Train Tracks, Trains

 We  are  still  getting  lots  of  play  time  out  of  our  train  tracks  and  trains. 

Caitlyn  recently  learned  what  noise  trains  make  and  enjoyed  showing  us  how  she sounds  like a  train  while  Isaac  and I  built a  train  track  from  one  end  of  the  porch  to
the  other.

   Then  the  fun  started.  We  played  trains  on  the  front  porch  for  hours  and  soon  we  even  had  some  neighborhoods  come  play  as well.

 It  was a  great  way  to  spend  the  afternoon. 

They love their dog...

 Isaac has fallen in love with his new friend Buckey. We rescued Buckey from a shelter and he has made himself at home. Isaac takes him for runs, walks, bike rides and hikes. 

Regardless of the weather, as soon as we get home from school, the boys are outside for a while. They run, they ride bikes, they play. Isaac seems to think Buckey needs to learn how to run while Isaac scooters, but for some reason, Mama isn't okay with that one yet! 

Isaac has a few responsibilities now that Buckey lives with us. Isaac is in charge of feeding him and picking up after him. :) 

Buckey has come to love Caitlyn, mostly because she feeds him what he isn't suppose to eat. 

Even if it is through the holes in the sides of the pack and play, Buckey isn't far from her when she has any kind of food.

Oh she knows exactly what she is doing, she loves it and so does Buckey! 

There is something so sweet about having a dog. Watching him love on the kids and watching the kids love on him is just one of the sweetest things.

Caitlyn and Jesus

We had the opportunity to dedicate our daughter a few weeks back. It was very special, a lot of our friends from our small group dedicated their children the same night so it was fun to be there with them as well.Papa and Nana came, Uncle Tim and Esther were there too.

I think there is something so powerful about dedicating our children. It is different than infant baptism because the choice to choose Jesus is left completely up to them and the Lord. My prayer is that my children would know Jesus and the freedom He brings not the captivity of religion. I desire them to have a relationship, unique to them, with the one and only Jesus. What ever that relationship looks like, is fine with me, I just want it to meet their needs and be what they want. 

We dedicated Isaac when he was younger as well, so this was Caitlyn's turn. It was a simple night, one done by our church family and led by our dear friend. It was different, as parents of two, Isaac got to participate. He asked me questions about it all week. He asked a lot of why questions and he was excited for his sister. It was fun to watch this moment through his eyes. 

I cannot describe this mama thing all that well, but I sure do enjoy it. I am excited to watch my kids grown up. I am loving the personalities that Lord has given them and it as been fun to discover new things with them. Thank you Jesus for my man and my babies. You are too good to me.

Mad

Sweet girl is even sweet when she is mad at me. 

Nothing sweeter...

 There is nothing sweeter than a sweet Sister taking a bath in the kitchen sink! 

She loves the bath! She loves to take a bath in the sink! 

Mama loves it too. I can cook dinner, do the dishes, set the table, clean the kitchen, wash the floor, put away groceries. There is an endless list of things I can get done while she enjoys some bubbles in the sink. 

Such a sweet Sister. 

Christmas in January

Well, a little over a month ago, it was Christmas and it was a fun filled time at our house. Isaac and mama hung lights outside. It was the sweetest time, he did lots of the work and it was simple and yet fabulous! 

We decorated the inside of the house, the tree was perfect, there were touches of Jesus everywhere. The kids loved it. 

Caitlyn decorated and undecorated the tree almost every day. The kids sat on the arm of the couch and looked at the different ornaments. We read some Christmas books, not as many as we might have liked. We watched Christmas movies. We baked cookies and ate them! 

We snuggled, we laughed, we ate great food and we loved it. 

Isaac and mama made a little tree for Caitlyn to decorate and undecorate as often as she wanted. It was a huge hit and will definitely come out again next year. It was a fun craft for Isaac and mama to do together and it was fun to watch Caitlyn love it!  

Of course we saw Santa. Caitlyn was not the biggest fan of Santa, but this is the same Santa Isaac has had every year so far so he is a favorite of ours. It was a fun day, it is one of my favorite things to do with the kids. I took Isaac out of school early, we had a special lunch, we did some shopping, watched movies and relaxed once we told Santa what we wanted this year. Puzzles were big for Isaac this year! 

It was a fabulous celebration. 

Star of the Week!

Sweet Isaac was the Star of the Week! The first week in November he was chosen as the Star of the Week! We got to fill out, color and decorate a poster that was all about him! He got a special button to wear all week long and he was so excited!

I am such a proud mama! What a fabulous young man! It was fun to have him be the star of the week!

Bat Jesus and BlueBerry

My sweet young man wanted to be Bat Jesus for Halloween.  He and I made it, I love it! He was so excited, he even wore Bat Jesus to school.

Caitlyn was a Blueberry which was just perfect. Isaac has called her blueberry since he saw her for the first time, at the doctor's office in my tummy. Her name is Caitlyn Starla Blueberry Vigil, so she had to be a blueberry for Halloween. And she was the cutest blueberry ever!

We went trick or treating around the neighborhood which was really fun. And then Isaac and Caitlyn answered the door and handed out the candy. It was sweet!

A few tattoos for the boy...

Mama brought home some tattoo markers from work.

So, it was only appropriate that Isaac got a few fabulous colorful tattoos.

Clothes from Marci

Andrew's cousin Marci owns a fabulous little clothing shop for kids. She makes the most adorable stuff and Caitlyn is a proud owner of several new dresses!

Check out Marci's shop, her stuff is great. We have more dresses that will be worn very soon. I promise to post more pictures, I cannot get enough of her in her dresses!

6 months....

She is 6 months old now and not only is she scooting around, she is sitting up... all by herself!

A few months behind...

We are a few months behind in picture posting... This is all about 5 months!

At five months, which was last month, Caitlyn started to eat real baby food. She loved it! She gets so excited when she sees the jar, she could literally eat the entire thing!

The scooting has started. She is all over the floor. She goes and goes and goes.

She has learned to put her binkie in her mouth... sometimes she gets it backwards...

This is her classic scooting position... I think it is so precious...

After a few times practicing, she gets her binkie in her mouth the correct way...

Month five was busy, but fun! What a precious little girlie she is!