Spelling Bee

Kaitlyn decided she wanted to participate in the school spelling bee. We printed off the words and worked on them for about a week. She beat out the kids in her class, then she beat the other 1st graders. So she went to the school-wide spelling bee, where she was competing against kids all the way up to the 8th grade! I meant to have her start practicing much earlier, but I totally forgot. She wasn't as well prepared as she could have been. She got out on her second word, but still got 1st place for the 1st grade..
Next year we will have to study sooner!

Taygen's 1st Birthday and Walking

What do you get for your 1-year-old for her birthday when you already have three other children?! It was hard to shop for Taygen. I basically got her clothes and a new carseat. She loved all the attention she got for her birthday. She got a phone from Lola that rings and makes noise.
She really likes to push the buttons. She walks around with the phone and her shoulder and babbles at it. We got her a neon cake for her birthday.

She thoroughly enjoyed digging into all that chocolate! Just a few days later she finally got up and walked several steps. She had been taking a step or two for a few weeks, but right after her birthday she just got up and walked!