November 7, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAILYN

This morning the girls and I went grocery shopping. We walked around and looked at the fish, the toys and, of course(since Halloween is over), the Christmas stuff. An older lady stopped to talk to Cailyn and asked her how old she is. We told her that she turned 3 today. The sweet 83-year old lady bought her one of the little stuffed Santa Clauses Cailyn was looking at. It amazes me how nice strangers can be. After talking to her for about 10 minutes in the store she seemed almost like she was my grandmother. She told us that she leads the Christmas parade on her horse every year in our town. We have never been to one, but I think that this year we will.

Cailyn's first present of the day. From the Lady in Red(that is what she called herself).

Daddy chillin' with Cailyn at "The Golden Arches"

We decided to let Cailyn decide what to have for dinner and of course she said, "chicken and fries". Being fluent in "Cailyn" I knew that meant McDonald's. So we went to McDonald's. She was able to play for a little while on the play place, but it is outside and since it was a bit chilly out there, she was the only one there. She got cold and bored after about 5 minutes, so we left.

Cailyn's great-grandmother, Memema, always sends some money for birthdays, so when Jason had to leave for church meetings, the girls and I went to the new Dollar Tree in town. Cailyn picked out 2 toys and I helped pick out some headbands, which luckily she calls her crowns(that will probably be the only way I get her to wear them).


Cailyn singing into her toy microphone. Her first choice at the Dollar Tree (no big surprise there, she loves to sing).


I decided that I was going to make a cookie cake this year(we enjoy them better than traditional cakes) and then decorate it with icing. I recieved a cake decorating set for our wedding and have never used it. I practiced on a plate, mostly to figure out which tip I wanted to use and it was really quite fun. However, I was only able to put about 4 pretty little dots around the edge before the little thing that pushes the icing out of the tube broke. I tried to put it in a plastic baggie to continue, but as luck would have it, all it did was get all over my hands and was smeared on the cake. So much for a cute birthday cake. I am glad that Cailyn is so young that she won't remember how innept I am as a mother. I am glad that I will have time to learn those cool things before her mind will let her remember it. I know that I will eventually get better at this kind of stuff, but it is really depressing/embarassing at the moment.


Well, Cailyn is taking fewer naps now and today she chose to skip her nap. instead, she helped me to make the cake and the icing(mostly she just ate the dough and icing). Needless to say, she was on a sugar high all day. This evening Grandma Lita, Jason's Mom, called and I went in to find Cailyn passed out on the couch(she wanted to wait for Daddy to get home). I guess I wore her out. It was adorable.

Right now I am listening to Cailyn and Daddy play and giggle. Those sounds I could listen to forever. That is a little bit of Heaven right here in my house.

Good-Night