Plug for my friend

Lila and I have been friends for several years now and I just love her. She's been doing my hair a while now too and just started her own shop. If any of you are looking for someone fun and great at hair styling, please give her a call. You will have a blast and LOVE what she does. Here is her information.



Also, Lila and her husband Michael have been trying to adopt. If you know someone who is pregnant and considering adoption, please give them Mike and Lila's information. They can confidentially check them out at http://www.providentliving.org/ses/birthmother/viewsingleprofile/0,12272,2133-1-7081-1-1,00.html. They will be great parents some day!!

First Dentist Visit

On Friday I took Caitlin to the dentist for the first time. I found a pediatric dentist that was in network with out insurance. I was hoping the pediatric dentist would make it easier for Caitlin to not be scared. Boy am I glad I did. They were so great with her. I sat off to the side, so she couldn't see me, and the dental hygienist that cleaned her teeth just talked her ear off. She was GREAT with kids. It made Caitlin so at ease. She explained everything she was going to do before she did it and made it sound fun or magical. Caitlin loved it and did great. I honestly thought she would be scared at times, but she loved it. She even sat still for x-rays. She did great and got to pick a toy from their treasure chest and the dental hygienist made her a balloon animal. Caitlin of course picked an elephant.

Four Year Olds are Crazy!!

Take Two

I finally got her to sit still for some normal pictures!

Party in the Park

Thank you to all who came, sent gifts and well wishes and made Caitlin's birthday so special!!

And for future reference, dishwashing liquid takes out chocolate stains!

Disney would have loved it!

Caitlin received a wonderful birthday present in the mail yesterday. Thanks Lisa and Bryan! One of the items was a Cinderella music box. Caitlin just stared and stared at Cinderella moving around in circles to the music. I said, "Caitlin, that is a music box. Do you know why it's called a music box?" She said dreamily, "Because it makes all your dreams come true." She is definitely a Disney girl!!

The Big Apple

My mom and I went to New York last weekend. Wow, it was fun and I had too many pictures for one blog, so here is a movie. :)

Phone Situation

Our phone line has been messed up for a while now so we just decided to cancel it. We lived without it for about a month and haven't seemed to miss anything. So if you need to get hold of us, you can call me at 496-7758 or Rusty at 496-7703. We may not always be able to answer if we are at work, but just leave us a message and we will call you back. :)

What is that sound?

So this morning, we were getting ready and Rusty heard a noise. Then I heard it too. I knew it was coming from outside, so I opened the blinds and look what was staring back at us! Caitlin loved getting to see a squirrel up close and personal. I can't say the same for the squirrel. It had climbed up the screen and then got stuck and couldn't figure out how to get down. Rusty went to open the window to try and help him and the squirrel freaked and jumped to the brick. Not sure how he held on the brick, but he did. We finally decided to leave him alone since we were just making him more scared. Finally, he was able to get down on his own. I don't think he will be visiting again!

Attack of the Fire Ant

Friday night we were over at the Meikles house and Caitlin and Allison were playing outside. Caitlin and I were driving home and were almost there when Caitlin said something stung her. Then 5 seconds later, something stung again. And then she just started screaming and yelling, "Something's biting me!!!" I pulled the car over and slammed on the brakes. Jumped into the back seat with her. Pulled her out of her car seat and pulled her shirt up. There was a fire ant in her shirt. It was in her belly button and had bitten her 4 or 5 times. She was completely traumatized. Even after the ant was off of her, the bites were burning. So I put her in the tub to try to sooth her. Thank goodness I did, since it washed a tick off of her. No more playing outside for a while!!

Swim Lessons

Well, the first week of swim lessons is complete. Overall, Caitlin has done well. Only one melt down. She is afraid of going under the water and the teacher wanted her to jump in to her without a float on. Caitlin knew what was going to happen and rebelled. She just doesn't like the water in her eyes. So I'm going to find some goggles her size and see if that makes it better. One more week of Monday through Thursday lessons to go!!

Caitlin's First Picnic

On Memorial Day, Heather and I took Caitlin on her first picnic. We had fun eating and playing in the park.

She says the funniest things . . .

Over the weekend, we were driving to some friends' house and Caitlin was saying something silly. Rusty told her, "Caitlin, you think you are so funny. You're such a jokester." Caitlin says (with the correct inflection in her voice), "Everyone's a critic." I don't think she knew what she said, but it was hilarious!!!

Playing Outside

Every day when we get home, we try to play outside a little bit. So I played around with some different lenses yesterday while Caitlin played.

I love how carefree she looks in this picture. I miss being that carefree!!


What's with this fake smile?


Playing with my depth of field.

Caitlin's boo boo.


And aren't our petunias doing well? Usually I kill plants, so I am pretty proud of these!!

Caitlin's School Program

Caitlin's school had their spring art show and program on Friday. Here is Caitlin's art work and a picture of them getting ready to sing.