Friday Flashback

Caityn at nine months old

Sean at nine months old

"It's all over his face!"

This video makes me laugh! I can't believe I let him get this messy. It's not usually like me to allow my kids to make a mess while I sit back and watch. But it was keeping him quiet during dinner so I could enjoy my meal in peace.

7 Secrets

I have been tagged by my friend Ashley to tell 7 secrets about myself. Let's see...

1. I miss having a best friend.

2. Even though I love him dearly, I still sometimes wish that Sean had been born a girl.

3. Sometimes cleaning the house is just shoving all the clutter into a closet or cupboard.

4. I am very much afraid of heights.

5. I like hearing the sounds of the city when I'm sleeping, like the freeway noise and sirens and helicopters. It makes me feel safe, like help is close by in case of an emergency.

6. I bite the skin around my fingernails, but not my fingernails.

7. I still watch Full House.

I pass this onto my friends Jane, Nat, Jenn, Janis, and anyone else who hasn't been tagged yet. You're it!

Weekend Excitement

Aquarium Adventures

Saturday we took the kids to the Scripps Birch Aquarium. Caityn has been there several times already, but this was Sean's first time. He was mesmerized by all the fish swimming in the tanks. Caityn wasn't on her best behavior that day, so she didn't get anything from the gift shop, even though we were all set to buy her something. Two and a half is a tough age!

Sean loves the fish!

Say "Cheese!"

Checking out the starfish and lobster

What a beautiful day!

Can I get one of these for at home?

Who's your new friend Sean?

Counting Caityns

Fort Fun

Later that night, when Abel was making a mega trip to Vons, I stayed home and made a super cool fort for the kids to play in until bedtime. Caityn was supposed to go with Abel, but her naughty behavior that day meant she didn't earn that special trip. I think she had more fun playing in the fort anyway :)

Sean tastes the fort to make sure it's okay

"Hey, Caityn, where are you?"

"Here my am!"

Peekaboo!

Are you ready for this?

So not as early as his older sister, but already showing signs of being a full-on walker before he reaches 1 year, and he's not even 9 months old yet (tomorrow!). Two nights ago, on his own, Sean let go of what he was holding on to and started walking towards us. Then yesterday, he let go of the sofa and started heading away from me towards his toys. He didn't get too far before reaching for the floor, but getting farther and farther each day. Today, he was able to walk about 10 steps on his own, catching his balance before falling down.

Friday Flashback

My turn! Here's a bunch from when they were itty bitty blanket babies. It's been so fun to watch them all grow up together.

Caityn & Roman

Kaylee & Graciela

Eva

Dillon & Caityn

Caityn & Jayda

Allie & Caityn

Caityn & Tati

Caityn, Tati, & Luke

Caityn & Tati

Sarah, Caityn, and Eva

Caityn & Roman

Aaron & Caityn

Caityn & Kingsley

Tati, Allie, & Caityn

Kaia, Aaron, & Caityn

Rylan & Caityn

Caylin (and Anika!)

Jayda & Caityn

Tati, Allie, and Kaylee

Tati & Caityn

How DO spiders dream?

Lately, Caityn has been singing lots of songs...some she's known for a while, some she's learned in preschool, theme songs to TV shows she watches. These are the lyrics to one song she's been singing a lot lately:

Row, row boat, down stream
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary
Like a spider dream ?

Love it :)