Money Bath

I hope this doesn't look too vain, but Caylin had some fun yesterday. Her thing lately has been to empty everything out of our nightstand drawers (she also likes to take all the toys out of that little box and just sit in it). It's quite a pain to clean up again and again, but I guess it could be a lot worse! Anyway, Colby gave me a stack of $1 bills in my Christmas stocking that I have kept in my drawer. Caylin has pulled out the stack before and looked at it, but yesterday she went to town. It was pretty funny to find her like this and then watch her throw money all over!

Half Marathon

I did the half marathon this past weekend and despite my fears, I was able to do it in pretty good time. I really was hoping to be able to do the full marathon, but when it came down to it, training with a little one in the cold just wasn't possible. Thanks to my wonderful husband for getting up early on his only day to sleep in and helping with Caylin. Thanks to my parents and Colby's parents for coming out to support me - it really helped!

My cheering section at mile 7

Caylin didn't like it when we took away the Creamie for the picture

My prize at the end!

Zoo Day!

Thank goodness for warm weather!! (Now if it would just stick around!) Caylin and I went to the zoo today with Kelsey and Hallie. I was so excited that Caylin was interested in more than just the trees, and it was so good to see cute Kelsey and Hallie again. The girls had fun and it was a perfect day!

Ducks and Sudoku

She loves her ducky slippers!

Uncle Chris came by and they read a few books together.

My little bookworm got a hold of one of my Sudoku books and was entertained for quite a while. This is her new face. I frequently turn around to find her staring at me like this. I just have to laugh!

Nigh Nigh

I ordered Caylin another lovey (which she calls "nigh nigh" now) and it came yesterday. She was so excited that she had two of them and carried around one in each hand. Colby went in to check on her during her nap yesterday, and this is how he found her (please notice that she is laying on top of one of the loveys!).

I won!

Okay, so every week I check out Oneity's blog give away and leave a comment in hopes of winning, but of course, it never happens. I am so excited to say that I just won a $50 gift certificate there! Yay! They have some pretty cute things, and I can't wait to go shopping for Caylin! (For those of you who want to check it out, it's oneity.blogspot.com and they post a new give away every Tuesday)

100 Things You Didn't Know About Me . . .

Okay Kelsey, I'm going to try it. I don't know how far I can get, but it sounds like fun, so here we go!

1. I have a major sweet tooth
2. I love puzzles - crosswords, Sudoku, word games, anything
3. I used to do puzzles every night before bed while Colby watched TV, and then along came Caylin and that doesn't happen anymore
4. I hate it when people don't use their turn signals
5. I lost 73 pounds in one year
6. I am afraid of gaining 60 pounds again when I get pregnant
7. I eat my pizza with pineapple
8. I am a night owl (if you couldn't tell by the fact that most of my posts or comments are done after midnight)
9. I love that Caylin usually sleeps in until 8:30 or later
10. I am afraid of something happening to Colby or Caylin
11. I am afraid to get old
12. I love summer nights
13. I love thunderstorms
14. I love the smell of Spring flowers and melting snow
15. I love the smell of Autumn leaves
16. I have run 3 marathons and hope to run many more
17. almost everything I cook is a low fat version
18. I make delicious low fat ginger cookies!
19. I could live on cereal alone
20. I don't drink soda
21. I love that Colby is such a hard worker
22. I am a blog stalker (come on, who isn't these days!)
23. I never had detention
24. I was never grounded
25. I had a 3.9 GPA in high school until I met Colby
26. I have to go on at least one errand a day just to get out of the house, even if it's to Target or Wal-Mart to just walk around
27. I love to scrapbook but never get the time to
28. I always wanted to play the piano
29. I love strawberries
30. I hate chili
31. I love hearing Caylin laugh or talk to herself
32. I slept in my car twice during high school
33. I do at least 400 crunches a day
34. I love the movie Pearl Harbor because I think Josh Hartnett is hot
35. I love peanut M&Ms
36. I don't eat popcorn at movies
37. I developed eczema on my hands really bad when Caylin was about 4 months old
38. I have to shower and bathe Caylin with rubber gloves on because of my eczema (I know, it's pretty sexy!)
39. I cannot wear smelly lotion
40. I watch Days of Our Lives
41. I hate cleaning the bathrooms
42. I love watching Caylin react when she sees animals or other kids
43. I won an art contest at the fair in elementary with a picture of clowns
44. I always wanted an older brother or sister and would tell my brother we had one, they were just on a mission
45. I subscribe to the Sunday paper just for the ads
46. I clip and use coupons
47. I am quite thrifty
48. I didn't use to be so thrifty
49. I was in labor for almost 42 hours (the last three of which were spent pushing)
50. the best shower I have ever taken was the first one after having Caylin
51. I loved the smell of the soap in the hospital
52. I wish I were better at keeping in touch with people
53. I had Toxic Shock Syndrome (yes, the thing they warn you about on the tampon boxes)
54. I was once stung by a bee in the butt
55. I love bread
56. I love banana bread and cornbread that is slightly undercooked in the center
57. I used to eat hamburgers with peanut butter
58. I am very particular about the way my bath towel is hung because I always use the same part of the towel to dry the same part
59. I love clean sheets
60. I love math
61. I keep a journal for Caylin
62. I regret not taking more videos or pictures of Caylin when she was teeny tiny
63. I haven't officially changed my last name, and I've been married for 5 1/2 years
64. I love being a mom
65. I hate smoke - cigarettes, fire, any kind
66. I hate restaurants that make you smell like food after you leave
67. I hate having my house smell like food after cooking, so I have to have all the windows open, even if it's freezing outside
68. Colby used to call me egg, don't know why, but he did
69. I am not a dog person
70. I have to sleep on my side with my hands by my face
71. I went on a date once with someone who made me dinner and then had his parents join us to eat it (it was a first date, and needless to say, there were no others)
72. I love frosting
73. I have never broken a bone (okay, I had a hairline fracture on my nose, but that's it)
74. I am lucky enough to have found and married my best friend in the whole world
75. I love the way Colby smells (I guess I should put most of the time!)
76. I love to bake
77. I love Cream of Wheat with milk and sugar, sometimes raisins
78. I love to look at the stars
79. Colby and I once got up and left at a restaurant and left only a few dollars because the service was so crappy
80. I have walked out of a movie for being crude
81. I have had chicken pox twice

I think that's as far as I am going to get. I know, pretty boring. If I think of more I'll update it. I am putting this out there for anyone who wants to try it, it's actually kind of fun trying to come up with things! Good luck!

Zion

This past weekend we took a short but much needed vacation to Zion National Park for my family reunion. Caylin had lots of fun running around on the grass chasing bubbles, going swimming, and even did great on our easy (and paved) hike (who wouldn't when you have someone pushing you around in a stroller!). I couldn't believe how beautiful it is there, and the weather was perfect. The last picture is of Caylin sitting with my dad reading a magazine. She sat there and turned the pages over and over again for at least twenty minutes with him. It was the cutest thing to watch!