Dance Class

Kassi started dance class today. She had a lot of fun and really enjoyed it. I think she did pretty well too. Aside from the ocassional distraction and getting caught up in what the other girls were doing she listened to directions really well. There were a couple of times she told the teacher she didn't think she could do that move or step, but she would try. I am really proud of her!

Kas starts out on directly to the right of the teacher and ends up on the far right.

Kassi is 3!

Wow! What a weekend. It is so hard to believe my baby is three years old. It seems like just yesterday when we got the call that we were going to be parents.

Three years ago!

Now!

Of course my little princess wanted a castle cake so I put my skills to the test and made her a castle cake. She loved it! I was even able to touch up the top layer and have a cake for her second party.

This year we let Kassi pick who she gave invitations to. We left it all up to her. We also let her pick what she wanted to do at her party. Earlier this summer she got to play in a bouncy house at Mason's birthday and that was big hit so she had to have the bouncy house.

Updates and Other Random Things

Kassi is going to be three years old! It is so hard to believe it has been three years since we welcomed this amazing little girl into our lives. We are so blessed to have come together as a family and I thank God everyday for it.

The transformation from a baby to a little girl has been so fun to watch. Now that she is a big girl and using the potty she thinks that means she can do all big girl things and can do most everything by herself. If I am going to change laundry she tells me it's okay she can take care of it. When it comes time to get her clothes or jammies she tells me let her be she can do it as she is a big girl. Her vocabulary is like that of a young adult. She speaks very clearly and precisely. She uses words that most teenagers don't even use. There have been a few times lately when she has really surprised me with her comments or observations about something. She did catch me way off guard the other day by coming up out of the blue and telling me she wanted a baby brother. She has done this twice now. Right now she if very interested in how she is related to who and who Wes and I are related to. You really have to watch what you say around her too, because she does not forget anything and will remind of you things even weeks after you have said them. She is growing up and while I am excited for each new day and each new stage I am also sad to see each day go by and when we outgrown a stage.

Recently Kassi decided she wanted to gather all of her stuffed animals up and keep them in her room from now on instead of in the various rooms they have been spread around in. So we began the task of gahtering and organizing so that they would all fit. Throughout this I decided I was curious of just how many she has, this does not include what she has at Grandpa and Grandma's...I stopped counting at 140. I told Wes the next person to buy her a stuffed animal gets to take them all. Then I stopped and realized I had bought her last one for her...oops.

Wes has been busy with a big project at work. He had to remove a sweeper body and all of its components from a cab and chassis so we could have a new sweeper put on it. After work he has been staying busy with the Fire Department and Nina. He has two rookies to train now so he is gone two nights a week which really does affect our evening schedule, but Kassi and I are starting to get back on track. Bird season starts tomorrow so Nina will be going out for the first time in the morning. She is only six months old so we don't expect much of her, but you can tell she is constantly hunting for something and she points at a lot of things so I think she will do well.

Before

After


As for me not much new here. I'm just enjoying my family!

Setbacks?

Well I was just bragging about how well Kassi was doing with her potty training and then yesterday, two accidents with Grandma and one with Daddy. Grandma says she still won't tell her when she needs to go...ever. Wes was asking her last night and she said no I don't need to. Yet she used it for me three or four times between coming home from work and bed time. Kassi is a very intelligent little girl and I often find myself speaking to her more like she is 12 than 2. So I sat down with her and asked her how come this was happening. She was doing excellent for me, but not having as much luck with Grandma and Daddy...I wish I had not asked this question...the response. "Because I miss you mommy and your not home during the day and I just want you home."
Okay she is almost three and already knows how to play on moms emotions! What am I to do...as much as I wish I could quitting my job just is not an option. I guess the potty training battle will just have to continue.