Merry Christmas

Christmas morning was exciting for us this year. We woke up in our own house with Cailyn ready to open gifts. The only problem was we had to coax Cailyn into the living room by promising her food. John's dad and my parents were able to be here to celebrate Christmas with us this year which was a nice treat. Cailyn loved everything she got from Santa and everyone else. She especially loves her stroller. We have had to hide it a few times as well as Elmo Live to save the grandparents sanity. Oh and yes that is what the tree looked like for only one child.

Every thing has been given a ride in the stroller including her juice cups!!
This is one of our favorit shots.

Christmas in the City

On the 23 we took my parents and John's dad to see the tree at Rockefeller Center and the Macy's window displays. The city was bustling with tourists who wanted pictures without other people in them. Talk about mission impossible. I think we chose the coldest night to go in Cailyn is bundled in her snow gear and a blanket. Anyway here are some pictures from the City.

Here are some shots of the Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy's window displays. Saks Fifth Avenue had snowflakes on the side of their building lighting up to music. Macy's had a Miracle on 34th Street themed window display.

Splish Splash I love taking baths:)

Here is Cailyn and her daddy playing with the bubbles in the tub. She couldn't stop laughing.

Playing in the snow

Here is a picture of me going out to play in the snow and a short video of me and daddy sledding in our yard. Yes we used my swimming pool, the snowboard was to fast for me according to daddy.

New Fashion Trend

Cailyn has started a new fashion trend. She takes stockings literally. She kept putting them on and off.

Home for Thanksgiving

We went home for Thanksgiving. It was a very relaxing trip spent mostly with our Families. We did not do a lot of running around this time which was nice. I am having problems uploading pictures to Blogger at the moment and will try to add some soon.

Happy Halloween

Cailyn did not fully understand Halloween this year. She really liked helping John carve the pumpkins. She was not fond of the trick or treating or wearing her hat.

The Leaves are Falling

It's time to play in the leaves. Cailyn had a really good time playing in the pile of leaves I raked up for her while John removed the final two stumps from the front yard.

Tis the Season to be Jolly

Oh wait it isn't even Halloween yet and it is SNOWING!!!

Do you see what I see?

Yes that would be Cailyn's first tooth in the back!! I think it is molar but John thinks it may be a different tooth. We only waited 15 months and 6 days for it now the rest can start coming in.

Apple Picking

We took Cailyn Apple picking today at Applewood Farm. As you will see in the video she really was really into it. You can also observe John's great skills as a parent when Cailyn is playing with an apple someone has already taken a bite out of. Hope you all enjoy!!

Tubes are In

After several attempts Cailyn finally got her tubes put in this morning.  She even had a cold but they decided to go ahead and do the procedure.  We had to be there at 5:45 AM. I went back with her until she was asleep.  They had me sit on the bed and hold Cailyn as they wheeled us to the operating room.  Nobody tells you its going to be a little freaky when the put them under(her eyes were rolling around and wide open but she was out cold).  They  quickly scooted me out of the room to wait with John.  Within 10 minutes the doctor came out and said she was done and everything went great.  So far since we have gotten home she has eaten a banana, yogurt, cheese, and puffy's.  Some sounds are hurting her ears a little this morning but other than that she is already back to normal.

Pennings Farm

I took Cailyn to a local farm while John was at work this weekend.  She loved seeing the baby cow, goats, chickens, ducks, and a llama.  There was a play area that had a castle a castle and a car.  Here are some pictures of her at playing.

Cailyn Decorated

Cailyn decorated the bathroom today while I was taking a shower. I'm sure many of you have seen a scene like this probably worse. Here is a photo.

Another finished project

John removed the old rusted steel hand rails on our porch and replaced them with wooden ones. They look great! I did get to help a bit while Cailyn was napping. I remembered a before pic this time. We also took out the two bushes and red mulch.

Labor Day Weekend

Well this has been a beautiful weekend here in New Jersey.   John spent part of the weekend taking the rusted  steel handrails off the porch and replacing them with wood.  He has only gotten one finished because of other activities this weekend.  We have been busy getting ready for winter.  I know it is only September but it gets cold quick up here. We bought an electric fireplace this weekend.  It is awesome not only do the flames look real it can put off heat if we wish.  It looks a little silly with our TV on it but it won't be staying for long! We are planning on going on a hike tomorrow.  

Week 2

Well here's the situation a bug is trying to ruin our vacation! I was apparently chosen to be the bugs host. I was sick last Friday then Cailyn, Ed, Issac and John caught the cold. We did make it to London on Saturday with Brandon and Carole before they left on Sunday. Wales has been canceled. We are going to see how everyone is feeling in the morning and hopefully go to the beach. Thursday we are planning on going to Bath then home on Friday. Here are some pictures of London. We did go up in the London eye!!! When we get home we will be posting photos on Picasso for those interested.

Week 1 complete

Ross Castle in Kilarney Ireland
We have been very busy since arriving in Europe. We spent 1 day in Cambridge then flew to Ireland spending 1 day in Dublin then off to The Ring of Kerry by train. We have seen beautiful scenery and sights. Brandon and Carole joined us for this leg of our trip and we really enjoyed spending the week with them. They were very helpful with Cailyn. The next part of the trip is to Wales. We rented a car and we are leaving with Ed, Ericka, and Isaac in the morning. Here are some photos from our trip so far.

John changing the flat on the rental car in Ireland.

Cailyn's First Birthday

As you all know Cailyn turned 1 today!! She enjoyed her chocolate cake that I made her. Her grandpa John was here to help us Celebrate. She also had a celebration about a week ago with my family.

Video of Cailyn walking will soon follow. I am having technical difficulties tonight.

Not Just any day at the OFFICE

Today at work we got to do team building exercises that we have all done about a million times. Except there was one thing I had not done before The Ropes Course. Those of us who chose to do the ropes course were allowed to complete a very short portion of the course. It was a lot of fun although now John thinks I should no longer be nervous on Ski Lifts!