Monthly Archive for June, 2008

Ling Family Visit #1

Okay so we’re REALLY behind when it comes to posts and pictures.. (our bad!).. so Ether’s family came for a visit last month and Kaitlyn had a blast. She really enjoyed the attention and good company. Unfortunately she caught a fever the day that they arrived and it lasted for 4 whole days. So we really didn’t get to go anywhere until after her fever passed. We were able to go to Downtown Philly and the Amish country for a day. Here are some photos from our trip. Just click on the thumbnail photos to see the bigger versions; click on the right-half of the large photos to see the next one.

Which photo do you like the most?

– while in the car:

Funny name of a street in Jersey?Mel & Ether (w/ some extra light)Ether offering Kaitlyn some cornAmy looks annoyed at Kaitlyn.. heheAbout to put the head pillow on Kaitlyn before she strains her neck.The neck pillow in place.Auntie Amy and Grandma posing with sleeping beauty.2 Sleeping Beauties.Kaitlyn with her half-crying/half-smiling look.Kaitlyn laughing at.. I don\'t know what.\Kaitlyn eating a whole banana by herself.Still laughing.Auntie Amy and Grandma ready for the picture but Kaitlyn too preoccupied with her banana.

– Downtown Philly:

Walkin down the streetKaitlyn bundled up in her stroller.Family pic on Liberty Square (i think that\'s what it\'s called)Some building (forgot what it\'s called)The building again, from afarStatue of WashingtonThe Liberty Bell from outside. (the line to go inside was WAY too long.)Constitution CenterUncle Peter and Kaitlyn posing with a cow.Ether\'s face on a 5-dollar billMel\'s face on a 5-dollar billMom\'s face on a 5-dollar billDad\'s face on a 5-dollar billPeter\'s face on a 5-dollar bill

Messing around in the gift shop:

Putting a bonnet on Kaitlyn\'s head (she didn\'t like it.)Kaitlyn holding a stuffed eagle, posing with Grandma2 human eagles..Mel shooting a rifle.. yikes!Dad wearing some old school glasses.

– Amish Country (Pennsylvania):

An Amish farmCows!!!Interesting signs #1 (Intercourse was the name of the town)Interesting signs #2 (Intercourse was the name of the town)Our dads sitting in the BeamerPicture of some Amish guy (?) on an old school bikeThe Amish wheelsThe Amish wheels in actionDad posing with an Amish buggie

Half on - Half off

Kaitlyn’s sort of going through a phase where she wants to remove her clothes. Sometimes she’s successful, sometimes not. Most of the time it just looks like she’s trying to make a fashion statement.

One leg out..Now trying to get both legs out..One arm out..Whatcha lookin\' at?

Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there! Kaitlyn sure loves her daddy!

Last year:

Father\'s Day \'07

This year:

Daddy & Kaitlyn after bath

Kaitlyn’s New Milestones

*This is actually an old entry that I haven’t put up.*

So much has happened since we haven’t really updated. Here are some things that she has learned to do in the last 2-3 months (some things might have been repeated from a previous entry – i can’t remember):

- She no longer drinks from a bottle (nipple) and only uses a sippy cup or drinks from a straw. She learned it pretty quickly. At first she would just bite on the straw, but then when I showed her how to suck up the liquid, she did it! We were very proud.

- She can feed herself w/ a spoon. Of course she still makes a big mess, but she’s still learning.

- She can also brush her teeth w/ her new toothbrush.

- She could pretty much identify and point to all the major parts of her body, except her eyes.

- She smiles when we ask her to (like in the 7th pic).

- She dances whenever she hears music or just about anything w/ a beat.

- She screams at the top of her lungs just to get what she wants (and to drive us both crazy).

- She spins around and around.

- She climbs up on the couch, futon, and stairs.

- She understands sit and stand.

- She folds her arms to pray and says “ah-mama” (AMEN)

- She says “Ah-mo” for Elmo.

- She says “hi” to everyone she sees and calls almost every kid “be-be” (baby), even if they’re older and bigger than her. She also says “be-be” whenever she sees us using a camera or cell phone. She wants to see pictures of herself. (vain baby?)

- She says “Boosh”, meaning bird.

- She says “ba-ba” (meaning dad) everytime she hears the door open. (usually because it’s Ether that’s coming home from work, but it isn’t always him at the door.)

On the phone (with it backwards)Kaitlyn\'s 1st Time Drinking from StrawLook at the big mess I made!Mommy\'s going to have such a good time cleaning up!Food all over her face and trayHi! (I didn\'t do it!)Don\'t I look funny?Food on her feet too..Brushing her teeth

Funny pics

Little kids always do something that’ll make you laugh..

Here she is trying to get into her booster chair (with the tray already on):

With a leg sticking up..A close-up

Here she was starting to fall asleep on the floor:

Covering her face with Elmo\'s footZzzzzzzzzzGood night..

Yes, I did put her into her crib after I took these pics. What was I doing while she was falling asleep, you ask? I was chatting online with Auntie Jen!! =D

Here is a picture of her sleeping in her crib (on a different day obviously):

Flying in her sleep..

Stuck in a moment you can’t get out of… Literally.

One day (over a month ago) Kaitlyn was playing by herself in the living room while Ether was working on the computer and I was in the kitchen washing dishes. I guess Kaitlyn was either trying to reach for something under the futon or her legs somehow slid underneath it, and got stuck. Ether looked up to see what the squealing was all about and couldn’t help but take a few snapshots of it. (*Those of you worry-worts, she WASN’T hurt and it has never happened again.*)

Stuck under the futonHelp me!!Help!! This isn\'t funny!!