A really full weekend!

On Friday, Daddy took a half day from work and surprised Caitlyn with a trip to Bowlmore with her friend Christina. We had a great time. These girls are naturals (much better than Dad). After a few games of bowling, we finished off with a hard fought game of air hockey at the arcade.

That night we split forces. Caitlyn went off to her first ever sleep over!!! And Mommy, Daddy and Hayley were off to the duPonts to play with ducks and learn a new Dance! On Sunday, it was off to New York, where Uncle Peter met us at the Museum of Natural History. (We also finally got to see his apartment!)

Caitlyn's big theatre debut

This week Caitlyn went to the orphanage...At her drama camp they put on Annie, and she was awesome! You can catch it all here.

Caitlyn and Hayley both have been singing the songs non-stop all week. It may be a hard knock life, but there's always tomorrow :)

Hiking and Diving

This weekend Daddy, Caitlyn and Hayley went hiking in the Browne Wildlife Sanctuary.

Daddy used to hike in these woods when he was a kid. We saw flowers and mushrooms and little toads. There where lots of big boulders and we climbed some of them.

Here are some videos of Caitlyn and Hayley climbing.

Caitlyn also learned to dive off the diving board this weekend! Quite a day!

4th of July at Silver Spring

After a long hiatus, Caitlyn has decided it's time we started blogging again. She's going to help with our posts from now on! Below are the happenings of the Edwards family the week of July 4th, 2015!

Caitlyn, Hayley and Mommy went to go see the new movie "Inside Out" while Daddy was at work. Inside out was about the visions inside your head. There are joy, fear, anger, disgust and sadness inside Riley's head [she is the main character in the movie.] Caitlyn and Hayley shared a blue Icee at the movie.

We all went to go see Mommy's dance show. Mommy wasn't in it because she couldn't go to all the rehearsals but we saw a lot of other dances that were great!

Caitlyn and Hayley spent the afternoon at Nana and Gramp's house. Caitlyn sewed an owl and Hayley sewed a bumblebee. Gramps helped Hayley and Nana helped Caitlyn.

The Edwards family all went to go see the Fourth of July Fireworks. It was so pretty! There were rides there like a blow up water slide and an obstacle course. We had dinner there too. Caitlyn and Hayley got tattoos. Caitlyn got one on her arm and Hayley got two on her legs and one on her arm. Caitlyn did the Cotton Eye Joe when the DJ played it. She also did the Macarena. The fireworks were at Silver Spring Country Club.

First Day of Preschool at NCCS

I must admit, I would NOT have been surprised if some tears were shed on the first day of school (by Caitlyn, of course, not by me.) Caitlyn is often weary of new situations and needs some time to get used to a routine. But her first day at NCCS went better than any of us had imagined -- she was immediately comfortable with her new teachers (whom she had met two days prior), her classroom and saw a couple of familiar faces. The ever growing number of creatures in the classroom also helped to alleviate any uneasiness -- on day 1 alone, there was a parakeet, two guinea pigs, a slew of walking stick insects, 4 frogs, and a betta fish...apparently, this number will grow as the year progresses. Caitlyn came home happy (and exhausted) after her first day and not a tear was shed. Granted, it's only a week into preschool, but she is excited to go to school everyday. And, we look forward to hearing the synopsis of her day.

First Day of Preschool at NCCS

Hayley loves Peekaboo

Hayley thought Dad playing peekaboo was about the funniest thing she'd ever seen! And we thought she was about the cutest.

Quick iPhone Candid

This is Hayley at around 4 1/2 months. Still no hair and no real signs of any coming in. For the most part, she is a happy and very inquisitive baby.

Also need to put down for the record that she slept for over 12 hours straight last week (6:30 pm - 7:00 am). She doesn't need to eat anymore during the night and takes 4 big bottles a day. (I only have to run the dishwasher once/day now!)

From 2011-05-20