9.9.09 First Day of Preschool!

Today was our first day of preschool! Kaitlyn went with me last year to preschool, but this officially marks her first day of being 3 and going to preschool. The kids in my class are really cute this year, I'll just need a nap when I get home :)!! After preschool when Steve got home from work he asked Kaitlyn if she likes her teacher. She just looked at him like he was an idiot and said, "It's Mom!" So I hope she likes me! Anyway, I can tell that she's 3 now. She's one of the best kids in the class now that she's already done it for a year and knows the routine.

Kaitlyn is Potty Trained!

The past week has been spent inside the house. Kaitlyn literally did not leave our home for 6 straight days! We started potty training her the day after she turned 3 and it's actually gone pretty well. She never even wet the bed! I did get to clean up some messes and give a few extra baths, but overall I think she's done really well.

Kaitlyn's 3rd Birthday!

Kaitlyn had a few milestones in her life today. First of all, she turned 3 years old! She also went to her last day of nursery at church. She's now a sumbeam! And this will also be her last day in diapers! Kaitlyn is a happy little (and yes, she is very petite) girl. She LOVES to sing and talk about pretty much anything. She has a great memory, has a talent for putting puzzles together, and loves books. She still takes a nap every day, loves to watch princess movies and Curious George on PBS. She's always entertaining to have around and we love her to death!
We started Kaitlyn's big day with a present from her aunt Natalie. She loved the princess book and princess shirt (this seemed to start a princess gift frenzy!)

We went to church today and she had a graduation from Nursery into Sumbeams! After church she got to help her dad make her birthday cake.


We decorated the table while she was down for a nap. Kaitlyn loves pink and princesses! She woke up from her nap a little groggy, came down the stairs and saw all the decorations and just stared for a minute. Then she ran back upstairs yelling, "There's presents!" to Steve. We had our own little party just with the four of us. Kaitlyn gave lots of great reactions to her presents.

We even had a little "Tea Party" with her new princess tea set!

We had Brett & Allison's family over for cake and ice cream. Kaitlyn blew out her candle 3 times over the course of the day and all she wanted was cake for dinner!

The birthday ended with Kaitlyn reading a book with her daddy.

Michael's First Time Playing in the Snow!

With the snow coming down here in Utah, Steve took the kids outside to build a snowman. This was Michael's first time playing in the snow and he loved it! It was fun to see him waddling around in his snow clothes like a cute little round ball of joy!

Christmas at Preschool

We had a "Polar Express" day at preschool. All the kids wore their pj's and we drank hot chocolate and ate cookies. The kids thought our "train" was so much fun. They even pretended they were going uphill.

Our preschool Christmas party was a lot of fun! We played pin the nose on the reindeer, had a gift exchange, sang songs, and made chocolate trains. Kaitlyn got a cute little apron and chef's hat for her gift.

Kaitlyn--Pledge of Allegiance

Steve was putting Kate to bed a few nights ago and was taken back when out of the blue she began reciting part of the pledge of allegiance! I hadn't told Steve, but we say the pledge at the beginning of each preschool day. I asked Kate if she'd say the pledge on camera and I was surprised that she can say the whole thing!

Beauty and the Beast

Thursday night Kaitlyn and I went to Kaysville City's production of Beauty and the Beast. Kaitlyn sat quietly and watched the entire 2 1/2 hour production. Thanks for letting us use your extra ticket, Allison. At intermission Kaitlyn said, "I wanna do that again." At the end of the show she walked out crying because it was over.

This morning I took Kaitlyn and four of my nieces: Emily, Madison, Melanie, and Mikell, to a Beauty and the Beast "character meet and greet" party. Belle and the Prince were there along with Mrs. Potts, Chip, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and some of the plates, spoons, and forks.

They got to take their picture with Belle and the Prince.

They met some of the other characters.

And tried to blow out Lumiere's candles.

They ate refreshments and colored pictures.

Emily was so nice and gave Kaitlyn all her princess dress ups! Thanks so much Emily!!

I just had to get some pics of Kaitlyn all dressed up...these are taken in our front yard.

Remembering Kaitlyn's Laugh at 14 months

After watching Michael's uncontrollable laugh, I couldn't help but remember this night with Kaitlyn (once again taking place on a late Sunday night). She is about 14 months old in this video. Steve is throwing a little ball against the wall to make her laugh.