Calyn's first steps

Calyn is walking! She started at 8 1/2 months! This picture was taken on February 24th. She had been walking for about 4 days before this was taken. She beat out her brother by a few weeks, he started walking just at 9 months.

She is so little and looks funny walking. People will comment on how amazing it is that she is so small and walking .

Now, she is all over the place, constantly on the go. She is in to everything, every room. We put a gate going into Hayden's room, as that would be the most dangerous room with all the small lego parts. We are considering putting another gate from the kitchen into the living room area.

She loves to go into the bathroom and play at the toilet. Yuck. And she thinks it is hysterical to pull the toilet paper off the roll.

Another favorite thing? Pulling the foam padding off the fireplace. You can see it in the photo, just behind her. I think we have over reacted when she has done it in the past and now when she pulls it off, she squeals with delight and looks over to us and smiles! She sure keeps us on our toes!

Cheers,
Elyse

The Easter Bunny

The kids with the Easter Bunny. I was surprised that Calyn did not cry. She wasn't too sure about the whole big furry rabbit but she held out. Not a peep.

Our gym had an Easter party with games, a jumpy and of course, the Easter Bunny. I'm glad we made it, otherwise this would have been a year without a picture with the big bunny.

Hayden is totally excited about the bunnies visit this weekend, probably because of all the candy that he is sure to get. He has been talking about the Easter Bunny and his wagon full of candy and goodies. Not sure where he got that idea but it sounds cute.

He told me tonight that I need to leave the door unlocked so that the bunny can get in. I told him the bunny had magic and could get in no matter what.

Happy Easter!
Elyse

Mon Petite Mademoiselle

Isn't she cute? I was in Gymboree last year, October, I think and I found this adorable beret. I also bought the matching shirt & leggings and a lavender dress that has navy Eiffel Towers on it. I think that she may wear that on Saturday when we visit friends for Easter.

Calyn Louise Foley. Photo taken 03/16. 9 months old.

Bonjour!

I'm back....

I have been away WAY too long. Call it life, call it excuses, whatever. My computer shares a room with my daughter. I can't go in there when she is sleeping, or I will wake her up. I can't really spend time in there when she is awake, because I am constantly chasing after her. So, I finally convinced my husband to buy me a laptop.

Now, I can sit in the kitchen and be in the computer while still overseeing the kids. I promise a new post of the kids tonight, with more pictures of family and Stampin' Up! projects to follow.

Cheers!
Elyse

Calyn at 6 months

Calyn is now 6 months old. I just can't believe how quickly she is growing. She has such a good personality. She is very laid back and easy going, she must take after her Daddy. She only gets fussy when she is tired or hungry. And when she is hungry, you better act quickly or she really lets you hear it!

What's she doing now? Here are her stats and accomplishments at 6 months:

Weight: 17.4 lbs

Length: 27 " long

Has two teeth (1st on Dec 6th)

Is now officially crawling (Dec 14th)

Is now eating stage 1 foods. Bananas were the first to be introduced, she LOVES them. Tomorrow I will be trying out Sweet Potatos

Is babbling, saying "dadada"

Can grab things with her hands and pass the object back & forth

Is now wearing mostly 6-12 months clothing. She can still wear some of her 3-6 but they are getting tight

Loves the dog. She always laughs when he comes into the room. She crawls over to him and pulls his muzzle and ears. We tell her to be gentle. Thank goodness we have such good doggie. He loves her to!

Santa

Here is a picture with the kids sitting on Santa's lap. This guy is a great Santa, real beard and all. We even got a smile from Calyn. I was just happy that she wasn't afraid of him, I guess she is too little to know the difference. Next year should be fun!

Thanksgiving

Here are a couple of photos from Thanksgiving. We had Thanksgiving here at our house. A small group this year, only 10 of us. The first photo is Hayden hamming it up. He had a blast, Sarah, his cousin came and brought her new boyfriend, Ryan. Ryan know a lot about the Lego Star Wars game for the Wii and Hayden is totally into it.

The other photo is of Deb & Calyn. That little girl smiles all the time. At the time of the photo, she still had on her pretty pink dress. It only lasted for about half the day!