Caroline & The Fatboy

When my mother-in-law's best friend found out that Caroline loves motorcycles, her husband offered to let Caroline come "test drive" his yellow Harley Fatboy! We knew Caroline would be so excited, and she was. At first, she wouldn't sit on it alone - I think she was afraid she was going to slide off.

Then, she decided she wanted to have it all to herself.

She got a little more adventurous the longer she sat on it. Look - no feet!

Caroline finally decided to share, and we got this priceless family photo.

After she was done with the Harley (primarily because she was cold), she enjoyed bouncing endlessly on the rebounder. . .

. . . and dancing . . .

. . . sometimes, in unconventional ways.

After warming up, it was time for round #2!

I love my Harley!!

Visit to the Art Museum

I decided to take Caroline to the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, because they had a free admission day on Wednesday. When we arrived, I took her to the gallery to look at the art work (just to see what she would think). After about 2 minutes, she said, "I want to go to the art museum," so I took her to the kid's area. It's an interactive area, so she began by using colored pencils to create her masterpiece.

Then, she painted for the first time in her life which she really enjoyed. When it was time to leave, she didn't want to go. I guess there will probably be a return trip in our future.

1st Haircut

Caroline had her 1st haircut on Saturday. We wanted to have her 2-year pictures taken before we cut her hair. As you can see, it was really long. She had 4 inches cut off at the longest point.

Caroline had been getting pretend haircuts for months, so she would be prepared for the real thing. It really paid off, because she sat still the entire time.

I think she enjoyed having her hair cut, because she smiled most of the time.

She looks so grown up now, and the cut is really adorable.

Decorating: Christmas 2009

While we were decorating for Christmas, I was going to hang the stockings on the fireplace, but Caroline decided she had to have them. When I handed them to her, she immediately sat down, took off her crocs and put the stockings on.

She tried to walk in them, but they were a little too slippery.


Flashback: Christmas 2007. This was the first time Caroline put on a stocking! She did not attempt to walk on this occasion -- she's become such a daredevil at age 2! In many ways, it seems like yesterday that we were bringing her home. We can't believe how much she's changed.