Count down to vacation

It's hard to believe it's nearly May and we will soon be headed to the beach for our vacation. Since my last post we have had another 2 trips to Seaworld. The weekend afternoons have been so nice so we headed out to SeaWorld for the last 2 weekends just for a couple of hours each time. We saw the Viva and Shamu shows - they were both great but I think the favorite is Viva with the diving and acrobats along with the dolphins and beluga whales. Plenty of music for Miss Amy to dance along to as well. On Sunday we went there with Renae, Dave and Luke - it was Luke's 2nd birthday. The kids played in Shamu's Happy Harbor and Amy went on her first ride with me - it was like a toddlers ferris wheel is the best way to describe it. I wasn't sure how she would do, but she seemed to love it. Unfortunately I forgot to take my camera with me but hopefully Renae will email some photos to me.

Amy also had her 6 month visit to the dentist and did very well. She was most pleased when Dr Ochoa gave her a pink toothbrush to take home. She held on to it all day, but then she could have worse habits I guess. The other big news is Caitlyn now has 2 teeth!! She looks so cute when she smiles and you see the bottom 2 teeth. Amy has also finally started to talk somewhat and gladly tells us how old she is, when she wants to get down from the table and of course No when she doesn't want to take her bath right now. Well next post I should have photos to share from our trip to Port Aransas - can't wait :-)

Easter 2009

What a fun Easter weekend we all had! During the week Cailtyn had her 6 month check-up. She is the same height and weight that Amy was at that age (15lb 13oz and 26 1/4 in). Caitlyn of course was not impressed with the 4 vaccinations it involved but our little girl was brave and by the time we were back in the car she was doing OK. She was sleepy for most of the rest of the day. That afternoon Daddy, Amy and I decorated Easter eggs. We even got fancy using a white crayon to make patterns on the eggs then of course we had to finish the masterpieces with some Sesame Street stickers.

Saturday was our usual morning at Little Gym. Daddy had a game of golf so it was just the girls Saturday morning, so after Little Gym we went to the shops of course and we stopped for a drink and cookie at Starbucks! Easter Sunday it looked like it was going to be a miserable day with wind and rain, but it cleared up in the morning and the afternoon was perfect weather in the 80's. When Amy got up in the morning we all headed downstairs to see what the Easter Bunny had left us. Despite my better judgement Amy did get to have chocolate for breakfast :-) We all headed out to Blake's house for lunch and an Easter Egg hunt. Ashely and Chris have a beautiful home out toward Lake Medina and had prepared a really nice lunch. There were two other kids there and some of their neighbours. After lunch the kids grabbed their Easter baskets and started the hunt for the 50 odd eggs hidden throughout the front yard. The kids loved it - especially when they realized there were toys and chocolates hidden inside the eggs. The kids had some more play time and then it was time to head home for a nap. But once we got home Daddy "watched" the Masters while the girls and I kept playing upstairs. Our neighbours Mandy and Dave visited after dinner with more Easter presents for the girls. Amy got a cute little teddy bear with Jelly Beans and Caitlyn got a cute little snow globe with a bunny inside. All in all it was a fun weekend but I think it wore everyone out :-)

Playing in the Park

Another fun week for the Clay Family. Friday night we went to the zoo for "Feast with the Beasts". From 6:30-9:30 there were food vendors at the zoo and once you paid admission you could have as much as you wanted to eat and drink from the various booths. We had BBQ, mexican, ice-cream and all sorts of goodies. There were also games and prizes for the kids, face painting and people dressed up in costume. The one thing we came to find out was that Amy does not like the costumes at all!!! She would start crying when we approached them so rather than try and get her photo with some of the characters we just kept walking :-)
Sunday was a nice day and in the afternoon we went to the park. There were a lot of kids there but Amy still had fun and enjoyed swinging and climbing on the equipment. Obviously all her practice at Little Gym is paying off. Caitlyn was content just sitting in the sling with mummy while Daddy supervised Amy. This week Caitlyn turns 6 months old and we have doctor appointment today for her regular check-up. Unfortunately it also means more vaccinations for our baby girl. Can't believe Easter is nearly here - we will be decorating eggs and on the weekend we are heading to Amy's friend Blake's house for an Easter Egg hunt - so that will be fun. Will post more and some pics on the weekend :-)