Cat in the Hat, Clifford and Mother Goose

Tuesday Tara, Bailey and the new baby came over for a playdate. Kaitlynn and Bailey cracked us up at the end of the playdate. They were telling each other "thank you for sharing", "I love you" and other nice things like that. What made it funny was that during the playdate they were not so nice and didn't share so well, but at the end they sure seemed to think they did!

After lunch, Kaitlynn and I went to MawMaw's. We went shopping for all of Kaitlynn's friend's birthday presents (or at least most of them). Shopping early - no procrastination here (for once)!
We went to Great Grandma's to visit with Great Aunt Sue and Great Uncle Dale. I also had to deliver Sue's Avon.

We attended Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss at the ECC. The Cat in the Hat, Clifford and Mother Goose were there, too. Kaitlynn made a Cat in the Hat hat, several books, a bookmark and won a paper back book (from a name drawing). We participated in Songs, Stories and Sillies.

St. Charles' Christmas Traditions

Saturday Kaitlynn, Dave, MawMaw, Johanna and I met MawMaw Tommie in St. Charles for Christmas Traditions. We went last year and want to make this a tradition. We walked around Main Street braving the cold weather and went into the stores to shop. Kaitlynn collected the Character cards. We stopped for some coffee / hot chocolate and cookies. We took Kaitlynn to get her picture taken with the Victorian Santa and she freaked out. While in line she said she wanted to go home and that "this is ridiculous." I spent the next several minutes trying to get her to repeat herself for the camera, but of course she wouldn't. It was hilarious! I was kind of surprised that she was freaked out by that Santa because she didn't mind the other characters and santas. We watched the Santa Parade and then gathered at Berthold Square for storytelling. We ate lunch at Lewis and Clark's. After lunch we walked around and went into more stores.

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Cardinals, Grant's Farm and Tacos

Sunday the 11th Dave, Kaitlynn and I went to a Cardinals game. Kaitlynn wore her Pujols shirt that my mom bought her. When I was fixing her hair in pigtails that morning, I told her she was wearing piggies for Pujols. It was so cute to hear her say "Piggies for Pujols". When she says Pujols, it sounds more like "Poopholes".

Kaitlynn really took an interest in Fredbird when she saw him on the field. Later when Kaitlynn and I were walking around, we saw Fredbird. She wanted to get closer to him, but not too close. Not close enough for a high five or a picture. When I asked her to get closer to Fredbird, she told me that she was scared.

After the game, we tried out this new Chinese restaurant by our house. I think this was the first time Kaitlynn has had Chinese.

Monday Kaitlynn and I went to my mom's. Kaitlynn stayed with my mom and played with Auggie and Elliott for a few hours. Later my mom, Kaitlynn and I went out to dinner and shopping.

Tuesday Kaitlynn and I went to Grant's Farm with one of our playgroups. We met Bhu, Sarina, Rachel, Jacob, Mary and Brooke there. Somehow we missed running into Danielle, Evan and Jenna. Don't know how that happened since Grant's Farm isn't that big.

After hanging out with our friends, we went to my mom's. That evening, we were on a mission to get a few new pairs of flip flops. Kaitlynn's 2 pairs of flip flops were no longer wearable and Children's Place said they were not getting anymore in. We went to a few different malls searching for her size. Kaitlynn loves wearing flip flops and prefers the ones from C.P.

After searching the malls, we worked up a hunger and Kaitlynn wanted tacos. Her new favorite food.

Spring Dress

Monday I cleaned some of the house - vacuumed and straightened up actually. I also had to visit an Avon customer that lives nearby to get her order for this campaign. I couldn't get Kaitlynn to take a nap, so we just went to my mom's. I figured she would fall asleep on the way. And thankfully she did. My mom and I ran some errands while she slept, then went to dinner and did some shopping. I talked to a lady about babysitting her little girl. We are supposed to meet on Wednesday. I hope it works out because this is my last week watching Hasnain. I need to find something to replace that income.
Kaitlynn looks like such a big girl. Look at her long legs!

Curling Up on the Couch with Dr. Seuss

We had a playdate planned for the Mommy and Toddler Playgroup on Wednesday but since no one had responded that they were coming by late Tuesday evening, Kaitlynn and I just stayed home. I was so tired and we needed a morning / day at home with nothing to do. We curled up on the couch after breakfast and read some Dr. Seuss books. Then I put on the video we borrowed from the library. Kaitlynn ate snacks and listened to the video while I rested on the couch until lunch time. I played a kids jazz Cd (from the library) during lunch. Kaitlynn liked it so much, she didn't eat lunch and I spilled my lunch all over the kitchen. Kaitlynn took a nap and I relaxed and played on the internet. When she woke up, we got ready to go to my mom's. We went to dinner with my mom and then went grocery shopping. Kaitlynn didn't want to come home from my mom's. I wish I could have left her there. That sounds horrible doesn't it? I just need a break.

Sunday

Sunday Dave worked most of the day. After he got home, we went to my mom's to take her grocery shopping. My niece and nephew, Hanna and Brandon, met us at the store. Then we went to dinner with them. Kaitlynn had fun playing and spending time with them. We had a good day.

Playdate at Tara and Bailey's

Monday we went to Tara and Bailey's. Emily and Ella also came over there. We tried out Tara's new coffee maker, a Keurig. The coffee was great! Tara also treated us to lunch. I brought over some pasta and mixed vegetables for the girls to share and she microwaved some chicken nuggets for the girls. We made sandwiches for us bigger girls. Kaitlynn and Bailey fought over everything. They like to take things from each other and want what the other one has. They can be so ornery to each other.

Kaitlynn fell asleep on the way home from the playdate. We went home for about an hour and then went to my mom's. She fell asleep on the way to mom's and slept until we ate dinner. We went to T.G.I. Friday's for dinner because I had a certificate for my birthday. Dinner was good. I had a tostado salad. Kaitlynn didn't eat much, but that's typical. After dinner we went to Walgreens and Shop n Save. My mom and I both had grocery shopping to do. Our fridge was getting pretty bare.