Kaitlin and I always play this game before bed. This is how it goes... Kaitlin thinks of something and I guess what it is in as few guesses as possible. Then I go. The comical part comes in that Kaitlin's clues are always, well, somewhat obscure. She relishes in the fact that it takes me 49 guesses to find the answer, and it's worth it to see her satisfaction on her face. This was last night's game:
Kaitlin : I'm thinking of something old.
Mommy: Is it alive?
Kaitlin: Yes
Mom: Is it a person?
Kaitlin: No, it's an animal
Mommy: Is it a dog, horse, bird, owl (a series of guesses of course)
Kaitlin: Mom, it's an animal from Texas
Mommy: Is it a snake?
Kaitlin: No, mom, it's an armadillo (You've gotta imagine that "know-it-all" ness in her voice by now).
Mommy: Oh, hey, what does that have to do with something old?
Kaitlin: Mom, armadillos get old.
I just laughed. She's right, armadillos do get old. Why didn't I think of that?
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
2010 Christmas Letter
Hello to Everyone from the Baileys! December 5, 2010
This has been an eventful year, so here’s the skinny:
After years of wondering what he wants to do when he grows us, Michael is now fully self-employed in running his own law practice. He now enjoys helping disabled veterans pay for their care through VA benefits – his main practice area. His attempt to become a Special Agent in the FBI came to a halt when he was unable to pass the Physical Fitness test. Apparently he is still able to do physical activity – he referees high school basketball, but he is happy running his own law practice.
Brittney continues to juggle as many activities as humanly possible. She is a stay at home Mom, taking care of both Kaitlin and Allison – which constitutes two full life jobs – and works part time for KPMG, preparing tax returns for people who make entirely too much money. She also works with Michael as a notary public, enabling Michael’s law practice to actually complete the work he does. Brittney also had the most exciting adventure of any of us this year. She was on a walk this summer, when she was suddenly, and without provocation, attached by a vicious creature. In the end, she fought off the ferocious attacking bee, avoided being stung, and only dislocated her left knee and broke her left wrist in the process. She is healed up, with only scars to show for it, but she did triumph in the end, so we are very proud of her.
Kaitlin has had a great year as well. She entered preschool this fall, and absolutely loves it. Kaitlin is no longer obsessed with Care Bears, but that has been replaced by Zhu Zhu Pets, Littlest Pet Shop Guys, and Little People…never a dull moment. She is a wonderful little girl who always wants to play, work on crafts, sing, dance, watch a movie, or generally do anything that strikes her fancy. She is smart, way too smart for her (or our) own good - we think, but she is a happy and witty little girl. She is very helpful with her younger sister and puppy dog.
Allison is a little joy as well. It seems like only yesterday that she was our little baby, but now she is a little girl, and not a baby any more. Since we live near the airport, she loves to see the airplanes that fly overhead. She often calls out “Arpom” (her word for Airplane) and we have to look carefully to find the plane she had already spotted. She also loves ice cream, also pronounced “Arpom” in her vocabulary. She is also a wonderful, joyful little girl, who loves her sister. When Kaitlin is in time out, Allison often goes to join her in a show of solidarity and to make sure her sister is OK. After the bee incident, Allison sat in her stroller, saying, “Momma,” until help arrived and Brittney and Allison were saved.
Obviously there is more detail to all of these stories, but you need to call us if you want to hear more, or email, or write, or check Facebook, or Brittney’s blog: brittneyandmichael.blogspot.com, or, well, you get the idea.
Love,
Michael, Brittney, Katilin, Allison, and Scylla
This has been an eventful year, so here’s the skinny:
After years of wondering what he wants to do when he grows us, Michael is now fully self-employed in running his own law practice. He now enjoys helping disabled veterans pay for their care through VA benefits – his main practice area. His attempt to become a Special Agent in the FBI came to a halt when he was unable to pass the Physical Fitness test. Apparently he is still able to do physical activity – he referees high school basketball, but he is happy running his own law practice.
Brittney continues to juggle as many activities as humanly possible. She is a stay at home Mom, taking care of both Kaitlin and Allison – which constitutes two full life jobs – and works part time for KPMG, preparing tax returns for people who make entirely too much money. She also works with Michael as a notary public, enabling Michael’s law practice to actually complete the work he does. Brittney also had the most exciting adventure of any of us this year. She was on a walk this summer, when she was suddenly, and without provocation, attached by a vicious creature. In the end, she fought off the ferocious attacking bee, avoided being stung, and only dislocated her left knee and broke her left wrist in the process. She is healed up, with only scars to show for it, but she did triumph in the end, so we are very proud of her.
Kaitlin has had a great year as well. She entered preschool this fall, and absolutely loves it. Kaitlin is no longer obsessed with Care Bears, but that has been replaced by Zhu Zhu Pets, Littlest Pet Shop Guys, and Little People…never a dull moment. She is a wonderful little girl who always wants to play, work on crafts, sing, dance, watch a movie, or generally do anything that strikes her fancy. She is smart, way too smart for her (or our) own good - we think, but she is a happy and witty little girl. She is very helpful with her younger sister and puppy dog.
Allison is a little joy as well. It seems like only yesterday that she was our little baby, but now she is a little girl, and not a baby any more. Since we live near the airport, she loves to see the airplanes that fly overhead. She often calls out “Arpom” (her word for Airplane) and we have to look carefully to find the plane she had already spotted. She also loves ice cream, also pronounced “Arpom” in her vocabulary. She is also a wonderful, joyful little girl, who loves her sister. When Kaitlin is in time out, Allison often goes to join her in a show of solidarity and to make sure her sister is OK. After the bee incident, Allison sat in her stroller, saying, “Momma,” until help arrived and Brittney and Allison were saved.
Obviously there is more detail to all of these stories, but you need to call us if you want to hear more, or email, or write, or check Facebook, or Brittney’s blog: brittneyandmichael.blogspot.com, or, well, you get the idea.
Love,
Michael, Brittney, Katilin, Allison, and Scylla
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Kaitlin's Take on Dinner
We were walking from the gym to the car the other night, and I said "hey girls, dad's at a basketball game tonight, do you want to go grab dinner?" I asked if they wanted to go to Chick-Fil-E, and Kaitlin chimes in with this:
"Mommy, we have to go to Wendy's tonight."
Mommy: Oh, why is that?
Kaitlin: Because they said on TV that Wendy's has their hamburgers on sale for 99.
She's noticed toy commercials before and she is starting to get a grasp on money, but she's never made any comments like this before. I kinda choked on my bottle of water and then just started laughing. Wendy's hamburgers for 99 it was!
"Mommy, we have to go to Wendy's tonight."
Mommy: Oh, why is that?
Kaitlin: Because they said on TV that Wendy's has their hamburgers on sale for 99.
She's noticed toy commercials before and she is starting to get a grasp on money, but she's never made any comments like this before. I kinda choked on my bottle of water and then just started laughing. Wendy's hamburgers for 99 it was!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Allison aka "Alligator"
Once upon a time there was a mom who just couldn't get enough of her little red headed baby. She kissed her about a million times a day, she let her off the hook when she clearly did something bad just because she looked too cute to be guilty, and couldn't help but smile when this baby smiled at her first. It was a love story, pure and simple. Then one day this baby grew into a toddler (an 18 month old toddler to be exact). This adorable baby started doing less adorable things, like emptying the silverware drawer, nose diving off the kitchen table, fighting with her 4 year old sister at every opportunity, and many other acts of naughtiness that made the parents question their sanity at least once daily. And through it all, the toddler kept those pretty blue eyes, that fun red hair, that devious yet endearing smile...and her parents decided to keep her. And they all lived happily ever after.
Sorry, I had to tell this in fairy tale fashion to appease the 4-year-old. In all seriousness, I can't believe that Allison is already 18 months old. She's started nursery, she still hates any and all daycare activities except for Rebecca Taylor's house, she measures in the 95th percentile for height and 81st for weight, and she is speaking up a storm. My favorite Allison-ism is something like "I-uh-u" which translated means I love you. She's the cutest and we're so happy to have her in our home - alive and well so far:)
Here are a few fun new pictures and one video of her sweeping my new kitchen floor.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Our grand plans of visiting the north pole with the kids fell short when we found ourselves in a great big empty parking lot. We opted instead to go check out the Cheyenne Mountain zoo, and it was awesome. Our favorite part was feeding the giraffes, seeing the Grizzly bears REALLY close up, and being outside in the mountains on the most gorgeous day in Colorado history - or so it felt like:)
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