"Mitey" and "Mimi"

I cannot tell you how many times a day I hear "mitey" (Mickey) and "mimi" (Minnie) coming out of Caroline's mouth lately. She is in LOVE with Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Everywhere we go she finds Mickey Mouse and starts yelling his name as loud as she can! She continues to love on her Minnie doll and kiss and hug her, and she loves to wear her Minnie ears around the house that she got at Disney World last spring. I love to see her get so excited about them and be so happy, I LOVE the smile she gets on her face when she sees her "mitey!"

Snow?!

It snowed here for the first time this year, in mid-October!! Caroline was too little to remember the snow from last year, so we went out in her new winter coat to reacquaint her with it (bought just in time!) She loved watching the snowflakes come down and trying to touch them. She cried when we had to come inside, but little girls with colds can't stay out in the cold for long. I promised her that there just MIGHT be more snow later on and that she can go out and play in it then!

Reading with Grandma

Caroline loves to read these days and will bring us books to read to her over and over again! While her grandma was here, she got to enjoy some good reading time with her.

Grandparent Visit

Caroline's grandparents came to stay with us the night after our family dinner. She got to show them how well she is walking, and they played and had a great time as usual!

Family Dinner

Forgive the long lapse in blog entries, we have all been sick around here! Two weeks ago, we got to go out to dinner with Caroline's grandparents, Aunt Lynn, Uncle Rick, and cousins Josh and Miriam while Miriam was home from school. They were so glad to see each other and had a fun time. We were even lucky to have Miriam come see us later in the week too! The big hit of the dinner at Legal Seafood was the big girl cup and straw she got. She also got to have some yummy clam chowder which she ended up wearing as a mustache!

Brand New Friend

Our friend Riley now has a little brother, Mason, born this past Monday. We went to see him last week, and he is precious! He and his mom, Elissa, are doing great! Riley, as well as Caroline, were somewhat interested in him, especially when he cried, but they had important playing to do together! We wer so glad to see Riley and to meet his new little brother, and we look forward to watching both boys grow and having them as our friends!

"Homie"

Caroline frequently asks to be picked up, either out of her stroller, out of her crib, or just tired out after wandering around the house for a while. Sometimes a girl just needs to be held. Although I am sometimes busy and cannot pick her up at that very moment, how could anyone resist this little face with arms outstreched while pleading "homie!"