All dressed up...

Caroline has recently acquired her very first tutu (thanks Auntie Maryellen!) and it has become her FAVORITE accessory. She's been pretty much wearing it ALL DAY LONG!

Here she is helping me make the bed

It looks nice with her rain boots and little green purse

Not so bad with the red shoes and fire helmet!

It took me forever to get her dressed today - she wanted to stay in her pj's and tutu. Got her in real clothes, but she wouldn't part with the tutu (we went to Big Y in it!). It was only by some small miracle that Erik was able to get her to take it off before her nap!

Compromise

With her second birthday is fast approaching, Caroline is getting lots of practice being a two year old. If I never hear the word "No" again, it will be too soon! In order to get anything done we've had to do a lot of compromising these days. I've been allowing her to make choices when its reasonable. She's been choosing which outfit and which shoes she wants to wear (whether they match or not), and she's also been choosing hair accessories and putting on her own socks. With that said I bring you to today....

She left the house in this beautiful ensemble - complete with two hair accessories (pony tail and headband), NO socks, and her new favorite tutu (see the next post for more tutu photos). At least I got my grocery shopping done....

Monkey See, Monkey Do....

Caroline likes to comment on things around the house. I'll randomly hear her say things like "phone", "remote", "kitties", etc. Yesterday I heard her say "camera" and thought nothing of it, until she said "cheese" and I got curious. I walked into the living room to see this...
Wonder where she gets this from????

Firehouse Visit

Today we took advantage of the nice weather and drove down to visit Erik at work. The drive to Greenwich is about an hour but with the sunroof open and the radio on we had a blast! Here are just a few snapshots from our day plus a bonus video of Caroline's reaction to Erik driving the truck. Enjoy!

In front of the truck with Daddy

Sitting in the back of the truck

Playing with a flashlight

Trying out Daddy's bed

Trying on Daddy's coat

Admiring all the buttons

Daddy let her push some!

Checking out her new hat

Fast asleep on the way homeThis is a clip of Caroline watching Erik drive the truck. Love the face!

Yum!

We made cookies today...

and they were yummy!!

Something's Fishy...

Erik bought Caroline her first fish last weekend. I personally believe that he did it just to feed his need for pets that swim or slither, but regardless she loves it. She has named him "Fishy". He has a nice little set up on her dresser, complete with a castle and a plastic plant. She likes to say goodmorning and goodnight to him, and she likes to watch Erik feed him. It's pretty cute!