joys of motherhood: october

-Nolan likes animals from afar. He can spot a dog from a mile away but when they get close up he gets a little scared. It takes him some time to warm up and sometimes he never gets around to actually touching but I do think there is an animal lover inside of him. At a store we were at they had a bunch of animal puppets and he loved them and wanted to be by them but then I put a horse one on my hand and made it open its mouth and "neigh" at him and he got SO scared!
-My kids are full of gas. They are tooting ALL THE TIME and it's loud and stinky. And also super funny. It doesn't even phase Nolan but usually when Caitlin does it she giggles and says "oh! excuse me" It is gross but it makes me laugh so hard.

-Caitlin had a little playdate with her friend Bella Bills and they were a perfect match in princess tea party heaven. We took them to the park and played at home and they held hands wherever they went and did endless dress ups and dancing. They were adorable.

-We've been able to watch Zoey a few times for the day while Chelsea is working and it's been so fun! She is so sweet and my kids are absolutely obsessed with her when she's here. Caitlin likes to hold her and give her bottles and Nolan likes to snuggle her and hold her too. He always says "bebe!" and he nuzzles her and just can't get enough of her.


-We had a little Girl's Night to celebrate Heather Pack's upcoming baby, another little girl for them and we are so excited to meet her!

-It snowed at the beginning of this month and we had a little on our lawn so the first order of business for the day was of course to put on "warm clothes" and go outside. Luckily Daddy was home to do that with her because mom is not a fan of the cold, especially in the early morning.

-We took a trip to the mall and then I took my good little shoppers out for lunch. They were so cute just sitting at the table eating chicken bites and dip its. Moments like that I love, when I just get to do stuff with my little buddies and everyone is happy.

-At dance class they've been doing a dance where they make a potion at the end in a cauldron and they put in things like bats and spiders and eyeballs. The teacher asked what else to put in and Caitlin told her something and she had to ask a few times and finally said "ok, put that in" so when they came out I asked Caitlin what she wanted to put in the potion and she said "Ursulas!" (like from Little Mermaid)

-Nolan is starting to be pretty good at some animal noises. He does: duck, dog, cat, and sometimes cow. He also LOVES horses but when he sees them he just says "hoys!" he doesn't make the sound. He also says "brrrm brrrrrm" for cars.
-Caitlin is a still crazy sleeper: