Kaitlynn is *2*

It's hard to believe that two years ago Kaitlynn came into this world. We had absolutely no idea what kind of personality she'd bring into our family, but it's definitely a great one!

*She is very bright, creative & independent.

*She loves to talk

*She is very strong-willed & stubborn :-)

*She is definitely a leader, not a follower.

*She loves to snuggle, give hugs & kisses.

*She plays school everyday - knows, recognizes, & can say in order - numbers 0-20,

and letters A-Z.

*She loves to feed & burp her baby dolls

*She can say 3-4 word phrases - our favorite "Love you Mommy, or Love you too Daddy"

*She can follow directions when she so chooses

*She loves to dig through the fridge to find yogurt after her nap!

*She still loves to read books

*She loves to play "get you" where we chase her around the house.

*She loves the pool & playing with her water table

*She loves to play outside & go for walks in our neighborhood

*She loves bubbles & chalk

*Her favorite TV shows include Dora, Mickey, Clifford & Curious George.

*Kaitlynn loves to walk around the house pretending to talk to every character from TV shows that she can possible think of.

*Kaitlynn still doesn't know or understand just yet, but she's definitely going to be a great

big sister come January 2012!!

We had her 2-year checkup this past week.

Weight: 23 lbs. (10%)

Length: 33 in. (50%)

We spent Kaitlynn's birthday doing a lot of her favorite things..... trip to the GA Aquarium on Saturday morning, lunch @ Taco Mac - she loves getting oreos, "rest time," and then spent the late afternoon/early evening at a pool party!

Kaitlynn 2nd Birthday

We had a lot of our family & friends at Kaitlynn's birthday party this past weekend. It was a blast spending time with everyone!

This year, I made Kaitlynn a Monkey Cake!

Water Table Fun!

Kaitlynn loves being outside...... Kaitlynn loves playing with water...........

Our 3rd Anniversary!

A couple weeks ago, Kelly & I were talking about the past 4 years that we've known each other. It's been a quick journey, but I have loved every minute of it!

4 years ago (June 2007)........ I met Kelly

3 years ago (July 2008)........ I married my best friend

2 years ago (August 2009)......... Our first daughter was born

1 year ago (April 2010)......... We moved into our first home

Now (July 2011)........ We're 15 weeks pregnant with our 2nd child

Next year (January 2012)......... we'll become a family of 4

A lot has happened over these last 4 years since I've known Kelly, and I have been blessed with 3 wonderful years of marriage. The song we danced to - When God Made You by Newsong - fit us perfectly then & still does now.

Love you Kelly Crawford! I am so happy I get to experience life with you!

*July 26, 2008*

22 Months Old

It's hard to believe Kaitlynn will be a 2-year old in just two months! She is wearing 24-month clothes, but has started wearing some toddler outfits. It is completely amazing how quickly time has gone by, and that my precious baby is a sweet toddler with a great personality!

*Kaitlynn loves to roll play with her dolls and animals.

*She still loves to help with household chores such as loading the drying, & watering the flowers

*She gives the best hugs, and loves to give anyone smooches.

*She loves her Noah's Arc animals, and plays with her TV learning game constantly.

*She loves to go on walks, play in the dirt, and look at the pretty flowers

*She runs laps around our house non-stop

*She wants to go up & down the stairs with out any help

*She loves to color, and go to gymnastics class.

*She loves being rocked to sleep for naptime,

and likes doing summer-saults in her crib before bedtime!

*She loves to sit on our hearth and read one book after another

*She loves to ride in her "beep beep," and push her baby in the umbrella stroller

*At this point, Kelly & I have stopped keeping up with new words that are being added to her vocabulary because there are so many things she picks up on a daily basis.

We feel so blessed to have such a snuggle-bug, almost 2-year old for a daughter. She is so precious and we love her to pieces. She's going to be a fantastic sister!

Happy 22 months to our sweet Kaitlynn!

Counting Q-Tips

Kaitlynn has enjoyed counting for a long time now. However, instead of just repeating numbers after me or Kelly - or saying a number that she sees, now she is counting the amount of an object in front of her. I thoroughly enjoy seeing her learn first hand.

As of right now, at age 22 months - Kaitlynn can count to 15. She can count 1-15 in a row, or she can play skip count with me or Kelly. We'll say 1, Kaitlynn says 2, We'll say 3, Kaitlynn says 4, etc. She is learning things so quickly, and it's neat to see how excited she gets when she figures something out on her own.

1st Day at the Pool

Our neighborhood pool opened May 1st. However, this past weekend was the first time we ventured over there with Kaitlynn. She loved the pool last year, and it was a definite hit this year as well. We really enjoyed watching her walk around & play in the baby pool without having to stay right on top of her.... thanks to her cute toddler life jacket!