Casey's new bed!

So for a little while now Casey has been telling us in her own little ways that she is ready for her toddler bed. She would pile up her stuffed animals so she could reach one of her shelves and she tried on many occasions to climb out of the crib. Well her little bed came yesterday and Mom and I put it together for her. This wasn't an easy thing since most of the screws didn't fit in the little holes they said they went in and there was like a zillion itsy bitsy teeny tiny screws that were nearly impossible to even hold on to. It took us three hours to put the bed together but I will say some of that was because Caden wanted to help so he got a little in the way and then Casey was not happy about having to wait in the Caden's room because I didn't want her getting any of the small pieces. I don't really know why she was so upset though because if I had taken the gate down she probably would have spent most of her time in there anyway but boy you put that gate up and my daughter doesn't like to be confined! Anyway three hours later the bed was finished and Casey was soooo excited. It was well worth the time and effort. The bed is adorable and Casey loves it so much.

Caden told me "Bug's bed is cool Mama!" so it won his approval which is big in Casey's book. They spent the remainder of the night playing in Casey's room which is now completely baby proofed and they took turns laying down in the bed and saying goodnight to each other. When the time came for her to go to bed for real I was a little nervous because she cried for two minutes straight but then just fell asleep in the bed. This might be because of the new bed but I think she was more over tired than anything else because she has only done the crying thing if I keep her up too late and it was an hour past her normal bed time. She slept all night long in the bed without getting out and running around so I think it was a success. I was surprised she didn't play more but she is different than Caden in that way I guess. This morning she came to her door and just played on the other side of it till Joe came to get her up and she wanted to show him her room since she didn't realize he had snuck into her room the night before to see her when he got home from work.


I took some pictures of her first time seeing the bed and you can totally tell how excited she was. Enjoy!

Casey's new bed

Here are the pictures of Feb. '09 We went to the fair too I had forgotten about that and also it was my birthday and Papa's 80th birthday. The pictures of the beach are a little cloudy because that was the first day of the Sea fog that came and hung around Naples like a scarey movie. It was really freaky actually and cool. Enjoy!

Feb 2009

Feb 2009

This month has been pretty busy. The kids have been mostly healthy this month which is wonderful only a few days of them feeling icky, like today Caden woke us up because he needed to throw up but he is now feeling better and able to keep his breakfast down. Mom has been very sick this will her 4th time going to the doctor this month. She has gone every week because they keep giving her antibiotics that aren't working. So right now she is on her way to get a chest x-ray.
Honey has had some appointments too to hopefully help her with her memory we will find out more about that in march at her next neurologist appointment. Speaking of Honey she told us about this great flea market that has a farmers market. We went to it a week ago and it was so cool! The flea market was huge and tons of fun because I personally love tourist stuff and they had toys and things for a lot cheaper but I didn't buy anything because Caden wasn't listening to me so he lost the right to a toy. I can't wait to go back to the farmers market part of it because they had beautiful veggies and fruits for great prices! I have a hard time feeding the family fresh healthy things because they are so wickedly expensive at the grocery store so we do frozen everything and just stick to apples and bananas. It will be so great to have more options!
Casey got to go to the beach for the first time ever this month too! The kids and I met Sarah and her girls at Seagate and everyone had a great time. Casey was a little apprehensive about the sand at first but then she really enjoyed it. She also liked the water even though it was like ice! Caden of course was in his element. He had a great time playing with Alyssa and playing in the waves. I don't think he really sat down at all even to eat lunch he ran around. I can't wait to take them back again hopefully this next week if it is warm enough.
Valentines Day was fun Caden and Casey loved the little dogs I got them and made heart magnets for their presents to people. Joe went to the North Carolina game in Miami for his present and he made me a bear from Build-a-Bear which I LOVE!!! He is the best.
I finally got to meet Ethan Deering at Jhenna's baby shower and he was soooo sweet and LITTLE! Only 6lbs and some change so he was so much smaller than any baby I have ever seen or gotten to hold. My babies came out half grown so it was quite different. I was so glad I got to see Jhenna too because I don't usually get to see her often and she is wonderful!! I am so glad Jon found her : )
In all it was a great month and we really had fun. I can't wait for next month we have a lot going on with all the birthdays and vacations! I will post pictures of Feb. soon