Happy Halloween!

Bath Time

We've been busy lately getting the kids' bedrooms and bathrooms fixed up (part of the reason I have been so bad at posting to the blog). I just ordered prints of some of my favorite bathtub pictures of the kids to frame for wall decoration - not sure if I've posted these before on the blog so here they are.

First day of school

The kids started preschool this week. Celena goes 2 mornings and Cass goes 4 mornings per week. We decided to have Cass attend the "3's" class again (although he just turned 4). Since he has an August birthday and the cutoff for the grades is Oct 1, we didn't want him to be one of the youngest kids in the class when he got into grade school. So, we decided to keep him in the 3's class this year so he can get on the rotation of being the oldest in his class. And that way mommy gets to have him home for one more year! :)

Here he is dressed and ready to go!



Celena got to join him at school the next day. Little Miss Independent didn't want to have anything to do with Mommy walking into school . . . the big brave girl led the way!


Posing in front of the school . . .


Almost to the classroom! I was trying so hard not to cry - it was the first time someone other than a relative had watched Celena, so I was nervous. Everything turned out just fine - no tears, but she was definitely tired and glad to see me when I picked her up to go home at noon.

Four years old!

I can't believe Cass is already FOUR! Wow, time really flies. He requested a Mickey Mouse themed party (I got lucky - was able to make the same cake I made for Celena's birthday a few weeks ago, minus the bow). There are some pics of the big day at the slide show on the top left of the screen. He had a blast with his presents - and so did Daddy. I've actually caught Chris on a couple occasions playing with Cass's toys on his own. I joke with him that I don't expect he'll ever catch me sitting alone playing with Celena's Barbies. It just proves that boys never really grow up. Which is actually okay, the time with Cass is going so fast and I wish he could stay a sweet innocent little boy forever!

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

I just love this little bikini.

It's just a little bit big so one strap falls down sometimes . . .

Big brother makes sure she keeps her top on! Hopefully he continues to look out for her like this as they get older! :)

She's two!!!

Celena turned 2 on July 17. I can't believe how the time has flown by! She is growing up so quickly - she counts to ten, talks non-stop and can put 4 words together already, and recognizes a few of the letters of the alphabet. She is such a compassionate little thing and often tries to help out her big brother when she recognizes that he needs something. She's also quite opinionated, especially when it comes to clothes. Typically, if something is cute and I want her to wear it, she refuses and says "I don't like it". So she's ornery too, but it's cute. I love this little girl!

She's growing like a weed. At her 2 year check-up, her measurements were:

- Weight 28.6 lbs (72%) (she's actually a little lighter than this, as this includes the baby doll that she wouldn't let go of when she was on the scale)

- Height 35 inches (81%)

She wasn't cooperating with the nurse when she was measured, so the nurse wasn't sure how accurate the height measurement was. I thought there was no way that she was that tall, so I measured her when we got home and she's actually a bit taller at 35 1/2 inches! If we follow the rule that you can predict her adult height by doubling her height at 2 years old, then she'd be 5'11"! I can't imagine that is right, but we'll just wait and see.

There are some pictures from her birthday in the slide deck at the top left side of the screen.

Happy 4th of July!