Caileigh

Caileigh Bear.  Bugga Boo.  

Sweet and thoughtful.  Seven years old.  

Caileigh loves cooking and baking.  Each week the kids take turns having a kitchen day.  They help me plan and prepare meals, empty the dishwasher, set and clear the table and help with any other jobs.  Caileigh likes to add a dessert to dinner when she helps.

Caileigh adores younger children and they adore her!  She loves some of our younger friends that come to co-op and she's helpful in including them.

Caileigh's brothers and sisters all love her.  There have been times that Jordan has been hurt and he will request Caileigh before me!  They like her to read them bedtime stories and she is faithful in doing so.

Caileigh does well in school.  She likes cursive and reading the best.  She's taken a leap in math recently and has completed her grade level math for the year.  Caileigh likes to mix learning and play.    Caileigh has a "live for the moment" attitude.

Caileigh loves taking care of people.  When someone is sick, she quickly makes them a bed on the couch and then brings them drinks, makes them cards and offers to read to them.  I wonder if a nursing profession is in her future?

Caileigh loves to draw.  She recently came up with an idea to sell her artwork to raise money for people in need.  She's made over $20 so far!  This is one of her SOLD pictures.

Caileigh is always up for adventure!  Sean woke her and Aiden up at 3:45am to watch the Olympic hockey game and she happily bounded out of bed and stayed awake for the entire day.  Caileigh loves  to snuggle up watching movies and eating treats.  When we have family days and ask for ideas, that is always her first choice.  

Caileigh loves be involved.  Before Christmas, she had an opportunity to come with me to serve at a ladies function at our church.  It was so much fun to be able to include her in an activity that I was involved in.  I think this will be something that the two of us can enjoy together as she gets older.  We are hoping to run together this spring as well.  Just waiting for the snow to melt.

Each week or two, the older kids get an individual "special time" with me.  It's a time to spend focused on each child doing what they like to do.  Caileigh likes to eat special treats, paint nails and often just talk.  She's content doing the simple.