It has been a busy day....

Normally I would never have 3 posts in one day -- I'm usually good with one a week, BUT.... Caroline took her first real steps tonight and so I just had to put it up for all the grandparents to see. She needs a little encouraging but we know it won't be long now!! Enjoy the videos at the bottom. What can we say, our baby is growing up!!

Just hanging out

Caroline had her friend Jordan over this morning and they love to entertain each other. Though they don't really "play" with each other, they definitely play "off" of each other. Caroline sometimes has to realize that she is the younger and smaller one! There is a great video of them at the bottom.

Snow Bunny

This past weekend we drove to Mammoth Mountain to go skiing and have Caroline see the snow for the first time. She was amazing on the five hour drive so we were very excited. We also went up there with another couple with two children. The kids all got along great, Mommy and Daddy both got to ski / snowboard (separately of course -- Caroline is not quite old enough to watch herself yet!). It was beautiful -- awesome snow on the mountain and perfect temperatures. Caroline had her moment in the snow also -- she tried to crawl on it but wasn't too sure about the cold (these CA babies!!) but she did enjoy the sledding. You can see it on the video at the bottom. Enjoy the cold weather photos!

That Thing You Do

From being bald a year ago, Caroline has really grown quite a bit of hair. So much so that I have to put the front back in a barrette now or it hangs in her eyes. Hopefully she will have my hair thickness without so much of the curl. A little wave would be nice but we shall see. So bathtime is very fun washing the hair as there is getting to be more of it. These pictures are from some of the more enjoyable times!! I'm sure she will like these pictures when she gets older.

And how do you like all the kids in front of the refrigerator -- I think this one reads LUNCHTIME!! There is a new video at the bottom as well. In the last week, Caroline has started using everything as a telephone, from the ribbons in the drawer to the old rattles in her toybox and in this video, the drumsticks from her music set. And the new language she is speaking... I am working on trying to get it on video but it sounds a little big like a roll of the tongue and then a long sigh with a head bob meaning "did you get all of that?"

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Caroline celebrated her second Valentine's Day this year -- well really the first one she could enjoy since the last one she was 6 days old. She was decked out in red as we went to a party at my friend Sandy's house for the little kiddies. We ( or should I say I?) made a card for Daddy for Valentine's day while Caroline managed to throw the little hearts all over the floor along with the other one year olds. It was a fun day complete with flowers from my Valentine and a dinner at our friends house!

Sweet Caroline is One!!

Caroline celebrated her first birthday this weekend in a grand way.... 40 of her closest friends (well about 10 of her little friends and 30 of Mommy and Daddy's friends) at the clubhouse in our neighborhood. It was an amazing day -- sunny and 75 degrees so she enjoyed a bike ride in the morning, a nice nap and then the big party. She was the star of the show as everyone sang "Happy Birthday" and she clapped. The cake was a different story -- she loved putting her hands in it and smearing the icing but didn't really love the taste (is this my child???). It definitely made for some good laughs -- sorry that I did not get it on my camera video -- only on the big videocamera so I can't show it on the blog. But enjoy the pictures... I did, however, tape her with some of her new toys. Notice her great standing skill. Hard to believe that it has already been a year. Where does the time go???

Busy Day

Yesterday, Caroline and I had a very busy day. She was busy destroying the house as I was trying to clean it up! I have posted two videos at the bottom. She has learned to open our cabinets so the majority of them are locked -- the one she found yesterday had her stash of old bottles and you would have thought that she found a pot of gold. It kept her busy for a good hour! The second video is just of her playing and talking. She seems to made up her own language that only she can understand so this is just an example. Enjoy!