These days Caileigh.......

is embracing all things princess. Caileigh loves to dress up in "beautiful" dresses, do her hair, wear make up and dance around the house. When a repair man was in our house last week Caileigh told me that she needed to tell the man something. She turned to him and said, "I'm a princess you know." This morning at church the Sunday school teacher asked if the kids had anything they wanted to pray about. Caileigh asked that they pray that she become a princess and a ballerina that can twirl on one toe.

Caileigh loves to dance. Each week she anxiously awaits her dance class. Caileigh also enjoys coming to the studio to watch the older girls dance and she will easily spend over 2 hours just watching. Last night was Caileigh's first official "dance out" to perform at the Seniors home. All day Caileigh kept asking if it was time to get ready to go. Finally, the time arrived and we set off for the performance. Caileigh enjoyed visiting with all the older girls and was having fun until it came time for her to dance. Her face turned white and her eyes got big and she asked if we could go home. She was upset while we watched the other girls performance. Later, after everyone had head home, we visited with an employee from Safeway and her aunt. All of a sudden Caileigh announced that she would like to dance. Right then and there she put on an impromptu performance for Elaine (the Safeway employee) her aunt and the other seniors seated around. When we got in the car she told Grandma that she was so glad that she had danced and she was very proud of herself. Later that evening there was someone at our door and it was Elaine with a rose for Caileigh. She was thrilled!!

A video of her impromptu performance. (may be a little blurry as I grabbed the camera in a hurry)

Caileigh loves to draw, write short stories, and paint. She is often found at the table creating something with paper, scissors and glue. Caileigh's extremely fond of all things pink and sparkly and her art projects often reflect this.

Caileigh loves to read and spends her quiet time cuddled up looking at books. Each night after we tuck her in, we find piles of books beside her bed that she has looked through and then cast aside.

Caileigh is a natural mother in training. She loves to spend time with her dolls feeding them, rocking them and tenderly caring for them.

All. Day. Long. I can be heard asking Caileigh to "get off Mikayla!!!!" She loves to hold her, hug her, pick her up and be attached to her. Mikayla enjoys this to a point and then finds it extremely frustrating. The other day I was looking back at videos of Caileigh with Mikayla shortly after she was born and I could hear myself saying the same things that I am saying now a year later.

Caileigh has a quaint, sophisticated way of talking and loves to expand on her vocabulary. These days she might feel "joyful" for having a clean room or "enthusiastic" towards an activity. She loves to direct our conversations. We will be playing and she will direct me to say, "that girl is a beautiful princess." I then have to say this and she will direct me what to say next. This goes on all day with a variety of conversations. Very cute, however tedious!

Caileigh also insists on dressing herself and loves to change outfits several times a day. Sometimes her outfits look wonderfully put together and other times, not so much.

Caileigh is a sweet, giggly, loving girl who is thoughtful and caring towards others. Her gentle nature is a joy to have around each day and we love this amazing 3 year old princess!