Yesterday Caitrin attended yet another daycare. This is the third one in less then a year. It really doesn't help that she has really bad stranger anxiety. The first daycare was okay at first, but then they were bought out by Tendercare and the whole staff was replaced and Caiti would melt down every time we went in there because of someone new. So I searched for something new. Someone had told me of a lady who had done in home daycare. That was fine for a while, but then the screaming started back up when ever I dropper her off. When I got a chance to calm her down, she said she was scared of the lady's husband and the son. I knew that they weren't home very often, but I wasn't going to chance her for good days and bad days. So back to square one, what do I do. I then noticed that when we went to church on Sundays, she didn't throw a fit when I dropped her off in the nursery. Some one told me that the church did have a few opening. I called and low and behold, they excepted her. Now when the older two head off to school, she gets upset because she wants to go to school. When I talked to Caiti about attending Finger Prints, I told her it was "Church School". She was really excited and couldn't wait to go. Yesterday morning was the moment of truth. When we walked in, she said hi to the lady at the front desk, when we found out what room was hers, she pushed me away and started playing with the other kids. I asked her for a kiss and a hug good bye, she ran up to me, quick peck and off she went. I will admit I was a little sad, but relieved that she was going to be okay. 
(She looks just like my sister in this picture, same cheesy smile) First day at "Church School".
She told me she was excited to learn about Jesus. Since she is three they will begin a program called Christian Ed. Teaching her the stories of the bible and values.
When I picked her up from my sisters, (Jonnie picks her up when she gets off work at 1:30, so she's not in daycare all day), I asked Caiti if she had a fun day with all her new teachers and friends. She said yes, but didn't want to go back. I think it's was overwhelming and over stimulating for her, since at the in home daycare, they just plopped her down in front of a TV. She goes again on Friday, so we'll see if the screaming continues, but I some how doubt it will.
Today I watched Aydann and Jaxon for a little bit while mom wanted some "me" time. I was just finishing up baking cookies for the church and sat him down on the counter. Being a curious lad, he reached over and stole a cookie. Who was I to take it away? Isn't that what Aunties are for, spoil them, dope them up on sugar then send them home? He tore in to it pretty good, not much was left when he got done with it. 
When the 49ers were only down by a touch down, he ran downstairs and got all his garb on. He begged me to get the Halloween makeup out and do the black thingy under the eyes. In hopes that his superstition would work, I did. Needless to say it only got worse from there on out. The whiners (49ers) lost. He was a heart broken kid.
After that game got over, we watched the Seahawks play up against the Redskins. Seattle pulled their heads out long enough just to have Hasslebeck shove it right back in. To add insult to injury, last minute and 24 seconds, the Seachickens lost it. Poor kid, none of his teams won. He went hunting with his daddy again for the week, but his next favorite team in the league is the N.O. Saints. He would be proud to know that tonight the Saints kicked Green Bays rear ends. It was a hell of a game. To bad he missed out on that one. I miss the little turkey.
The flash on the camera kind of drowned out the detail on the white one, and you can't really see the lettering on the stripped one. I think they are super cute. I'm proud of my uncrafty self. 
He was trying to head out the door when I was taking these pictures. I was leaving for work and he was going to hunting camp for the week.
Yep that means that I'm along again. But I wished him a happy birthday and that was that. Off to the mountains he went, I'll see him some time at the end of this week.
I love this photo. I took it with Eric's phone. I had today off for the Veteran's day Holiday. Caiti and I just hung out while dad slept most of the day, and the other two were off to school. We colored, played dress up and played with play-doh. I thought the park would be a fun place to go since the sun was shining but we were having a wind storm and Caitrin is HORRIFIED of the wind. She had a bad mishap the last bad wind storm we had, the wind literally picked her up and knocked her down. I asked her today if she wanted to go with me across the street to get the mail, she was firm when she said no. When I returned, she asked if the wind blew me away. I had to laugh, "nope, I'm still here".
(She looks just like my sister in this picture, same cheesy smile)
When I picked her up from my sisters, (Jonnie picks her up when she gets off work at 1:30, so she's not in daycare all day), I asked Caiti if she had a fun day with all her new teachers and friends. She said yes, but didn't want to go back. I think it's was overwhelming and over stimulating for her, since at the in home daycare, they just plopped her down in front of a TV. 
If you notice he's wearing his lil sister's PINK apron. I am so gonna use this against him when he brings the girlfriend home. "Remember when you wore Caiti's pink apron....?"
Trent was the only one who wanted to help me, he stirred, and yes I was a little nervous to let him mess with the oven. But how can you deny help in the kitchen? Who knows, he might make a very luck girl happy.