10K

every year here in richmond there is a 10k race up and down

monument ave downtown. i've said i was going to run this

race for about 4 years now and today was finally the day

that i followed through on that. it was a fun race and i feel

very accomplished to have finished it. i'm not a runner and

completing THE 10k without stopping was a great feeling.

and i made my goal in doing it under an hour. woo hoo!!!

here is my sweet little cheerleader eating my post race snack.

a climber, painted nails, and a new friend

on friday we took cailin to the climbing gym and

harnessed her up. brady hooked her up to a rope and

let her swing back and forth. she wasn't sure at first, but

after a few seconds she started to squeal with delight.

we are starting her young so she hopefully won't be a scaredy

pants kid like her mama was.

on saturday cailin let me paint her nails. i was shocked that she

sat still for as long as she did. it helped that abby's flying fairy school

was on, but she was watching me most of the time.

she was obsessed with her fingers for a while after that. she

couldn't stop looking at them and of course i think its so cute.

then on sunday we were in the backyard enjoying the nice weather

when our neighbor boy Kemonte ran over to play. he was really

nice and patient with cailin. they went down the slide, ran around the

back yard and stopped to swing together.

a walk in the park and the many faces of C

we took a walk around maymont park last weekend

since the weather was so nice. cailin loved

exploring and roaming around at her own pace.

brady and i were very patient as she stopped every

other second to examine something.

we were looking at the fox on the other side of that fence.

what's in there cailin?

look mom, a bug!!

a pretty a pretty a pretty a pretty a goose for you.

this is what i get when i ask her to smile.

being silly

i know this is blurry, but i like it anyway.

my pretty little girl in her fun pigtails.

iphone pics part 2

she's not mad. just REALLY tired.

she gets a really good ponytail these days.

loves to eat pizza

sleepy lady. nana wore her out this day.

just the right size for a cailin

going for a snowy walk

sad snuggly baby

can play a mean tune on the piano

iphone pics part 1

i have lots of pics from my phone that rarely make it

to the blog. so, here is my first of 2 posts to catch

you up on our day to day funnies with cailin.

here she is scratching daddy's back.

my little plumber.

sportin' nana's hat

stomping on daddy's hard work.

daddy's little helper.

future gymnast

enjoying some frozen yogurt

just kickin' back watching sesame street with her friends.

waiting for "tee tee" (uncle matty) to come over.

he was out of town that day.

sittin' in her chair made of blocks.

courtesy of daddy.