paci

Well, my intention has been to keep the blog updated. Oh well. Since my last post, my sweet Sydney Cate has grown into a big girl. She officially gave up the paci. We waited until things with Cali settled down and we returned from our trips over the summer. It was about a week of mom and dad "sweating" it out but she handled it really well. She would ask for it mostly at school and a little a night. So proud of her! Now if we could only get rid of the diapers and move to big girl panties!

4th of July!

We had a great visit with Jeff and Leilani. Friday we dropped the kids at school and went on a hike to Hebron Rock Colony. Haven't been there in a while and forgot how treacherous it was but really beautiful. Saturday we had a cookout with the Mohrs and celebrated Derek's birthday. Then off to the fireworks in Boone. Sydney Cate was quite scared at first but then really liked them. Cali was not liking the noise at all. We sat in the car and she was still screaming. Needless to say, we were all exhausted by the time we got home. Sunday was church, naps (yay!) and then goodbye to Jeff and Leilani. It was so much fun having them here. Will try to post some pictures later. Now to enjoy some rest for the day (hopefully)!

Vacation Bible School

Sydney Cate has been to her first memorable VBS. She can tell you about how Peter was freed from jail, how she wouldn't get on the ship with Paul and how the snake bit him. She can also sing alot of the songs. Especially one called Hallelujah. It's exciting to see her talking about God's word and praising Him. And so sweet. Tomorrow is the last day and hopefully we will be singing the songs from it for months to come. We bought the CD! Cali will take her last antibiotic tomorrow for her 2nd ear infection of her very short 4 month life. We will take her back to the doctor on the 8th to have her checked again. Developmentally she is progressing seemingly much faster than her sister. She is already grasping and holding objects and is able to hold a friendly conversation with the ceiling fan. Her sister loves to continue looking for her toe cheese. And will probably keep doing so until we can find something else to distract her.